I am a reader. I plan to read my way to becoming a gazillionaire.
I read in an article ,that there are around 199 billionaire women in the world. Of these one third owe their status to their husband or father .Telling this to my hubby I had an interesting answer .
He said there was one more ,in the making !That was a joke(on his part ) .But it got me thinking.Why are women having so much problem making money ?
Is it because we lack a business brain ?I don’t think so .Women infact suffer from the problem of perfectionism. We want meaningful lives ,preferably with someone to share it with.That derails our career goals and money ones too.
So what’s the way out of this loop?
Use your creative brain ladies. Find hacks ,books ,blogs anything you can get your hands on .
With that journey I share a glimpse of my reading list today. I love reading inspirational books which give psychological hacks to a better life.Our life is too short to make all mistakes and learn . Better to learn from the lessons people have already learnt from.
These two books
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris Awakening the Giant within by Anthony Robbins were lurking on my list for sometime.
February seems to be the best time to start reading them. It’s not as stressful like the beginning of the new year and not yet halfway down .So a nice comfortable second month. It’s also the month of Love .
#Bookslutthursdays with #Shalzmojosays was one way of getting the Reading list out in the open.These tomes are worrying me.I might just need to extend February to 60 days.
I believe you can truly improve yourself ,when you love yourself .Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris give us a bird’s-eye view of the tactics ;routines and habits of billionaires and icons
In Awaken the Giant Within Anthony Robbins teaches us to tap into our inner powers and improve our lives.
When I was a teenager I used to love reading Reader’s Digest.
Reader’s Digest used to have great stories to make you get off the couch and plan your life . That’s why I am always on the hunt for life hacks . Other people’s experiences which will make me do more. Other people’s struggles which will help me stop the struggling. Other people’s fears ,which will make me face mine.
I am lucky to be living in a small town . Working full-time and still being able to take care of my baby .My hubby babysits when I work and duties are adjustable. So life goes on .I do have certain restrictions. I can’t travel for conferences.Nor can I go for workshops .I have no one here (except my hubby) ,who is a friend.I have little backup when I am ill. There are hardly any place to shop and what the restaurants serve are little to write about. But I still feel blessed .Except occasionally like today ,when my hubby is busy and I have no one except Rai to give me company. Sometimes the small things in life, like a cup of coffee with a friend or a carefree date night is what I miss most .But there’s a reason why I am here. I want to be one day ,be able to live location independently.
Maybe a trailer cum helicopter is the answer.If you want to read one of the books,go for Tools of Titans.Its a better organized and more helpful book.But I am a Tim Ferris fan since the time I read Four hour workweek.His books will help you connect the dots.
Have you ever learnt from a self help book ?Comment below to let me.
Counting blessings is a great habit. This month has been wonderful. I attended four picnics.One on each Sunday. I visited this amazing place near Indo-Bangladesh border at Tilason.I wrote about it here. I realized I feel the happiest when I am surrounded by nature ,have no food worries and see my baby and hubby playing .
I felt really blessed that my work place is a 5 minute walk away.I feel even more blessed that God gave me the option of spending so much time with my daughter. Watching a baby grow up is the biggest joy a mom can have! Bringing up another human being a future citizen of this country is serious work. I have been able to stop my constant worry cycles by a simple trick.I jump on the treadmill and run .Even 3 minutes of this makes me sweat so much my worries go zip zap zoom. I really want to colour my hair .But since I have zero option of a beauty parlour ,I have to brave it out at home.I am praying it will work out fine and I won’t have to take a month’s leave . I bought the Tools of Titan and my hubby gifted me ten Bengali murder mystery books for my birthday.That was the best day .Buying books and not worrying that I have an exam coming up.
Counting books and blessings
I am trying to plan my meals in advance ,to make grocery shopping more sensible.Yes I know that’s normal and not rocket science.Buy I have problems with questions like “what are you making for dinner tonight “? It puts me in a spot where I only want to order Pizza !
I had a fight this week with a very irresponsible person .Which reaffirmed my belief that telling people they are irresponsible or plain stupid is never a good idea. Absolutely never. Shouting at them, while telling that ,is even less fruitful. From February onwards I am going to try to express my irritations in a more constructive way.Yes I hope so !That’s going to be really difficult. But what’s life if not challenging .
Whenever I cook I feel grateful for my Airfryer which helped us indulge in some great snacks at one-third the calories.
I feel grateful that my balconies and windows receive sun and bloom so prettily. I feel blessed that I have a best friend as a life partner, who really understands me . I feel blessed to have a kind,creative,understanding four-year old who is fast becoming my favourite DIY project partner . She also loves dancing to random songs ,just like me!
I feel blessed that I am able to stop the niggling negative thoughts, successfully on 80% of the days. Sometimes you just need to key of a little steam though ! I decided to stop trying to get along with people who behave badly .It’s just not worth the drama. Life is too short for spending on nonsense.
Life is tough but beautiful. It’s like the rose .It gives you pleasure and pain. The trick is relive the good times and release the bad memories. The right balance of remember, learning and not feeling the pain of your experiences comes only with time. Everything heals .Just give it time. I feel blessed to be able to Blog daily for the last 89 days straight . What did you do this month?
