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gymjam_reads's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.25
judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
A special thank you to Atria and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
From the author, Rhonda Byrne, who brought us the life-transforming book, The Secret, which changed our way of thinking over a decade ago, with a follow-up HOW THE SECRET CHANGED MY LIFE. Real People. Real Stories.
We all recall the wisdom and teachings of The Secret from money, wealth, relationships, health, career, and the secrets to changing lives. The power held within each of us to make changes in all aspects of our life.
The author follows with a collection of real stories from readers around the world who followed the principals of The Secret. Readers who used the principals to attract what they wanted.
From remarkable changes in lives, relationships, finances, and health. Powerful messages which reiterate the power we all possess when using the principals--from different cultures and geographical areas. From all walks of life. Powerful!
Transformations, uplifting and inspiring real life stories. Readers will want to quickly refer back to The Secret to re-read the original book, —to create the life you want and desire. A reminder of the simple things you can do to have an abundant life filled with everything you desire.
"Change your mind and then your life will change." Whatever you are thinking about, you will attract in your life. You are attracting into your life the experiences and circumstances that are “like” the thoughts and images you hold in your mind.
“There are two kinds of people: Those who say, “I will believe it when I see it.” And those who say, “To see it, I know I must believe it.” - The Secret Daily Teachings
Your current thoughts are creating your future life, and so by changing your thoughts now, you can change your life. The creative process is made up of three simple steps: Ask, believe, receive.
Ah, I so recall listening to The Secret audio version daily, back when it came out. I told everyone about this incredible book. Someone happened to keep my copy, and when reading these wonderful stories, was reminded to attain another copy, and re-read. Apply the principals. Very thought-provoking.
For those who read The Secret, will enjoy reading the collection of fascinating and life-changing stories. The visuals, the addictions, the courage of those, to make critical changes. You do not have to depend on others to create your happiness. We control our own reactions and how we respond. We can control our future by what we attract through our thoughts and emotions, good and bad. Gratitude. Apply. It begins inside of us.
I also enjoyed the Keys to Changing Your Life as a refresher. A reminder to radiate the feelings of happiness and joy, and transmit them into the Universe. It’s not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens in your life!
JDCMustReadBooks
From the author, Rhonda Byrne, who brought us the life-transforming book, The Secret, which changed our way of thinking over a decade ago, with a follow-up HOW THE SECRET CHANGED MY LIFE. Real People. Real Stories.
We all recall the wisdom and teachings of The Secret from money, wealth, relationships, health, career, and the secrets to changing lives. The power held within each of us to make changes in all aspects of our life.
The author follows with a collection of real stories from readers around the world who followed the principals of The Secret. Readers who used the principals to attract what they wanted.
From remarkable changes in lives, relationships, finances, and health. Powerful messages which reiterate the power we all possess when using the principals--from different cultures and geographical areas. From all walks of life. Powerful!
Transformations, uplifting and inspiring real life stories. Readers will want to quickly refer back to The Secret to re-read the original book, —to create the life you want and desire. A reminder of the simple things you can do to have an abundant life filled with everything you desire.
"Change your mind and then your life will change." Whatever you are thinking about, you will attract in your life. You are attracting into your life the experiences and circumstances that are “like” the thoughts and images you hold in your mind.
“There are two kinds of people: Those who say, “I will believe it when I see it.” And those who say, “To see it, I know I must believe it.” - The Secret Daily Teachings
Your current thoughts are creating your future life, and so by changing your thoughts now, you can change your life. The creative process is made up of three simple steps: Ask, believe, receive.
Ah, I so recall listening to The Secret audio version daily, back when it came out. I told everyone about this incredible book. Someone happened to keep my copy, and when reading these wonderful stories, was reminded to attain another copy, and re-read. Apply the principals. Very thought-provoking.
For those who read The Secret, will enjoy reading the collection of fascinating and life-changing stories. The visuals, the addictions, the courage of those, to make critical changes. You do not have to depend on others to create your happiness. We control our own reactions and how we respond. We can control our future by what we attract through our thoughts and emotions, good and bad. Gratitude. Apply. It begins inside of us.
I also enjoyed the Keys to Changing Your Life as a refresher. A reminder to radiate the feelings of happiness and joy, and transmit them into the Universe. It’s not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens in your life!
