Archive for the 'Books' Category

Wayne Dyer on QVC television March 5-7th

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Wayne Dyer will showcase his latest book, The Shift, on QVC this weekend March 5-7th. During the show, you will have an opportunity to call in and talk to Wayne about his new book.

In his newsletter today, Wayne writes about The Shift and says, “As we contemplate leaving the morning of our life, where ego has played a commanding role, and entering the afternoon (and evening), where meaning and purpose replace ambition and struggle, we may encounter occurrences that accompany this new direction. It’s almost a universal law that we’ll experience a fall of some kind. Yet these falls or low points provide the energy we need to move away from ego and into a life of meaning and purpose.”

In celebration of the release of Wayne Dyer’s new book, The Shift, Hay House is offering you the chance to win a trip to Maui to see Dr. Dyer live. If you purchase the book from QVC and give them you’re order number, you will be automatically entered to win. For more information on this offer you can click here.

Wayne Dyer’s QVC television special will air on March 5th at 10 pm PT, March 6th at 1 am ET, 8 am PT, 11 am ET and March 7th at 4pm PT and 7pm ET.

A Personal Aristocracy book review

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

A Personal Aristocracy is a manual for living a virtuous and elegant life based on classical Renaissance and New Consciousness principles. According to the author, True Blue Indigo, the greatest challenges we face in our lives lie not outside ourselves, but inside. Our doubts, insecurities, desire for acceptance, lack of imagination, and the powerful social pressure to conform remain barriers between who we are and what we may attain. To pursue a personal aristocracy is a conscious decision to break out of self-imposed strictures and give full expression to the voice of our spirit.

The book contains short chapters on virtues such as dignity, honor, reverence, truth, and forbearance and show you how to integrate them into daily life. For example, the chapter on Dignity bluntly explains,

“Dignity is the price we set for our lives in the marketplace of humanity. In this place of exchange we are either price-setters or price-takers. We either get our asking price or cheapen ourselves by selling below our own value. Only we can determine our price; only we can decide if we are valuable, rare, and costly things, or if we are cheap, common, and of little worth to ourselves…If all we ever do is assess our value on the most obvious level of life, of how much we can earn in dollars…or of how much others can utilize our skills or knowledge in the creation of material wealth, then the greater part of us is left unexamined, and if this is all there is to us, then we deserve whatever price is paid to rent our lives cheaply. But, if there is more to us, if there are treasures inside that cannot be bought, or if the price we ask is stunning to others in the dignity we exhibit, then our true worth begins to be more accurately measured.”

A Personal Aristocracy is unique because it asks us to consider just how important it is for us to honor and live by the values and virtues that we hold so close to our heart without being preachy or condescending. For more information on the book, please click here.

James Cameron to write ‘Avatar’ novel

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

James Cameron is going to write a prequel to “Avatar”, focusing on the events leading up to the story in the movie that he wouldn’t likely have time to include in future films. The book will not retell the Avatar movie, but will fill in some holes from the movie.

For example, Jon Landau, producer of “Avatar” said the novel will “go into much more depth about all the stories that we didn’t have time to deal with — like the schoolhouse and Sigourney (Weaver’s character) teaching at the schoolhouse; Jake on Earth and his backstory and how he came here; (the death of) Tommy, Jake’s brother; and Colonel Quaritch, how he ended up there and all that.”

James Cameron’s prequel novel for Avatar could be out by the end of the year.

The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery

Friday, January 29th, 2010

New York Times bestselling author, don Miguel Ruiz has collaborated with his son, don Jose Ruiz to write The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery. This book expands upon The Four Agreements and empowers us to recover faith and authenticity with a powerful new agreement: Be skeptical, but learn to listen.

The Fifth Agreement uses doubt as a tool to discern the truth. Doubt takes us behind the words we hear to the underlying real message or intent. By being skeptical, we don’t believe every message we hear, and when we don’t put our faith in lies, we quickly move beyond emotional drama and the feeling of victimization.

The Fifth Agreement works on an internal level and takes a high degree of integrity to put into practice. The Ruizes are asking us to take an honest look at our beliefs and what we tell ourselves about what’s possible in life. Some of what we tell ourselves and what other people have told us about life are lies or made up stories. It is not always easy to distinguish truth from falsehoods, but the result is personal freedom. According to the Ruizes,

“You’ll know that you are totally free when you no longer have to be that you that you pretend to be. This freedom is profound. It’s the freedom to be the real you, and it’s the greatest gift that you can give yourself.”

