We Learn Nothing: Essays by Tim Kreider

I was reflecting on some new years resolutions from 10 years ago. There were goals and resolutions that never happened, never eventuated. Some did.

Actually my mum decided one day to pull them out and show me how she had collected a few years of my resolutions and that each year the same things came up again and again. Embarrassing mother story, nah, mothers are good at caring.

I still have things on my list that I carry around with me today. When will I ever learn?

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Live It!: Achieve Success by Living with Purpose by Jairek Robbins 

The more I read the more I learn. The more I learn the better I become. As I evolve, my dreams and my desires grow, too.

Sometimes I wonder where it is I will end up yet I know that if I remain clear with my visions and continue to take action amazing things will happen.

Jairek Robbins has written an easy to follow guide on how to fill in the gaps in your life. Helping you how to get from where you are now in life to where you truly want to end up.

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The Happiness Project – by Gretchen Rubin

Happiness is something that we all chase and often we get stuck in a grove chasing the wrong things that we believe will lead us to a greater level of happiness.

I keep striving forward, always running, yet looking back sometimes I wonder if perhaps I could have been happier in past moments. My mother keeps telling me not to miss out on all that I have by working too hard.

Perhaps I need to soak up more of the present. Enjoy more of what I have and make fun out of all the simpler things that are available to me everyday, available to me right now.

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Procrastination- Why You Do It, What to Do About It NOW by Jane B Burka, PhD & Lenora M. Yuen, PhD

Do you put things off until tomorrow only to get there and then decide to put it off again? Are you one that avoids doing certain things even though you know perhaps you should be doing them?

If it sounds like you then that’s cool, many of us, actually I would say all of us to some extent procrastinate. This may be comforting to know but what is more exciting is that there are ways to overcome procrastination.

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The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness by James Altucher & Claudia Altucher

Because one little Word can Bring Health, Abundance and Happiness

James and Claudia have written this great and easy to read little book on how the power of using NO can have dramatic affect on your life and bring with it greater health, abundance and happiness.

It certainly has made me reflect on my own situation and how by using the word ‘No’ more in my life may give me great fulfilment and satisfaction.

I believe that the power in saying yes is just as important however as they elude in their book is that when you truly unleash the power to say ‘no’, your ‘yes’ will be much more powerful and meaningful and one that opens countless opportunities.

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 The Obstacle is The Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph  by Ryan Holiday

So often in my life have I been faced with challenges and struggles and things that have just taken everything out of me. At times I have felt defeated and almost come to a point of giving up. For some things I have felt I have given up.

Yet I am still here and still moving forward. I am still on a path searching for what it is I am here for. Looking for fulfilment in life, living life with passion. How to be free, happy and give back.

This book is for those times you are feeling on the edge of giving in. For times you have fallen and are struggling to get up. At times the road we journey seems changed forever, at times it just seems outright blocked. (more…)

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!  by Tony Robbins

When do you think of when you hear the name Anthony Robbins? What are your assumptions of who he is?

Well perhaps they were like mine such as cheesy late night T.V sale dude turn to motivational crazy talker. Perhaps they are something along those lines. Perhaps even phony.

Well I will eat my shorts, hat or perhaps something nicer like barramundi with rice, miso soup and veg. The point is I stand corrected. (more…)

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker

When you read the tittle of this book what do you start telling yourself? Do you start dreaming of how cool having a million dollars would be; do you switch off and think ‘what a load of rubbish’? Do you tell yourself you don’t need anyone telling you how to be rich or perhaps think that the book is just for the greedy snobs of the world?

What ever it is I can assure you the tittle will pull some cord within you based on all your past experiences, your beliefs and your values.

After reading this book I realise that I have been living, breathing and experiencing the messages held within vicariously through another mentor of mine and this reading has just enhanced, reinforced and strengthened my view on the importance of having a positive wealth mindset if wealth is truly what you desire. (more…)

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

After countless referrals and recommendations I was drawn to this book and figured it must be so rich of goodness, meaning and spiritual learning’s that I simply must read it. It was a challenging read as there is simply so much depth to his messages you simply have to mull over each of his teachings paragraph after paragraph. Yet the message is simple and I can see why the book has reached so many people and had such great impact on so many lives.

While the concept of the power of now or living in the now may not be new or may even be viewed as simple, Tolle packs this books with messages, teachings and inspirational ideas that will sure make you question your everything to a higher and more spiritual level. This is not a religious book although at times I did question it. (more…)