[quote]schultzie wrote:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
books are like squats for the mind[/quote]
They cure cancer?
[quote]bignate wrote:
[quote]sdjohn67 wrote:
[quote]bignate wrote:
im surpised no one has suggested this:
the power of now, echart tolli or however spell it i have no clue but it has really helped this year. Its the premise that our mind likes to create a story of the past and future to control our self. If you can recognize this and lize for the present, focusing on enjoying right now, not when youre going to have fun down the line you will live a very satisfying life. I have put these practices into play, going out more, taking more risks for the present thrill and these past three months have been the best of my life.[/quote]
this is the one i was going to suggest. a new earth - awakening to your life’s purpose is the follow up by eckart tolle. it is eye opening and effective, to me at least. cut all the drama right out of my life. frees you from anxiety and connects you to life. if you’re ready for it, it is great. if not, it is confusing, i guess.[/quote]
dude it is the best thing yo do with your life i will share a story here:
the old me i.e four months and beyond ago, i would sit at home waiting for people to give me plans for something to do on a friday night, if it got to eight or so my mind woudl tell its not worth doing something now and its not even going to be fun. in reality i knew if i ended up going out it would be fun but the idea of it was not fun in my mind.
i stopped listening to this bullshit story my mind kept telling me and started hanging out with everyone anytime, this was a new me, i still focused on lifting and sleep and school work as number one prioties but i made time for fun in the present. I stopped think i will have fun when im older, no i said i wll have fun now and it happened!
im frollicing in life right now living the greatest life i can and it is just amazing. in fact last friday i woke up as the old me and knew that if i didnt force it out again i would get caugth in the bad cycle again, two hours later i had concentrated enough to force out those old me’s and i was back to enjoying life again to its fullest. You can read any book you want but you yourself is the only person that can change anything if you dont believe/want to change you wont no matter how many books youve read. i did all this before knowing about power of now, new world etc… i made the decision now the books.
good luck to all[/quote]
I could use that
[quote]chimera182 wrote:
[quote]schultzie wrote:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
books are like squats for the mind[/quote]
They cure cancer?[/quote]
Yes. Yes they do.
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]chimera182 wrote:
[quote]schultzie wrote:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
books are like squats for the mind[/quote]
They cure cancer?[/quote]
Yes. Yes they do. [/quote]
Not really.
But they give you something to do in between chemo treatments.
How to Win Friends and Influence People is a must for anyone.
I also am a huge fan of Rands work, and I suggest the manifesto on Objectivism by Leonard Peikoff for someone wanting to delve more into the ideas. Gave me alot of insight into my life.
How about this… you have to write a book about YOUR life and others will read it… what do you want it to say?
[quote]666Rich wrote:
How about this… you have to write a book about YOUR life and others will read it… what do you want it to say?[/quote]
To be continued…
or
He was well liked by children and animals, but everybody else wished he would just fuck off.
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
[quote]bignate wrote:
[quote]sdjohn67 wrote:
[quote]bignate wrote:
im surpised no one has suggested this:
the power of now, echart tolli or however spell it i have no clue but it has really helped this year. Its the premise that our mind likes to create a story of the past and future to control our self. If you can recognize this and lize for the present, focusing on enjoying right now, not when youre going to have fun down the line you will live a very satisfying life. I have put these practices into play, going out more, taking more risks for the present thrill and these past three months have been the best of my life.[/quote]
this is the one i was going to suggest. a new earth - awakening to your life’s purpose is the follow up by eckart tolle. it is eye opening and effective, to me at least. cut all the drama right out of my life. frees you from anxiety and connects you to life. if you’re ready for it, it is great. if not, it is confusing, i guess.[/quote]
dude it is the best thing yo do with your life i will share a story here:
the old me i.e four months and beyond ago, i would sit at home waiting for people to give me plans for something to do on a friday night, if it got to eight or so my mind woudl tell its not worth doing something now and its not even going to be fun. in reality i knew if i ended up going out it would be fun but the idea of it was not fun in my mind.
i stopped listening to this bullshit story my mind kept telling me and started hanging out with everyone anytime, this was a new me, i still focused on lifting and sleep and school work as number one prioties but i made time for fun in the present. I stopped think i will have fun when im older, no i said i wll have fun now and it happened!
