Both of these philosophers are capable of expressing of the essence of their thoughts in several pages.  Ivonne Oswald also has this gift.

More over, after reading her book I feel my life has made a different turn.  Turn for the better.

It’s almost like I have known all things she wrote in the book before and as she wrote:  “  I was simply remembering what I have already known”.

I have underlined quite a few sentences in her book that I found valid and important.  One I’d like to quote here is:

The self-worth is about feeling completely free to be yours amazing self; trusting your strength of your character and your own judgement.  Why is self-worth so important? Because when you approve of yourself, you stay calm and move easily forward towards success, with spirit and courage, making clear decisions, confident of results. You become more resilient, self-relient, and self-sufficient. Self-worth is how you measure inner strength.

I highly recommend the book (as I already have done with my friends) to everyone.

… it was within us to live a happy and meaningful life.  We just had to ask the right questions and spend the time looking and listening (…)  But first be honest with yourself.  How much time are you ready to spend on reaching out and giving before you get?  How many mentors do you have?  How many  people have you mentored?  What do you love to do?  How do you want to life? – - Keith Ferrazzi.

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Oscar Wild once suggested that if a person did what he or she loved, it would feel as if they never worked a day in their life.  If your life is filled with people you care about and who care for you, why concern yourself with “balancing” anything at all?

I switched my usual Starbucks from time to time if I find that my presence makes people uneasy, but I have also concluded that there are some Starbucks stores, which are better managed then others.  People in these stores are happier, they are served better and the whole atmosphere is simply more enjoyable.  On occasion, if the manager moves to another store, I move to that store as well, because I know they an replicate the same atmosphere anywhere they go.

So why some managers can create happy environments and why others cannot?
My basic conclusion is that they are not only competent in what they do but they are also happy people themselves.

I also notice that they not only attract happy employees but the clients coming to the stores are also happier.  Is it only because they know what they cab expect?

I decided to write on happiness and what makes people happy.

How she can help me if she does not understand me?  She is not asking questions?  How can she know me so well?  Does she?

So at the end what will happen I will most likely ask for a different consultant. A consultant who cares a bit more about what I desire and what makes me happy.  Is this so hard to do?

 
1. Selling to the wrong person. If you want to achieve financial success as a writer, you must stop selling your work to magazine editors. Focus instead on selling copy to eager corporate clients with deep pockets and an on-going need for business writing. See Chapter 9 for detailed instructions on locating clients, selling your services, negotiating fees, and maximizing the profit potential of every sale.
2. Underpricing your services and products. It’s tough to set fees for writing services. A lack of industry pricing standards is one problem. The fact that there’s always another writer out there, willing to undercut your fees, poses another problem. Chapter 8 reveals six-figure strategies for establishing–and holding to–fees.
3. Accepting low-paying, one-time assignments. Why write a nickel-a- word magazine article when you can get paid $10,000 to write a corporate annual report? Read Part 3, then follow the money!
4. Failing to develop products. The only way to make big money in business writing is to stop thinking of yourself strictly as a service provider. Expand your vision to include product delivery. See Chapter 12 to learn how to create, package, sell, and resell writing products clients gladly will pay top-dollar for.
5. Waiting for business to come to you. You’ll never become a six-figure writer until you learn how to create new business opportunities, not merely respond to requests for service. See Chapter 4 for insights into finding and filling holes in the marketplace, and converting single assignments into long-term cash cows.
6. Underestimating the power of packaging, publicity, and promotion. While most writers know how to approach magazine editors, they don’t necessarily know how to sell themselves to the corporate marketplace. See Chapters 16, 18, and 19 to learn what it takes to position yourself as a big-league business writer who commands major-league money from corporations, associations, government entities, and others.
7. Neglecting clients. Six-figure writing success rests less on writing talent than on your capacity to embrace the business side of the writing business. Read Chapter 37, then commit to make superior client service a hallmark of your writing business.

 

One of your major goals in life should be financial independence. You must aim to reach the point where you have enough money so that you never have to worry about money again. The good news is that financial independence is easier to achieve today than it has ever been before.

The Law of Abundance
We live in an abundant universe in which there is sufficient money for all who really want it and are willing to obey the laws governing its acquisition. People become wealthy because they decide to become wealthy. People are poor because they have not yet decided to become rich.

The world is full of thousands of people who have had far more difficulties to overcome than you could ever imagine, and they’ve gone on to be successful anyway. So can you.

The Law of Exchange
Money is the medium through which people exchange their labor in the production of goods and services for the goods and services of others. The amount of money you earn is the measure of the value that others place on your contribution. To increase the amount of money you are getting out, you must increase the value of the work that you are putting in.

The Law of Capital
Your most valuable assets, in terms of cash flow, are your physical and mental capital—your earning ability. How much time you put in and how much of yourself you put into that time largely determine your earning ability. Time and money can be either spent or invested. If you invest your time or money in becoming more knowledgeable and better skilled, you can increase your value.

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The Law of Time Perspective
The most successful people in any society are those who take the longest time period into consideration when making their day-to-day decisions. Your ability to practice self-mastery, self-control, and self-denial, to sacrifice in the short term so you can enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the starting point of developing a long time perspective.

The Law of Saving
Financial freedom comes to people who save 10 percent or more of their income throughout their lifetime. Savings today are what guarantee the security and the possibilities of tomorrow.

The Law of Conservation
It’s not how much you make but how much you keep that determines your financial future. The true measure of how well you are really doing is how much you keep out of the amount that you earn.

The Law of Three
There are three legs to the stool of financial freedom: savings, insurance, and investment. One of your major responsibilities, to yourself and to the people who depend on you, is to build a financial fortress around yourself over the course of your working lifetime. To be fully protected against the unexpected, you require liquid savings equal to two to six months of normal expenses.

The Law of Investing
Investigate before you invest. This is one of the most important of all the laws of money. You should spend at least as much time studying a particular investment as you do earning the money to put into that particular investment. The only thing easy about money is losing it. If you think you can afford to lose a little, you’re going to end up losing a lot. Invest only with experts who have a proven track record of success with their own money.

The Law of Magnetism
The more money you save and accumulate, the more money you attract into your life. The Law of Magnetism has been written about for more than 5,000 years. It explains much about success and failure in every area of life, especially in the financial arena. The more positive emotion you associate with your money, the more opportunities you will attract to acquire even more.

Action Exercise
Take time every day, every week, and every month to reflect on your financial situation and look for ways to deploy your finances more intelligently. The more time you take to think intelligently about your finances, the better decisions you will make and the more money you will have to think about.

• Determine exactly what you want
• Flood your mind with positive thoughts
• Achieve abundance in every area of your life
• Get rid of fears and doubts that would stop the law from working
• Become calm, confident and optimistic