Jobs and CareersReading Motivational Books - How to Get the Most Out of Them
By Dr. Raymond Comeau
My advice to you on reading motivational books would be, don't read them. You don't read a motivational book, you study it. Motivational books have to be studied thoroughly if you hope to get anything out of them.
You are better off reading one motivational book twenty five times rather than reading twenty five books one time. The reason for that is that getting to understand what the author has to say is simply not enough. The material has to be assimilated, digested and eventually becoming a part of who you are.
One of the difficulties of reading a motivational book is that the mind has a pernicious way of playing tricks on us. The way that is does that is by transforming whatever that we are reading in such a way that it will be conform to our previously held beliefs.
We all have deeply entrenched beliefs. Those beliefs may or may not be valid but they are part of how we think and what we believe to be true. So, changing those beliefs is not an easy task.
As an example, most of us believe that if we do not get the expected result when we try something it would be considered a failure. In reality, it was not a failure. We tried something and got the logical results. That is not a failure, it's the end result of an experiment.
If we are serious about reading a book, it should be read like if it was a letter or a message from a lover. Each word, each sentence is evaluated to assure that we understand perfectly what the author is trying to convey.
After reading and important or meaningful sentence, we should close the book and write down what we've just read, then compare the two versions, word for word. Many times, we'll find out that we had gotten the meaning all wrong. Our mind was trying to trick us into holding onto our previously held beliefs.
Personal Development and reading motivational book is mostly about changing our mindset. Not an easy task. And certainly not one that can be accomplished with passive or speed reading.
There are at least three motivational book that deserve to be studied this way. They are:
Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
If you are willing to put in the time and effort to study thoroughly these three books, your life will be transformed forever. They contain just about everything you need to access to a level of success and happiness that you never thought possible before.
It is said that what you don't know cannot arm you. That's simply not true. Success is a science and not a fluke. You need to know the principles and the techniques necessary to acquire success in life and in your life. Those three books contain almost all that information. Now, all that you have to do is to learn and apply them, and the world will be your oyster.
Dr. Raymond Comeau aka Shamou is the Author of ShamouBlog and Administrator of Personal Development for Personal Success Forums.
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Tackling Tasks
By Jayant Row
One of the best ways of getting things done is to think of them as a goal to be achieved. Do this constantly and get into the habit of always having goals and moving towards them successfully. If this becomes a practice that you scrupulously follow, you will find that if life does throw a problem at you, you will already be having the mindset required to solve that problem by treating it as a goal to be achieved. I practice this myself constantly. There are days and sometimes weeks together when no real problem comes to me in my normally sedate life. But everyday I present myself with a problem to be solved or a task to be accomplished, and concentrate on that day to move towards the solution to my problem. It is sometimes something as mundane as having to pay the telephone bill, or going to the barbers and having my hair trimmed. But I do treat these as problems, find the time and the wherewithal to accomplish those tasks and end the day with something having been achieved.
There are days when the pending tasks to things to be done seem to stretch a long way. At these times I do sit myself down and decide on which are the tasks that need the priority. Quite often things just come on to your list of things to be done, because they are there. They may be of no urgency and even quite often of no real consequence to any one but you. So just let them go or leave them for another day. Even when you have a fair number of things to do, prioritize them as per their need to be done, the convenience of doing them or even the ease of doing them. Get rid of the small easy things first so all of a sudden you will find the list of things to be done as having shrunk and become very manageable.
Do take some time to introspect and reflect on the things you have done or accomplished throughout the day and feel that sense of satisfaction that comes over you. Reflect on whether the things you have done could have been done in any other way or even avoided altogether by some preemptive action on your part. There may be things in your list which you had to do because of your negligence or not finding the time to them at the appropriate time. Stow away this knowledge for the future.
Writing is a hobby which I have picked up again after being away from it for a couple of decades. Whether I will be successful and be able to earn some money from writing I do not know. But one thing is certain. The hours of the day go by quite easily when I am writing and reading, and that is how I would like the rest of my life to be.
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The Grass is Greener - Make Change Work For You
By Martin Woolnough
Does the grass only appear greener on the other side, or can we manage change and reach our promised land? Why should we not be able to do that? What are the basics that we need to put into place in order to succeed with that wish?
