Here are some of the books I am currently reading, they are focused towards my self development and are worthy investments of my time as many self developer teachers will say the best investment you can make, is in your self, educate your mind, enhance your body and energy, learn the mistakes and methods of success.
Hoping to finish these by mid February, still waiting on one book due to snowfall and one has to go back to the library but I am looking at videos and educational material to be able to read faster.
Along with Books, I like to listen to podcasts as reviewed before on this blog so here are some more podcasts that I was pleased to discover that are currently enriching my full life journey, I recommend you check them out, listen to an episode or two and see what you think and if you benefited from that.
Full Life Folder
A Rookie's notes on Self Development
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
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Instagram is great for inspirational Pics, Motivational Memes and Insights told through Images.
Here I like to quote and crystallise some of the key points, theories and perceptions gained and digested from multiple self development material, biographical/educational books, podcasts, video interviews and a whole collection of great information and wisdom, with a focus on personal empowerment and living a fulfilled life.
As you can see from these examples there will be shared wisdom from mentors, motivational quotes from inspiring movies, habits, lifestyle and mind empowering theories. I follow several instagram accounts focused on motivational lifestyles, inspiring nature, empowering people and self development sharing, I also recommend you check them out. Its great to see what is out there, to read a quote that resonates with you, to be aware of others have pushed themselves and developed their mind and body to achieve their full potential in life, expose yourself to such, a photo feed of inspiration and motivation.
Instagram is great for inspirational Pics, Motivational Memes and Insights told through Images.
Here I like to quote and crystallise some of the key points, theories and perceptions gained and digested from multiple self development material, biographical/educational books, podcasts, video interviews and a whole collection of great information and wisdom, with a focus on personal empowerment and living a fulfilled life.
As you can see from these examples there will be shared wisdom from mentors, motivational quotes from inspiring movies, habits, lifestyle and mind empowering theories. I follow several instagram accounts focused on motivational lifestyles, inspiring nature, empowering people and self development sharing, I also recommend you check them out. Its great to see what is out there, to read a quote that resonates with you, to be aware of others have pushed themselves and developed their mind and body to achieve their full potential in life, expose yourself to such, a photo feed of inspiration and motivation.
Friday, 21 November 2014
Tony Robbin’s New Book and a Must See Video.
With his new book launching ‘Money: Master the Game, 7 simple steps
to financial freedom’ Tony Robbin’s sat down to be interviewed by successful
entrepreneur Frank Kern about his new book breaking down some of the key points
within towards money making and Tony’s own philosophy towards living a fulfilled
Life. Today I will be discussing this video that introduces his new book (which I will plan on getting).
If you want to skip this break down and go straight to the video here is the
link to Frank Kern’s official Youtube Channel (which I recommend subscribing
to).
Tony has taken the best minds and proven success strategists
in the world of finance, investing and wealth. He mentions the top financial
masters or ‘unicorns’ as Tony calls them, rare money juggernauts such as Ray
Dalio, Carl Icahn, Warren Buffett and what kind of investment the likes of
Benjamin Franklin and Ben Bernanke make. With his unique access he gathers the
complex jargon-full world of billionaires and breaks it down into simple advice
and seven steps to follow.
Acknowledging that the world is full of more
information that people know what to do with and what they know and don’t do, the discussion paints the book as an ‘Act and Grow Rich’ book, focusing on the
need for wisdom and what needs to be done.
They discuss matters of compounded
interest, how to stop losing all your money to the markets and tax and also strategies
to create an income to remain financially secure in the later years of life
without being left with nothing or being forced back into the workforce, now all too common problems.
A lot
this conversation was still advanced for me as a rookie and I aim to get up to speed with
that with the book’s help, what really interested me was things that I could see being
adopted right now, that is the optimal attitude and mindset that generates wealth in
your life. Here are some of my favourite of Tony Robbin’s points in the
interview (there all a lot) that cover what the best mindset for wealth accumulation might look/sound like.
- The Worst trade of your life: trading money for your time.
- Trade money for money, make it work for you.
- If you spend your money on things you limit your happiness.
- Spend your money on experiences that will have a generative effect on you.
- Money just makes you more of what you already are be it selfish/generous etc
- Get rid of a scarcity mindset and adopt one of abundance.
