Do you ever have those moments where you allow your mind to wonder about life? Do you think about where you are and where you are going? Have you ever thought about a dream you once had, but allowed it to become a distant memory? Start Where You Are gives realistic strategies on how to put a new spring in your step.
Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in the Pursuit of Happyness, written by Chris Gardner gives over forty lessons on how to not only make your dreams reality, but help you navigate on this crazy road we call “life”. After each lesson there are “assignments” or exercises that you can do to fully understand that lesson and make it a part of your life.
Start Where You Are, the follow up to his best-selling memoir The Pursuit of Happyness, answers the two questions he is asked more than any others…”How did you do it” and “How can I do it too?” Start Where You Are, on sale in May of 2009 gives us even more inspiration by showing us examples from Chris Gardner’s life experiences.
On a personal note, I am particularly fond of lesson forty-three entitled “Don’t Postpone Joy”. With demanding careers, hectic schedules, and family it is very easy to forget to take care of yourself. He teaches us that “joy” starts with you. Therefore it is always important to do something that makes you happy everyday. Joy can be reading a good book, or sharing a laugh with a friend. This lesson also teaches us the word “appreciation”. Life may not be everything you want it to be (right now), but you should always appreciate the things you have. Also, you should cherish the memories that bring a smile to your face and a ray of sunshine to your soul.
I enjoyed reading this book. Given the current state of the country and the world, I think we all need a strong dose of inspiration and hope. Watching the news or reading your local newspaper can put you in a depressed state of mind. I am very thankful that Chris Gardner wrote Start Where You Are. It gave me a brand new source of motivation. I truly hope the jewels presented in Start Where You Are help you as much as it helped me. Now go get your happiness back!
-Bobby
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