Imagine being stripped down to nothing (no possessions, clothes, freedom) and suffering daily from hunger, cold, and brutality. Imagine for a moment that you have been taken from your home and thrown into a train. In that train, everyone is crammed together on top of their luggage. When you arrive at your destination (after days of …
This book (The Big Picture by Tony Horton) covers a wide range of topics: your body, attitude, relationships, doing what you love, finding your purpose, and more. By connecting all these different aspects in your life, you can start to see the Big Picture. First and foremost, you have to take a step back and …
To be put on the 100 dollar bill, you have to be a pretty badass dude! Benjamin Franklin is that man.. Unfortunately, many people don’t know much about him besides signing the Declaration of Independence and the whole kite experiment. There is a lot more to the man and luckily for us, he believed that …
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Dr. Gary Chapman. It’s got a mushy title and a purple book cover (with a heart on it), but I’ll let that slide since it holds the secrets to understanding and finding your partner’s love language as well as your own love language. The …
The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self by Alex Lickerman is about cultivating the inner strength we need to enjoy the difficult lives we all have. It can be summarized in two parts… first, how to survive and thrive in the face of adversity (personality hardiness), and second, how to overcome obstacles and keep going. There …
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a brilliant book (written in 1960) with some great lessons. The plot is a loose account of the events that unfolded in the author’s hometown when she was 10 years old. Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer who is defending a seemingly innocent black man (Tom) …
Debt sucks! It really, really sucks. I’ve been there (over $40,000 in the hole, with nothing to show for it) and it’s depressing as hell! It truly is a suffocating feeling… But, with patience and a few smart practices, it can be overcome. I just finished Dave Ramsey’s book – The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: …
Way of the peaceful warrior by Dan Millman… If you want to know how to live a happy life.. read this book (or at least watch the movie) and live by it. It’s filled with knowledge and deep insights. The book is about a young man named Dan who is a very competitive and ambitious …
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a short story that seems simple enough, but there are many life lessons interwoven throughout. At the heart of the story is an old Cuban fisherman who never gives up. The old man lives a tough life of unending struggle with fate and chance. His …
Want to get things done and be successful? It all comes down to your level of self-discipline. No matter what goal you are trying to reach in your life (fitness, health, wealth, etc.), the number one, most important principal to achieving this goal is your level of self-discipline. The habit of self-discipline must be cultivated. …