| |||||||
| Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
| Fun & Recreation Travel, vacationing, enjoying life, pleasurable experiences, adventure, games, jokes, humorous stories |
|
Welcome to the Personal Development for Smart People Forums, the place for lively, intelligent discussion of all personal growth issues -- physical, mental, financial, social, emotional, spiritual, and more. You're currently viewing as a guest, which gives you limited read-only access. By joining our free community, you'll be able to post your own messages, access many members-only features, see the new messages posted since your last visit, and of course remove this header message. Registration is fast, simple, and free, so please join today. If you arrived here from a search engine, you may want to explore the main site first, which includes hundreds of deep and insightful articles on a variety of personal development topics. |
 |
| | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
04-08-2007, 11:24 PM
| |||
| |||
 Where are your self-help books? I'm just curious... Where do you keep your self-help/personal development books? Do you display them prominently on bookshelves in your home, where guests can see them? Or do you keep them out of public sight? I kind of have a graded system-- the less 'personal' they are, the more public the display...Think and Grow Rich for example can be right where everyone can see it. But 60 Steps to Self Esteem I keep in the bedroom. Do I want every guest to know I'm working on my self-esteem? Not really. How about you?      |
|
04-09-2007, 07:20 PM
| |||
| |||
 I only have six, but they are all hidden behind my nice collection of hardback copies of the Harry Potter novels. I have those HP book for display only (I only re-read the paperbacks), so my books are never seen. Of course, 3 of my books are Abraham books and the other 3 are LoA books...I just don't want people to think I'm that nuts 
__________________ The most loving person is the person who is self-centered. If you cannot love yourself you cannot love another. -Conversations with God |
|
04-09-2007, 09:27 PM
| |||
| |||
| A-ha, the books-behind-the-books method I see...one of my tricks is to turn the more personal titles around the wrong way so the spine is hidden and the edges of the pages is what's shown. I wonder if anyone proudly displays all of their titles where anyone could see them? |
|
04-09-2007, 09:37 PM
| |||
| |||
| I don't collect books. If they are any good I give them to someone else to read, if they are bad I sell or discard them. But while the books are with me I display them openly. My guests already know I am crazy, those books are the least of my worries And yes, even books like Barry Long 'Sexual love the divine way'  Love You! |
|
04-13-2007, 02:48 AM
| |||
| |||
| I only have a few, and they are unintentionally hidden. My bedframe contains a bookcase so all my books are in the bedframe. It also has two sliding doors, so the doors are usually closed on the books. |
|
04-14-2007, 02:34 PM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
The books in the office are near the professional certifications which are designed to comply with certain legal concerns and to reassure clients that I can indeed be of use to them. The books actually add credibility to me personally and professionally. In reality that is myth in the mind of the beholder, yet another example of myth conception. |
|
04-18-2007, 08:58 PM
| |||
| |||
| Mine are on display - at least the ones that aren't out on loan to other people. Right up there, mixed in with the autobiographies, business books and CGI computer programming for the internet books - now that last set really do get weird looks! |
|
04-18-2007, 10:43 PM
| |||
| |||
| My PD books are out there for all to see... and, I never miss an opportunity to talk about it... I am proud to try to be part of the solution rather than working to be part of the problems... . |
|
04-18-2007, 11:21 PM
| |||
| |||
| Right out there for everyone to see - and I suspect I have some more controversial self improvement books than the average self improver. I really don't care what anyone thinks about it. I used to, so I understand why people might want to present the appearance they don't need to improve their life - it's an ego thing, but like I said I used to do exactly the same thing. Nowadays I think if someone's too closed to life to want to improve constantly, and thinks their life cannot be improved, I especially don't care for their opinion. What other people think of me is none of my business. Gozno |
I throw them on the coffee table for stimulating conversation when guests come over |
05-06-2007, 06:03 PM
| |||
| |||
| I have a few shelves full of them. When friends stop by they're apt to go through them and see what they can borrow, such as "The Multiorgasmic Man". Why have friends that you have to hide books from? My sex toys, on the other hand, are off hiding somewhere just waiting to be pounced upon ... |
|
05-06-2007, 11:02 PM
| |||
| |||
| My books are scattered around the house. At the moment I have at least 1 personal development book in 4 different rooms of my house. Whilst I love being able to spend an hour or 2 reading in one sitting, more often than not I will read when the inspiration comes in 20 to 30 minutes sittings.
__________________ Free Personal Growth E-Book: A Year of Change |
|
05-07-2007, 12:28 AM
| |||
| |||
| Yep, I display them proudly. The knowledge that's in your head will come out of your mouth anyways. At that point "normal" people will consider you to be loony anyways - so why hide it? Let them stare, because in a few years when you're miles ahead of them, with a life that is so excellent it makes people jealous, they'll come running up to you, asking to borrow those books they once teased you for.  |
|
05-07-2007, 12:50 AM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
Plus... the fact that I have to type the passages that I want to keep into Word.... is also an excellent way of assimilating the material... . |
|
05-20-2007, 02:06 PM
| |||
| |||
Yes. Well...they belong on the big bookshelf that faces the door to my apartment, right in plain view, center of the living room.
__________________ Blessings, Vera Nadine Looking for divine guidance? Get free spiritual downloads and channeled posts at veranandine.com! |
|
05-30-2007, 05:02 AM
| |||
| |||
| Mine are in a bookcase, along with all the other books I own. The bookcase is an example of my personal development because I put it together myself with no help, which is something I never thought I could do. |
|
06-08-2007, 09:30 AM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
And when u fail at something, they are the 1st ones who go "oooooooohh! what happened? didn't Anthony Robbins cover how to win in this?" "maybe ur intentions are not reaching the Universe properly.." cycnical bastards. |
|
06-08-2007, 09:32 AM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
Isn't that 5 'Rings' rather than Rights? |
|
06-08-2007, 02:02 PM
| |||
| |||
| i keep my books on a big bookshelf,and in a shelf/nightstand by my bed. shoot, i even keep 4-5 in my bed so i can pick and choose according to my whim what i shall study at night i give books away and buy them for people all the time. |
|
06-10-2007, 08:58 AM
| |||
| |||
| Quote:
And I'd explain to them that they are proof that intentions work: they want these books to fail badly on me, and their intentions become true ;*) Just smile to whatever they say, use this stuff to humor your friends. If someone says intentions do not work say stuff like 'of course not, if thinking about something would make it you'd be a busty blond bombshell since this is what you are thinking about all the time' (well, maybe not, but the second thing he thinks about is probably a can of beer, not an improvement either). Or 'it does work - see, I did put all my intentions on hearing more sarcasm of you, and here it is - works like charm'. Love you, Sam |