Recent Reads

I'm still reading this as of January 23, 2021 but it's an interesting read. The language is a lot to wade through; one sentence may span nearly half a page or more.  However, the messages of Rilke to his young mentee are an encouragement to embrace the difficulties of life as worthwhile and necessary experiences in order for us to achieve our best potential.

I find this prose, this ideology, to be steeped in wisdom and like unto other great philosophical works about taking whatever life deals to you and coming out stronger on the other side.

I found the notion of challenging your own beliefs to check compatibility with your proclaimed values refreshing.  However, to me, there is an element of "have it your way without consequence" kind of thinking that I find similar to prosperity preaching.  I feel that not everyone has enough emotional maturity and deep understanding of their own character to be told "you can have anything you want in life."

I got more out of this book by physically reading it compared to my experience with it as an audible book.  

For me the key take-away was to understand and be true to your own desires and be prepared to follow through on them; commit to them.  On one hand, I wish I could have read this at a much earlier age.  On the other hand, my life experience has brought me to a place where I understand my own desires and my own values.  

I would not encourage anyone to "get outside of the box" without knowing what they want and why.

The key take-away for me was that I was not made to hide my talents or to be overly cautious about embracing who I am.  

This book encourages you to be true to yourself, your uniqueness, your passions and to have the courage to follow them wherever they take you.

I love this notion of living through hope in what you may achieve and experience in the future; being willing to work towards that.  When you life your life through fear instead of hope, I believe you deny yourself of your best potential.

Not what I would consider relevant for professional growth but certainly instructive towards helping one appreciate their own uniqueness and innate ability to contribute something meaningful to the world.  This book was key to helping me understand my own undefined evolution towards embracing my own authenticity.

A great book reviewing a healthy perspective on living life without regret, without fear.  It explains how to have an attitude enabling you to see beyond your emotions concerning an issue into the truth of any matter; a vital perspective for critical thinking.

A good book all about how to overcome procrastination and start trusting your instincts and your inclinations.  The take-away was "Stop thinking so much about why not to and just get to it!" It was a very good follow-up to Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod.

This was the most inspiring book I have ever read.  The central message to this book is to never give up on your dreams and accept the places and things that come to you on your journey to achieve them.

Hal Elrod encourages you to devote time to yourself every morning to fully commit to your own personal evolution.  He gives research results and testimonials from people who have changed their lives by starting their day before the masses.