First of all we need to look at what constitutes successful change for us. Not how others might view things or what might make them happy. Instead, what we would view as a good, productive, satisfying outcome. Try to picture that in you mind - that is what you are after, you just need to work out how to get there.
Second, what are we willing to commit to reach our goal and make this change happen for us? And this depends upon the goal. Big goal requires big effort. Small goal, then less effort. But each requires focus, determination, commitment and effort - and with an eye upon the consequences. We cannot and should not forget the repercussions of change, but neither should we become paranoid or fearful of them either.
Third, are we ready for the challenge of change? We need to go into it with our eyes wide open, energetic if not excited, anticipating a better future. And the more so the more important the development is for us. What we may discover about the situation, our life or ourselves, as we tackle the challenge - well, that is one of the learning points of life. The question arises - are we a willing or a reluctant student?
Fourth, enthusiasm for the change or its result allows us to overcome many a hurdle or obstacle - be it apathy or procrastination on the one hand, or extending our comfort zone or learning new skills on the other. When we get enthused we feel good. We feel good about life and our part or role in it. We get a jump start with any activity or direction our change may take us in.
Fifth, and the last area we will look at in this short discussion, is responsibility. Without responsibility what meaning will life have for us? Without being responsible for what we do will we just be acting out of obligation rather than a real need. Or acting out of compulsion rather than out of conviction or solid principle.
These five elements can add up to a meaningful and productive change - for us. Something we can learn from. An act of contribution and not just of receipt. An act of value and importance and not just for us.
By following a principled system of change we can not only improve our own lives but also find that the change works in our world - for us and for others, too. Then we can really find that the grass, for us, can be greener . . . and change can work for us.
Copyright© 2009. http://www.guide-to-managing-change.com/ All Rights Reserved.
Martin Woolnough writes about how to enjoy a satisfying, content but productive life.
Martin can be contacted at internalmw@guide-to-managing-change.com
Or visit http://www.guide-to-managing-change.com/ to see more of his work.
By Dr. Raymond Comeau
My advice to you on reading motivational books would be, don't read them. You don't read a motivational book, you study it. Motivational books have to be studied thoroughly if you hope to get anything out of them.
You are better off reading one motivational book twenty five times rather than reading twenty five books one time. The reason for that is that getting to understand what the author has to say is simply not enough. The material has to be assimilated, digested and eventually becoming a part of who you are.
One of the difficulties of reading a motivational book is that the mind has a pernicious way of playing tricks on us. The way that is does that is by transforming whatever that we are reading in such a way that it will be conform to our previously held beliefs.
We all have deeply entrenched beliefs. Those beliefs may or may not be valid but they are part of how we think and what we believe to be true. So, changing those beliefs is not an easy task.
As an example, most of us believe that if we do not get the expected result when we try something it would be considered a failure. In reality, it was not a failure. We tried something and got the logical results. That is not a failure, it's the end result of an experiment.
If we are serious about reading a book, it should be read like if it was a letter or a message from a lover. Each word, each sentence is evaluated to assure that we understand perfectly what the author is trying to convey.
After reading and important or meaningful sentence, we should close the book and write down what we've just read, then compare the two versions, word for word. Many times, we'll find out that we had gotten the meaning all wrong. Our mind was trying to trick us into holding onto our previously held beliefs.
Personal Development and reading motivational book is mostly about changing our mindset. Not an easy task. And certainly not one that can be accomplished with passive or speed reading.
There are at least three motivational book that deserve to be studied this way. They are:
Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
If you are willing to put in the time and effort to study thoroughly these three books, your life will be transformed forever. They contain just about everything you need to access to a level of success and happiness that you never thought possible before.
It is said that what you don't know cannot arm you. That's simply not true. Success is a science and not a fluke. You need to know the principles and the techniques necessary to acquire success in life and in your life. Those three books contain almost all that information. Now, all that you have to do is to learn and apply them, and the world will be your oyster.
Dr. Raymond Comeau aka Shamou is the Author of ShamouBlog and Administrator of Personal Development for Personal Success Forums.