The Fifth Agreement is available at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, or at bookstores everywhere. For more information please visit miguelruiz.com

Start the New Year with a Consciousness Cleanse

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Most New Year’s Resolutions focus on gaining external results such as making more money, getting into a relationship, losing weight or finding a new job…However, have you ever considered an internal New Year’s Resolution?

In her new book, The 21 Day Consciousness Cleanse A Breakthrough Program for Connecting with Your Soul’s Deepest Purpose (Harper One), NY Times best-selling author Debbie Ford offers a practical three week program to detoxify your heart, mind and soul.

According to Ford, “Most New Year’s Resolutions don’t work because if we don’t cleanse out the toxic emotions and experiences from our past and get honest about the present we will be stuck with the same old thoughts, patterns and regrets and end up with the same results.” She goes into more detail by adding, “This program will enable you to take back your power from the outer world, turn inward, and embark on the journey of reconnecting with the spirit that moves you.”

Ford’s book walks you through a profound 3 part process which includes simple daily exercises, cleansing rituals and prayers — ranging from simple tasks to deeply, spiritual inquiries. For example, on Day 16 which is titled, The Light of God’s Will, Ford writes:

“God’s will can become your internal reference point from this day forward; it is your choice –God’s will or your ego’s will…Are you going to take a chance on a power that can open up new opportunities where there have been none…or will you stay stuck where you are? You have to decide…This is a turning point like no other.”

The 21 Day Consciousness Cleanse uncovers the inner source that lifts us out of resignation and mediocrity into hope, excitement and future filled with surprises, possibility and deep purpose.

The 21 Day Consciousness Cleanse by Debbie Ford is available at Amazon.com, bn.com or by visiting www.DebbieFord.com. She is also offering an exclusive online course for her 21 Day Consciousness Cleanse on Oprah.com

A Hundred Ways to Sunday

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Mary Margaret Hathaway has been told by shamans the world over that she is The One. If only they had been willing to tell her what The One is supposed to do. Following synchronicities like bread crumbs, she comes to her true beginning in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. With the desert to test her, she meets teachers in the form of a 5-year-old boy, a 108-year-old man, and a host of others in between. A story of arduous journey to becoming who we really are, A Hundred Ways To Sunday offers hope for everyone who believes there is something more to this world than our five senses reveal.

Robin Rice is the author of A Hundred Ways to Sunday. Robin’s passion is for telling stories that reveal the nobility of the true heart, the pain of the human condition, and the miraculous power of the Divine to heal us all.

Robin is also the author of Venus For a Day, a spiritual chick flick. The storyline of Venus For A Day from the website is:

“Leap and the net will appear. That’s what Sydney Wellington’s best friend advised just before she died. Now, a year and a half post-leap, Sydney’s run out of both money and hope. Going to bed with a prayer to “any god or goddess listening” to somehow make this next day different than all the days gone by, Sydney’s prayers are answered by a great host of deities from a wide range of traditions, with the witty and often vicious Venus leading the pack. What begins as a fun little bargain to nab the hot guy living five boats down the dock becomes a race to the death between a has-been Goddess and a real woman in the making.”

For more information on Robin Rice and her books, A Hundred Ways to Sunday and Venus For a Day, you can visit http://www.robinrice.com/

Interview with Jeff Brown on following your calling

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Jeff Brown is the author of Soulshaping, the inspiring memoir of an archetypal “male warrior” – a trial lawyer- who struggled to find his heart and a more authentic, soulful path. Rivetingly personal and profoundly universal, this book is for anyone who has heard a whisper of something truer calling out to them amid the distractions of modern life.

In our interview, Jeff shares how he was able to follow his calling to write in spite of facing intense economic, spiritual and personal obstacles. He also gives advice on how you can follow your calling even if you have practical concerns such as not being able to make enough money. Throughout our conversation, Jeff reveals some of the lessons he learned along the way and goes into great detail about the inner work he did throughout his journey.

For more information on Soulshaping and Jeff Brown, you can visit http://www.soulshaping.com/ or press the play button below to listen to our interview.





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Paul and Patty Richards interview on Wild Attraction

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Paul and Patty Richards, authors of Wild Attraction: The Energetic Facts of Life, A Ruthlessly Practical Guide to Extraordinary Relationship offer a revolutionary approach to the age-old questions of love, sex and attracting a mate.

I recently had the privilege of interviewing them. In our candid conversation, Paul and Patty go into detail about what they mean when they use the word ‘energy’ and give advice for how we can use energy to find and keep life-long love. They also share some personal examples from their own life about how they have created a healthy and strong relationship. You can listen to our interview by clicking the play button below.

