Category: Book

Practice These 4 Things And Your Life Will be So Much Easier

Post author By cm_admin
Post date September 1, 2026

Every now and again I mention that I got onto this Personal Development (self-empowerment) Path after a bunch of significant setbacks, which eventually lead me to doing a Tony Robbins program kicking off in Easter 1999.

One of the primary changes I made as a result of the work, was to start reading non-fiction books.

Something about the power of knowledge.

Since then I have read 100’s and 100’s of books on all manner of topics, designed to enhance the quality of my life (and also others).

Since 1999 I have read some absolute life changing books.

Including Personal Development classics like ‘Think and Grow Rich‘, ‘The Power of Now‘, ‘Mans Search For Meaning‘, ‘Atomic Habits‘, ‘Mindset‘, and ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad‘, to name a few.

But the one I want to mention today is EPIC!!!

It ticks all of my boxes.

Simple.

Profound.

Book Choice

My Top 5 Books From 2025: Increasing Knowledge And Insight

Post author By cm_admin
Post date February 10, 2026

I must admit, I had a really hard time selecting my Top 5 books of 2025, so I added a few extra’s beyond the 5.

I am also reading an EXCELLENT book at the moment, which expands on Dr Sarno’s work on what causes pain, chronic pain, and a whole shopping list of other debilitating symptoms.

The book is called Mind Your Body by Nicole S. Sacks, who also has a podcast on the topic of chronic pain, called The Cure For Chronic Pain.

After almost 27 years of reading about, researching, and writing about, physical and mental health, I can say that she is pretty much bang on with her understanding and teachings about the actual “root cause” of so much chronic pain.

Check it out.

And just before I started reading Mind Your Body, I had finished another great book called Germs Are Not Our Enemy by naturopathic doctor Marizelle Arce.

It comes from the perspective of Terrain Theory, which has been disputing the validity of Germ Theory for well over 150 years.

Terrain Theory makes a lot more real-world and practical sense than Germ Theory (with its ludicrous idea that a sterile environment, free of microorganisms is healthiest for us, when there are more micro-organisms in the body than there are cells (i.e. > 50 Trillion)). Huh?!?!

Anyway, that is a topic for another day.

Also, if there are any books you have read in 2025, which caused a major Knowledge spike for you, please do share.

And now let’s see who the winners were, shall we?

Enjoy.

Book Growth

9 Insights You Really Need to Know

Post author By cm_admin
Post date August 29, 2023

I read a lot.

Sometimes I read a book and think, “That is friggin’ incredible! Imagine if everyone knew that.”

The things you learn by reading non-fiction books is LIFE CHANGING.

But since most people won’t read a 700-page book I might recommend, I decided I would select 9 insights from 5 books I have recently read, to share some incredible insights, and maybe even entice you to read the whole book.

Let’s jump straight in with Book 1.

(Note: I will be diving deeper on these subjects in a LIVE Presentation and Q&A Session on 31 Aug, so if you are reading this after then, send me a message and I will give you the link for the recording.)

Book Emotional Relationship

The BEST Relationship Strategy

Post author By cm_admin
Post date May 24, 2022

The author of this book and strategy (Gary Chapman) is a relationship councellor, who discovered that there are five principle ways we express our LOVE in a relationship, and alternatively there are PRIMARY ways we wish to receive the expression of love (back to us) in our relationships.

I recorded a video 5 years ago (complete with whiteboard) to explain to you the full strategy and how to use it.

I would also encourage you to read the book – The 5 Love Languages – or check out Gary Chapman’s website to determine what your Primary Love Language is.

Belief Book consciousness

6 of My Favourite Life Changing Books

Post author By cm_admin
Post date June 7, 2021

I often tell the story that my journey down the personal development path (which for me is also about the quest to experience self actualisation) began around Easter 1999. One of the things I chose to do at that point, as a result of the right shove (it was definitely a shove and not a nudge I was given) was to start reading non-fiction books.

I had been an avid reader of fiction as a kid, and in early adulthood I would occasionally read a fiction book, but my life change significantly when I started reading and digesting good quality non-fiction books in my 30’s and beyond.

I have since read hundred’s of books, and now I have set myself the not-so-easy task of deciding which 6 of them I think are the ‘best’ or have had the most profound impact on my personal growth and understanding.

