As a Man Thinketh
Assessment by Olalekan Olatunbosun O. (Nigeria)
1. What is the main idea that the author is trying to convey in the book?
Addicted to short summarizing, permit me to summarize the main idea conveyed an the book as it title implies and the bible recorded, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Prov. 23:7 AMP) coupled with some facts about man’s thought as convoys. These convoys spreads to man’s thought and it influence on his demeanors, reaction, achievement, exploits, etcetera.
The only possible word to elucidate the whole content of the book is “Thought.” By the virtue of man’s thought, he becomes what he is, behave the way he does, achieve based on his thought and get to where he is based on his mindset.
The piece as vigorously elaborate the essence of positive thinking. The book extensively explains areas by which man’s thought can affect his life. All about man starts from his thinking faculty. Man ascends to divine perfection by the right choice and true application of his thought and by the abuse and wrong application of thoughts, he decides below the level of the best.
The above aphorism obviously explains that is contingent on. how he maximize his thoughts positively and effectively. Man’s reflection as a greater percentage of effect on his ramifications. As noted from the book, ‘nothing can come from corn but corn”.
2. What were the seven ideas which were personally most important to you and why? List these seven ideas followed by an explanation after each one as to why it was important to you. Use personal examples from your own life.
i. Concept of Thinking
The first idea I could derive from the piece is start from a perfect elaboration of the term “thought.” The piece shed more light on what thought is and how it is used and can be used.
Though I could not grab a specific definition of the term but from the setting of the book, permit me to say there no generally accepted to what thought is or how it is created. Thought is idea or arrangement of ideas that results from thinking, it is a fundamental human activity familiar to everyone, it is a spontaneous or willed act of thinking, and it is of course an innate occurrence.
Thought here means to conceive something in mind, a single product of thinking or the product of mental activity, it is the capacity to reason and imagine, thought is half formed or imperfect intention, it is the state of being conscious of something, tending to believe with less than full confidence Thought underlies many human actions and interactions, as it allows human to make sense of interpretation and predictions about the world. It is therefore helpful to human with needs, objectives and desires as it makes plans.
The piece made me understand that, thought is a tool. I am to deploy in my quest to mark and sought issues within. Perfect utilization of this tool is what matters.
ii. Pattern of Thoughts
As stated initially, thought is a tool and the way it being utilized matters. The piece made me understand that, the pattern at which our thoughts are used matters and can not be underestimated. As quoted from the piece, “If we are to become creators of circumstance, we need to face the fact that we are already creators of circumstance. You see, all of our previous patterns of thinking have created the conditions of our life today. The problem is that some of us were never taught how to think in a way that will produce the effects we desire. Concentrated thinking is the great secret that separates the winners from the whiners.
Most people do not control their patterns of thinking and are therefore controlled by endless assaults of fruitless thoughts and are left wandering and wishing for more.
Some may have already discovered these secrets from different sources and wander why they are still wanting more. The reason is because the information has not yet traveled the long distance from the head and into the heart. In order to go from the head to the heart, we need to move forward in faith, acting “as-if” the information is already in our heart. When the information finally reaches our hearts, it gets burned into our flesh and becomes a “knowing.”
From the piece, permit me to describe pattern of thoughts in two types; Negative and Positive Thought. Negative thought is been pessimistic, when you think towards something in a dire manner, its fruits are: discouragement, depression, failure, disappointment, disgrace, doubts, regret, disobedient to God, wasted time; change your thoughts today and have a new shape!” Thoughts are free and subject to no rule, on them rests the freedom of man, and they tower above the light of nature, it create a new firmament, a new source of energy from which new arts flow.”
Positive thought is the optimistic way of thinking, when you have the thoughts of good, the thought to change the world. its fruits are: success, great achievement, someone with optimistic thoughts is subjected to leadership, ability to impact on others, encouragement. I therefore charge you all to be optimistic in thought so as to be fruitful and have a good success.” Man fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth, more than ruin, more than death, thought is destructive, terrible, merciless to privilege. thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid, thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world and the chief glory of man.”
iii. Thoughts And Character
This is one major idea that is personally important to me in the piece as it simply connote that “my demeanors are contingent on my thoughts.” As noted from the book, “man is literally what he thinks, his characters being the complete sum of his thoughts.” Permit me to use this illustration, ‘man’s mind is a fertile land, our thoughts are seeds on it which germinate to be varieties, one which is our attitude that determines our altitude.
