Barry’s Comments (group member since Apr 11, 2011)

Barry’s comments from the Wellness and Self-Improvement Books group.

I have done, thank you, and I also recommend others reading this to do so, and to follow Oli on twitter @Lifestyle_Book for a regular stream of great quotations!

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I'm delighted that you're joining the discussion, Oli. It's not often we get to discuss a book with the author. Great news about the website.

I respect that. Money isn't an end in itself, and if you have the lifestyle you want and aren't limited in the things you want to achieve by lack of funds then that's wonderful. On the other hand if you are, this book may lend an interesting perspective on how to improve one's attitudes towards money. The book mainly advocates maintaining a sense of gratitude, giving more than you take, and creating, not consuming. It is also free in ebook form. By the way, nice touching base with you again, Marge, it's been a while :)

It's funny that no-one's mentioned one of the most well-known spiritual books of all time yet: the Holy Bible! Now I prefer to keep my own beliefs to myself, mainly because I'm always re-evaluating them and feel a strong need to stay open-minded, but no matter what your faith (or none), you can't deny that the good book contains a lot of human wisdom, life lessons, and examples of how to grow, love, and live a good life.

Despite my now largely secular approach to life there was a time in my youth when I read it every day. I got through it several times, and feel that I learned a lot, so it would be trite of me now to not mention the Bible, especially the new testament, most specifically the Gospels, as a book that has enhanced my life.

In the immortal words of Whitney Houston:

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

As a group we are now currently reading Oli Hille's "Creating the Perfect Lifestyle". This book has already rewarded me with a perspective shift in the way I perceive things like life's assets and liabilities. There are ways of thinking about things in this book that could open you up to all manner of possibilities. It's jam-packed with advice covering every aspect of life.

Find out more at http://lifestylebook.com/blog/, unfortunately the email sign-up on the site seems to be broken at the moment. I'll try to contact Oli or his webmaster to get it fixed.

Hi,

As a group we've finished reading this book and are moving onto recommending Oli Hille's "Creating Your Perfect Lifestyle". The discussions about the Science of Getting Rich are by no means over though. Please share your thoughts about this book here.

For more info and resources visit http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net/

I personally feel that this book is not very well named, there's a lot more to it than the vain chasing of wealth for its own ends, as the title seems to suggest to me. Nevertheless, if you find yourself objecting to the title of the book on principle, then perhaps it is not the fault of the book, but because your attitude toward wealth and money could be healthier than they are right now?

I like that. You should google the "Mentat Wiki", there's loads of neat mind performance tricks you can learn there. I read a book by the man who runs the site called "Mind Performance Hacks", and learnt a really easy way to remember all of Shakespeare's tragedies which was just as amusing (I think I had Romeo and Juliet in the bath)

Thank you for sharing, Louveda. I hope the book helps you.

Out of interest -- is this the same thing --> http://dontsweat.com/

Oh it's so wonderful to see how enthusiastic you are about this book, Shannon. I can see you want to share it with everyone -- I'd like to help you do that. This little group is one way -- do you have any ideas about how we could let more people know? It sounds like it's got some really useful advice and a nice perspective.

Shannon wrote: "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and Its All Small Stuff completely changed my life. I've recommended this book to everyone who starts a conversation with me about books and reading."

Interesting. I've heard that phrase before in a computer programming advice book (of all things) -- it's an interesting principle that makes prioritising much easier. I'm intrigued that there's a whole book centering around it.

Marge wrote: "I know these aren't on the Best Seller list (though the "diet" book was at one time.)"

Ah, but so many of these books are under the radar or not promoted much, or simply don't reach all the people they could help. That's partly why I set up this group -- so many thanks for sharing! :)

My interest in life skills and self-help books began way back in the 90s with a set of tapes about emotional awareness and emotional intelligence using something called "the Sedona Method." Since then I've been affected and improved by many books that promote self-awareness and contain practical advice on techniques for leading a better life.

What books in the self-help / life-skills 'genre' have had a positive influence on your life?