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Pure and Simple: How to Simplify Your Life, Do Less, and Get More

by Martin Meadows (Goodreads Author)

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read in December 2015

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Jackie said: " Do you want to know how to create a simple life, do less and get more done? Martin Meadows will show you exactly how to do this. This book is a self help guide that will help you journal questions and answers to help you with cutting away all the unn Do you want to know how to create a simple life, do less and get more done? Martin Meadows will show you exactly how to do this. This book is a self help guide that will help you journal questions and answers to help you with cutting away all the unnecessary things in your life and get more done so you can focus on doing less. A quote that we are all aware of but really need to concentrate on in our life is, "80% of your profits come from 20% of your clients." Martin Meadows writes self help books to help with your business life or personal life. The goal of his book is to help you escape the trap of complexity by learning how to focus on the vital few instead of the trivial many. The best part is the "Recap" at the end of each chapter. I have learned so many great things by reading his book. For example, limited options will give you a more satisfied life than if you have many options. If I go to a shoe store to look at all the types and styles, I have to admit it is hard for me to make a decision on what to buy. On the other hand I love the Harley Davidson brand name, so I stick to just that brand with fewer options. Martin Meadows suggests to take each area of your life for example, your clothes, get rid of all that you do not absolutely love to wear. Keep it simple, a famous newscast person wore the same suit each day and no one ever said anything, so if he can do that so can everyone. The same goes for fitness and health, stick to one thing that works, like 15 minute meals but eat that each day or week, so that you can limit your choices and simplify your eating choices, it saves money too. Most important I learned that if you are great at what you do in your Industry, know it inside and out, be the "go to" person. It reminded me of reading a book by Phil Cooke "One Big Thing." I have to say the writing style is simple, an it's an easy to read book. This book will invite you to explore new ways to simplify your life with examples, resources, stores, statistics and so that when you are finished reading it, immediate changes in your life become simple to do. I would recommend this book to those who need to get motivated and start making small steps to a more satisfying life. © 2015 Jackie Paulson ...more "

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"This is an invite book to explore new ways to simplify your lifew with examples, resources, statistics to back it up." — Dec 17, 2015 06:56PM

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Dealing with a Narcissist: 8 Steps to Raise Self-Esteem and Set Boundaries with Difficult People

by Darlene Lancer (Goodreads Author)

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Jackie said: " Do you want to know how to deal with a Narcissist person? Darlene Lancer will give you 8 steps to raise your self-esteem and set boundaries with difficult people. This book is a self help guide that will help you journal questions and answers to help ...more "

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""It can be hard to empathize with narcissistics, but they do not chooe to be that way, they bear scars from childhood."" — Dec 17, 2015 02:38AM

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Bounce Back!: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity

by Karen Salmansohn

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Jackie’s Quotes

“Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.”
― Henry Louis Gates Jr

tags: african-american, american, censorship, freedom-of-speech, freedom-of-thought, freedom-to-read, literary

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“When a child shuts down his painful emotional side, he also loses the ability to express his joyous side. Emotions are a whole. With anger comes the ability to express delight; with sadness comes the ability to express lightheartedness. This is the breadth of emotion that allows an adult to experience intimacy with a spouse, with God, and with his children”
― Henry Cloud, Secrets of Your Family Tree: Healing for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families

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“We can't manipulate people into swallowing our boundaries by sugarcoating them. Boundaries are a "litmus test" for the quality of our relationships. Those people in our lives who can respect our boundaries will love our wills, our opinions, our separateness. Those who can't respect our boundaries are telling us that they don't love our nos. They only love our yeses, our compliance. "I only like it when you do what I want.”
― Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

tags: boundaries, relationships

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“There is a big difference between hurt and harm. We all hurt sometimes in facing hard truths, but it makes us grow. It can be the source of huge growth. That is not harmful. Harm is when you damage someone. Facing reality is usually not a damaging experience, even though it can hurt.”
― Henry Cloud

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“Boundaries define us. They define what is me and what is not me. A boundary shows me where i end and someone else begins, leading me to a sense of ownership. Knowing what I am to own and take responsibility for gives me freedom. Taking responsibility for my life opens up many different options. Boundaries help us keep the good in and the bad out. Setting boundaries inevitably involves taking responsibility for your choices. You are the one who makes them. You are the one who must live with their consequences. And you are the one who may be keeping yourself from making the choices you could be happy with. We must own our own thoughts and clarify distorted thinking.”
― Henry Cloud, Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

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