Are You Applying "The Main Thing" in Your Life?
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Upon awakening this morning, I was eager to finish reading this book. As I drifted back to sleep, (I stayed up late last night), I began dreaming of how I could apply "The Main Thing" in my work with adults who are studying to attain their high school equivalency diploma. I plan on purchasing this book for two of the reading classes and trying to inspire these students to concentrate on "The Main Thing."
I applaud Pastor Tidwell for writing this book and reminding us all of what "The Main Thing" has always been and what it will always be. I hope everyone will read "The Main Thing" and apply it in their lives. I enjoyed this book and know that you will, too!
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On the journey to discovering the right answers for your life, it is first important to ask the right questions. Charity Bradshaw leads her readers on the journey to asking the right questions about life values. Understanding your unique 'value order' is the first step to living the 'life in your head.' (You know the one you dream about, but for some reason are not living?) Bradshaw succeeds in this work by applying her direct, practical and honest approach to self-discovery and setting priorities to help us define our 'value-order'. She shares her heart for helping others along the path and is quick to admit to personal struggles as well as successes. I recommend this book to anyone desiring to take an honest look at the 'gap between their reality and their goals.' Favorite lines in the book...."God designed us with things in common...but the things that make us unique are in the details. Fingerprints, DNA...what we value...Our unique make-up opens doors only meant for us. We must be willing to be true to ourselves and remain in our lanes to access our destinies and reach all we were made to reach." Great point!
Get this for yourself and your friends!
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Excellent , if you are serious about getting what you want from life you need to work on yourself first. The advice is this book is essential to help you achieve your goals.
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In 94 chapters it's focus is on what we can do individually to improve our life.  We worried a hole and now Marc tells us how we can fill the hole in and then stand on the high ground and to be positive.  Read this twice, once for the overview, then apply the various chapters.
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Like most people I have an overly complex life. This book is helping me to chart a course in my life and is helping me to focus on the things that are important to me and achieve them.

I still have to do the work but now I can chart a course and when I get blown off course by life, get back on it.

A great read but to get the best out of it, take action based on it.
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Setting a goal in life may be optional but the moment you get thoughts of achieving something, It becomes an Idea and you work towards actualizing you idea. This is what innovators and the greatest inventors have gone through and its a process that demands persistance and patience. The author tries to help us in some of things you must priotise when achieving that goal. Importantly begin the journey now as you track your progress.
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How many of us, well into our careers, still live with the mistaken idea that the purpose of most of our activities is to work on those weaknesses and somehow turn them into strengths? I would venture to say, the majority of us, certainly those of us who grew up with post war parents who themselves believed that success in working life and achievement can be measured by the extent to which his has been accomplished.
In the meantime, strengths, natural aptitudes, and in most cases the activities that enhance our well being are almost ignored, simply because so much energy goes into working on those weaknesses.
When put this simply, none of us should be surprised at the level of unhappiness sustained by a lot of people in their jobs.
So, in the face of this general discontent, Marcus Buckingham comes along to shake us up and wake us up. With the help of his, dare I say it, easy to understand theory, we can turn our professional and personal lives around.
What you need to do, is rediscover the strengths that are an integral part of your own personality, and by strengths he means, not only the things you excel at but that also give a sense of satisfaction and contentment. Then to increase well being it is essential to take these discoveries seriously and ensure they can be put to use to either help you choose a new career path or to improve your situation in your current job.
Bosses, he says, must be aware of the natural strengths of employees and work on finding ways of utilising these instead of regularly planning training programmes to help them identify weaknesses that subsequently should be worked on to transform them into strengths because that just isn't about to happen. It takes much more energy and investment to work on weaknesses than it does to enhance strengths.
Simple, yet it took Marcus Buckingham to point it out. A definite eye opener. I recommend it to bosses and employees alike.
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I love it. You definitely have to be ready to play the "Game Of Life". The "secret" is given to you very clearly, and in many different analogies. You need to be committed for this to work for you.
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I read this book on my holiday and it really helped think some things through and start changing. I have the feeling many times in life that I'm living a bit by default... just following the flow of everyday life. This book challenges you to dig deeper into your goals and desires, reflect on your priorities and question your daily behaviour and habits. Whatever subjects it explores, it always roots the theory into practical exercises you can start applying immediately. After you've read through the main book you can also try the day-by-day guide on applying all the principles that's at the end of the book.

