Great New eBook: Change Your Thoughts

A fellow PBN blogger has put out a new eBook, and I was so excited for him that I thought I’d let you all know about it — “Change Your Thoughts to Change Your Life,” by Steven Aitchison of the Change Your Thoughts blog is perfect for people who love Zen Habits. It has great articles on reaching our dreams, changing your habits, and basically getting the most out of life.

Just a sample of the 39 in-depth articles from the book:

• Changing jobs
• Vizualising the life you want
• Staying in love
• 7 tips for perfect kissing
• 21 days to a new habit
• 50 best personal development blogs
• Anchoring a habit
• Attracting more money into your life
• Clear your house to clear your mind
• Kaizen for personal development
• Self discipline, willpower and motivation

Intrigued yet? I got an early copy of this book, and I loved the articles. As Steven is from the UK, the book sells in British Pounds (BP), but at 4.99BP it’s well under $10. And the great stuff you get is well worth that price.

You can buy it right here:

Book review: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Note: I plan to do a series of book reviews about books that inspire, that offer practical tips about goals, habits, productivity, simplifying, frugality and more. This series should run every few days or so, and it will cover some of my favorites in this fairly large genre.

Overview
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny, by Robin Sharma, is an interesting book — as the subtitle suggests, it’s a fable, and it’s one that will certainly make you give some thought to your life, your goals, your dreams and how your daily habits help you reach those dreams. In other words, right up the Zen Habits alley.

I can’t give this book my highest rating (see Conclusion for the rating) for several reasons I discuss below, but I did highly enjoy its discussion of a number of concepts. The author is a leadership expert and author, and he fills the book with a combination of life strategies. Many of these are useful, but whether they work in combination is the real question.

Best All-Time Children’s Books

Every Tuesday is Finance & Family Day at Zen Habits.

Reading to your kids is one of the all-time best things you can do with them, and for them. I love reading to my kids, and they love reading with me. It is some of the best quality time ever, and sharing a good book with a child is just a wonderful feeling.

I’ve compiled a list of my all-time favorite children’s books — a list that can start any child’s library. It’s a starting point, to be sure — I’m sure you can think of many more to be included. But these are books I truly love (and my kids do too) and I think most kids and parents will love them. These are mostly time-tested classics, so there might not be too many surprises here, but sometimes it’s useful to be reminded of books we’ve forgotten about.