A summary of things you should know about Grow A Pair according to Larry Winget:

Introduction

In this episode personal growth expert, Larry Winget, shares his book Grow A Pair where he teaches you how to stop being a victim and take back your life, business, and sanity.

In his book Winget shares a commonsense approach to becoming successful which crucial advice on achieving your goals, finding your career path, and managing your personal finances. The goal of the book is to help you become more assertive, take more responsibility, stop making excuses, and start getting more results.

This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who struggle with obtaining actionable results due to a lack of self-confidence, a feeling of laziness, and a fear of failure.

The Book’s Unique Quality (4:01)

There is no other book in the market like this one. There is no other book that talks in this way about telling people to really grow a pair. Growing a pair is about developing an attitude of control and power.

The Best Way To Engage (4:51)

I don’t write anything that is designed to be read from front to back. You can jump all around my books.

The Reader’s Takeaway (15:18)

Know what you believe in, that you absolutely will never compromise. One of my core values is honesty, it doesn’t have to be pretty it just has to be the truth.

A Deep Dive Into The Book (5:28)

I start the book off by giving my basic premise that we have become a nation of weenies, wimps, and victims. I put people through a test just by asking a series of questions. Do you allow people to take advantage of you? Most people these days allow themselves to be walked on and walked over. We all have areas of our life that we let others take advantage of us. So what I like for people to do is realize that while they think their tough, their probably not so tough especially in areas when it concerns their family. The other thing I like for people to realize is what do you really stand for, what do you believe in and what are your core values? I like people to know what they believe and then stand up for what they believe in. Remember this, if you tolerate it and put up with it, you’re endorsing it. Do you endorse people being rude to you? Well then why do you put up with it? So I start with doing an assessment of who you are, what you believe in and whether people do take advantage of you or not.

After that assessment is done I talk about some of the problems in society like political correctness. I think that’s the most castrating thing we got going on in our society right now is that we are afraid to speak up and say the truth. We have got to start speaking the truth whether people get their feelings hurt or not. The truth doesn’t care whether you like it. The truth is still the truth. We’ve got people who speak in very weak languages these days because they are afraid they might offend somebody. What I try to let everybody know is if you have a position at all on anything, someone is going to be offended by it. So stand for something and be brave enough to take it because standing up for what you believe in is one of the most important things in terms of your own personal integrity that you can ever do.

This book is about assessing where you are in your life and then telling you some of the things that you can do. We can’t change the world but we can change our world and this book is about teaching people how to change their world. When people don’t have any money it’s because their finances are out of control and you can get in control by having a written down budget. We need to know what we believe in and stand up for it.

Notable Quotes From The Book (16:33)

“You can’t have a bully without a victim.” – Larry Winget

The Credibility/Inspiration Of The Author (0:51)

I am known as the pit bull of personal development, that’s one of my registered trademarks. I don’t much believe in motivational speaking. I believe you can get much better results by irritating and that’s what I do. I have done my own television series on A&E. I’m a regular on several business television and national news shows. I have written six New York Times and Wall Street best sellers and I’ve spoken to over 400 of the Fortune 500 companies.

I’ve written all my books based on what I see going on in society and what I’ve realized is that we’ve become this nation of victims. We’ve become entitled, blame everyone else for why our life sucks, and what we need to do is grow a pair, take responsibility, and move on from there.

Other Books Recommended By The Author (17:42)

First You Have to Row a Little Boat by Richard Bode

More Information About This Book and The Author

Buy Grow A Pair by Larry Winget on Amazon today

Visit LarryWinget.com to learn more about Larry, his book, and other free stuff

Visit Larry’s YouTube page Ask Larry Anything

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More Information About This Episode

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Wade Danielson

Wade is a 4-time serial entrepreneur and is the Founder/Host of The Entrepreneurs Library. With a long time passion for reading books, Wade created an online resource and podcast for entrepreneurs who love to read personal and business development books. His long-term goal in life is to start an entrepreneurial home schooling program for children of business-minded families.