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by Jake Mogul on October 22nd, 2009
If slash when I eventually have children (I hope it is when rather than if), one of the single most powerful pieces of life information I will teach them is to appreciate the value of books. During my teens, I began reading a lot, largely due to not having the kind of social life I wished I had and not having much else to do with my time. And out of the hundreds of books I have read over the past ten years, there are five I have picked that I think have revolutionized my life and thinking in various ways.
The five books I’ve chosen have been so influencial that I can say with confidence that had I not read them, I would be a different person, and the worse for it. If you enjoy the posts on my blog, I strongly urge you to read these books. And if you’ve read any of these books, I strongly urge you to subscribe to my blog because, well, you’ll enjoy it!
Without further ado, five books that changed my life… Read the rest of this entry »
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by Jake Mogul on October 15th, 2009
- “The secret to happiness is freedom. The secret to freedom is courage.” Thucydides, Greek Historian (460-395 BC)
After finishing university and winding up out in the “big wide world” and undergoing a period of massive change, metamorphosising from a student into… well, a non-student, I realized life had come to another standstill. Things were not really advancing as fast as I hoped. I’m pretty good at noticing when things aren’t going the way I want them to.
I’ll admit that life is never perfect and there’s always something that could be better. But some of life’s deficiencies we decide to accept and live with, while others we really don’t want to do without. So, on the recommendation of somebody who has taught me a lot over the past few years, I decided to hire a life coach. Not knowing what to expect, I approached the spending of money on a phone call with caution. But having gone through a few weeks of the program by now, I thought I’d share with you some pretty cool things I’ve been learning. Read the rest of this entry »
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