JDCMustReadBooks
samidhak's review against another edition
4.0
This was incredible. It’s packed with so many stories and it just has the glow that can immediately uplift your mood. I’d usually read it before going to bed at night, and there are some famously known people in the book as well. What I really like is how you can actually track these people down on the secret website and that makes it authentic. I wish there were more books like these, about real people and real stories. If you do know any please recommend some!
renatasnacks's review against another edition
1.0
ughhhhhhhhhhh
http://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-116-how-the-secret-changed-my-life/
http://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-116-how-the-secret-changed-my-life/
kiran2898's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
jennyrbaker's review against another edition
4.0
How The Secret Changed My Life is an inspiring collection of stories of people who changed their lives using methods from The Secret. It’s repetitive since it still uses The Secret Daily Teachings and has the same words of wisdom from The Secret, but I still think this book is motivating, because anything positive that gives us a little momentum to change for the better is worth repeating.
We all get stuck in a rut and old ways of thinking that doesn’t serve us, but these thoughts are so ingrained in us that we think we’ve been right all along. Our pride gets in the way and we don’t admit that we’ve been wrong or entertain the thought that someone like Rhonda Byrne just might be right. Personally, I don’t need to be right all of the time. If somebody has a better idea to help me reach my goals, then I’m all ears.
This isn’t magic. The biggest misconception about the law of attraction is that simply thinking about a goal will make it happen. It doesn’t work that way. You still have to do the work. Changing your attitude and beliefs about achieving your goals makes it happen quicker and it allows you to achieve goals that you didn’t think were possible. We limit ourselves because that’s what we’ve been taught, but we're not limited. We can achieve a lot more in life. Look at highly successful people. They’re not superheroes. They’re just like you and me, except they didn’t take no for an answer. They believed they’d achieve their goals and they did everything that they could until they achieved it. They kept moving forward and making changes in their steps along the way if one method didn’t get them there, but they never lost faith in themselves.
Achieving any goal starts with having unshakable faith that you’ve already achieved your goal. You have to be 100% sure, not 99.9% because that 0.1% doubt will always get in your way. Once you state your goals in present tense, get to work. Keep your eyes open for any opportunity that’s in tune with your goal. You’ll be surprised how much more you’ll notice when you’re actively looking for these things.
If you’re unsure about the concepts in this book, ask for something small like people in the book have. One person asked for a shiny penny, heads-up, with the year 1996. Another person asked for a red thimble. Both of these people acquired these things, but it happens on its own schedule, not yours; however, many people in this book achieved their goals by the dates that they set.
Go into this as a fun experiment so that you can either prove or disprove this theory. Don’t ask how a goal will happen. Just do everything that you can possibly do and let the universe take care of the rest. Reaching any goal first starts with the right belief system. Once you have the right beliefs, you automatically start changing your behaviors, habits, and actions that mirror your new belief system. New actions gives you new results. Doing the same things and expecting new results is called insanity.
I’ve already decided that this concept will work for me. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of all of the pessimists telling me everything that I can’t do in life. If they don’t believe they can achieve something, then fine. They can stay stuck in their crappy lives, but don’t drag me down with you. Rhonda Byrne says not to entertain negative thoughts. This book has already helped me and I just finished it. I’ve already started my gratitude journal and wrote my goals down in present tense. I stopped a negative thought in mid-sentence which is huge for me. Maintaining a positive attitude is a challenge, but after a while, it’ll become a new habit.
I suggest that you swallow your pride and go into this open-minded. You don’t have to follow this blindly. Just remember, like attracts like. We all know that’s a fact. We learned that in science class. The least that will happen is that you’ll feel better about yourself and your life. In my opinion, that’s still success, because you’ll be surprised by how many people still haven’t achieved this.
I borrowed this from my library, but it’s a book that I want to review later on when I need a little boost, so I’ll probably add it to my home library. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels stuck, who feels ready for change, and needs some inspiration. Contact me and let me know how you’re progressing. We can motivate each other and share our success stories.
We all get stuck in a rut and old ways of thinking that doesn’t serve us, but these thoughts are so ingrained in us that we think we’ve been right all along. Our pride gets in the way and we don’t admit that we’ve been wrong or entertain the thought that someone like Rhonda Byrne just might be right. Personally, I don’t need to be right all of the time. If somebody has a better idea to help me reach my goals, then I’m all ears.