Our reflection often leads to the way we act, our reflection is abstract while our demeanors are the outward outcome. By the virtue of what we think, we act differently. Perception and personality are both elements of thinking and whatever thought we harbor about something is the way we react towards it.
Our thoughts dominates the character we portray, we can exhibit these characters and subscribe to our thoughts consciously or unconsciously. As the plant springs from, and could not be without, the seed, so every act of a human springs from the hidden seeds of thought, and could not have appeared without them. This applies equally to those acts called “spontaneous” and “unpremeditated” as to those, which are deliberately executed.
Act is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and bitter fruitage of his own husbandry. A noble and Godlike character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with Godlike thoughts. An ignoble and bestial character, by the same process, is the result of the continued harboring of groveling thoughts.
iv. Thoughts and Achievements
From the book, I’m able to grabbed this vital idea that our thoughts influence our achievement. I found this so fascinating though quite depress because I am actually a victim, part of those who stale their achievements with their thoughts. I discovered from this notion that my limited achievement is a result of my thought, thus, achieving it little in my thought even before endeavoring.
As gathered from the book, “Thoughts of doubt can never accomplish anything than failure! All that you achieve are actually the result of your own thoughts.”
v.Thoughts and Health/Body
This fact or idea got me thinking. I found it “strange but ‘true.” I came to realize that, our thoughts plays a vital role in the state of our health and body. I found out this better truth from the piece; “People who live in fear of disease are those who get it.”
We see people get bedridden after small symptoms of an illness. Some with awful thoughts, when they had stomach aches resulting from congestion in their tommy or the food they took, they’ll think its Ulcer and call it Ulcer and end up having Ulcer. From all indications, anxieties quickly demoralizes the whole body and lays it open to the entrant of diseases.
vi. Thoughts and What Become Of Us
An anonymous thinker said, “Every man is where he is by the law of his being, the thoughts which he has built.” If you can’t in your mind, you can never. Whatever becomes of you, either good or bad, its the result of the thoughts you permitted in your life. This is one crucial idea I tapped from the book. It enlightens me on how my thought could/have being manipulating what becomes of me. I came to realize that, (in) my thought is the first place I took and action, and if I feel in there, I fail in reality. I learned to encourage good thoughts and no hard fate will bind me sown to wretchedness.
vii. Thoughts and Circumstances
As learned from the piece, “Thought and character are one, and as character can only manifest and discover itself through environment and circumstance, the outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state. This does not mean that a man’s circumstances at any given time are an indication of his entire character, but that those circumstances are so intimately connected with some vital thought-element within himself that, for the time being, they are indispensable to his development.”
Every man is where he is by the law of his being; the thoughts which he has built into his character have brought him there, and in the arrangement of his life there is no element of chance, but all is the result of a law which cannot err. This is just as true of those who feel out of harmony with their surroundings as of those who are contented with them.
3. How will these ideas or lessons help you in a practical way, both in your daily personal life and in helping you to create a better world? If so, how?
Its my dream and vision to make changes and not excuses, to impact and not impress, to make these things a reality, all I need to do start within me. Thus, practically adopting the principles thought in the book. “Using my thoughts wise is a practical way, of which was taught in the book.”
These ideas and/or lesson we guide me on the use of my thoughts as I endeavor to explore the world and race for greatness. “I cannot create a better world if I have not created it in my thoughts first.”
4. Quotes: Are there any statements which the author made that particularly got your attention? If so, please quote them and comment as to why they were important to you.
“Every thought-seed sown or allowed to fall into the mind, and to take root there, produces its own, blossoming sooner or later into act, and bearing its own fruitage of opportunity and circumstance.”
This is so important to me and has really made me conscious of my thought so as not to exhibit demeanors that are uncalled for. This statement as made to carefully select the kind of thought I harbor in mind, to dominate the characters I portray.
“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life.”
This is so fascinating and as really influence my inner man to cease the petulant complaints to search for the justice which regulates my life.
“Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body.”
This lesson as really forced to monitor my usually sickly thoughts which often result to my sick and deteriorating health. This aphorism is beyond a reasonable doubt.
5. Is there anything in the book that you do not understand or are unclear about, or are there ideas which you disagree with and, if so, why?
None.
6. Did the book contain exercises for the reader to complete? If so, did you complete all of the exercises and did you find them helpful
No.
7. Was there anything you read in the book that you would like to comment on that was not covered in the previous questions? If so, please comment.
