Friday, September 17, 2010

#272. How To Change Your Life In 7 Steps


How to Change Your Life in 7 Steps (2 Hours): In this highly-accessible self-help book, Big Issue founder John Bird explains his seven simple rules that could help you change your life. John Bird has learned through his work with the homeless that if you start by putting just 3 per cent of your energy towards your final goal rather than a gutter-hitting 99 per cent you will eventually make the changes you are looking for. John's six other rules are as straightforward as this first one, 'Start With 3 per cent. He writes with passion about the dangers of thinking like a victim and of not telling the truth; he shares with us the importance of thinking for yourself and never putting others down, and he encourages us not to define our successes by the failures of others and to recognize our own achievements.