Although I would never admit it out loud, I love, love, LOVE self help books! I love their authority on life, the potential to learn a new skill, their insight into me (you learn things about yourself you never thought you would even know) and their promises of a fresh start. There are so many types of self-help books: spiritual, romantic, personal improvement, financial, home living, career, friendship, parenting, dating, sex, dieting, style, exercise... almost anything you could want to improve upon in life or about yourself can be found laid out in 30 days and change life or your money back book.
I must admit, often times, I don't finish self help books. I go into them, motivated and excited to get through the book, promising myself I am going to do everything it tells me to do. But then I find myself waning. The book starts to repeat itself too often or the reason I took up the book in the first place is no longer a stressful situation in myself anymore (dating books, always the dating books!) and so, I leave next to my bed gather dust for a few weeks before I stick it back on the shelf with the others.
The problem with this (and well, perhaps my inherent laziness to actually change anything about myself but that's for another post) is that the self help book, the vehicle that would lead my on a new path and change my life for the better, has done nothing more than cost me $20 and take up space on my bookshelf. You read the reviews on Amazon.com or in a magazine that the book has changed people's lives (and not) but I don't often find the reviews that give you a step by step. this is how this book did or did not change my life, overview.
That's the light bulb moment to this story and what is behind this blog. I have decided to take up the adventure of really, I mean really, putting into practice all the advice laid out in self help books. I will commit 100% to the plan and see if what these experts are telling me to do are either totally enlightened or completely full of it. Sometimes I may try two at a time being careful not to overlap (let's say getting closer to your partner in bed and becoming a minx in the sack for instance) but taking charge of your financial life doesn't seem like it will hinder my ability to make anyone fall in love with me at the same time (and perhaps may even help!).
I have decided to start with "How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You" by Leil Lowndes because I couldn't resist a book with that title and well who doesn't want to be able to make anyone fall in love with them? When I get done with this book, cupid will have one less customer to worry about.
