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The Dip is a great little book written by the popular business blogger Seth Godin. In my opinion, everyone should read this book as early in their life as possible. It’s a quick quick and you’ll get through it in about 2 hours.
Seth’s message is simple. His writing is direct and to the point. Very easy to understand.
When is it time to quit?
In todays society, we’re taught never to give up. Don’t quit.
Seth has a different perspective. He states that winners quit all the time and that it’s important to know how to quit the right stuff at the right time.
I’ve heard about this book time and time again. It’s a classic. I had to see what I was missing out on.
The message is simple and it’s a short 1-hour read.
“As you think, you shall become.”
That is the underlying message of the book. James Allen was the first to discover this fact.
The theme of all of Allen’s works is that each one of us has the power to form our own character and to create our own happiness. The conditions of our lives are closely related to our inner state. Allen encourages his readers to think positive thoughts, which will inevitably lead them to take positive actions.
This is what “the Secret” and the “Law of Attraction” is based on. By focusing on the positive, you attract more positive in your life. By focusing on the negative, you attract the negative. But, this book is a lot deeper than that.
James Allen goes into how disease and health are related to your thoughts. In fact, everything from WHO YOU ARE is made up by your thoughts.
Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a person as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body and lays it open to the entrance of disease; while impure thoughts, even if not physically indulged, will soon shatter the nervous system.
Lately I’ve decided to pick up a few books on the area of finances and money. It’s such an important subject, and to be honest, has probably been the least of my priorities in my life thus-far. I’ve always focused on my relationships to an extensive degree, as well as health and my emotional well-being. But, for some reason, money hasn’t ever been a motivator for me or a concern.
I never really had money growing up or anything, or have I been rich or financially free by any means. Perhaps I just haven’t experienced enough pain to want to make strides or changes in this area. But, after re-evaluating my life and where I’m at several months ago, this is an area that I’d like to learn more about and master, as for every other area of life.
I’ve read a few finance books, such as the Wealthy Barber and others. I decided to pick up the book called The Richest Man in Babylon, by George S. Clason, which I heard is to be a classic.
I found it to be a very interesting and fascinating book. The lessons and principles were pretty simple and to the point, however, I found the story to be more interesting.
The book consists of different stories back in the Babylonian days. One in particular, of a slave that was in debt and extremely poor, who sought out the rich to learn the wisdom and knowledge on how to become wealthy.
The lessons which he had learned and applied to his life were remarkable, and this slave had managed to turn his life around by applying the principles and lessons he had learned.
I read Jenna Jameson’s biography a year or two ago and really enjoyed learning the lifestyle of a gorgeous celebrity. Just reading the crazy stories and what she went through is really captivating and educational.
I decided to pick up this book because I was curious about the lifestyle at the legendary Playboy Mansion. What really goes on there? And, not only that, but reading the story and lifestyle of a beautiful girl is also interesting to me.
Izabella St. James tells the honest truth and story of how she moved into the Playboy Mansion, came to become one of Hugh Hefners 7 girlfriends, and shares all the details and drama of what REALLY goes on at the mansion.
I found it interesting to learn about Hugh Hefner as well, as he’s envied by millions of men around the world and is heralded as the ultimate “ladies man.”
But, from reading the book, one interesting realization that I came to was that Hugh Hefner isn’t to be envied at all. In fact, in many ways, I feel bad for him and even pity him.
I picked up this book while I was in Los Angeles at a bookstore near the hotel I was staying at. I heard about this book from David DeAngelo, because apparently Timothy Gallwey is the one who created this whole concept of “Inner Game.”
Since then, the Inner Game concept is well-known (especially throughout the community) and it’s something that fascinates me. I decided to read the book itself and see what I could learn.
I wasn’t disappointed. Timothy Gallwey talks about the idea of Inner Game, but in this books case in the area of tennis. However, the concepts and principles basically apply to all aspects of life. There are major comparisons of the Inner Game of sports and when it comes to approaching and meeting women.
In the introduction, Tim talks about how every game is composed of two parts: Inner Game and Outer Game. Or, in the area of meeting and dating women, there is the composition of Inner and Outer Game. I also like to think of it as Psychology and the Mechanics.
The outer game is played against an external opponent to overcome external obstacles, and to reach an external goal. Mastering this game is the subject of many books offering instructions on how to swing a racket, club or bat, and how to position arms, legs or torso to achieve the best results. But for some reason most of us find these instructions easier to remember than to execute.
It is the thesis of this book that neither mastery nor satisfaction can be found in the playing of any game without giving some attention to the relatively neglected skills of the inner game. This is the game that takes place in the mind of the player, and it is played against such obstacles as lapses in concentration, nervousness, self-doubt and self-condemnation. In short, it is played to overcome all habits of mind which inhibit excellence in performance.
We often wonder why we play so well one day and so poorly the best, or why we clutch during competition, or blow easy shots. And why does it take so long to break a bad habit and learn a new one? Victories in the inner game may provide no additions to the trophy case, but they bring valuable rewards which are more permanent and which can contribute significantly to one’s success, off the court as well as on.
I originally learned about it from my roommate and then later by people I’ve met. It’s been getting a lot of hype and publicity, being a New York Times bestseller. I had heard a lot of great things about the book, so I decided to check it out.
And after thoroughly going through the book, I am happy to say that it is an amazing book and I’m glad I picked it up. It really opened my eyes to a lot of great ideas and a new way of looking at things in life.
The book is all about how to “escape the 9 to 5, live anywhere, and join the new rich.”
Most people spend their entire lives WORKING and looking forward to retirement, which is when they’ll finally get the opportunity to travel and be free to do the things they really want in life. Whereas Timothy believes that retirement isn’t the goal, but rather we should LIVE and ENJOY our lives today.
That’d be great, except most people live in the cultural hypnosis that we need to work 40+ hours per week to be successful and wealthy. Or that we need to go to college or university and then afterwards find a job and work until we’re 60 until retirement.
It took me about a week and a half to finish reading Eckhart Tolle’s popular book, titled “The Power of Now” for my 8 Week Book Reading Challenge. I was sure to spend extra time re-reading certain concepts and principles so that I could have a better understanding of his materials.
While difficult to read and comprehend at times, The Power of Now is without a doubt a remarkable book.
I kept hearing more and more about it through friends and other members of the “community“, so I decided to check it out. And, interestingly enough, Eckhart Tolle happens to live in the Kitsilano area in Vancouver (where I live).
The book is written in a cool FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) fashion. Because spiritual enlightenment can be difficult to understand, he focuses on answering questions from others throughout the book. I found this very useful and it helped me have a clearer understanding of his ideas.
The primary principle in the book revolves around the concept of “being fully present.” Or, in other words, “living in the NOW.”
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life. Whereas before you dwelt in time and paid brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now and pay brief visits to past and future when required to deal with the practical aspects of your life situation. Always say “yes” to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is? What could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say “yes to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.”
Eckhart talks about how people are constantly thinking compulsively throughout their day-to-day lives. This is what I usually refer to as “stuck inside your head” or in a completely “logical” state of mind.
They’re either thinking about the PAST or the FUTURE, rather than embracing the moment fully for what it is.
In relation to approaching and meeting women, the secret to receiving positive responses and generating high levels of attraction revolve around your emotional state”, or as Eckhart says “being in the moment.”
And, ironically enough, conditioning guys to think less and be more and more “in the moment” is the one thing that is stopping the typical guys I coach from massive success with women and dating. It’s usually because they’ve been CONDITIONED their entire lives to be compulsive thinkers and analytical, and their lifestyles reflect that — for example, sitting at home avoiding parties and social activities to be on the computer.
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