Non Fiction-Self Improvement
amitglinkedin
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Any one read great non fiction or self improvement books which helped them..lets share our experiences..
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It's an older book, but have you read The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren? There are so many self-help books about various things, but I generally only read those that are Christian-based.0
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Turning this Thing Around by Keith Maginn, super nice guy who overcame insurmountable odds to live his life - I found a lot of inspiration in the pages of his book, here's the summary from Amazon.com
Turning this Thing Around, Keith Maginn
Summary from Amazon.com:
“Turning This Thing Around is an inspiring memoir of overcoming personal struggles. This brutally honest, deeply personal account of redemption takes readers on a moving spiritual journey.
Confronted with a myriad of obstacles–a debilitating arthritic disease, narcolepsy, anxiety and depression–the author was outwardly happy, but inwardly miserable. Pushed to the lowest point of his life, Maginn shares how he gradually turned things around and used his experiences to grow as a person.
Supplemented by heartfelt poetry by the author and with quotes from Gandhi to Dr. Wayne Dyer to Eckhart Tolle, Turning This Thing Around has universal themes that speak to nearly everyone, as we all must face challenges as part of being human. It is a self-help memoir of sorts: the author discusses not only what he overcame, but also how he did so–and how others can, too.
Unlike many popular memoirs on the market, this is a story that more people can relate to. Maginn was not raised in an eccentric family (Jeannette Walls in The Glass Castle, memoirs by Augusten Burroughs), nor did he travel to Italy, India and Indonesia, as Elizabeth Gilbert did in Eat, Pray, Love. Rather, Turning This Thing Around is a story of a normal young man’s resiliency when battling extraordinary circumstances.”
I was asked by the author to do a review, it's on my personal blog off-site, PM me if you want to read it - and after some conversations with him I found that at the core of the book it's more about not letting those things that would try to stomp you down get in your way - overcome the odds, face your demons, and press forward!0 -
"The Ultimate Samuel Smiles Collection", Samuel Smiles, Kindle Edition. Also, "Feel the Fear, and Do It Anyway" by Susan Jeffers. Would be nice to exchange notes with you on those two books. Best wishes, Maria0
