All This Self-Help / Self-Development Stuff Can Really Annoy Me!
July 4th, 2008 | Book Reviews | 5 Comments | Written by FighterHappy 4th of July!
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Sounds funny coming from me given that I just started IwillFight.com right? Well, let’s see what I mean…
I actually LOVE self-help and self-development, but there are certain “kinds” that drive me insane. The reason I’m talking about this today is because I recently bought a book, we’ll refer to it as “Book X” that talks about how to change your life in “X” days.
It came in through Amazon yesterday and I was pretty excited to start reading it, broke it open today and within 2 minutes, I read just one phrase that made me wanna slap myself.
“Good work! Give yourself a pat on the back, look in the mirror and tell yourself ‘I’m Awesome!”
Are you kidding me? What’s this hokey pokey blabbady blah advice? Look at myself in the mirror and say I’m awesome? WHO DOES THAT?
Don’t get me wrong, Book X (I’m about 25% done) has SOME good concepts, but mostly it’s just too “common.”
TRULY good self-help books present unique concepts that help shape the way you think and react. The BEST ones use live examples to allow you to vividly picture what they’re talking about.
I’m hoping to write a book soon. I can only hope that mine will be very targeted. My goal is really to only present 10 key characteristics that can help awaken the fighter mentality.
As for what the TITLE of Book X is? I really don’t want to hurt any feelings just yet. Also, I’m only 25% of the way through it, when I finish it, maybe I’ll have changed my mind?
If not, if I’m even more irritated, maybe I shall seek revenge by naming the book here
With those happy thoughts upon you, go enjoy 4th of July or if you’re not in the U.S. - Enjoy the day anyways!
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