Highly recommended overall!
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I love the idea of less but better. We shall practice and apply. Not only for personal life also for your career
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Another great example of continuing life's journey through knowing yourself and looking for the good in yourself and others.  After reading each book that Jon Gordon has written you can use that message as a building block to creating a better life.  Again in this book it makes you look deep inside yourself to find that purpose within that has always been there waiting to break through the surface and grow.  This book is not only for your work life but also for your personal life.  Everyone has a purpose!  I encourage others to get this book and his other books to begin to find your purpose and make your work life and personal life a journey to greater things.  Thanks Jon for another building block for a better work and personal life.
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Are you focused on the "real" purpose for your life every day? I mean the one thing you were born to do and do day after day?

Most people are not and mired in the mundane. In straight forward teaching, Robert Smith cuts to the heart of the matter and helps you focus. You can read or re-read this little book in one or two sessions. Use your highlighter as you will want to remember the lessons then take action on them for your life. I enjoyed and appreciated 20,000 DAYS AND COUNTING.
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The world is chaotic and appears in crisis at all times. It causes us too often to reassess what is important and replace it with what needs urgent attention. The urgent is not always the important. So important relationships and goals get pushed aside, out or discarded to accommodate the "fires". This book helps refocus our attention to the important priorities in life. It confronts you head on and makes you reassess what you have made the focus daily. It gives you aids to get your priorities back in line. It allows you to use these tools to adapt them to your life situation. It is worth the read AND application. It can be difficult but to truly address what is important it must be done.
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I write about self improvement and personal development on a regular  basis, and the absolute most important concept that I teach people is that they have to consciously create their lives, rather than just living their lives. Dr. Swift not only echoes that line of thinking in many different ways, but he also provides more systems for creating a "Life on Purpose" than I have ever seen in one place before.

If you have "been there and done that" in your efforts to make improvements to your life, I recommend "Life on Purpose" as not just an educational tool, but an actual guide that will take you from being completely lost to taking complete control over your life by realizing that your life is all about who you are as a person, not the job that you have or the roles that you fill in life.

One caveat: Do the work! Dr. Swift provides a real "meat and potatoes" look at how to figure out where you have been, and where you want to go, and then he provides the tools to make a consistent and conscious effort for doing exactly that.

I wrote a more complete review of the book on my blog, and I encourage you to stop by in order to get a more in-depth look at some of the book's finer points.

Aaron M. Potts
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You will enjoy this book. Simple as well as effective advice. Of course, it's up to you to apply it to your life. :)
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I think that there is a lot of motivational things in the book.  I do feel that the MAIN mistake Joel makes is living a life of excess and telling people that God will make them wealthy if they turn to him. I feel, life is about being happy with what you have and not wanting for more. I guess I have to ask myself these questions: "Was Jesus wealthy?". "How about Mother Theresa?". How about the poor and starving people all over the world who have to struggle each and every day just to get enough to eat? Are they not good people because they are not keeping up with the Jones's.  If a person has TRUE faith, wouldn't they give up their material possessions? Why would they hesitate since the time on earth is but a blip compared to eternity. It is NOT what we make of ourselves, but rather, what we do with ourselves when we have accomplished things. In my eyes, religion and money just do not mix. If Joel gives up everything he has, THEN I AM ALL EARS!!! Some good things in the book though; just hypocritical in areas.  Becoming a 'better you' does NOT mean you have to make money to do so. Life should NOT be about money! Financial success DOES NOT make you a 'better you'!!!
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Apply this knowledge to your everyday life and everything will work itself out. Live in the present. Have self belief.