Link to the book on Amazon
This month I’m reading “don’t wait for your ship to come in ….. swim out to meet it tools and techniques for positive lasting change by Dr Gary Wood, a social psychologist, life coach, author and broadcaster.
Don’t know about you but I’ve often found self help type books can be slightly disappointing. It’s so difficult to decide from the blurb just what the contents will be like.
I initially picked up the book because the title appealed to me. It struck a chord because the book title seemed to promise some practical techniques which might inspire me to DO something about the direction my life was going in. Never mind cosmic ordering – let’s not leave it to chance – let’s take ACTION.
The watery metaphor continues delightfully throughout the book – so here goes – I’ve dipped my toe in the water and started reading.
“If the doors of perception were to be cleansed everything would appear to [humankind] as it is, infinite.” William Blake
The book is peppered with pertinent quotes which highlight the main themes of insight, ownership and action.
My aim will be to carry out each of the exercises to the best of my ability and to see if at the end of the book I feel I have moved along “the journey from abstract wishful thinking to concrete action…..”
This is no small feat as I’m very easily bored and my attention wanders. So here goes! I’ve got a month to change the habits of a lifetime. Wish me luck!
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It’s May now – and I’m still working my way through the exercises in the book. I’ve found that my attention wanders during some of the exercises – like the values assessment exercise for example. I just don’t have the patience for this one – not to say that I think it wouldn’t be useful – but you’ve got to be able to focus on it and give it 100%.
So rather than get bogged down with these I’ve moved on.
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