#kakinota : how to get from where you are to where you want to be by jack canfield

The best book ever.

That's the only testimony I can give.

It's a motivational book written by the author of world famous Chicken Soup for Soul series.

I knew about those series but I did not read any of the collections. Yet...

I love the cover. Red with big bold written topic. It's quite catchy.

But the content is so so so good. It can be read by anybody. The author explained to the readers step by step how to implement his suggestions which are actually not very hard to follow by. In fact we can insert some of the suggestions into our schedules (if we want too) without changing our daily routines.

It is one of those books where I am proud to say it's worth to read and reread it over and over again. I can read it when I need a push of motivation. I can read it for leisure. And I can read it to maintain my motivation momentum.

The suggestions were proven before and will do so if anyone have the persistence and determination to improve ourselves.

It's worth the money, time and effort spend.

I assure you.

(10/10)

#kakinota : the alchemist by paulo coelho

This novel is about a shepherd named Santiago who follows his dreams.

One night while he was sleeping, he dreamt for the second times about a child who said to him that if he go to pyramids, he will find a hidden treasure. He went to see a Gypsy lady who explained to him the meaning of his dream with a price - she wanted 1/10 of his treasures.

Unfortunately, her explanation didn't get him far until he meet the King of Salem, Melchizedek who urged him to sell his flock and travel to the said  place to find a hidden treasure.

Along the journey, the shepherd faced difficulties which made him almost abandon his dream.

Through out his travel from Andalusia - Tangiers - Desert - Egypt, the boy befriended a lot of people who helped and taught him about the miracle of life. A friend explained to him not to worry much about the future. Feel the thrill of not knowing what the outcome would be. His friend explained  that the future was already written by God and what He had written was always for the good of man. Thus man live only for the present because present was full of surprises and man had to be aware of many things in the present too.

The boy also learn how to make adjustment along the way in the dessert without compromising his goal. He remember the king advised,

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

The novel can be considered as part of motivational book too as it explained indirectly about how people with dreams do not give up easily. We can learn a lot from nature flexibilities when facing adversities in our way achieving goals.

(9/10)