Monthly Archive for November, 2008

The One Minute Coach: Change Your Life One Minute at a Time

Published on November 12, 2008 in Writing/Publishing. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

The One Minute Coach: Change Your Life One Minute at a TimeA few weeks ago I was asked to review a new book: The One Minute Coach: Change Your Life One Minute at a Time.

I’m sent books for review on a regular basis, and many of them you will never hear about.  Some are good but nothing new, some bring new information but the writing leaves a lot to be desired, and many are not worthy even of my time.

The One Minute Coach: Change Your Life One Minute at a Time is different. The sections are short and snappy, easy to understand, and written in an easy to digest manner.

I was so impressed with this book that I took it along to my writing group, and have promised to present some of the sections to the group.  Just one section the members are interested in relates to the fear of failure.  (One of my favourite topics!)

One of the things I really love about this book is your commitment as a reader.  The majority of books I review have long rambling sections that require a time commitment of at least 45 minutes.  Each section in The One Minute Coach: Change Your Life One Minute at a Time requires only a few minutes (or one minute if you’re a relatively quick reader).  You are then presented with a quick and achievable exercise.

I urge you to buy this book, and I particularly urge you to buy it now.  Right at this moment, the author, Masha Malka, is offering over $9,000 in bonus gifts, supplied by authors and experts such as myself. 

To get these gifts you need to visit this special page, but don’t delay as the gifts are only available for the next 24 hours.

 

(Reviewed by Cheryl Wright)

 

 

Do You Have Courage?

Published on November 2, 2008 in Writing/Publishing. Closed Tags: , , , , , .

Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.

-Winston Churchill

 

I was brought up in a home that didn’t have a lot.  We didn’t have much in the way of money, and we didn’t have a lot in the way of material items. We lived in an area that was considered a ‘slum’ at the time, but is now an upmarket so-called ‘yuppie’ area.

We struggled a lot – in just about every way – but no matter what, we stuck together as a family.

My parents were people of very high morals and work ethics, and they taught my sister and I to live our lives along those same lines.

They also taught us that no matter what we did in life, if we tried something and didn’t succeed to meet our goal, we’d not failed simply because we tried.

I am a firm believer in this philosophy, and encourage it with my grown ‘children’ and also my grandchildren.

In this world of ‘must win’ it seems to me that the world expects everyone to take first place or be labeled a failure. 

That’s very sad. 

I have personally failed many times, but I’ve brushed myself off and started over. Each time this occurred, I’ve learned something new, and by doing so, I’ve become closer to my goal of succeeding. 

Have you ever tried to do something and have failed?  Has that made you reconsider your efforts in the future? Or have you picked yourself up and started over?

I hope it’s the latter.  We learn so much from our mistakes; more than we realize.

Right now is a perfect time for reflection.  The time to decide what we really want in life, and take the appropriate action to achieve it.  To have the courage to forge ahead.

 

Cheryl