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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a Man Thinketh<\/span><\/strong>
\nAssessment by Doreen Kawira (Kenya)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. What is the main idea the author is trying to convey in the book?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The author states that our mind is a powerful tool that can make us who we<\/span>
\nwant to be, mind is the master power that mould and makes a man. A man is<\/span>
\nmind and ever more he takes the tool of thoughts and shaping what he will<\/span>
\nbring forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills, he thinks in secret and it<\/span>
\ncomes to pass. Environment is but his looking glass. Whatever we see in this world accomplished it is through thinking someone thought how to solve a problem and we enjoy the outcome of his thinking, then big building we are seeing today, the vehicles we drive it is through thinking that made it in to existence<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

i. We mould our lives by ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through our thoughts we define ourselves, we make ourselves who we are<\/span>
\nthrough our thoughts, our mind consume what we feed it, if we feed it<\/span>
\npositive information the outcome is positive, it is a life style, and<\/span>
\ndetermination, how we think and act affects us and others in one way or the<\/span>
\nother. We can tell a person\u2019s thinking through his\/her behavior and how he or she<\/span>
\nrelates with people, if your mind and thoughts are pure the outcome is<\/span>
\npure, even the evil things we see they start by a single thought, it is<\/span>
\nlike planting a seed which will sprout in to a beautiful flower by watering<\/span>
\nit, and if we don\u2019t water it, it eventually dies, so even our mind should<\/span>
\nbe taken good care.<\/span><\/p>\n

ii. Thinking brings the outcome of a person<\/span><\/p>\n

A person is what she\/he thinks the character being the complete sum of all<\/span>
\nher thoughts, we are attracted to people because of their characters, if<\/span>
\nyou have good characters and morals, it will be difficult for you to join a<\/span>
\ngroup of bad morals, you won\u2019t be comfortable at their company, the kind of<\/span>
\nwords we utter from our mouths speaks a lot about ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

iii. Efforts and results<\/span><\/p>\n

Through strength of effort we get results, we have fruits of the effort<\/span>
\nwhich are character, power, material intellectual, objects accomplished,<\/span>
\nvision realized, results of our thinking through action can be seen, if the<\/span>
\nresults are positive then we feel more satisfied to have accomplished what<\/span>
\nwe really needed.<\/span>
\niv. There is no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.<\/span><\/p>\n

In life we have to pay a price in whatever we do, there will be no progress<\/span>
\nif we are not determined in whatever we want to achieve, our mind develop<\/span>
\nby thinking positively giving it a challenge so that we can be critical<\/span>
\nthinkers, solve problems and reach the epitome of our goals, vision and<\/span>
\naspirations. Nothing can be achieved just by sitting down and do nothing, the more the <\/span>pain the more the good result, no pain no gain, so we have to commission <\/span>out thoughts in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

v. All that a person achieve and all that a person fails to achieve is the<\/span>
\ndirect result of thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our achievement comes hand in hand with our thinking, the moment we think<\/span>
\nthat we need to achieve our dreams we start actualizing it, and once we put<\/span>
\nit in practice we start seeing the outcome, it may take time with<\/span>
\nchallenges here and there but at the end we will see the good part of being<\/span>
\nresilient<\/span><\/p>\n

vi. A noble and God like character is not a thing of favor or chance, but<\/span>
\nis the natural result of continued effort in the right thinking the effect<\/span>
\nof long\u2013cherished association with God like thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

In our society we have those people we are attracted to them, they are<\/span>
\ncomposed none violent, they think in a very positive way, they know how to<\/span>
\ncontrol their tempers, and they are soft spoken, this is a character trait<\/span>
\nthat they have trained themselves, and you will find out most of the people<\/span>
\ngo to them for consultation and what they advise you to do it becomes more<\/span>
\nrelevant and best idea ever, we should train ourselves to be more focused<\/span>
\nand avoid any obstacles, our mind and thinking is the only place we can<\/span>
\ndecide without being victimized.<\/span><\/p>\n

vii. If thoughts is not linked by purpose there is no intelligent<\/span>
\naccomplishment.<\/span><\/p>\n

