Thin, Rich and Happy: Take 3 Minutes to Start Your New Life

According to Nance, a speaker, author and owner of Real Life Management (an educational company dedicated to teaching people what ""isn't taught in school ... on weight, money and relationships""), Americans' devotion to the quick fix is what's keeping them from achieving the three goals of the title. His system is not about diets-Nance hates them-but rather about coming to terms with who you are and how you're wired. Only then does one have the power to change attitudes keeping one from losing those 30 pounds or paying off that credit card. In an easy-to-use, time-tested 3-Minute Survey, Nance helps readers clarify their core attitudes, using solid research (""I have 10 years of data from the 3-Minute Survey"") and anecdotal evidence to support his system. His analogies tend to simplify, but usefully, as in his personality-types-as-nautical-vessels breakdown: are you a barge (""you push your way through life""), a tugboat (""you tug at other people's hearts"") or a sailboat (""quite adaptable"")? Nance also demonstrates how to develop fitness plans for health, relationships and finances, as well as how to spot ""Hidden Agenda Drivers"" that can easily catapault one from that plan. Ultimately, Nance provides no magic bullet, but provides useful tools while reinforcing realistic approaches involving hard work, thorough reading and dedication.