
Books are more than strings of words
This site was created for you, Dear Reader, because I want to share why reading and learning does more than give us knowledge: it inspires us to live a life filled with meaning, dream bigger than we currently dare, and learn to compassionately explore who we are in this world. S
Look, I discovered very early that applying the concepts found in helpful books can change the course of your life.
At the innocent age of 10, I swiped a copy of my mom’s pop psychology book and experienced my first “aha” moment. See, the ideas and techniques I read (devoured) under the covers that day changed my life. As a child of the 80s with a low boredom tolerance, I learned tools that not only affected the behavior of the grownups around me but also improved my relationship with mom (which in turn made me want to read and learn more).
The ideas in books change the world.
Something as tiny as one single sentence can help a person shift from left out, stressed out, and bummed out to feeling inspired and motivated. Desperation to inspiration!
In that moment. of course.
But then what? After the inspiration has worn off and you wake up the next morning.
*crickets*
We all know the power of words is in the real-life application of content.
But esssssh, the work.
Theories are great but taking action requires a lot more actual work, right?
That’s part of the reason we have bookshelves filled with great ideas and lives lacking the hope and comfort we crave.
As a fiercely independent woman, I had to make peace with the concept that we never heal alone. No matter how badly I wanted to, no matter how much I wished I could, it’s just not the human condition.
The power in books comes from the rich, meaningful discussions and feeling confident you know the next right thing you need to do. And I’ve been so busy with helping clients transform from the “Learning and Knowing” stage into the “Doing and Achieving” stage that I figured I’d better do something bigger with this.
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