No.
Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read? 10
B. How helpful were the contents? 10
C. How easy was it to understand? 10
D. Would you recommend it to others? 10
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 10
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Assessment by Olalekan Olatunbosun O. (Nigeria)
1. What is the main idea that the author is trying to convey in the book?
From my own perspective, permit me to summarize the central idea projected in the piece in three words, “Living Beyond Limits.” From this piece, its crystal clear man can go beyond where it seems to be a constrain due to some sentiments and orientations that bind him. From the book, I came to realize that, living life to fullest is contingent on how far we can explore the world without being permissive to environmental, social and psychological constraints.
The book supported the fact/team; “do more than live, exist.” Been inquisitive about the life we find ourselves living is also one of the notions conveyed in the book. Doing exploits without allowing sentiments subdue our endeavors is what the piece preached.
2. What were the seven ideas which were personally most important to you and why? List these seven ideas followed by an explanation after each one as to why it was important to you. Use personal examples from your own life.
i. Living Beyond Limits
This happens to be the central idea conveyed in the piece. This is one idea I find fascinating as it orientates me on the fact that, as individual, there are myths, religious sentiments, community and cultural obligations which might bind us to stagnancy. To achieve greatly, we need to break the jinx, do the unusual and live beyond the constraints.
These sentiments or obligation can deprive us of our right to achieve, thus, resulting to being at the same level with others. For instance, in the piece, the orientation every seagulls got is using their wings finding and fighting for food and in that setting is where Jonathan finds himself. He ended up succeeding, unveiling his trapped creativity and living life to the fullest when he began to live beyond social, cultural and community constraints.
ii. Working at the very Peak of One’s Ability (Commitment)
One surest way to success according to the piece is working at the very peak of ones ability to unravel a mystery, make a impact and/or explore the world. Jonathan Seagull worked with maximum strength and guts and maximized his strengths to “arrive”, thus, breaking the jinx of limitations. I have come to realize that, commitment is only key to success. Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of one’s goal; a commitment to excellence that will enable one to attain the success one seek. I came to realize that productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.
iii. Making Changes
Jonathan found himself among people (gulls) living with a limitations, imprisoned in a belief/norms of “getting from the shore to food and back again,” “where only eating matters, not flying.”
The idea of making changes and not excuses is so important to me because, its supplements my drive to change the world. Jonathan, in the piece, succeeded in changing mindsets and helps others see the best in the helps them live life to the fullest.
iv. Listening to One’s Inner Voice
In Christianity, I can say three things can speak to us and only us hear it. Our conscience, Our Instinct(s) and Holy Spirit. Every man possesses an instinct which guides is decision and wits. In the book, Jonathan was bent on listening to his inner voice that he can do something greater than what an average gull can do and not hearkening to the random opinions of others that he is just waiting his time learning how to fly.
The lesson is important to me because it teaches me to be decisive enough and not adhere to random opinions and/or criticisms.
v. There are so much to learn.
Mahatma Gandhi said “Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.” The ability to learn without being weary is another idea trapped from the piece. The book plot as emphasized on learning. This idea as become what I deemed fit to observe as the process or act widens ones scope, knowledge and exposure.
Life is like an institute we can’t probably graduate from for new things are thought and learnt on daily basis. Douglas Adams said and I quote; “Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
vi. Learning and Self discovery
This idea is conveyed in the piece and I find it so interesting because the truth it attract is crystal clear. Permit me to quote from the piece. Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull’s life is so short and with these gone from his, though, he lived a long fine life indeed.
vii. Believing in oneself
Jonathan believed in himself and all that is in him, he knew there is something in him greater than all obstacle. This notion is important to me. I think believing in oneself can help procure all dreams procurable. If Jonathan the main character, never believed in himself, he would have lacked the will to keep trying to fly, to learn, he would have been suppressed by obligation and fear.
3. How will these ideas or lessons help you in a practical way, both in your daily personal life and in helping you to create a better world? If so, how?
The ideas and/or lessons in the book are of empirical qualities, thus, they can help me in a practical way by it true application. Practically, these ideas can help me grow certain demeanors to excel like that of Jonathan Livingston. Obviously, the ideas consist of applicable facts, steps, beliefs and demeanors.
This piece gave me more insights and forced me to dig deep into the process and expedition of self discovery. It challenge me to go extra miles without being permissive to critiques and embargo laid down by religious or political belief, environmental or psychological constraints and all form weariness.
