Review: THE KEY to a RICHER LIFE - How to turn Self Help, Personal Growth and Development into a Successful Living by Benedicte Frolich
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 31, 2012
I read two books last week. The first was Fire Up Your Goals by Don Binder and the second was THE KEY to a RICHER LIFE - How to turn Self Help, Personal Growth and Development into a Successful Living by Benedicte Frolich. I was impressed by the similarity of the gems they both gifted to readers. However, this review is of Benedicte Frolich's book. I will review Don Bender's book soon.The gems that are given to readers are close to my heart. Most importantly, they come out of personal experiences and are laced with personal tidbits which make them interesting.Let me list a few:The negatives or positives that children are told repeatedly cause them to believe what they hear and shape their personalities. The author underlines this with a quote from James Allen: James Allen says belief is the basis of all action.Change your belief to change your behavior, to change your life.Why settle for a life in the shadows? My version is why be a peasant when you could be a lord?She refers to The Law of Control...Our mental health is proportional to amount of control we think we have over our self and life.She also draws attention to The Law of Cause and Effect. My version is, every action stimulates a reaction, and therefore, outcomes depend on inputs.To grow you must be willing to let your present and your future to be totally different from your past. Your history is not your destiny, says Alan Cohen.Like Don Bender, whose book I intend to review soon, Benedicte Frolich implores the reader to "Believe in yourself" and states further that you receive what you think you are worth. My version as stated in Godism Discovering the Power to Live is, you become what you constantly think.She emphasizes that you should take responsibility for your actions, then she backs it up with a quotation from George Bernard Shaw one of my favorite persons: "People are always blaming circumstances...I don't believe in circumstances.The successful create their own."It seems that Benedicte Frolich is not too fond of perfectionists, because she says that the more you develop the further away you get from perfect.Don Bender in his book, Fire Your Goals asks whose goals you are striving to achieve. Frolich wants to know whose life you are living. Both authors plead that you should follow your own goals, not the goals of your parents, friends etc. Live your life, not the life others want you to live.These sentiments I share in my bookHOW TO DISCOVER YOURSELF 6 EXAMPLES.Finally, Benedicte Frolich tells us that she has everything- Love. Love of herself, Love of her husband, Love of her children. How wonderful.Now you know why I had to review this book.