In life we should have a purpose, what is our purpose of living, how can we<\/span>
\naccomplish them, through our thinking we exactly know our purpose of live,<\/span>
\nif you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up, they will give<\/span>
\nyou excellent answers, and very honest but after they grow up, it is few<\/span>
\nwho keeps their purpose of what they wanted to be, because parents fail to<\/span>
\nmake a follow up and keep on encouraging them. The moment we think on something it will remain in our mind until we take action of doing it, great minds which have not seen the day of light could be important if put in practice, once you think on a certain project do it try it, but it will remain an idea differed.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. How will these ideas or lessons help you in a practical way, both in<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nyour daily personal life and in helping you to create a better world? If so <\/span><\/strong><\/em>how?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The ideas in this book will help me and in my daily life to understand that<\/span>
\nmy thoughts are very important and I should guard them, and also thoughts<\/span>
\nwithout purpose are not helpful, they will help me be a critical thinker<\/span>
\nand be positive, because we are what we think so it is a turning point in<\/span>
\nmy life and others, how I respond to insults, how I respond to questions<\/span>
\nwill be a key fundamental to me. Also I will nurture others who are within<\/span>
\nme to understand the power of their thinking, especially small children<\/span>
\nshould be thought at the earlier age to know that their mind is special,<\/span>
\nteach them to say sorry when they do something not right, also appreciate<\/span>
\nhonestly where necessary and be focused without listening negative<\/span>
\ninformation from the peers.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Quotes: are there any statements which the author made that <\/span><\/strong><\/em>particularly got your attention? If so please quote them and comment as to <\/span><\/strong><\/em>why they were important to you.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cCircumstances does not make a man, it reveals him to himself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Circumstances be it difficult ones reveals the real man and his through<\/span>
\ncharacters, during problems you will exactly know how a man handle<\/span>
\ndifficult situations, if he is able to sail through then we know the person<\/span>
\nhe is brave enough and can achieve whatever he wants in life, challenges<\/span>
\nmakes us strong and through them we can be strong again it gives us new<\/span>
\nstamina to sail through.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cExplosive temper.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We ruin our lives by having explosive temper, we destroy our character and<\/span>
\nmake bad blood, self \u2013 control is very important in our daily life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt does not matter whether it rains or shines, or what changes come to<\/span>
\nthose possessing these blessings for they are always sweet, serene and<\/span>
\ncalm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no excuse to achieve your goals, no matter the situation and every<\/span>
\nsituation is important at its time, when it rains or shine it makes the<\/span>
\ncrops grow same, when our thoughts feel that we have reached thinking<\/span>
\nmenopause we need to rejuvenate them to come out strong and focused more<\/span>
\nthan ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCalmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you are calm you can focus, think straight and make decision which are<\/span>
\nmore informed, our mind needs calmness for us to make right decision, and<\/span>
\nnot something we regret, how many people have spoken some utterances they<\/span>
\ncome to regret later?, before we open our mouth to speak we need to analyze<\/span>
\ncritically what we want to say, will it bring peace or violence? Will it<\/span>
\nhave value or insult?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo desire is to obtain, to aspire is to achieve.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When we desire we obtain what we want and when we aspire towards whatever<\/span>
\nwe want we achieve it, we have to have that burning desire in order to<\/span>
\nobtain what we want.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Is there anything in the book that you do not understand or are unclear <\/span><\/strong><\/em>about, or are there ideas which you disagree with and if so why?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The well stated and clear it\u2019s well understood too.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Did the book contain exercise for the reader to complete? If so, did<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nyou complete all the exercises and did you find them helpful?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The book contains a lot of life exercise through which we need to practice<\/span>
\non a daily basis nothing can stop us to achieve whatever we want, if we are<\/span>
\ndetermined. We should also guard our thoughts on a daily basis, calmness of<\/span>
\nour thinking how we talk, how we reason is a process that we have to put it<\/span>
\nin to practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Was there anything you read in the book that you would like to comment <\/span><\/strong><\/em>on that was not covered in the previous questions? If so, please comment.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The book is well covered and understood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A. How interesting was it to read?\u00a08<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nB. How helpful were the contents? 7<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nC. How easy was it to understand? 8<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nD. Would you recommend it to others? 8<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nE. What is the overall rating you would give it? 8<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull<\/strong><\/span>
\nAssessment by Doreen Kawira (Kenya)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. What is the main idea the author is trying to convey in the book?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The main idea the author is conveying, is that we need to focus on whatever<\/span>
\nwe want to do in life, the author shows us that achieving whatever we want<\/span>
\nin life, we must face challenges, and through determination without giving<\/span>
\nup. That is when we can achieve our desire and dreams. Through Jonathan Livingston seagull,<\/span>
\nits evident that we always keep on practicing in whatever we do without giving up, the seagull trained to be perfect, to be extra ordinary seagull and touch the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n

