Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The 5 States of Success
Brendan Foley · 2011
60/100
👎 Skip It
Brendan Foley has a compelling personal story and the five-state framework is tidy and memorable. But the dossier turns up no serious critical review, no grounding in established psychology, and significant overlap with every other five-step success model on the shelf. A number-one Amazon UK ranking at launch is a marketing data point, not a quality signal.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance55
craft62
originality50
accuracy52
hype45
age_fit78
human_eye55
Penny’s verdict60
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