Books
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How to Make Reading a Regular Habit
Reading, to me, is one of the joys of life and one of the best habits we can incorporate into our lives. Reading nurtured in me the love of words and made me realize the power that words have to move us. As an only child who was socially awkward, with very few friends, reading offered a temporary escape from feelings of loneliness. Books were my friends, and they remain so to this day. I would be a very different person without the companionship and influence of books throughout my life. Reading cultivates our imagination, exercises our thinking muscles, introduces us to different experiences and perspectives, provides insight into our…
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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Reading Jen Sincero’s books is like receiving advice from a really cool, funny, and honest friend. She is not the kind of friend who would blow smoke up your ass to make you (or herself) feel better. I literally laughed out loud multiple times while reading this book. How often do you actually laugh out loud while reading a book? I even laughed while reading the Resources section she includes at the back of the book. When’s the last time you even cracked a smile while reading the Resources section of any book? You probably don’t read the Resources section because you’re not as big of a nerd as I…
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Letter Writing Exercise to Money
One of the best books I read last year was You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero. It stood out to me because it made me look at my relationship with money. I had never thought about money in terms of having a relationship with it. Money was just this thing that I didn’t like to think about because I associated it with feelings of stress and anxiety. “If you ain’t got any money, it’s because if you treated the people in your life with the same regard you treat money, you’d be dining on a Thanksgiving dinner for one…” Jen Sincero,…
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You Can Heal Your Life – Louise L. Hay
“If we are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed.” Louise L. Hay While all the self-help books I’ve read talk about the impact of our thoughts and how they manifest in our lives, this is the first book that talks at length about the mind-body connection and the impact of our negative beliefs on our health. At the beginning of the book, Hay shares her personal philosophy to provide context for what readers can expect while reading the rest of her book. Here are some of Hay’s guiding principles: “The bottom line for everyone is, “I’m not good enough.” “Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now…
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Quotes and Lessons from The Four Agreements
Being the self-help book nut that I am, I had to read Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements. This book is often mentioned in Best-of lists. When I saw it at the bookstore, I was surprised how compact the book is. At 138 pages, it could be read in one sitting. Despite its compactness, there are a lot of nuggets of wisdom and level-headed advice on how to make changes within ourselves, resulting in personal freedom, happiness, and love. The four agreements are like personal codes of conduct. Be Impeccable with Your Word Don’t Take Anything Personally Don’t Make Assumptions Always Do Your Best They seem straightforward enough in theory,…
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The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (Self-Dialogue Book Review)
Book review. My skeptical ego and I have a chat about The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.
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Talking to Myself about Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (Self-Dialogue Book Review)
Book review where I interview myself about the classic self-improvement book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.