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by Jake Mogul on December 11th, 2009
I think a lot. And I was raised to believe a lot of concepts and paradigms that didn’t really make a lot of sense to me. I never really dared say it out loud but I was always a little doubtful about various social constructs and the nature of working life. Then, one day, quite by chance, I came across a book – The Four Hour Work Week – a title which instantly appealed to me, because I was one of the living dead who didn’t want to waste his life working.
When I read The Four Hour Work Week, my life changed.If nothing else, it was proof of one thing: there was another human being in the world that thought the same way I did. And, further, he’d actually gone out and proved it. When I finished the book, I knew I was not deluded. I was simply a minority thinker.
I’ve always wondered whether quoting books in a blog is legal, because isn’t the book content copyrighted? But Tim does it all the time on his own blog, so I’m sure he won’t mind me doing it here. The parts in bold are in my opinion the real gems and parts I agree with the most. Read the rest of this entry »
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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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by Jake Mogul on September 10th, 2009
The following article details goal achievement theories, techniques, philosophies and strategies that are some of the most powerful I have ever had the priveledge of learning: How to achieve the seemingly unachievable.
Throughout my childhood I had a reputation for being a bit of a dreamer; wanting and believing I could have things that most people saw as impossible. Needless to say that over the years a good few people have had a good laugh or two at my expense. This sort of negative influence is very destructive and if I wasn’t so irritatingly stubborn about the things I want, I probably would have listened to it and given up. But I didn’t…
What I believe I have now is a workable system that can be duplicated by anybody to make ANY dream more achievable and ultimately within realistic reach of regular people like you and me.
I’ve already used it to realize a couple of dreams.
Now I’ll share it with you and show you how you can use it too.
Here’s how it works… Read the rest of this entry »
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by Jake Mogul on June 10th, 2009
Finding happiness is, for most, the ultimate goal in life yet only a few ever find it. Comedian, Ray Romano, jokes that life peaks at three. It all goes downhill from there. At three, you have no worries and all it takes is candy to make you smile. While it is unlikely we will ever completely reclaim that gift of complete happiness that we took so for granted in our youth, wouldn’t you like to get as close as you can?
Scientists have spend some time studying what makes people happy and these “happyologists” (if I can call them that) can now tell us a thing or two about how we can make ourselves happier. And it is not as simple winning the lottery and marrying a supermodel. In this article, discover ten ways to get you dramatically closer to finding happiness. Read the rest of this entry »
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