[demk]

Personal development gains momentum. Its so hard when your seemingly locked in a bad situation but your forward motion becomes exponential after a point. I was depressed for years and searched long and hard before I found the particular pieces of advice which actually helped. What finally changed was when I said that I had had enough and was definately going to do something to change. I asked the heavens "This is it, I've had enough. I wannt to ascend" and after that i found the resources that actually helped. before that all self help materials were just feeding the dream that I might actually change i.e. feeding my ego.

I threw away loads of books thinking they didnt work but they werent aimed at people at my level. 7 Habits was a waste of my time but A New Earth made a significant difference to my thinking and enabled me to get past my ego, stop letting it drain all my energy with useless thoughts and stop controlling my life in the way it did. It wasnt an instant change but that book lead me on the right track. For the first time in years I felt lucid. I could actually think. I thought I had ADD but it was just not conscious. I let my habitual forms of thinking rule my life.

Poor people need the right advice at the right time. They need practical advice and the right mental coaching. If I could go back and coach myself I would know exactly what advice to give at what time but unfortunately it doesnt work like that. Like I did, you just have to keep experimenting until you get the right advice at the right time. For that you need the belief that it is possible and the inclination which is what keeps you searching.