Self Development Book Reviews

The Road Less Travelled is written by Dr M. Scott Peck who is a well respected psychiatrist, who aims to suggest ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding.  Here are a few highlights of the book:  Section 1: Discipline -  What makes life difficult is that the process of confronting and solving problems is a painful one. Yet it is through the pain of confronting and resolving problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. The minority of people who welcome and embrace the pain of problems are the ones who go on to achieve self-fulfilment and inner peace . Here are the tools of discipline to help your grow. They are explained in great depth in the book: - Delayed gratification - Acceptance of Responsibility - Dedication to the truth - Balancing  Section 2: Love -  Love provides the motive and the energy for discipline. What is love? The will to exten...

“When you think you’re done, you’re only at 40% of your total potential.” Goggins is the only member of the US armed forces to complete Seal training, US army ranger school and the air force tactical air controller training. He entered BUDS hell week three times in one year and completed it twice despite stress fracture and a hernia. He has served in combat in Iraq and was the bodyguard for Iraq prime minister. He has completed over 60 endurance races such as BadWater Ultra Marathon and regularly placing in the top five and taken home first place several times. He has broke the world record for the most pull ups.  In this, we will go on a journey to discover this man’s incredible life story.  Learning about his traumatic childhood and how he was overweight in his twenties. To then an amazing transformation into one of the world’s fittest soldiers, we will see what it takes to be one of the fittest people on the planet. We will find out how Goggins turned his life a...