In a practical way, though quite funny, I tend to apply the ideas with gut comparing myself to a gull, in a soliloquy saying, “if a bird does it, I can do more better.” Thus, contributing to the betterment of my instincts to create a new world and/or theory as Jonathan did. These ideas can also help me practically because in us all is a another Jonathan Seagull, the life experiences of Jonathan Seagull awakens the real Jonathan Seagull in us. The ideas will help me a lot in my daily life as I strive for perfection. It will teach me to be myself and not listen to the random opinion of others and even though they may accuse me of being out of my mind due to my wild dreams as I strive for excellence, I must still endeavor to show love and kindness. This is not so easy a thing to do but in a bid to create a better world, we must learn to forgive, show kindness and love even to those who mocked our efforts while we strive for excellence.
Lastly, It instills in me with an practical idea of adopting persistence in my strives and determination to achieve greatly. Subsequently, dreaming big in a small world is an essential idea which stirs us up for a greater height
4. Quotes: Are there any statements which the author made that particularly got your attention? If so, please quote them and comment as to why they were important to you.
“Who is more responsible than a gull who finds and follows a meaning, a higher purpose.”
This particular quote helps me understand that, responsibility of a man is his ability to follow his dreams. Man’s pursuits paint him responsible. This quote makes me understand that, as a lad, an aspiring man and potential father, to be responsible is also contingent on the ability to follow my dream, a higher purpose.
“Any number is a limit, and perfection doesn’t have limits.”
This aphorism makes me understand that to be perfect, it takes a whole. No limitation in strive and attempts, anything within a point is a limit. Putting limitations to everything we do limits our achievements.
“I was not sorry for the price he had paid.”
“Despite the critiques, pains and agony he went through, he never felt sorry because he (Jonathan) foresee a great achievement.”
This quote tells me not to worry about the pains am going through in my contemporary endeavor because the gains will cover the pains someday.
“Far out at sea, hungry, happy, learning.”
Here, what it implies is leaving one’s comfort zone (far out at see), to explore the world despite complications or adversity (hunger) and acquiring knowledge and skills (learning) wit a pleasant mood (happy) in an unpleasant situation.
“But Jonathan Livingston Seagull, unashamed, stretching his wings again in that trembling hard curve – slowly, slowly, and stalling once more – was no ordinary bird.”
He learned at the expense of his health and body, its important to me because it tells me a preserved skin while living a life of no impact is of no use compared to a bruised skin of a life changing person.
5. Is there anything in the book that you do not understand or are unclear about, or are there ideas which you disagree with and, if so, why?
No, I succumb to all ideas for they are hierarchically highlights and are of much importance to everyone who dreams big.
6. Did the book contain exercises for the reader to complete? If so, did you complete all of the exercises and did you find them helpful?
Materially, it consist of no exercise, but intellectually, the exercise in it is “a call for change”, applying the principles thought in the piece.
7. Was there anything you read in the book that you would like to comment on that was not covered in the previous questions? If so, please comment
No.
Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read? 9
B. How helpful were the contents? 10
C. How easy was it to understand? 7
D. Would you recommend it to others? 9
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 9
Psycho-Cybernetics
Assessment by Olalekan Olatunbosun O. (Nigeria)
1. What is the main idea that the author is trying to convey in the book?
As the title implies, the book as battled human behavior which is often a negative feedback, the piece combines the cognitive behavior techniques, a therapy that states that thoughts, feelings and behavior are all connected, and that individuals can move towards overcoming difficulties and meeting their goals by identifying and changing unhelpful or inaccurate thinking, problematic behavior and distressing emotional responses.
If I say, the most prominent notion of the book can be written in an aphorism like this; “Mind-body connection as core in succeeding in attaining personal goals” The piece covered emotional requirements like happiness and the minds attracting success and by the need for some mental attitude. Its enlightens me on how to cultivate a more productive mind; that my mental attitude is related to my success.
Dr. Maltz was largely influenced by a new form of science called “Cybernetics.” Cybernetics is a science that was developed by physicists and mathematicians that focused on goal-orientation. It explains how things came to be and what must take place physically to achieve a certain goal. This, Dr. Maltz, felt was something missing in psychology as it fails to describe how one can improve one’s self-image. How Cybernetics applies to humans is that the brain and the nervous system together, according to Dr. Maltz, is a “goal-striving mechanism.” Thus the term and the title of the book, “Psycho-Cybernetics” can be defined as psychology applied with goal-oriented Cybernetics. If one has a success mechanism or a failure mechanism, the brain and the nervous system will automatically follow. With Psycho-Cybernetics, one can create his or her own success mechanism by having a clear understanding of how the human brain functions and how to strive goals that will improve one’s life.
