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Issue 84/ June 11, 2010 / ISSN 1945-9300    

IN THIS ISSUE   

Featured Book Review by Daniel R. Murphy  

Aspire by Kevin Hall 

Guest Article  

Wallace Delois Wattles - New Thought Writer  

by Steven Frosten  

Be Inspired II by Roger Thomas Lincoln 

Health is Wealth by Lucinda Palatino  

The Innovator's Prescription - A Disruptive Solution for Health Care  

by Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman & Jason Hwang 

CTW Blog Articles   

How to get out of debt using the Get Rich Slowly formula   

You need to learn from the late Jim Rohn   

The Power of Persistence - the most powerful force known   

Successful people read - Reading leads to Success!   

What you should know about the power of words   

It little matters what you do in life you need to understand and master the power of language. In this week's feature guest article Kevin Hall's new book, Aspire, provides an intriguing look at the origin and power of some of the most profound words. 

It does not matter what language you speak or write in, or what audience you are aiming at, understanding the power of words is critical. Success is about serving others and to do so one must effectively communicate with them. To master the art of communication one must study and learn how words are used. There is an axiom that the pen is mightier than the sword and it is so true. Check out this review and this book to learn more. And do not stop there - continue to learn about how to use words to convey your ideas and to achieve your goals.  

Wishing you success in all you do. 

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Featured Book Review by Daniel R. Murphy  

Category: Success/  Personal Development  

Title and Author:   

Aspire by Kevin Hall  

Synopsis of Content:  

Hall has a fascination with words and their origin which he explores in this fascinating book. He introduces you to many interesting people, perhaps chief among them an old linguistics professor in Europe with whom he has had many engaging conversations about words.  

But this is not just a book about words. It is a book about what these words really mean, and perhaps more importantly what we can learn from them as well as how we can apply those lessons to our own pursuit of success.  

At the end of each chapter the author provides his own journal entries - thoughts and reflections about the theme of that chapter. He then provides space for you to do the same. This is not just a book to read - it is a book you can use to reflect on the people and the words in your life and how they can affect you.  

You can benefit equally from reading this book straight through or going back and studying any one chapter at a time.  

This book is more than a stimulating intellectual journey - it provides grist for the kind of thinking we should all do more of to attain genuine self improvement.  

Readability/Writing Quality:    

This is a very readable book. The prose style is easy to follow. The chapters average 20 pages in length and are broken by sub headings. It is well organized.  

Notes on Author:  

Kevin Hall is a business consultant, speaker and coach. He was a partner in the Franklin Quest Company, makers of the famous Franklin Day Planner.   

Related Website:   

http://www.powerofwords.com/

Three Great Ideas You Can Use:  

The book covers eleven important words and digs deeply into their meaning, origin, and importance. Here is but a sampling:  

1. Namaste: a greeting common in the East and popularized in the West by Gandhi. It means "I salute the divine within you" and is a reminder to ourselves and others of the unique and supreme dignity, worth and divine aspect of each of us.  

2. Integrity: the quality we all seek in others and wish for ourselves. A quality which sets apart genuine leaders and inspires trust. It is earned though a long process and is easily lost.  

3. Sapere vedere: a three dimensional concept including hindsight, foresight and insight. It literally means "knowing how through what is seen". It is about knowing how to see. People who practice sapere vedere look forward as well as inward. It has been practiced by great minds such as Da Vinci. It has tremendous value to us all as a guide to thinking - a guide to how to think.  

Publication Information:    

©2009, 2010 by Kevin Hall. Published by Harper Collins. 238 pages in hardback.  

Rating for this Book:  

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Guest Article  

Category: Success   

Preface:  

Wallace Wattles authored several books at the turn of the 20^th Century which had a lasting effect on the self improvement movement in the United States. Many of his beliefs about self improvement including positive thinking and visualization while controversial in his time have entered main stream thinking a century later. The author of this article provides a link back to a site promoting the Science of Getting Rich program offered by Bob Proctor from the movie, The Secret. Creating True Wealth makes no representations about this program. As with all such programs you should scrutinize their claims and proceed with caution. Nonetheless the content of this article is of interest to anyone who likes to read about the history of the self improvement movement and to learn more about how to achieve more in life. - Editor 

Wallace Delois Wattles - New Thought Writer  

by Steven Frosten  

American author Wallace Delois Wattles was born in the United States in 1860. Little is known about his early life. He spent the first several years living and working on his parent's farm in McHenry County, Illinois.  

His parents were both born in New York and had no other children. Wattles received little formal education, but began studying the many religious philosophies and beliefs of the world as an adult. 

Wattles left his parents home with the goal of becoming a great writer. He suffered many failures, barely making enough money to feed himself.  

