Book Suggestions
BREAK THE NORMS
Gratitude and Trust’s friend and speaker at last year’s #140 Conference Chandresh Bhardwaj has a new book out. Break the Norms is the first book by spiritual leader. Chandresh comes from a long line of spiritual masters, yet in this book he has the courage to question the teachings of certain spiritual practices, but he he spins it around and places the focus on us, on our inner lives. Have you ever felt like you’re living out a script… Read More
BOOK SUGGESTION – 3 THINGS I KNOW – By Clay Rivers
Author, actor, designer and motivational speaker Clay Rivers has recently published his third book. It’s called Three Things I Know – Facing and Embracing Life’s Challenges. There is no question we all face challenges, but for most of us, if we are lucky they come and go, eb and flow. But Clay was born with several challenges that he has walks gallantly through life with. He is a small person, forty eight inches tall. He is an African – American male, which… Read More
Accomplishment, Addictions, Book Suggestions, Discipline, Life
BOOK SELECTION – FLYING OVER THE PIGPEN
Take a healthy dose of good honest mid-western values, mix it with a lot of corporate and life experience, throw in some spirituality and a big bucket of knowledge about recovery and you have the all the ingredients for an informative, readable and truly helpful book. Doug Tieman has been the CEO of Caron Treatment Centers for 20 years. Before Caron he spent decades working in the corporate world, so he understands addiction of all sorts, office politics, people skills,… Read More
ONE LESS – ONE MORE
Hard to believe, but there are only three more weeks to get that summer reading in. A book we really like is Robbie Vorhaus’ One Less. One More. We met Robbie when he spoke on this topic at the Gratitude and Trust #14o Summit. One Less. One More is a very simple concept, but a really good one and it is very compatible with Gratitude and Trust. It breaks down into this – each day choose one less negative, resistant or… Read More
Book Suggestions, Meditation, Mindfulness
BOOK SELECTION OF THE WEEK
Pico Iyer is primarily known for his travel writing. He jets around the globe more than a pilot with an International route. But he has also always been a seeker of secular serenity. He has written several books about it. He has travelled with the Dalai Lama. He spends time each year in different types of retreats in search of quiet, peace and stillness. In this, his latest book, and one of TED’s first in their new publishing enterprise, Pico… Read More