2. What were the seven ideas which were personally most important to you and why? List these seven ideas followed by an explanation after each one as to why it was important to you. Use personal examples from your own life.
a. Self Image and Success Mechanism
This makes me understands that, the way I look myself matters and I’m limited by my belief. If I think I can’t, I can never. My self image is my belief about myself. Most of them are formed spontaneously by my past experiences, my success, my failure, humiliation, triumphs, and early life as a kid.
Dr. Maltz describes the self image using the analogy of a blueprint ( a picture of one’s self). It is the conception of the “sort of person who we are.” It is built up from our own beliefs about ourselves.
Dr. Maltz writes about his two important discoveries concerning the self image:
1) Everything that we do, feel or how we behave is always consistent with our self-image.
2) The self-image can be changed.
To explain Dr. Maltz’s first point, people who hold certain beliefs about themselves such as “I’m ugly” would act in alignment with that thought. They would wear clothes and style their hair in away that make them feel even more unattractive. The second point Dr. Maltz makes is that the self-image can be changed. This is what he is basing book, Psycho-Cybernetics. If you can change your self-image, everything about you, inside and out will change in alignment with the self-image. He makes the important distinction that changing the self-image is very different from just positive-thinking. Positive-thinking, according to Dr. Maltz is just throwing new garments on old material. You must change the self-image first and then you will act consistently with that new self-image.
This Creative Mechanism’s goal is seeking to create mental images. We can create mental images using our imagination. The ultimate goal of the Creative Mechanism is creating our self-image. Just like other servo-mechanisms, the Creative Mechanism makes use of stored information or “memory’ to auto-correct problems and resolve situation so things run more smoothly.
b. Creative Imagination
According to the piece, all living creatures have built-in a guidance system or goal striving device. For animals, their goals are preset for survival and replication. We call this “instinct”. Animals have their goals preset. Humans on the other hand have what is called the Creative Imagination which allows us to change our goals. Our Success Mechanism can be directed by the use of the human imagination.
When applying the science of cybernetics to human beings, the brain and nervous system together form a servo-mechanism that operates as a goal striving device. There are two general types of servo-mechanisms:
The first type of servo-mechanism is where the target, goal or answer is known and the objective is to reach it. An example of this type of servo-mechanism is a self-guided torpedo that is aimed directly at a particular target. The target is aimed at and then the success mechanism takes over till it hits the target.
The second type of servo-mechanism is where the answer is not known and the objective is to discover or locate it. An example of this type of servo-mechanism is locating a package of cigarettes in a room too dark to see. Trying to recall a forgotten name is another example.
Dr. Maltz believes in a “universal mind” in which he says all humans can tap into.
c. Dehypnotizing Myself from Negative Thoughts
The author gives the example of a fellow doctor friend of his, Dr. Alder. In Dr. Alder’s youth as a young student, he had difficulties in mathematics. His teacher becomes convinced. that he was “dumb in mathematics” and then convinced his parents who also believed the teacher’s claim. His grades started to reflect this belief of being “dumb in mathematics.” Then one day, it occurred to him that he had a sudden flash of insight and wanted to solve a math problem that his classmates could not figure out. When he walked in front of the class and begin to solve the problem, he himself and his whole class were amazed! Then he began to understand how arithmetic works and went on to be an excellent student. This story is to illustrate that Dr. Alder’s belief that he was “dumb in mathematics” was a form of hypnotism he had done to himself. When he dehypnotized himself of this belief, he became an excellent mathematics.
Feelings of inferiority do not come from “facts” or experiences. These feelings come from our beliefs and conclusions of our experiences. Most of our feelings of inferiority come from comparing ourselves to someone else’s norm. An inferiority complex and all the mannerisms of it is caused by holding in your mind a “norm” or an “average” and then convince yourself that you do not measure up.
d. Rational Thinking
This notion deals with using rational and logical conscious thinking to change negative beliefs into positive, working ones.
The automatic mechanism that human beings have is also what Sigmund Freud calls the “unconscious.” This unconscious mind has no will of its own. It only acts accordingly to your present ideas and beliefs concerning yourself and your relation to the environment. The unconscious only works with the information you give it in the form of ideas and “goal-pictures”.
