Why Are You Here Cafe A New Way Of Finding Meaning In Your Life And Your Work by John P. Strelecky

I got this book as part of Christmas present from my daughter Lara. Oh my goodness ... once I picked up the book I could not put it down until I had read it all the way through. And it resonated with me enormously.


The Why Café by John Stelecky is a story of a man who happens onto an all night café and finds 3 compelling questions on a menu

1. Why Are You Here? 
2. Do You Fear Death? 
3. Are You Fulfilled? 

Sparked by a fun and interesting midnight conversation, he begins to contemplate his purpose for existing, his PFE. 

Until we know what our PFE is and discover activities that help us fulfill it, we waste time and energy on lots of things. Those who don't take steps to discover and fulfill their PFE are those who fear death. We are fulfilled by working toward our PFE. What would life be like if you were always doing the things you wanted to do, and feeling passionate about it? Events would begin falling synchronistically in place to help support you along the way, and you'd notice one lucky coincidence unfold after another. You'd begin seeing the world with new eyes, and noticing new opportunities.
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I am the author of the story-book my life -- I better take charge of writing my own book -- for that I better know my PFE and live it.

I found John P. Strelecky's print book to be highly inspiring indeed.

May We Be Always Open To Learning!

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 by Rafe Esquith

It is a very inspiring book -- Rafe Esquith is passionate, vulnerable, challenging, inspiring and honest. These qualities reveal themselves in this candid look at his own teaching practices, and how he has been able to motivate fifth grade students in a rough school district of Los Angeles to succeed in glorious ways. The winner of a variety of national awards, Esquith uses his words to encourage and challenge readers to demand the best they have to offer, and to demand the same from the students they work with. 


Rafe teaches students enjoy learning for the sake of learning. We want them to work their way up to realizing that they are responsible for their education, so it is important to do their very best at all times for themselves, not for the teacher or grade.


I found Rafe's concepts to be consistent with my own Learn-in-Play Technology that I have developed for kids of all ages from under eight to over eighty and have applied in my University level teaching -- I have based it on the concept that learning should be fun, playful, and enjoyable in an environment that is ...

• Leading
• Energizing
• Actualizing
• Rewarding
• Nurturing

I found Rafe Esquith's audio book to be highly inspiring indeed.

7 CD set -- by Recorded Books

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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Centuryby Thomas L Friedman.

The author describes how technology has flattened the world -- by flattening, the author means interconnectedness. The author talks about Globalization -- historically, how and when it started, what is happening now and where we are heading with globalization. The author talks about how flattening of the world and globalization is benefitng everyone -- and especially how developing countries like India and China have benefited from this. You may not necessarily agree with the authors oversimplification of his opinions on globalization and the flattening of the world, but it is a very interesting listen and the author has done a good job in presenting his concepts.

15 CD set -- this is the unabridged version by Audio Renaissance

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Igniting Intuition -- Unearthing Body Genius by Christiane Northrup, M.D., and Mona Lisa Schultz, M.D., Ph.D.

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In this program, Christiane Northrup, M.D., and Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D., teach us how to identify, work with, and transform our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors along health-enhancing lines; and show us how to use our body’s unique intuitive language to help us heal our body, mind, and soul.

This program also addresses the importance of having a sense of our life’s purpose and feeling
connected to an order that is greater than our own ego.

2 CD set -- this is the abridged version of the authors' 6-CD program, Igniting Intuition.
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The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

Successful entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jeff Olson provides us with The Slight Edge—the secret for putting ourselves on the path to success. Successful people do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do, and The Slight Edge explains exactly what it is they do.

The Slight Edge shows how we can create power-house results from simple daily activities.

3-CD audio-book

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Inner Talk - for Peace of Mind by Susan Jeffers

Susan Jeffers created these calming inner thoughts and affirmations to help us take away the worries of daily life and create a feeling of peace within ourselves. Even though we live in a very stressful world, we can replace negative chatter in our mind with powerful and loving messages from the Higher Self.

