book review
Book reviews for the self-help enthusiast to help you conquer obstacles and achieve goals.
Excerpt From Story Of Melvin Book
Melvin is at the house upstairs in his bedroom looking at the ceiling. Looking for inspiration of daily life. It’s about nightfall. Winter in fact, but it’s warm kinda. Melvin is about 18 about to be 19 but has a mind of his own. This book you are reading is not your cookie cutter, formatted and perfected with chapters listed. This goes straight to the point of interest and descriptive nature. Walking outside with a blue hoodie on covering his afro covering his face full of insecurity. Still trying to find himself but doesn’t have an outlet. Filled with much denial that he did before but actually it’s just a piece. Down in michigan where the great lakes flow. Full of harsh winters full of lakeffect and high cold winds. A star is born! But doesn’t even know it yet! Or does he? Goes back inside the house, opening the door with his head down with much guilt and shame of not having a job and no money in his pocket. But not even understanding, that doesn’t even matter! Walking back to the room, grabs his phone with his headphones. Surfing the web and comes in contact with “Meek Mill’s”, “Championships”, Album. Starts to listen from the first track to the end and it becomes theraputic. What a lot of you don’t know is that Melvin is suffering from the death of his mother. And at the sametime being a college dropout. Trying to figure out what to do when everything seems like theres no hope! For the last few days Melvin has been doing the same routine. Eat, sleep, watch youtube, shower repeat! With the exception of using the bathroom. His father became a drunk after his moms passing, and has became very angry and negative lately. Rather grouchy, I should say that urks Melvin to the highest degree. Melvin always loved music, he would sit in class in 5th grade and right raps. He would have many ideas ahead of his time. He never liked to rely on people for help because they didn’t take him seriously. They would often quit on him from rap groups that he made. Melvin
By LILEL3 years ago in Motivation
The Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg is one of the most powerful books ever written in the history of the science of habit. It is the Newyork Times bestseller and the wall street journal’s one of the best books of the year.
By Moshiur Rahman3 years ago in Motivation
Top Ten Books for Every Spiritual Enthusiast
Influence; it’s an interesting thing, is it not? Speaking on the matter, author J.B Neblett once wrote, “We are the sum total of our experiences. Those experiences — be they positive or negative -make us the person we are, at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.”
By Aaron M. Weis3 years ago in Motivation
4 Books That Changed My Life
There are trillions of books in this world. But not every one of them is quite wonderful or has good stuff for readers. But these are three books I found from people around and with my own search. I am pretty sure that none of these will disappoint you in any way. The given below are the books that had influenced me the most when I had just stepped into my teenage.
By Akhilesh3 years ago in Motivation
"warriors" the secret life of the family house cat.
As a young kid and well into my teens I was always fascinated by the secret life of animals. I remember loving to read many books but one series I still think about is "Warriors" by Erin Hunter. This series had it all and from the moment I picked up the book I was hooked! I can remember waiting for the next series to come out, itching to continue the story of Rusty, the cat that would become firestar. Leader of thunderclan. From a house cat to a leader of many this cat would make decisions few ever would, and in the process take all those who followed him, on a journey!
By KingWolf3 years ago in Motivation
The Dahlightful Roald Dahl
I will always treasure the glorious collection of stories and books so thoughtfully gifted me by various family members and friends. They are stories I still enjoy as a middle-aged (it hurts to write that) woman today. My partner laughs at my forays back into childhood, churning through pages at an unchildlike pace, or watching a movie based on one of his enchantingly twisted tales.
By Amber Yozelle Barber3 years ago in Motivation
Fun, free and fearless . Top Story - June 2021.
I was browsing through the Oxfam used books collection when I found it. A fifteenth printing January 1967 edition of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, translated from the Swedish by Florence Lamborn, and illustrated by Louis S. Glanzman. I snatched it up before even giving it a second thought. Growing up this had been a childhood bedtime classic in my household. My mama herself having been immersed with the adventures of Pippi Longstocking and being well versed.
By Haseena3 years ago in Motivation
The creativity of a kid.
As trivial as it may seem, Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat has been my favorite book since before I could remember. Still, decades later, I’ll grab it, unconsciously, from the book shelf whenever the kids want to hear a bedtime story. Astoundingly though, for a different reason than times passed before.
By Brione Stephenson3 years ago in Motivation
The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen’s Road to Self Motivation. During my childhood I read the Little Red Hen over and over again. They literally made me study that story throughout my entire elementary school experience. During that time it seems everywhere I looked that little red hen was there, she was at book fairs, and pretend storybook character contests, and her picture was everywhere on the school wall. The story was very popular in the playground scene. We were always told that the moral of the story was about teamwork and helping other people, and that was the best way to be otherwise you would end up with nothing. Teamwork was the best way to work. I’m not in no way disagreeing that teamwork is important and offers a valuable method of accomplishing goals. Of course I know that there are strengths in numbers, and there are somethings that require teamwork. But in this story that little red hen got none. She went around to each animal giving them all a chance to help her, plant the seeds, harvest the wheat, make the dough, and bake the bread. Each animal turned her down anytime she asked for help. She received an array of not I’s. The other animals were lazy and would not help her, so she ended up doing all the work herself but when it was time to eat the bread all of the animals wanted a piece of bread. That little red hen was then given the opportunity to scold them, how dare all these animals expect a piece of bread that they didn’t work hard for, they didn’t deserve it. On one hand it was drilled in us the importance of teamwork from the school, and then at home our parents was telling us we have to work hard for anything that we wanted. The other animals wanted the bread but didn’t want to work hard for it. That sounded like a problem for the other animals and their parents to work on. She didn’t get the teamwork she asked for but still accomplished her goals, that is why I just wanted to focus on her. If I were to determine what this story was about I would say it’s a story of independence and self-motivation. That little I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T red hen received a sea of no’s but she continued on with the work she needed to do so she could have something to eat. Many people receive one no and decide to give up on themselves, but not this little red hen. She was able to keep herself motivated. She may have asked for the other animals help, but she discovered that she didn’t really need it to reach her goal. She used the first no as a motivator and reached her potential, and each no just only kept her more determined. She didn’t want a handout, she wanted to prove to herself what she could without anyone’s help. She was willing to work, and work hard for anything that she wanted. I think by not sharing the bread at the end she was teaching the animals to do the same thing. If I were to change the ending I would do it as so
By Phyllis Andrews 3 years ago in Motivation
Reinventing Yourself on a Shoestring
I dyed my hair purple last week. I’m turning 57 this week. I’m half done writing my second book. I spent 15 years as a single mother until the kids grew up. I used to gut salmon for a living. I was also a bank teller. I was homeless once. I went back to college in my 30s and majored in history, while working a full-time job and raising two very young children on my own. I used to be shy. That one raises a few eyebrows.
By Maria Shimizu Christensen3 years ago in Motivation