Maslan’s Blast Off! Workbook Released
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Allison Maslan, author of “Blast Off!”. All opinions are 100% mine.
There are many self help books out there particularly targeted at motivation and “life coaching.” Whether the focus is having a career or personal life take off, there are titles that come and go. The latest is a workbook to accompany the Blast Off! book, written by Allison Maslan, based on her experience as a motivational speaker and coach. I am very cautious about any “system” that purports to be life changing. Call me a cynic, but “feel good” books only go so far if they do not contain practical steps required to achieve an outcome. There is no magic pill or secret formula. It is indeed about a positive attitude, but there is also hard work, and having a little bit of talent in your chosen avocation, too. Maybe I am impervious to warm and fuzzy, having spent my formative college years as a Franklin Covey girl checking off my “To Do” boxes and avoiding any celebrified methods.
One of the chapters “Blast Off! to Limitless Living” did not give me much hope that it is anything more than another “you can do it” tome with a slightly new agey bent. The book retails for $24.00, but is also available on Amazon, where it can be purchased for less. However, there is a new workbook that was just released yesterday. Ah – that’s the key. The practical steps just might give readers a concrete outline on how to carry out the principles in the book. I am not meaning to be a downer, but sometimes people can get very pumped when a motivational speaker is in front of them whipping up their energy, but the principles fizzle out in day to day life. I know I need my butt kicked every once in awhile. Okay, more than once in awhile.
Maslan may have something there…she went from a single mom to successful businesswoman to happily married successful business woman. I am going to have to read to find out how she did it. Books from folks who have achieved limitless business success are pretty worthless if the author did not achieve any level of personal happiness along the way.
Have you grabbed a copy of the Blast Off! workbook. If so, what do you think?
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January 20th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Hi there. Thank you so much for reviewing my Blast Off Book and Workbook. I really appreciate you taking the time and writing a great post. I just want to clarify that the Workbook is not a stand alone book. The Blast Off Book is an inspirational step-by-step program w lots of exercises to help the reader make profound progress in their life. The workbook has the same exercises, but also room to do the work in. Like a journal, but specifically designed for the Blast Off Success Plan. I just want to make sure your readers don’t buy the Workbook and say, “Okay where is the insight and substance?” That is in Blast Off book. I agree that there are so many books that leave you all excited & motivated, then you are left trying to figure out what to do next and then keep the momentum going. That does not get you very far. That is why the book lays out a very clear plan to re-ignite your passion with a structured roadmap and tools (like the workbook) to help you make it happen. Thanks!! Allison Maslan
January 21st, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Hi Allison, thanks for stopping by, and for the clarification. What confused me perhaps was reading the reviews on Amazon. There were a number of reviews for the book already, even though it was just released the day before. That influenced me to believe that the book must have been available in a prior edition and the workbook is what was new as they couldn’t have possibly received the book yet. It is possible, however, that the reviewers were so excited about it that they did not wait for Amazon, but snapped it up at their local store and devoured it in one sitting. I haven’t seen that happen since the last Harry Potter book came out, so maybe that is a big sign of additional great things to come for you.
January 23rd, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Thanks, Chris. I am thrilled with the reviews myself! The book’s official launch was January 19th. Somehow Amazon had some books available during the pre-sale that were shipped. Luckily for me they enjoyed the book.
I would love to hear what your readers think and if they have questions for me, I am happy to answer.
Take good care.
Allison