1-CD audio-book

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Life After Death, The Burden of Proof by Deepak Chopra

In India death is perceived very differently than in the West, "as a brief stopping point on an endless soul journey," says Chopra in this introduction to life beyond bodily existence. Chopra, a medical doctor and world leader in mind-body medicine as well as author of more than 45 books, now ventures to answer: what happens after we die? For Chopra, death deserves to be called miraculous, a "doorway to a far more important event—the beginning of the afterlife" and a mode of being that "can be as creative as living." Chopra effectively uses the classic Vedanta story of Savitri—a woman who comes home to find death, Lord Yama, waiting to take her husband, and who seeks the monk Ramana's advice to outwit death—to frame each chapter, Chopra grounds each topic in the long arc of this singular story, which is the perfect springboard for Chopra to introduce concepts such as Akasha (the highest stage a soul can attain) and Eternity within the Indian tradition (where we are beyond death, life, maleness, femaleness, and the experience of time). Chopra presents a fascinating account of life after death for Westerners that will certainly please his avid fans and draw in new readers as well.

8-CD audio-book

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Unleashing the Soul of Money by Lynne Twist

WOW!
Imagine feeling completely at peace about your money—whether you’re earning it, spending it, saving it, or using it to help others. On Unleashing the Soul of Money, world-renowned fund-raiser and "money mentor" Lynne Twist shares from her thirty years of global research into happiness and money to reveal a surprising truth: that the size of your paycheck has little to do with fulfillment—and everything to do with getting your money aligned with your deepest commitments, values, and desires. In this workshop, listeners uncover the insights about their own relationship with money, and learn how to make the transformation to a life of sufficiency, contentment, and benefit to others in the world.

2-CD audio-book

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The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life by Suze Orman

In this audio-book 
Like a compass, the laws of money directs you to safety, security, and prosperity. They give you the ability to define your financial destiny and guide it with your own hands, so you can hold on to what you have and create what you deserve.
These laws are as timeless as they are timely. The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life provides you with the solid financial foundation upon which you can stand, regroup, and build.

THE LAWS OF MONEY

Law Number 1. Truth Creates Money, Lies Destroy It.
Law Number 2. Look at What You Have, Not at What You Had.
Law Number 3. Do What Is Right for You, Before You Do What Is Right for Your Money.
Law Number 4. Invest in the Known Before the Unknown.
Law Number 5. Always Remember: Money Has No Power of Its Own.

6-CD audio-book

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Lessons In Mastery by Anthony Robbins

In this audio-book  ...

The time to take action is now and Tony Robbins teaches how to:

• Experience true happiness
• Harness your decision-making power
• Decode the language of emotion
• Anticipate and prepare for major life changes
• Commit yourself to daily improvement
• Replace dormant resources with new assets that will improve the quality of your life
• Empower Yourself to take the right moves at the right time

6 CD audio-book

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Practicing Presence by Eckhart Tolle

Thanks to my daughter Lara for introducing me to this ...
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Eckhart Tolle expresses clearly and directly things that are difficult to put into words. Not only in words but his presence itself is the teacher. He gives a direct transmission of Presence, Being, the ONE.
 
5-DVD Presentation
 

May We Always Be Open To Learning!
 

Love

Yogi

The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute

This is a fascinating audio-book that deals with ...

Resolving the Heart of Conflict

• What if conflicts at home, conflicts at work, and conflicts in the world stem from the same root cause?
• What if we systematically misunderstand that cause?
• And what if, as a result, we systematically perpetuate the very problem we think we are trying to solve?

From the authors of the international bestseller Leadership and Self-Deception comes a groundbreaking work that instills hope and inspires reconciliation. Through a moving story of parents who are struggling with with their children and with problems that have come to consume their lives, we learn from once bitter-enemies the way to find peace whenever war is upon us.
   
8 CD audio-book

This book is full of invaluable lessons -- each word, each phrase, each scenario is so well knit together to impart meaningful lessons through and through -- no fluff ... just wisdom!

Love 

Yogi

Books, Audio Books, and other Digital Learning Media in my Personal Library

What a great resource internet and blogs are -- I can share with you what I am reading, listening to, or watching ... we can discuss interactively what you think of my learning resource and share your ideas, comments, and thoughts and that can be a mutually enriching experience -- WOW -- that sounds great, doesn't it.

I will start with my recent reads, and then keep adding previously read material also from the small collection in my library. I hope you will share with me material from your collection that you think I will learn from and benefit from as well.

I think I will start off with a separate post for each learning resource. Later on I will add a progressive collective list of all the learning material from the posts in this blog.

Please do let me know what you think of this endeavor -- I would welcome and appreciate your comments.

May We Always Be Open To Learning!


Love
Yogi