For more information about Paul and Patty Richards and their book, Wild Attraction, you can visit their website www.sentecenter.com. Paul and Patty will also be conducting a free Wild Attraction Tele-Seminar November 12 at 5:00 PM PST. You can sign up for that at www.wildattraction.net





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Soulshaping review

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

     Soulshaping is the inspiring memoir of an archetypal “male warrior” — a trial lawyer who struggled to find his heart and a more authentic, soulful path.  Rivetingly personal and profoundly universal, this book is for anyone who has heard a whisper of something truer calling out to them amid the distractions of modern life.

      Jeff Brown’s dramatic and often funny story takes readers through remarkably human experiences –emotional, physical, and economic – as he vividly recounts his troubled childhood, his success in apprenticing with Canada’s top criminal lawyer, and his ultimate decision to leave the law and begin an inner journey to discover his soul’s purpose.

     Soulshaping is for anyone who is looking for the courage to follow their calling – even though resistance might be tempting you away.  Those who are committed to living their purpose in life have not chosen an easy path.  Society’s false promises of job security, a stable career and a practical way of life have provided enough temptation to lead many people away from their true path in life.  Or as Brown puts it,

       “Everywhere I look I see people who are walking a false path.  Their obsession with “security” at the expense of their callings compels them to do jobs they hate.  Grin and bear it, until I turn sixty-five, and then my real life will begin.  What if our soul-scriptures only give us fifty years to actualize them.”

         His advice for how to overcome this mentality is to, ”Push on through with your call even when the resistance tempts you away.”

          Brown practices what he preaches because he walked away from a stable and successful career as a trial lawyer to pursue his calling to write.  This was not an easy choice for him as he was faced with emotional, spiritual, and financial obstacles as soon as he committed to his call to write — including running out of money after three months of writing his book and going into debt.  Brown also went through many relationship and spiritual emergencies that tested him.  However, although it was not easy or painless for him, he kept on pushing through and remained committed to his calling.  

       Soulshaping is not a self-help book.  It is a gut check and a call to action for those who are committed to living their soul’s purpose.   

       For more information on Jeff Brown and Soulshaping you can visit http://www.soulshaping.com/

Busting Loose from the Business Game review

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Warning: This review is not for the timid…

In Busting Loose from The Business Game, Robert Scheinfeld present a unique way of approaching your business, job and career.

The first part of the book explains how most of us have been conditioned to think about business. He refers to this perspective as: “The Big Lie.” The Big Lie is a summary of what you were taught to be true about The Business Game –- lies about rules, regulations, and how playing the game is supposed to work; lies about sales, marketing, management, leadership, and finance; lies about what it takes to succeed, and so on.

People who are stuck in this stage of the game can never truly succeed. He uses the example of race dogs chasing the rabbit. The dog will never catch the rabbit. The dog continues to chase after something illusory that it will never get. During The Big Lie, we can never succeed because any success is based on a separation of who we really are and an illusion. Even when we are “successful“ in the eyes of society and hit our sales numbers, get the job or make the money, we often do so at the cost of our health, happiness and relationships. Our ego is momentarily relieved, then we experience massive stress, anxiety and overwhelm because we know that we will have to reach some other artificial milestone to meet our ego’s and society’s never ending list of demands.

This part of the game (The Big Lie) is necessary though, because in order to bust loose from the Business Game, we must create a game worth winning. And, we can’t really enjoy the sweetness of winning a game, unless we overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and put it all on the line.

The next part of the game is The Big Truth. In this part of the game we ask ourselves:

1. Who am I?
2. Why I am Here?
3. What is my purpose?

Schneifeld concedes that there is no way to know with absolute certainty the answers to these questions. However, we can come close and develop an instinctual knowingness to what the answers to these questions might be for our Self.

Additionally, Schneifeld provides a practical model that you can apply on a daily basis to take you from living in the The Big Lie to living The Big Truth. It is not a quick fix and takes time to practice living in The Big Truth. But, the more we use it and practice, the more his process becomes easier to apply and the easier it becomes to move from The Big Lie to The Big Truth.

Busting Loose from The Business Game is not for timid. However, for those who want to approach their business, job or career with hope, joy and excitement, Scheinfeld offers a unique model to help you achieve those goals.

Additionally, although the book is not overtly spiritual; the language he uses offers a paradigm to spiritualize your career. The heart of his message is to avoid separating who we really are (however you want to define that – whether that is Spirit or Higher Self or Expanded Self) from our business and career decisions. When we begin to see our business or career as the outpouring of our authentic or Higher Self, then we can create a life where our business and spiritual life become one and the same and separation between our spiritual and business life ceases to exist. Scheinfeld’s book offers a practical method to accomplish this noble goal.

For more information, you can visit http://www.bustingloose.com/