I want to share a book i just read. It’s a self improvement book. Titled The Present by Spencer Johnson. I had to do this review for class. So i might as well share it here. I really think this book really is great.
The Present by Spencer Johnson
What exactly is the present? I had to read the whole book to truly understand what it was. However, I’m going to summarize all different lessons learnt in the book The Present.
The Present is not the past!
It isn’t the future.
The Present is the Present Moment!
The Present Is Now!
You create your own present by what you give your attention to. The present, can be anything you want it to be. It could be a Soccer match, relationships, friendships, or you work. You can decide how you want the present to be.
Even In the most difficult situations, When you focus on what is right in the present moment, it makes you happier.
It gives you the needed energy and confidence to deal with what is wrong.
Three ways to fully utilize your present moment!
Be In the Present
Focus on what is right now. Determine your purpose.
Use your purpose to respond to what is important now.
Learn From The Past
Look at what happened in the past.
Learn something valuable from it.
Do things differently in the present.
Plan for the future
See what a wonderful future would look like.
Make plans to make it happen.
Put your plan into action in the present.
These, to me are the most important values I have learnt from reading The Present and I feel that if we fully understand it, it can make us successful. To end off,
Success is becoming who we are capable of being.
And progress towards worthwhile goals.
Each of us define for ourselves what it means to be successful.
