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Summary: advertisement for ones self
Comment: perhaps confessions of grandure would make a better title? the title is misleading, and should actually be called THE CLARK KENT COMPLEX. supermen CREATE INNOVATE and REJUVINATE FOR SOCIETIES BETTERMENT. MAX STANDS FAR A FIELD FROM FLEMMING,MOTZART,PASTURE AND I AM AFRAID FAR FAR A FIELD FROM WATSON, FORD,CARNEGIE AND countless other innovaters,leaders and achievers..... the book is trite simplistic and frankly sophmoronic. the lesson to be learned is this,15 minutes of fame in this instance would be an injustice to both time and money... this book has been written by countless others before, and i sadly suspect will be written again...........
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Summary: If you're open to help, this book will change your life
Comment: My wife bought me this book. She slipped it into my briefcase without telling me. I opened it strictly out of curiosity and got the surprise of my life. Someone had written a book about ME. And he knew things about me I'd never told anyone. The more I read, the more I realized that in some ways, the author understood me better than I understood myself. It wasn't that we'd lived similar lives. We hadn't. But we were driven in similar ways. I'd never put a name to my demons, but he had one for me that fit all too well:the superman complex. I think I was lucky because, for some reason, I was ready to hear what Carey had to say. Some people aren't, I think. Some people never will be. Those people can't get to the deeper meaning of the book because they don't dare let themselves. But for people like me--which I suspect most people are--this book offers something I find unusual: profound insights into what makes us act the way we are. And unlike similar books, it doesn't leave you hanging. It offers truly practical suggestions for improving your life, suggestions anyone can immediately put into practice. They have already helped me.
I guess I understand why some people think Max Carey has an ego and why he's proud of what he's accomplished in his life. He's achieved a great deal. But it seems to me that the only reason he talks about it is that his experiences have led him to understand himself better. I doubt someone who's lived an ordinary life could have come up with this level of insight.
My wife believes this is one of the best gifts she's given me, mostly I think because she's benefited from the changes I've made in my approach to life. I was a little insulted by this idea at first, but she's probably right. When I think of the people I've worked with over the years, and how they deal with the world, I think a lot of other wives would do well to slip a copy of the book into their husband's briefcases. We'd all benefit.
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Summary: Nice try, but too self serving and not designed to help me.
Comment: I should have adhered to some of the reviews on this site. The book tackles a very real and pervasive issue: people (especially men) who are or need to be superman in their own mind - in-control, being right, being responsible, etc.But it fails to give the reader real help in dealing with the issues. Also, it seemed fictious in its portrayal of the author (he's very proud of his accomplishments). And the bottom line is that it wasn't a good read.
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Summary: Max has unmasked the myth of the mastery of supermen!
Comment: The Superman Complex is a compelling expose on the universal reality that lies beneath the surface of our society's "Supermen". The author has transparently described the simple truth that for so many of us who have trumpeted through life celebrating our accomplishments and achievements, we have also often wreaked havoc in the lives of those in our path. Max has done a superb job of articulating a greater yardstick than success, that our legacy will in large measure be determined by how we come to terms with our unadorned selves, gain a measure of peace with the identity beneath our resumes, and find greater purpose by giving ourselves to the needs of others. As discomforting as it may be for us to come to grips with our self-focus and self-preservation, Max clearly lays the groundwork for a pathway to greater significance, found not in how we gain it for ourselves, but how we live it into those we work with, and live with. His challenge, to look into the mirror of our own reality and then build some accountability and responsibility into the process of personal change, is sobering...but he also adroitly underscores that life is indeed a process of growth, not a project to be completed. Many of the concepts that the author addresses are not new, but his willingness to translate his own failings and futility into a template for transformation is a sensational model for each of us who have been so reluctant to confront the similarities in our own experiences. The Superman Complex is a healthy dose of reality, and is highly recommended as required reading for the "Supermen" in our society who march on, and over, others.
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Summary: Generic!
Comment: My husband is a superman and I'm looking for help. This just doesn't offer any new insights. I keep waiting for someone to offer up some 'help'.
