Title: 50 Ways to Get Your Way
Author: Juliet Huck
Publisher: The Huck Group
ISBN: 978-0989919517
Genre: Self-Help
Reviewed by: Barbara B. Scott

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Consultant and author Juliet Huck’s latest book is a colorfully conceived pocket guide to convincing others to do what you want them to do.

Harking back to her upbringing on a farm with seven siblings to either fight or get along with, Huck opens with a sign that was posted on the refrigerator during her childhood. It read, “The better you get along with people, the better you do in life.” Reading this aloud in times of sibling disagreement gradually sunk in, constituting, as the author says, “common sense philosophy.” Her manual is based on that kind of thinking. In numbered order, it offers short distillations of homey wisdom overlaid on bright photos, some of which were taken by the author. # 34 for example, is headed “Comparisons” and includes the provocative question, “If you buy a car, do you only go to one car dealership and only get one price?” and concludes, “Even if it is a quick sketch on a dinner napkin – comparisons are very persuasive,” with “Note to Self: Apples vs. oranges will make your point.” # 46 – “Sincerity” – turns the usual adage on its head by suggesting, “Don’t fake it – you won’t make it.” A short section of pure “farm philosophy” finishes humorously with “Don’t go with the flow – dead fish go with the flow.”

With an impressive list of clients whom she counsels in the art of persuasion, and a previous book, The Equation of Persuasion, to her credit, Huck is well qualified to advise almost anyone on this subject. She works with those who need to secure everything from a verdict, to a raise in their pay, to a loan to “the biggest decision of your life.” She projects a sense that persuasion is necessary in business and in other – perhaps all – aspects of life at times, and may seem quite complicated; but at its heart, persuasion is simple. One can convince others by straightforward, honest methodologies: emotional connectors, patience, credibility and the good old Golden Rule, “get out of your own shoes.”

Readers will not only agree with (and be persuaded by) Huck’s list of suggestions, but will doubtless know others who could also benefit from her home-grown wisdom. Short, smart and simple, 50 Ways to Get Your Way is presented with the charm, conviction and easy accessibility of the techniques it espouses. This book has great information, suggestions, and will help people reach their full potential. This is a easy to understand book about how to make your dreams come true. Juliet Huck helps you realize your dreams and then gives you a real action plan on making them happen in your life.