The conscious mind is the “control knob” of the unconscious/automatic mechanism. If the conscious mind is feeding negative thoughts and ideas into the unconscious, the unconscious will develop negative patterns subsequently. It is the conscious mind’s job to filter out what is rational and irrational. Most of our negative thoughts and emotions are irrational by nature anyways. So it is by applying rationality that we can rid of negative thoughts.
e. Happiness
The piece taught me a much needed lesson that, happiness is good. When thinking pleasant thoughts, I can use my sensed better and my memory greatly improved. The piece instructs me to store up my moments of happiness so that in crisis I can draw those memories for help and inspirations. From the piece, I tapped the fact that “happiness is a choice,” our circumstances maybe difficult but our attitude makes is worse or better. Our unhappy behaviors, beliefs, and beliefs are all “learned habits.” To form new habits, we must make a conscious decision to do so and then practice and “act out” the new response or behavior. It requires constant watchfulness and practice until the new behavior pattern is thoroughly learned.
f. Success
The author turned the word to an acronym and gave it meaning thus SUCCESS: Sense of direction; Understanding; Courage; Charity; Esteem; Self-Confidence; Self-Acceptance.
Sense of Direction: according to the piece is a requirement to maintain a stand, steadfastness and unswerving aim when life endeavors seem ‘purposeless’ and aimless
Understanding: this tampers on the need of information which births transformation.
Courage: this entails guts and unswerving mission to acquire goals aspired for.
Charity: It is a psychological fact that our feelings about other people are a reflection on how we feel about ourselves. Thus, when a person is charitable towards others, he will be charitable towards himself.
Esteem: its backs the fact that ‘Having a low self-esteem is a form of self-sabotage.’
Self-Confidence: I need to believe in my self and all that’s in me, that there is something in me greater than all obstacles.
Self-Acceptance: Self-acceptance means accepting myself for who I am with all my strengths as well as weaknesses. My mistakes and failures are not “me,” it is only what I have done. I am not my mistakes. If I have made a mistake, then I should use it as negative feedback to move myself towards the goal I am aiming for.
g. Failure Mechanism
He gave F.A.I.L.U.R.E. an acronym meaning as this; Frustration; Aggressiveness
Insecurity; Loneliness; Uncertainty; Resentment; Emptiness
Failure here is an emotional feeling which develops when a goal of importance cannot be realized, or some strong desire is thwarted. Life is not like a baseball we need to be right always, the piece teaches that, recognizing some traits as signposts to failures can help down the road.
3. How will these ideas or lessons help you in a practical way, both in your daily personal life and in helping you to create a better world? If so, how?
The contents of this book are wow and contain numerous ways which the numerous ideas can help. Ranging from lessons from my self image to the six basic needs. In different areas, the ideas can help me as follows”
In success: its implements with an orientation that I must not wait for proof, I must act as if it here and it will be established.
Relaxation: I must do everything I can to prepare and then relax (not sleep). In doing it. The more I can detach myself. The better I will perform
Happiness: its a choice
Mistakes: I should learn from them and turn them to testimonies.
Above is just very low percentage of practical ways the ideas could help in my personal life and quest of creating a new world.
4. Quotes: Are there any statements which the author made that particularly got your attention? If so, please quote them and comment as to why they were important to you.
“No man should attempt to be ‘a success’ but every man can be and should attempt to ‘be successful.”
From the piece, I can got this idea; “trying to be a success in terms of acquiring prestige symbols and wearing certain badges leads to neuroticism and frustration and unhappiness. Striving to be successful brings not only material success, but satisfaction fulfillment and happiness.”
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail but by the number of times I succeed.”
This supports the fact that, failure does not counting!
5. Is there anything in the book that you do not understand or are unclear about, or are there ideas which you disagree with and, if so, why?
Nothing
6. Did the book contain exercises for the reader to complete? If so, did you complete all of the exercises and did you find them helpful?
A lot! Exercises that are meant to be used on daily basis which I’ve begin to put to practice.
7. Was there anything you read in the book that you would like to comment on that was not covered in the previous questions? If so, please comment.
Nothing.
Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.
A. How interesting was it to read? 8
B. How helpful were the contents? 8
C. How easy was it to understand? 7
D. Would you recommend it to others? 8
E. What is the overall rating you would give it? 9