In practical life, we have to push ourselves to do things in an extra<\/span>
\nordinary manner, going beyond the limit, we need to keep on training our<\/span>
\nbrain to have that stamina of doing extra things, be it in our daily life,<\/span>
\nwe have to be determined and have the right people who supports our ideas<\/span>
\nand dreams, not to associate with dream killers.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. What were the seven ideas which were personally most important<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nto you and why? List these seven ideas followed by an explanation after each <\/span><\/strong><\/em>one as to why it was important to you, use personal examples from your own <\/span><\/strong><\/em>life.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

i. Refusing to accept defeat<\/span><\/p>\n

I am a seagull and limited by my nature, if I were meant to learn so much<\/span>
\nabout flying I could have charts for brain, if I were falcon\u2019s short wings<\/span>
\nand live on mice instead of fish.The moment we accept defeat we will see so many obstacles to make us not to continue to do what we want to do, your brain will not be ready to go for whatever you want, because already you are defeated in the first instant.<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter how difficult the task is, as long as we are positive on doing it<\/span>
\nat last we will achieve it, we may fail on the way but through constant<\/span>
\ntrials, we will achieve it. It wasn\u2019t easy for the seagull to train to fly<\/span>
\nhigher but he pushed himself high and high until he gained more skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

ii. Set your world speed record.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only best way to set our world speed record in whatever we do is by not<\/span>
\nlooking at others, what they will say or what they have achieved, do it by<\/span>
\nyourself, compete by yourself and you will achieve the highest goal.When we push ourselves willingly we unlock our potential and we can do<\/span>
\nwonders.<\/span><\/p>\n

iii. Be focused on what you do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seagull spared not time that day for talk with other gulls, but flew on<\/span>
\npast sunset. Sometimes we need our own time, meditating or doing what we love without<\/span>
\ninterference we need full concentration to focus on our goals, sometimes,<\/span>
\npeople distract us from our goal, by listening to them, we are the builder<\/span>
\nof our lives none should control our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

iv. Ignorance<\/span><\/p>\n

We can lift ourselves out of ignorance. Ignorance is a dangerous disease, here in Kenya we do say if you think education is expensive try ignorance. Through ignorance people have lost lives, buildings collapse, patients die, education system do not function,<\/span>
\nalso if we are ignorant of our lives, we will not achieve whatever we want<\/span>
\nin life, we have to be more vigilant and be focused, those little things we<\/span>
\nignore matters a lot or they come to affect our lives in one way or the<\/span>
\nother.<\/span><\/p>\n

v. You can go to any place at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you perfect what you are doing, it becomes like a key that can open<\/span>
\nany place, anywhere, after the seagull learnt new skills of flying he could<\/span>
\ngo higher and enjoy the breeze, that other seagull didn\u2019t manage to enjoy,<\/span>
\nthe moment in life we are positive and focused we can dine with the strong<\/span>
\nand mighty, the kings and queens, we can be what we want to be by being<\/span>
\nfocused and determined to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