I got a lot out of this video and feel like there’s lots of
value in it for others which is why I am promoting it in this post, so powerful
was the conversation that I was compelled to write about it and share it. There are some
touching parts towards the end of the interview where Tony talks about how and when his
sense of scarcity died even when he was broke and didnt know how he would eat and how much joy he was rewarded
with when giving and investing in others not out of ego or for attention but out
of love and doing what’s right. At the end, also shares some fundamental advice
from his old mentor Jim Rohm,
“If you want life to change, you’ve got to
change. If you want life to be better, you’ve got to be better.”
He also
mention Jim's view on Economics, that if you find a way to add more value to
people’s lives than anybody else then you’ll never have to worry about this
area of your life.
So that’s my recap after watching this video which I hope
you’ll watch.
As for me, I am not in a great finacial position right now with student
debts, zero savings and no secure income but I do appreciate what I do have, a roof over my head, dinner on the table and a supportive family.
I am grateful for the internet access to even start learning and blogging about what/where to go next finacially and how to dramatically improve other areas of my life.
The Counter argument would say that someone like me looking at this kind of
information might seem like wishful thinking, dreaming outside of my quiet desperation or just another form of mental masterbation to convince myself for a while that I am progressing and growing by learning and watching videos all the while I remain broke and without much prospects.
I take both sides into self reflection but ultimately my learning of knowledge and strategies for self improvement are important yet equal if not more important is the execution itself, this is why I reccommend this video and why I will get this book because it is about high performers, their executuion and how you can do it too.
Looking forward to it as wake up call to crush my financial ignorance and money hang ups that thus far havn't served me. In the mean time I will aim to develop a mindset
for giving value without the money attached such as sharing information I value
like this blog and helping others in creative, practical and cost free ways, which I hope to
share with you soon and thus build up an attitude of abundance by working with what I do have right now.
I really see such information as a blessing and
wealth wise I’ve got nothing to lose but everything to gain and in future posts
I will delve into what action I actually take towards my goals and what progress I
make, so let me know what you think and of this video was of value to you in the
comments. Thank You.
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Great Podcasts I listen to
Here is a selection of Podcasts which I listen to that help my self development and personal growth with their range of topics, guest interviews and fascinating subjects covered in a cohesive and easy to listen to manner. Podcasts are really a great way to digest useful and empowering information even whilst doing day to day tasks or travelling but I'll usually take some time out to take it all in and take notes.
Further posts here will include individual and powerful episodes that i
will attempt to break down in detail. I'm taking a shortcut here by not adding
links but i think the picture info here
should give you enough to web search these podcasts or find them on iTunes. I highly recommend you check them out as I'm sure you'll find heaps of value in listening to them as I have. These are just a selection of some I am familiar with but if there's a great podcast you listen to let me know in the comments.

A Rookie's notes on Self Development
Welcome. This is why I started this blog.
I've taken an interest in self development for about the last five years without really diving into the material or disciplining myself to follow the principles I'd read or listen to from the library and online sources. However I did write a lot of notes, partially because I figured writing it down would drill it into my head and plus I would have reference to returned to later. Most of the knowledge was gold but I was not very well organised so I gathered the scattered notes into one complete and colour coded folder, which had worked....for a time.
The combination of a cheap folder falling apart, messy handwriting, along with piles of paper building up lead me to the idea of creating a permanent non psychical blog (it is 2014 afterall) an online resource chronicle for my own reference purposes and journaling but also a potential source of value to others who would see it on the internet, that's the hope anyhow.
I had peronally started my self development journey because I felt that I wasn't living life to the fullest or getting the most out of it, as I write this in my mid 20s still with that feeling, unemployed and living with parents in their rural home it's not difficult to see why. I had left my home before to study, get work, see the world and build a successfull life but I had returned education complete,debt with it, unable to find work, sustain living costs and more unsure than ever of what I wanted for my future. Grateful for the roof, room and family time and wanting to do more for them, myself and others with a big gut feeling knowing that it's time for a change, to right my wrongs, get out again and find the full life I yearn to live and reach my full potential so that I have more to giveback and add value to the lives of others.
The real question is, so what do I do now? where do I start? Well for one - this blog, that will hopefully keep me accountable to meeting my goals and finding new material to share from the world of self development, pooled from podcasts, articles, books, videos and websites.
