I appreciated reading this post...I was discussing this exact situation last week with someone and reviewing my life over the past year. I have been on an emotional rollercoaster and rode it proudly (although at times I have wanted to throw up when it plunged in a downward spiral!).
I was really proud to be able to talk about how I have improved my life in tangible ways and am still actively pursuing various goals and milestones.
I am an avid reader of personal development books, but have found my favourites and tend to stick to the fundamental truths within these...the other books I now read merely re-enforce these fundamentals or are a bunch of fluffy crap (the latter I don't finish reading and tend to speed read through and then dump them in the bin!). I have become a lot more discerning about what I will read and whether the book has value for me; even books I read years ago (first example that comes to mind is the ‘Celestine Prophesy’ – this book had a major impact on my life when I first read it, but now I find the writing quite rough and immature, yet the concepts have stuck with me).
I am enjoying my journey as I bring out the best of who I am and each day (month/year) I know I am building on previous foundations. I couldn’t be where I am today without the experiences I learnt from yesterday.
And Steve your articles have been a huge inspiration to me and have only added benefit to my journey. Thank you!
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