In 1908, Wattles ran for Congress as a Socialist Party of America Candidate. He ran again in 1910 for the office of Prosecuting Attorney for Indiana's 50th court district. He lost both elections.  

He even held a position in the Methodist Church at one point, but was ejected for "heresy". Yet still, he refused to give up on his dreams. It wasn't until many years later that Wattles discovered the secrets of wealth and success. 

Wattles met George Davis Herron in Chicago, Illinois in 1896 while attending "a convention of reformers". Herron was a professor of Applied Christianity at Grinnell College as well as a Congregational Church minister. He preached a form of Christian Socialism that attracted nationwide attention. It was this meeting that led Wattles on a path towards becoming a social visionary. 

Wattles became an active proponent of the New Thought Movement; a popular spiritual movement that emphasized metaphysical beliefs. Members of this movement included Emma Curtis Hopkins, Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Walker Atkinson. These individuals all promoted the effects of positive thinking, creative visualization and personal power.  

Wattles spent a great deal of time studying their writings, as well as other work written by members of the New Thought Movement. Through personal study, Wattles claimed to have unearthed the fundamental truths of New Thought principles and began to practice them in his own life. 

Wattles wrote several books that outlined these practices and principles. The Science of Being Great, The Science of Being Well and Health Through New Thought and Fasting were three such books. He encouraged readers to try his theories out for themselves rather than just relying on his word.  

One of the techniques that Wattles practiced and taught in his books was called creative visualization. This involved forming a visual image of a desired goal or accomplishment, and then working toward the realization of that goal. 

Another of Wattles' books, and arguably his most famous work, was The Science of Getting Rich. Many programs are modeled after this book, even today.  

Wattles' tradition is carried on, many years later by people who study, reinvent and utilize his techniques and methods in pursuit of achieving happiness, prosperity and wealth. 

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Be Inspired II by Roger Thomas Lincoln 

She trained a man and then watched as he was promoted over her and paid twice as much. At 45 she quit her job in anger. She could not accept the injustice of it. She began to write a book on sales for women. Realizing that she could put all that knowledge and skill to good use she founded Mary Kay Cosmetics in 1963 with $5000 savings. She was determined to give women a full opportunity to succeed and to be recognized in the business world.  

Mary Kay sold almost $200,000 worth of products in her first year. The idea caught on and grew rapidly. After just five years the company went public. Eventually the company had over 800,000 people covering 37 markets on five continents. She won an award as one of the 100 Best Companies to work for. She became famous giving away pink Cadillac's to her largest sellers.  

Mary Kay Ash demonstrated the power of being an entrepreneur and of not accepting less than she was capable of doing and being.  

Inspired by Extraordinary Comebacks by John A. Sarkett

©2007 by John A. Sarkett. Published by Sourcebooks, Inc.

Quoted material used by permission of the author.

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Health is Wealth by Lucinda Palatino   

The Innovator's Prescription - A Disruptive Solution for Health Care  

by Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman & Jason Hwang

McGraw-Hill © 2009 /  441 pages 

As a share of Gross Domestic Product health care costs have more than doubled since 1970. More than half of the cost increases are traced to supply pressure - the medical profession itself increases the "demand" for its products through its own efforts.  

The authors argue that this market is ripe for a "disruptive innovation" similar to ones that have changed telecommunications, computing and many other industries. They suggest that new application of technology, better business models designed to deliver medical services more simply and effectively, and better networking of medical businesses can contribute to lowering the cost.  

The authors in particular are critical of the service for a fee business model used in hospitals and by doctors. They characterize this as anachronistic and overly costly. They advocate a series of changes including having physicians pass off less technical work to less well trained workers and the use of "standardized business practices" much like chain restaurants use. 

This book takes a brave new look at how health care is delivered in the United States and is worth considering. At the same time some of the suggestions may be alarming to most of us who are accustomed to the most expensive but also one of the best medical systems. Most cost cutting schemes come at some cost. In the case of chain restaurants for example the service and low cost come at the expense of food quality. While one needs to look at different options for delivery of medical service it will also be important not to sacrifice the very service medicine provides in the interest of merely cutting costs.  

For anyone interested in innovation in the medical field this book is a must.  

About the authors:  

Clayton M. Christensen, also the author of The Innovator's Dilemma, The Innovator's  

Solution andDisrupting Class, is a professor at the Harvard Business School.  

The late Jerome H. Grossman, M.D., headed the Harvard Kennedy School Health Care Delivery Policy Program.  

Jason Hwang, M.D., is an internal medicine physician and senior strategist for the Health Care Practice at Innosight LLC, which Christensen founded. 

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