So let me have a shot at this and see how I go.

Book Growth Perspective Success

A (LONG) LIST OF MY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Post author By cm_admin
Post date December 2, 2020

I have read 100’s of books over the last 20 years, when I made a commitment to self education through reading non-Fiction books. It really was a game changer for me. Here is a list of some of my favourites – by topic. I have an asterix besides some of my more favourite favourites. I like to read quite broadly, so that I am more likely to come up with novel and creative ideas, but putting different pieces together in unique ways.

Generally I have 2-4 books going at once.

A business related book
A self-help book
A more technical book to enhance my skills as a coach (e.g. psychology, neuroscience, epigenetics, nutrition, etc.)
A fiction book (mostly something far removed from ‘reality’, but with good messages built into them)

Book consciousness Growth

The Successful Mind: Chapter 1 – Introduction

Post author By cm_admin
Post date July 18, 2019

Before you is a foundational pillar of knowledge, experience and wisdom I have come to understand and constantly apply to support myself, and my coaching clients, in creating the greatest possible life experience. My greatest desire is to help you create a joyful, rich living experience that provides you with all of the wonderful relationships and achievements that define a vibrant life. When you come to truly understand what I am about to share with you over the next few hours, and step into the direction that is right for you, your life will take on a whole new meaning and your journey into joy, health, vitality, success, and abundance will be underway in earnest.

I am excited to be able to share with you what I have joyfully, and also painstakingly, learned over the last 20 years. I also aim to fast-track your journey of coming to learn and understand this knowledge, because I know it to be a necessary and powerful stepping-stone on the path to evolution.

Belief Book Choice Growth

The Only Time You Have No Choice is When You ‘Believe’ You Have No Choice

Post author By cm_admin
Post date July 2, 2015

Do you agree with the statement I made in the title? That there is never a time where you have no choice.

Viktor Frankl believed that. He wrote Man’s Search For Meaning and talked about how in Nazi concentration camps in WWII, regardless of what was done to them, they always had a choice as to what meaning they gave an experience. And it was the meaning people attributed to the situation which had a bigger impact on their survival than any physical attribute.

Now let’s lighten things up before I go any further, as most of us are not in, nor are likely to be in that kind of situation. But it is a great reminder that we always have some choice. It gives us some perspective.

Book Happiness Tips Optimum Health

Q&A Time: Getting Perspective on the Gene Thing

Post author By cm_admin
Post date April 16, 2014

Christine (from USA) Question: “With modern medicine today there are many tests you can have now to see if you are more likely to develop some awful diseases such as Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s. Would you want to know?”

The right question

One of the things I teach in the 30-Day Happiness Challenge, is to ask better questions. And also to make sure the question we are asking does not pre-suppose a ‘fact’ that is not really a fact (100% true, 100% percent of time). Otherwise the answer we get will not be relevant.

By the way. Just wanted to remind you that I am not a Doctor, in case you forgot. I am just a voracious reader, researcher and therapist / Coach.

Here is the thing on modern medicine. It is EXCELLENT at treating symptoms – or broken stuff – but crap at the preventative stuff, and the creating optimum health stuff. For more on this read ‘Mind Over Medicine‘ by Dr Lissa Rankin.

Tags bruce lipton, Carl Massy, disease, epigenetics, genes, health tips, lizza rankin, mind over medicine, optimum health tips, placebo effect

Book Optimum Health

Pillar 6 to Optimum Health: Wholeheartedness (from The Guidebook to Optimum Health)

Post author By cm_admin
Post date April 8, 2014

The trump card

As I was writing my book on optimum health, I thought I had it all sorted out with my 5 Pillars: exercise, nutrition, detoxing, rest and how we used our minds. But something was niggling at the back of my mind. Sort of saying, ‘Are you missing something?’

Well it turns out I was. I had the body covered; the mind covered; but I didn’t have the heart taken care of. And the reality is, you cannot separate these three parts. It is like trying to create a complete picture, but only using two-thirds of the jigsaw pieces. There will be gaps and in this case those gaps can be major illness, recurring aches & pains, and even that regular ‘cold’ or ‘flu’.

Tags brene brown, Carl Massy, happiness tips, health tips, the guidebook to optimum health, wholeheartedness