I have a love-hate relationship with a lot of self help books and programs out there. Vic Johnson's book, however, completely surprised me in a very pleasant way. I read it today while I was dying on the elliptical, having come across it awhile back on the 'ol Kindle. While I'm not sure he truly introduces anything new (the basic message is: Get off your butt if you want to accomplish anything) his approach is definitely new and falls more on the pragmatic side.
The book is, as you can imagine, broken down into 52 different sections, one for each Monday in a year. Each chapter builds upon the last so you get a little reminder of what your lesson for the previous week was. There is a lot of what you'd expect from a self help book--positive encouragement, anecdotes from famous and wealthy, inspirational quotes--without all of the nonsense a lot of authors try to sell about our desires and wishes being enough to attract great things.
Don't get me wrong....I strongly believe that our energy and thoughts have a significant affect on our lives, but wishing all day to be rich isn't going to get you there. This is where "52 Mondays" is different. It's angle is to get you up and going and keep you in motion as you work towards your goal.
I know it's nearly the end of January, but it's not too late to start implementing these ideas into your own life. In fact what better time than now as those all around you give up on all of those New Year's resolutions. Here's a way to help you stay strong throughout the year.
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