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Tackling Tasks
By Jayant Row
One of the best ways of getting things done is to think of them as a goal to be achieved. Do this constantly and get into the habit of always having goals and moving towards them successfully. If this becomes a practice that you scrupulously follow, you will find that if life does throw a problem at you, you will already be having the mindset required to solve that problem by treating it as a goal to be achieved. I practice this myself constantly. There are days and sometimes weeks together when no real problem comes to me in my normally sedate life. But everyday I present myself with a problem to be solved or a task to be accomplished, and concentrate on that day to move towards the solution to my problem. It is sometimes something as mundane as having to pay the telephone bill, or going to the barbers and having my hair trimmed. But I do treat these as problems, find the time and the wherewithal to accomplish those tasks and end the day with something having been achieved.
There are days when the pending tasks to things to be done seem to stretch a long way. At these times I do sit myself down and decide on which are the tasks that need the priority. Quite often things just come on to your list of things to be done, because they are there. They may be of no urgency and even quite often of no real consequence to any one but you. So just let them go or leave them for another day. Even when you have a fair number of things to do, prioritize them as per their need to be done, the convenience of doing them or even the ease of doing them. Get rid of the small easy things first so all of a sudden you will find the list of things to be done as having shrunk and become very manageable.
Do take some time to introspect and reflect on the things you have done or accomplished throughout the day and feel that sense of satisfaction that comes over you. Reflect on whether the things you have done could have been done in any other way or even avoided altogether by some preemptive action on your part. There may be things in your list which you had to do because of your negligence or not finding the time to them at the appropriate time. Stow away this knowledge for the future.
Writing is a hobby which I have picked up again after being away from it for a couple of decades. Whether I will be successful and be able to earn some money from writing I do not know. But one thing is certain. The hours of the day go by quite easily when I am writing and reading, and that is how I would like the rest of my life to be.
=============================================
The Grass is Greener - Make Change Work For You
By Martin Woolnough
Does the grass only appear greener on the other side, or can we manage change and reach our promised land? Why should we not be able to do that? What are the basics that we need to put into place in order to succeed with that wish?
First of all we need to look at what constitutes successful change for us. Not how others might view things or what might make them happy. Instead, what we would view as a good, productive, satisfying outcome. Try to picture that in you mind - that is what you are after, you just need to work out how to get there.
Second, what are we willing to commit to reach our goal and make this change happen for us? And this depends upon the goal. Big goal requires big effort. Small goal, then less effort. But each requires focus, determination, commitment and effort - and with an eye upon the consequences. We cannot and should not forget the repercussions of change, but neither should we become paranoid or fearful of them either.
Third, are we ready for the challenge of change? We need to go into it with our eyes wide open, energetic if not excited, anticipating a better future. And the more so the more important the development is for us. What we may discover about the situation, our life or ourselves, as we tackle the challenge - well, that is one of the learning points of life. The question arises - are we a willing or a reluctant student?
Fourth, enthusiasm for the change or its result allows us to overcome many a hurdle or obstacle - be it apathy or procrastination on the one hand, or extending our comfort zone or learning new skills on the other. When we get enthused we feel good. We feel good about life and our part or role in it. We get a jump start with any activity or direction our change may take us in.
Fifth, and the last area we will look at in this short discussion, is responsibility. Without responsibility what meaning will life have for us? Without being responsible for what we do will we just be acting out of obligation rather than a real need. Or acting out of compulsion rather than out of conviction or solid principle.
These five elements can add up to a meaningful and productive change - for us. Something we can learn from. An act of contribution and not just of receipt. An act of value and importance and not just for us.
By following a principled system of change we can not only improve our own lives but also find that the change works in our world - for us and for others, too. Then we can really find that the grass, for us, can be greener . . . and change can work for us.
Copyright© 2009. http://www.guide-to-managing-change.com/ All Rights Reserved.
Martin Woolnough writes about how to enjoy a satisfying, content but productive life.
Martin can be contacted at internalmw@guide-to-managing-change.com
Or visit http://www.guide-to-managing-change.com/ to see more of his work.
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