im frollicing in life right now living the greatest life i can and it is just amazing. in fact last friday i woke up as the old me and knew that if i didnt force it out again i would get caugth in the bad cycle again, two hours later i had concentrated enough to force out those old me’s and i was back to enjoying life again to its fullest. You can read any book you want but you yourself is the only person that can change anything if you dont believe/want to change you wont no matter how many books youve read. i did all this before knowing about power of now, new world etc… i made the decision now the books.
good luck to all[/quote]
I could use that[/quote]
the easiest way to see it is when you wake up each day, what makes this day any less capable of being an awesome day than anyother day, its what you make of it each day. i think this combined with the fact that i just convinced my self to go out any where and everywhere with my friends really have turned my life around.
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche. You may not agree with a lot of it, but Nietzsche had a lot to say about overcoming oneself, being better than merely man, etc. [/quote]
x2, this is one of my favorite books. I don’t really like self-help books, but one that I really liked is “Unleash the warrior within” by Richard Machowicz. He’s a Navy Seal veteran and has interesting ideas on overcoming fear, self-discipline, goal-setting, etc.
Atomic Dog articles are pretty good motivators too.
[quote]Enjoy The Pain wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche. You may not agree with a lot of it, but Nietzsche had a lot to say about overcoming oneself, being better than merely man, etc. [/quote]
x2, this is one of my favorite books. I don’t really like self-help books, but one that I really liked is “Unleash the warrior within” by Richard Machowicz. He’s a Navy Seal veteran and has interesting ideas on overcoming fear, self-discipline, goal-setting, etc.
Atomic Dog articles are pretty good motivators too.[/quote]
Richard Machowicz’s(future weapons guy) book was excellent. I recommended it to someone in a pm last week lol.
[quote]Rational Gaze wrote:
[quote]viveDel781 wrote:
isnt it kind of ironical that a book is telling you to go out and conquer the world?
the most empowering book i ever read was just a title
it said Books Are For Pussies Now Go Fuck Shit Up. good read. [/quote]
I’m deeply saddened that there exist people who think like this.[/quote]
stop being sad and start being awesome. great book its like cross-fit - for the mind
Chuck Yeagers’ Auto-bio.
He ipitomizes the whole “Anything is Possible” personna, truly empowering.
As for Krakauers book “Into the Wild” don’t look too hard at Chris. In the end he fucked up, shattered a family, and died alone in an old school bus in Alaska. His experiment is laudable, but ultimately the lesson one has to take from this story is that you need to smarten up, and not everything is easy come easy go. Fortune favors the prepared, no matter what the endeavor.
[quote]Brant_Drake wrote:
I second the Ayn Rand suggestion. While there are some valid criticisms of her philosophy, personal life, and particular writing style, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead are by far the most inspiring books I have ever read.
I like Atlas Shrugged better than The Fountainhead though, so I’ll recommend that.[/quote]
I third the suggestion. The Fountainhead deals with intrapersonal issues; whereas Atlas Shrugged focuses the interpersonal. Both books will wake you up to how in control you are of your life.
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]chimera182 wrote:
[quote]schultzie wrote:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
books are like squats for the mind[/quote]
They cure cancer?[/quote]
Yes. Yes they do. [/quote]
Not really.
But they give you something to do in between chemo treatments.[/quote]
lol
I just got some Power of Now CDs for the car. I enjoy it this time around (not sure if it’s ‘THE’ most empowering book, but it is helpful).
The first time I came across the Power of Now was several years ago. When I got to the part about him bragging that he spent a year on a park bench blissed out, I nearly threw the book across the room! I thought…what a loser…I’m not wasting my time! I really didn’t have the patience for it.
But, his stuff IS helpful, if you can get past the dweebishness.
Freedom From the Known - J. Krishnamurti
Quick read. Very digestible info. Very enlightening. Have recommended it to at least 15 people so far who have all enjoyed it and passed on the recommendation.
Some of you are recommending books that are not really considered “empowering” but simply good reads. A “good read” (recent) for me was Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
or Theodore Rex
Both really good inspiring biographies … the former I’ve read at least 3 times
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
or Theodore Rex
Both really good inspiring biographies … the former I’ve read at least 3 times