Success in Balance

One of the books I am currently reading is Joel Osteen’s Your Best Life Now and while I could probably read it all in one day (it is an easy read), I am taking my time to let some of what he says sink in. I have seen Joel and his wife Victoria on Larry King Live and CNN’s Paula Zahn each time he is asked about being to “soft” or being “power of positive thinking.” Each time I hear this I have to ask myself, is he? Is the book really correct in what it is saying? And each time I come to the same conclusion, Joel is 100% consistent in what he is saying and while he is very positive, he appears to be very on target. While the majority of his book is positive, he does make it clear that there are some down sides and we can get off track.

I have found the book to be very refreshing and inspiring. My plan is to take the next few days and post some of the things I have learned/re-learned. Hopefully others will find this information useful as well.

On another note, you may have noticed that there are some new ads to the right…. particularly the Audible.com ad. I decided to take advantage of a 2 books free promotion from Audible and have thoroughly enjoyed my purchases. I am excited about getting 2 new books each month to help me to continue to maintain Success in Balance with the rest of my life. I have created CDs of each book that I listen to in the car and I have added them to my MP3 player, so I can listen while working out, surfing the net, mowing the lawn…I even listened to one while relaxing on the beach/by the pool while on vacation. The new Audible offer is for 3 free books and I would highly recommend checking it out. This alone will increase the number of books I digest each year because I can work them into other arts of my life where I can not read (not a good thing to do while mowing the lawn