New book, well I have actually had it for a while.
As soon as I seen it at Target, I had to have it. I, of course have not read through all 3000 questions or answered any of them on paper either. I did skim through a few pages. I think that they are some pretty interesting questions. One that I did not like was, “Who would you kill if you could get away with it?” Until this weekend that is. The truck driver that tried to run me off the road has earned that spot. Lol. I wouldn’t kill him. God will get him for me.
I am in a phase, no…a place in my life where I have found that what I have been doing, I can do much better. There is a constant search for improvement whether it is through books, listening to motivational speeches or watching sermons on YouTube. I have picked up on some really great ideas but I just haven’t implemented any of them on a consistent basis. Either I will start the practice for a few days and fall off after about a week or keep researching and never put it into action. Yes, I am a procrastinator. Yes, I know that there are books to help with that as well. Yes, I am procrastinating about reading those books. I am great at my bad habits. Not so great with creating new, healthier ones.
I started to listen to Steve Harvey’s book “Jump”, where he pretty much is saying stop waiting and letting fear or not knowing all the steps stop you from doing great things.
I fall into that category completely. There is a really great clip going around and it is on YouTube were he does a small inspirational talk about this same topic. I recommend that you check it out if you haven’t seen it. I did not finish the book, but not because I’m a procrastinator. I actually purchased the audiobook and he let someone else narrate the book. Why?? As much as he talks, that should have been right up his alley. I couldn’t reconcile the voice of the other man with the words that pertained to Steve’s life experiences. It didn’t mesh well in my mind. Now when I see an author who did not narrate their own audiobook, I don’t buy it.
If you are looking for inspiration but don’t have the time to read a book, my future husband (lol) Sean Croxton has a website called www.seancroxton.com where he takes a snippet of a motivational speech and play it almost daily. He does not post any on Saturdays and Sundays. It is called the Quote of the Day Show. I try to listen to them in the morning when my brain is fresh so I can get the most out of what is being covered. It is a definite morning pick me up. And you can listen to it as you brush your teeth and get dressed. Usually not more than 12 minutes. If you are at a crossroads, working on becoming a better person or just love gaining new and different perspectives, check out a couple of these books talked about in this post. Sean Croxton also has an e-book called “The Money Mind Reset”. I am investing time this week in reading the whole thing, no procrastinating.
Another book I recommend is “Abundance Now” by Lisa Nichols.
Lisa Nichols also has a website called Motivating the Masses. You can subscribe to her weekly newsletter that helps you tackle some real issues and give you words of wisdom to use in your daily life. If you are going to read Steve’s book “Jump”, make sure it is not the audio version. This next book I read with my book club, “Think Better, Live Better” by Joel Osteen. It can be read over and over again. There was so much that I got out of it. I even wrote down some of the really great phrases on cue cards to look at daily.
We are great but we can be better. Sometimes it takes reading a book to get the concept that someone else has been telling you all along. We have a tendency to look at correction as attacks, when really the person telling us has our best interest at heart. Maybe we aren’t ready to hear what they have to say or their delivery is off. If someone’s message is one of negativity or discouragement, don’t listen to that one! But oddly enough, those are the ones we tend to listen to. Lol. Allow your visions to flourish into reality. Take action and if you don’t know how, there is a book for that.
I have always wanted to end my post with a tagline. Something that represented me. I haven’t figured one out just yet, but we will stick with this one for now. Be well and whole.
Also, I know Monday is almost over, but I was having some difficulty adding my pics. I didn’t want to let this day get away. For one, I didn’t feel like changing the title. Lmao. Two, someone may have needed this message tonight.