The Soup of Possibilities Bookshelf!
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This audio book is on Paul’s listening list. It is an American Management Association International recording.
There is also a book: How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership
From Amazons description:
As a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, Marilyn has always put people first. This multi-faceted woman also happens to be one of the most successful CEOs in the world. In this conversation, she shares her thoughts on the role of women in leadership and the importance of believing in yourself.
This book is on Paul’s reading list.
From Amazons description:
As we think, so we become. This fundamental truth, which some have called “The Secret” or the “Law of Attraction,” was clearly and convincingly argued for the first time in James Allen’s masterpiece, As a Man Thinketh.
Allen reveals how our thoughts shape our character, and manifest themselves in our finances, health, appearance, and environment. The choice is yours: either master your thoughts and create the life you want; or remain mired in negativity, frustration, and failure.
This book is on Paul’s reading list. It was recommended by Bonnie Mackin of Allen and Mackin Agency, Goosehead Insurance:
From Amazons description:
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson’s answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.
Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.
Think about this from an energetic point of view. Let’s imagine, that everything you own is something that brings you joy. Everything you own increases your energy, your emotions, your well-being. What would your life be like?
Interestingly enough, and especially in western culture of having lots of “things,” a lot of the things we have do NOT bring us joy. A lot of our possessions actually drag us down – they consume our energy. But we’re so wrapped up in scarcity mindset that we can’t “release” things. I say “release” because the word has a better energy than “get rid of” or “trash.”
Marie Kondō’s book provides a method for going through your “things” and releasing the things that are not serving you. As a result, you will have a household containing only things that bring you joy. Wow. It’s a liberating experience!
Don’t just buy this book. Follow the method. Do the work. Liberate yourself! You’ll feel the difference, even before you’ve completed the work.
This is my first book, with foreword by a mentor Raymond Aaron, NY Times Top Ten best selling author.
Also see my second book “The Energy Of Forgiveness” with foreword by Eva Mozes Kor, Auschwitz survivor and founder of the Candles holocaust museum.
I frequently had people ask me “when are you going to write a book about this?” and so I did!
You’ve heard the expressions “We are in the world, but not of the world” or “We are spirits having a human experience, not humans having a spiritual experience.” That is where this book originated.
This book covers my “Rules of the Spirit” paradigm for understanding what is “Of the world” and what is “Of the Spirit.” Out of that comes the “Reality Inversion” that the Rules of the World create where things appear to be opposite to what they really are. For instance the World says forgiveness is needed by the forgiven, when Spirit says forgiveness is wholly for the benefit of the forgiver. It also covers such things as the “good” and “bad” scale – there is no “good” and “bad”, there is only up or down the infinite line of “goodness” with “good” and “bad” being relative to what we perceive to be the “zero” point. But “zero” on an infinite line is arbitrary.
This book applies to all close relationships, but it would be especially helpful for newlyweds or especially couples considering a life together. You see, each of us feels loved by different things, grouped into 5 categories: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. What’s important about this book is learning to understand those “Love Languages,” how to understand what your partner’s love language is, and learning to “speak” that love language.
My definition of love is “the willingness to do that which serves the highest good for another.” Feeling loved is maybe one of the most important qualities in a person’s life, and learning to help them feel loved through learning how they experience it is certainly a powerful way to express love – in the other person’s terms, not your own. The challenge is that your love language is not necessarily the same as your partner’s. So if you only express love in your own love language, and that language is different than your partner’s, they are not going to “understand” the love you are expressing. They aren’t going to “hear” it. They will feel unloved… by you at least.
One comment I would make that is not covered in the book – maybe Dr. Chapman disagrees with this however it is what I have observed myself: The love language you “speak” is not necessarily the same as the love language you “hear.” So I believe it’s important to differentiate between the two, and recognize what your partner needs to “hear” and how to speak that language.
This book is required reading, unless you plan on being a hermit. Even then maybe you should read it so that you can learn to speak your own love language to yourself.