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Under 35?: You've Got to Read This Book Written by a 30-Year-Old.
Explore my refreshing, unique insight on challenges and opportunities facing younger generations of adults. Inquisitive since childhood, I have spent over 20 years asking all the tough questions about life. You will find simple, revolutionary answers in plain English to various questions about hard work, temptation, making (and sticking with) the right choice from endless options, building your confidence and self worth, the real difference between the CEO and rank-and-file employee, and starting a business as you relive my life experiences with me.
I also discuss how to decide whether you should stick with your job or take the plunge and follow your passion or fulfill your purpose before retirement age.
Now, for some powerful
My Insight on Depression, Mass Shootings, and Recreational Drug Use
"I have known young adults in crisis due to years of having many talents, but feeling lost and without a sense of purpose; not knowing why they are here. Many of us are getting married later in life and don't get to kick the can of crisis into midlife the way our parents and grandparents could. Midlife crisis is becoming earlylife crisis.
Do some people facing an earlylife crisis become so disillusioned, they speak their frustrations by firing a gun into a crowd of people and then turning it on oneself? Perhaps others take antidepressants, not even knowing why they’re depressed. Perhaps others still use recreational drugs as a result. These may be cries against conformity; against blending into the scenery, being slapped with some labels, compartmentalized, and neatly filed away like most everyone else."
On Finding Your Higher Purpose in
"First, take a cold, hard look at you, the real you, all of you. Your best and worst attributes and everything in between. Second, think about what you like and are good at. Third, what problem or pressing need in the community, nation, or world strikes a chord deep within you? These three things, together, will help you create your definite major purpose in life. Any purpose based on helping people, without hurting others, is a right choice."
On Fulfilling Your Higher
"Require yourself to accomplish it, and to do so in a legal, honest, ethical manner.
Take the first step without a clear-cut path and without knowing how long it will take.
Press on, no matter how much pain or discomfort you experience and without regard for the risk of life and limb."
On the Real Difference Between the CEO and Rank-and-File
"'Why does the CEO make $40 million a year with a high school diploma, the VP of Operations make $100,000 with an MBA and a doctorate in psychology, and the janitor earn $21,000 with a high school diploma?' The CEO is terrified of cleaning bathrooms, but is willing to lead others, be the captain of the ship, and be the face of a large company for better or worse. The janitor, conversely, is terrified of leading others, being the captain of the ship, and the face of a large company for better or worse, but is willing to clean bathrooms. However, this is not fatal."
On Wishing for Someone Else's Natural Talents and
"Don't wish for Carnegie's talents [ability to make connections, judge people]; examine your own. Many things you view as your weaknesses are actually talents being used improperly. For example, [ADD], in my opinion (as a layperson), is disorganized passion, vigor, and massive creative energy, surfacing as an inability to listen, be quiet, sit still, or focus on what someone else wants you to focus on."
On Money and
"Money is just an idea, whose value is imaginary. When money was backed by gold, it was an idea, backed by a metal whose value is just as imaginary as today's money backed by faith. People liked shiny things for thousands of years, even though they don't sustain or protect human life. Money is valuable because of our actions and beliefs around it, not the other way around."
I also discuss how to decide whether you should stick with your job or take the plunge and follow your passion or fulfill your purpose before retirement age.
Now, for some powerful
My Insight on Depression, Mass Shootings, and Recreational Drug Use
"I have known young adults in crisis due to years of having many talents, but feeling lost and without a sense of purpose; not knowing why they are here. Many of us are getting married later in life and don't get to kick the can of crisis into midlife the way our parents and grandparents could. Midlife crisis is becoming earlylife crisis.
Do some people facing an earlylife crisis become so disillusioned, they speak their frustrations by firing a gun into a crowd of people and then turning it on oneself? Perhaps others take antidepressants, not even knowing why they’re depressed. Perhaps others still use recreational drugs as a result. These may be cries against conformity; against blending into the scenery, being slapped with some labels, compartmentalized, and neatly filed away like most everyone else."
On Finding Your Higher Purpose in
"First, take a cold, hard look at you, the real you, all of you. Your best and worst attributes and everything in between. Second, think about what you like and are good at. Third, what problem or pressing need in the community, nation, or world strikes a chord deep within you? These three things, together, will help you create your definite major purpose in life. Any purpose based on helping people, without hurting others, is a right choice."
On Fulfilling Your Higher
"Require yourself to accomplish it, and to do so in a legal, honest, ethical manner.
Take the first step without a clear-cut path and without knowing how long it will take.
Press on, no matter how much pain or discomfort you experience and without regard for the risk of life and limb."
On the Real Difference Between the CEO and Rank-and-File
"'Why does the CEO make $40 million a year with a high school diploma, the VP of Operations make $100,000 with an MBA and a doctorate in psychology, and the janitor earn $21,000 with a high school diploma?' The CEO is terrified of cleaning bathrooms, but is willing to lead others, be the captain of the ship, and be the face of a large company for better or worse. The janitor, conversely, is terrified of leading others, being the captain of the ship, and the face of a large company for better or worse, but is willing to clean bathrooms. However, this is not fatal."
On Wishing for Someone Else's Natural Talents and
"Don't wish for Carnegie's talents [ability to make connections, judge people]; examine your own. Many things you view as your weaknesses are actually talents being used improperly. For example, [ADD], in my opinion (as a layperson), is disorganized passion, vigor, and massive creative energy, surfacing as an inability to listen, be quiet, sit still, or focus on what someone else wants you to focus on."
On Money and
"Money is just an idea, whose value is imaginary. When money was backed by gold, it was an idea, backed by a metal whose value is just as imaginary as today's money backed by faith. People liked shiny things for thousands of years, even though they don't sustain or protect human life. Money is valuable because of our actions and beliefs around it, not the other way around."
102 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 25, 2017
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