Which book has most inspired you?

I have read so many excellent books that have changed my life, it is truly difficult to identify who has inspired me most, because, like a patchwork quilt, each book is integral to my whole development. Each has added to the one before in unexpected ways. However, if I had to choose any, they would be three books we all should read, for very different reasons.

The first is Real Magic by Dr Wayne Dyer. Briefly, he believes there are three types of people in the world. The first type abdicates responsibility to others for their life, and seems to enjoy victimhood. They are fond of asking the question "Why me?" in a hopeless, impotent way, without the awareness that they can actually affect their existence positively.

The second type that apply mainly to professionals, lives for results. They are always moving from one task to the next, hungrily searching for the next result to make them feel better and to boost their self-esteem, yet never really finding that desired satisfaction and self fulfilment, often ending up a slave to their work in their bid to find that elusive joy.

Finally, the third type lives to purpose. They know their values, what matters to them most, what they really enjoy doing and, without fanfare, live to their purpose in a life that enriches both themselves and others. 

On a personal level, I have gone through all three of those types, finally settling to my purpose in life, and can say that he is 100% spot on!

Another inspirational book is William Bridges' Transitions. A powerful book that gives a simple, almost idiotic message that many people don't heed: Life consists of birth, growth and death. You cannot begin anything in life without completing something else. E.g, one cannot start a new relationship without ending the old one and moving away from it, because death would not have occurred. The same with the seasons: winter has to die before we get spring, and spring has to die before we see the summer. 

So, for any new birth to happen, there simply has to be an ending first. But some people are so afraid of endings, of moving on, of letting go, they try in vain to start over but are still wedded to their past which prevents them getting what they seek. Sadly, they spend years of their life in limbo fighting against the flow, wondering why they are so unhappy and in so much pain.

The final book is Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins. A truly awesome tome which gave me, personally, another powerful message. Thoughts make our life; they dictate our actions and the quality if life, and they show us who we are. Be careful what you think!