This is a self-help book I got on Christmas while leisurely walking in a
bookstore. I just finished
reading it on this New Year Day. It grabs my
attention at first glance at the cover and the title, and each chapter is so
impressive and mind-catching which I almost could not put it down.
It consists of 101 chapters with the length of 2 or 3 pages each which is concise but with clear purpose. The author used quotations from world great thinks, philosophers, and many successful leaders and business people to convey the messages of life to the readers. It has got helpful contents full of inspirations and great advice to learn and act in our daily life so that we live fully and die happily without regret.
Some great thoughts I love from the book are as below:
- 'If you don't act on life, life has a habit of acting on you.' (My impression: Time passes faster than we think it does. Don't ever feel down and passively deal with problems. Actively face them, and live a life which we can control by ourselves.)
- 'Everyone who enters your life has a lesson to teach and a story to tell.' (My impression: It is normal to feel down or irritated when we meet people who do ills to you, make you unhappy, or even cause you some big failures in some ways; however, just because of their presence, you have learned some great lessons and those are not taught at school. Be appreciate with all good and bad deeds received. They are all gifts.)
- 'Writing in a journal offers you the opportunity to have regular one-on-one conversations with yourself.' (My impression: I have given up writing a diary/journal for quite a long time excusing myself for not having enough time to do it. As a matter of fact, it is very advisable to keep a journal reflecting on your thoughts of the day, your activities, and your reactions to problems. True enough, it is the best way to heal your feelings when you are encountering tough situations.)
- 'Develop an Honesty Philosophy - When you promise someone you will do something, do it.' (My impression: Promise is a promise. If I say let's have a cup of tea together, I mean it. This shows how accountable we are in relationship, in work, and in ourselves.)
- 'I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.' (My impression: We can only see where a successful people is when they are successful, but we have no idea how they have been through. No goal can be easily attained, but with some great luck, some people can somehow easily attain it with greater blessings than others. It is better to measure a person's success by number of obstacles they have encountered throughout the path to success rather the position they are in.)
- '...the person who asks for what he wants at least has a chance of getting what he wants.' (My impression: No one knows what we want. If you feel you deserve it, directly and gracefully ask for it.)
There are other abundant great thoughts for us to chew and digest with.
See if you like it too.
Cheers,
Joceyln
2015.01.01 10:22 am
It consists of 101 chapters with the length of 2 or 3 pages each which is concise but with clear purpose. The author used quotations from world great thinks, philosophers, and many successful leaders and business people to convey the messages of life to the readers. It has got helpful contents full of inspirations and great advice to learn and act in our daily life so that we live fully and die happily without regret.
Some great thoughts I love from the book are as below:
- 'If you don't act on life, life has a habit of acting on you.' (My impression: Time passes faster than we think it does. Don't ever feel down and passively deal with problems. Actively face them, and live a life which we can control by ourselves.)
- 'Everyone who enters your life has a lesson to teach and a story to tell.' (My impression: It is normal to feel down or irritated when we meet people who do ills to you, make you unhappy, or even cause you some big failures in some ways; however, just because of their presence, you have learned some great lessons and those are not taught at school. Be appreciate with all good and bad deeds received. They are all gifts.)
- 'Writing in a journal offers you the opportunity to have regular one-on-one conversations with yourself.' (My impression: I have given up writing a diary/journal for quite a long time excusing myself for not having enough time to do it. As a matter of fact, it is very advisable to keep a journal reflecting on your thoughts of the day, your activities, and your reactions to problems. True enough, it is the best way to heal your feelings when you are encountering tough situations.)
- 'Develop an Honesty Philosophy - When you promise someone you will do something, do it.' (My impression: Promise is a promise. If I say let's have a cup of tea together, I mean it. This shows how accountable we are in relationship, in work, and in ourselves.)
- 'I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.' (My impression: We can only see where a successful people is when they are successful, but we have no idea how they have been through. No goal can be easily attained, but with some great luck, some people can somehow easily attain it with greater blessings than others. It is better to measure a person's success by number of obstacles they have encountered throughout the path to success rather the position they are in.)
- '...the person who asks for what he wants at least has a chance of getting what he wants.' (My impression: No one knows what we want. If you feel you deserve it, directly and gracefully ask for it.)
There are other abundant great thoughts for us to chew and digest with.
See if you like it too.
Cheers,
Joceyln
2015.01.01 10:22 am
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