I’m a huge fan of quality personal development blogs, and for a long while the only ones I followed intently were Steve Pavlina, Scott Young, and Zen Habits. Fairly recently, I stumbled upon Illuminated Mind, the work of Jonathon Mead, and I’m thrilled that I did. For such a young newcomer, he has been immensely successful thus far, and I’m just one of many who have been genuinely impressed with his writing (Leo from Zen Habits apparently was- Jonathon is a regular contributor on his blog).
By means of Illuminated Mind, Jonathon freely challenges social norms in pursuit of no-holds-barred personal growth, and he makes his readers question deeply rooted beliefs that often go unquestioned. It’s really good stuff, and if you haven’t already, you should definitely check out his site.
Jonathon recently released his first e-book, ‘Reclaim Your Dreams‘, which makes a bold claim. In his own words- “In Reclaim Your Dreams you’ll learn how to resurrect your dreams from the grave of practicality and start making them a reality.’
I acquired a copy of this e-book, and it surpassed my already elevated expectations. This is truly a quality piece of work, and without giving away too much, I’d like to provide a strong case for why you should give it a shot.
The book is divided into two large sections. Part 1 is about removing the obstacles standing between you and your dreams. We (both personally and society as a whole) have ingrained many needless hurdles in our minds that prevent us from pursuing our biggest dreams. Jonathon identifies the most common among these, and provides explicit instructions on how to remove them.
The first part of the book is similar to de-bugging a piece of software, then reprogramming portions to fit a new purpose. We are ridding our mind of the irrationalities holding us back, then constructing the foundation from which we can successfully chase our dreams.
A lot of material out there immediately dives into how we can achieve our goals, but without acknowledging the mental roadblocks, our dreams are far less likely to manifest.
The rubber meets the road in the latter half of the book; Jonathon explains how to identify what one’s dreams are and how to begin taking the concrete actions to make them a reality.
I particularly found an enormous amount of value from the first section in part two, where three simple, yet deep, questions are posed:
1.) What are your dreams?
2.) What are your values?
3.) What is your purpose?
The percentage of people who could quickly and easily answer all three of these questions is probably extremely low, which is unfortunate. A lack of clarity on these issues likely means that we are spinning our wheels, completely unsure of where we’re going. This thought-provoking section alone is well-worth the price of the book.
I’ll leave my little summary at that, which just barely scratches the surface of what’s included in this e-book’s 85 pages. As if you can’t tell already, I easily feel that it’s worthy of a small investment. Unless you are perfectly content with where your life is now, or you’re 100% certain that you’re on the fast track to achieving all you life goals, than this book will provide genuine value.
One week from now, I’m going to reveal a big, big change with regards to the future of this blog. Stay tuned!
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