I am a fan of James Altucher's writing. I got to know him through Lifehacker's How I work series. This is an excellent series and I always look forward to read the latest updates on Lifehacker.
When I read his book -- Choose Yourself! I was going through a crisis. I was alone and lost. During that period, waking up in the morning to face the day requires loads of courage. I am always tired, always distracted and I was angry at everything. I was angry at myself. Angry at my work. No matter what I do, I just do not have any sense of accomplishment. My direct manager was upset at me for not performing in my work and my business is still struggling. Due to my work and business commitment, I hardly had the time for the family. I was burning both ends of the candle with nothing to show for!!! Everyday I would listen to motivation speech on Youtube so that I do not blow my brains out.
I pick up Jame's book while browsing the local bookshop. He made a lot of bold claims about the economy and the corporate world. I do not know whether there are any truth in it but my company is indeed going through a restructuring and I do beleive that the jobs lost will never come back again. What had really helped me was his suggestion on taking care of my four bodies. The physical body. The emotional body. The mental body. The spiritual body.
While I was busy trying to get my work and my business back in order. I have neglected almost everything else in my life. I took pride in going without sleep, rest or exercise. Unfortunately, it came at a great cost and my world just come falling down.
I took up his advice and try to improve the four bodies. Things are slowly improving. Improving as in I am now able to tackle some of the issues heads on. My problems and challenges will never go away. Jame's idea are never meant to help you to get rid of the problems. Rather, his suggestion is just to help you to hang on and tackle life's hardship one moment at a time.
You can find his site here.