vi. There is a reason to life.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we were created there was a reason and purpose of living in this<\/span>
\nworld, we do ask ourselves hard questions, what are your purpose in life?,<\/span>
\nwhy were you created? What legacy will you leave when time expires for<\/span>
\nyou? Do we really know why we are in this planet?, so many people have<\/span>
\ndied with great ideas, great wisdom that could change this world. If we<\/span>
\ncannot push ourselves harder then we will not know the purpose of our<\/span>
\nlives, so we need to call in to self-meeting to analyze our life.<\/span><\/p>\n

vii. Being like others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is it so hard to be like the rest, of the flocks, why can\u2019t you leave<\/span>
\nflying to the pelican? The moment we compare ourselves with others that is the time we stop growing, satisfactions of the situation makes us not to move. I have seen<\/span>
\npeople in the slum no matter how you try to empower them, they are content<\/span>
\nwith the situation they are in, they gang together to comfort themselves<\/span>
\nfor the happening around them, first and foremost we need to know that we<\/span>
\nare not the same, we are different in all accept of life, nobody is like<\/span>
\nanother person, even our blood is red but not the same, and that is why we<\/span>
\nhave blood group differences, so when people tells you that be like others,<\/span>
\nplease do not take that, if that was the case all of us could be doctors,<\/span>
\nbut since we are unique and different that is why we achieve different<\/span>
\ngoals to make a better life, like the figures are not the same but unite to<\/span>
\ndo the same work together.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. How will these ideas or lessons help you in a practical way, both in <\/span>your daily personal life and in helping you to create a better world? If so <\/span>how?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The ideas in this book it is a driving power to push me to the highest<\/span>
\nheights, nothing limits me from achieving anything I want, we have been<\/span>
\ngiven equal ground to pay, none is superior or inferior, it is me to define<\/span>
\nwhat kind of life I want through this book, I will push myself to achieve<\/span>
\nmore in life, and know that I have a purpose to fulfill in this universe.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Quotes: are there any statements which the author made that <\/span>particularly got your attention? If so please quote them and comment as to <\/span>why they were important to you.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe glory of the flight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When you accomplish what you are doing that feeling of justification, makes<\/span>
\nyou happy, once you get what you want you don\u2019t remember the pains you went<\/span>
\nthrough but you feel more relaxed and, that joy in your heart overwhelm<\/span>
\nyou, and encourage you to do more and more and exploit new avenues.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFinish one thing at a time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One school is finished and the time has come for another to begin<\/span>
\nOnce we do things in an orderly manner we focus on one thing first<\/span>
\naccomplish it and start another task, it makes you give out the best in<\/span>
\nwhatever you are doing, once you do things in the right ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything that limits us we have to put aside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The author states clearly everything not a single thing but everything that<\/span>
\nlimits us we have to put it aside, be it family members who doesn\u2019t support<\/span>
\nyour ideas, put them aside, after all it is your life, friends who doesn\u2019t<\/span>
\nsee your effort, do away with them, you will meet people who are supportive<\/span>
\nand ready to improve your ideas, birds of the same feather flock together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe only through law is that which leads to freedom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Freedom will make you achieve what you want without feeling that you are<\/span>
\nbeing charged, and freedom starts from our mind, we should be free in our<\/span>
\nthinking and allow our mind to be to digest what is good, we will achieve<\/span>
\nanything without being pushed once we have the freedom to do what we want.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Is there anything in the book that you do not understand or are unclear<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nabout, or are there ideas which you disagree with and if so why?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The well stated and clear it\u2019s well understood too.<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Did the book contain exercise for the reader to complete? If so, did<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\nyou complete all the exercises and did you find them helpful?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The book contains a lot of life exercise through which we need to practice<\/span>
\non a daily basis nothing can stop us to achieve whatever we want, if we are<\/span>
\ndetermined.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Was there anything you read in the book that you would like to comment<\/span><\/strong><\/em>
\non that was not covered in the previous questions? If so, please comment.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The book is well covered and understood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please rate the following questions on a scale from 1 to 10. Ten is good and one is poor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A. How interesting was it to read? 8<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nB. How helpful were the contents? 7<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nC. How easy was it to understand? 8<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nD. Would you recommend it to others? 8<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nE. What is the overall rating you would give it? 8<\/strong><\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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