The blog alas, just like my old folder has shown me isn't enough to make a real change, words and info are just that, too much study and information often leads to analysis paralysis, so real measurable action will also be included here to journal my own progress and what effective use I have made of the self help material.
It is my hope to show some real progression of my own through pics, diagrams and examples of how I've used the research material to develop my own dream life into a successful reality.
I have broken down the subjects/area of study into six main groups with the journal as a central chronicle.
These groups came from what notes I had compiled and structured into related groups, as some may cross over or vary I'll try to keep things simple, flexible and to the point.
I want to keep this blog simple and somewhat brief by cutting to the chase but also fun and flexible with content and material. As for the information or sources I share I may not agree with all points or opinions shared here but if I feel it is important, relevant or effective I will look into it and write about it, I am not an expert nor a coach, my aim is not to give personal advice but put out there what I've found to be of value, whether thats simple tips or empowering food for thought, I will leave that up to the reader.
To keep things less serious and formal all the time, I may share motivational memes, educational cartoons or inspiring music. Some things will be practical and straight forward where as other bits may be more deeper or even esoteric at times but it is my hope that this full life folder lives up to these wishes and ultimately serves myself and others to live life to the fullest.
I've taken an interest in self development for about the last five years without really diving into the material or disciplining myself to follow the principles I'd read or listen to from the library and online sources. However I did write a lot of notes, partially because I figured writing it down would drill it into my head and plus I would have reference to returned to later. Most of the knowledge was gold but I was not very well organised so I gathered the scattered notes into one complete and colour coded folder, which had worked....for a time.
The combination of a cheap folder falling apart, messy handwriting, along with piles of paper building up lead me to the idea of creating a permanent non psychical blog (it is 2014 afterall) an online resource chronicle for my own reference purposes and journaling but also a potential source of value to others who would see it on the internet, that's the hope anyhow.
I had peronally started my self development journey because I felt that I wasn't living life to the fullest or getting the most out of it, as I write this in my mid 20s still with that feeling, unemployed and living with parents in their rural home it's not difficult to see why. I had left my home before to study, get work, see the world and build a successfull life but I had returned education complete,debt with it, unable to find work, sustain living costs and more unsure than ever of what I wanted for my future. Grateful for the roof, room and family time and wanting to do more for them, myself and others with a big gut feeling knowing that it's time for a change, to right my wrongs, get out again and find the full life I yearn to live and reach my full potential so that I have more to giveback and add value to the lives of others.
The real question is, so what do I do now? where do I start? Well for one - this blog, that will hopefully keep me accountable to meeting my goals and finding new material to share from the world of self development, pooled from podcasts, articles, books, videos and websites.
The blog alas, just like my old folder has shown me isn't enough to make a real change, words and info are just that, too much study and information often leads to analysis paralysis, so real measurable action will also be included here to journal my own progress and what effective use I have made of the self help material.
It is my hope to show some real progression of my own through pics, diagrams and examples of how I've used the research material to develop my own dream life into a successful reality.
I have broken down the subjects/area of study into six main groups with the journal as a central chronicle.
These groups came from what notes I had compiled and structured into related groups, as some may cross over or vary I'll try to keep things simple, flexible and to the point.
- Creative (Artistic, Design, Right Brain, Expression, Content Output, Passion).
- Economic (Business, Financial, Entrepreneurship, Value Production, Assets).
- Mind (Focus, Strategies, Thoughts, Mindsets, Daily Rituals, Habits, Mentality).
- Health (Food, Nutrition, Physical Exercise and Play, Strength, Sleep Hydration).
- People (Communication, Public Speaking, Social Interaction, Peer Groups).
- Base (Empowering Environment, Efficient Tech, Logistics, Skill Sets, Experience)
I want to keep this blog simple and somewhat brief by cutting to the chase but also fun and flexible with content and material. As for the information or sources I share I may not agree with all points or opinions shared here but if I feel it is important, relevant or effective I will look into it and write about it, I am not an expert nor a coach, my aim is not to give personal advice but put out there what I've found to be of value, whether thats simple tips or empowering food for thought, I will leave that up to the reader.
To keep things less serious and formal all the time, I may share motivational memes, educational cartoons or inspiring music. Some things will be practical and straight forward where as other bits may be more deeper or even esoteric at times but it is my hope that this full life folder lives up to these wishes and ultimately serves myself and others to live life to the fullest.
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