What did you think of the author and his journey?
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Re: What did you think of the author and his journey?
Also, even though I liked that he showed how he put a lesson into practice, I felt that part of the reason he told us these stories was to show off. In almost every scenario his examples of passing on information helped that person improve. While that is inspiring, it also feels a little unrealistic. I realize that's why he chose them, but there were some examples that felt more like 'look how awesome I am' and less like he was giving the reader a way to use the lesson he or she has learned to help others.
His journey reads like the typical hero's journey, where he starts from a humble background and moves on into deeds that only the elite will ever get to experience. I think he wrote the book with the intention of being the inspiration he clearly sees himself as, touching lives and helping people all over. While it feeds his vanity, I think he honestly meant to help people.
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his simple beginnings to what he is right now. But as
he himself would agree, growth is continuous, and one
cannot rest saying that they have seen it all. As the
learning stops, the transformation and the growth stops,
which would feel like death. So, I guess the author's
journey should continue and he should inspire many
others in the future.
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I'm with you, but I don't think we're wrong here. The man has had a ton of privilege in his life that I think he's been completely blind to. There's one part in the book where he goes in late at night and randomly starts helping clean the kitchen at his restaurant, and he describes the other workers as awed or something. I remember thinking that there was no way those workers were impressed with him, probably they were confused as hell as to why he decided to show up in the middle of the night and clean one time. That's what I'd be thinking at least XDMekkinism wrote: ↑21 Feb 2018, 04:34 I definitely agree with those who found him arrogant and rather self absorbed. But I'm one of those people that really hates it when others feel the need to talk about how they've helped people, or talk about their wealth. And as he does seem to be in the business of self-help and helping others to the point where he wrote a book about it, I might just not be the kind of person this book is really for.
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This is such a good point. I didn't find it that way but your comment has me thinking I need to check my privilege. xD Always good to look at things from many perspectives.DustinPBrown wrote: ↑21 Feb 2018, 10:02I'm with you, but I don't think we're wrong here. The man has had a ton of privilege in his life that I think he's been completely blind to. There's one part in the book where he goes in late at night and randomly starts helping clean the kitchen at his restaurant, and he describes the other workers as awed or something. I remember thinking that there was no way those workers were impressed with him, probably they were confused as hell as to why he decided to show up in the middle of the night and clean one time. That's what I'd be thinking at least XDMekkinism wrote: ↑21 Feb 2018, 04:34 I definitely agree with those who found him arrogant and rather self absorbed. But I'm one of those people that really hates it when others feel the need to talk about how they've helped people, or talk about their wealth. And as he does seem to be in the business of self-help and helping others to the point where he wrote a book about it, I might just not be the kind of person this book is really for.
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I agree completely. I found the author off putting in his arrogant and egotistical nature. His self obsession overwhelmed the essence of the “gurus” he mentions. I just found myself hating him by the end rather than hoping to his redemptionstory3girl wrote: ↑11 Jan 2018, 10:31 I really didn't care for him. His journey seemed to be in the direction of gaining more money, fame, and popularity for himself.
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