The Power of A Positive Attitude: Your Road To Success Paperback – October 9, 2019

In an effort to improve a seemingly negative attitude in the workplace, I was tasked to read some books on having a positive attitude. Naturally I did not do so with a good attitude . . . but this book was actually very well written and relatively motivational. The author has some great concepts and techniques for improving your attitude that are not quite as absurd as you might think. Was it worth the money? Yeah . . . and I got to check off an item on my development plan for the year. Double bonus for me!

Roger Fritz is a well-known very successful business consultant. He has worked with such notable companies as John Deere, Caterpillar, IBM, Sara Lee, Pizza Hut and State Farm. His credentials are impeccable. Given his stature in the business world, I'm certain many people suggested to Mr. Fritz that he should write a book. And so he did. The result is THE POWER OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.First, to get the negatives out of the way. As I read this book, I felt as though Mr. Fritz never actually sat down at his computer and began writing, but rather that the entire work was dictated to his secretary and then someone else typed it into its current form. This diminutive (barely 100 pages) book is filled with bullet points with an absence of much in the way of descriptive text.Now for the up side - the book is spot-on, laden with pearls of business wisdom. It occurred to me as I read the book, perhaps Mr. Fritz' intention was not an in depth tome detailing every aspect of business process, but rather a brief study on what has made him successful in business. That, dear reader, is the end result of what you will find here. A brief recap of what Fritz found to be a formula for success.There are ten chapters here. About half of which deal directly with attitude, the other half dealing with other aspects of business such as problem solving and dealing with burnout and stress. Each chapter includes five to ten quotes that directly address the topic as well as a few simple worksheets or questionnaires to help develop the concept.As you would imagine, this is a very quick and easy read - great for that next long business flight. I do wish the author had spent more time detailing and developing his concepts as I feel there is a tremendous amount of very valuable content here to learn from. This is certainly one I would recommend to anyone in a leadership or management position.

Author Roger Fritz has penned a rather bland but inoffensive short book on the power of positive attitude. His focus is on the workplace, but the ideas he offers are equally applicable to one's personal life. The text is sprinkled with a variety of self-diagnostic quizzes.On one level, it is hard to imagine how a book like this got accepted by a publishing house and written. It's not that it's bad -it isn't - but there is very little here that has not been said or written before. Certainly nothing novel.But then, maybe I need a more positive attitude!One of the best things you can say about this book is that it is short, a quick read weighing in at about 110 pages.

Please do not purchase anything from this man. He has bankrupt multiple companies. Once they close, he starts a new company in another state. I worked for him for a few years. He filed for bankruptcy and never paid any of his employees. He is completely obsessed with money and himself.

I would hardly even call this a "book". Just a list of bullet points hastily thrown together. But the author is right, all he has going for him is his positive attitude. He has bankrupt multiple businesses, left employees without pay and has a current lawsuit against him!! Don't fall for his "positive attitude"