This isn’t magic. The biggest misconception about the law of attraction is that simply thinking about a goal will make it happen. It doesn’t work that way. You still have to do the work. Changing your attitude and beliefs about achieving your goals makes it happen quicker and it allows you to achieve goals that you didn’t think were possible. We limit ourselves because that’s what we’ve been taught, but we're not limited. We can achieve a lot more in life. Look at highly successful people. They’re not superheroes. They’re just like you and me, except they didn’t take no for an answer. They believed they’d achieve their goals and they did everything that they could until they achieved it. They kept moving forward and making changes in their steps along the way if one method didn’t get them there, but they never lost faith in themselves.
Achieving any goal starts with having unshakable faith that you’ve already achieved your goal. You have to be 100% sure, not 99.9% because that 0.1% doubt will always get in your way. Once you state your goals in present tense, get to work. Keep your eyes open for any opportunity that’s in tune with your goal. You’ll be surprised how much more you’ll notice when you’re actively looking for these things.
If you’re unsure about the concepts in this book, ask for something small like people in the book have. One person asked for a shiny penny, heads-up, with the year 1996. Another person asked for a red thimble. Both of these people acquired these things, but it happens on its own schedule, not yours; however, many people in this book achieved their goals by the dates that they set.
Go into this as a fun experiment so that you can either prove or disprove this theory. Don’t ask how a goal will happen. Just do everything that you can possibly do and let the universe take care of the rest. Reaching any goal first starts with the right belief system. Once you have the right beliefs, you automatically start changing your behaviors, habits, and actions that mirror your new belief system. New actions gives you new results. Doing the same things and expecting new results is called insanity.
I’ve already decided that this concept will work for me. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of all of the pessimists telling me everything that I can’t do in life. If they don’t believe they can achieve something, then fine. They can stay stuck in their crappy lives, but don’t drag me down with you. Rhonda Byrne says not to entertain negative thoughts. This book has already helped me and I just finished it. I’ve already started my gratitude journal and wrote my goals down in present tense. I stopped a negative thought in mid-sentence which is huge for me. Maintaining a positive attitude is a challenge, but after a while, it’ll become a new habit.
I suggest that you swallow your pride and go into this open-minded. You don’t have to follow this blindly. Just remember, like attracts like. We all know that’s a fact. We learned that in science class. The least that will happen is that you’ll feel better about yourself and your life. In my opinion, that’s still success, because you’ll be surprised by how many people still haven’t achieved this.
I borrowed this from my library, but it’s a book that I want to review later on when I need a little boost, so I’ll probably add it to my home library. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels stuck, who feels ready for change, and needs some inspiration. Contact me and let me know how you’re progressing. We can motivate each other and share our success stories.
iraboklover's review against another edition
5.0
Nah lo, saya sama sekali tidak tahu kalau buku ini diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia. Pasca membaca 4 buku karangan Rhonda Byrne lainnya, saya ingat saya sempat nyeletuk seandainya saja ada 1 buku Rhonda Byrne lagi yang diterjemahkan, maka saya bisa ikut Read & Review Challenge BBI 2017 untuk kategori membaca 5 buku dari pengarang yang sama.
Dengan rajin saya stalking ke toko-toko buku online (tidak ada toko buku di kota saya) dan mengetik kata kunci Rhonda Bryrne untuk mencari tahu apakah ada karya beliau lagi yang sudah diterjemahkan atau tidak. Tapi tidak ada satu pun yang membuahkan hasil.
Berdasarkan "ajaran" buku ini, pastilah "Semesta" mendengar keinginan saya, karena akhirnya saya mendapat kesempatan jalan-jalan ke toko buku real. Kesempatan yang didatangkan Semesta melalui suami saya yang secara tidak terduga mengajak jalan-jalan ke kota besar. Kebetulan dia sedang ada tugas di sana. Saya tahu suami saya lagi sibuk dan capek dan tidak terlalu suka dengan toko buku. Tapi toh dia mau saja mengajak saya jalan-jalan ke toko buku karena dia tahu saya suka. Haduh senangnya, terima kasih cinta <3 <3 <3
Dan disitulah saya akhirnya menemukan buku ini terpampang manis. Saya jadi pengen melompat saking senangnya. Syukurlah akhirnya ada satu buku Rhonda Byrne lagi yang bisa baca dalam bahasa Indonesia, haha.
Jadi seperti judulnya, buku dari The Secret Series kali ini berisi kumpulan kisah-kisah tentang orang-orang yang sudah berhasil melaksanakan prinsip-prinsip The Secret dari seluruh dunia. Saya penarasan apakah ada kisah dari Indonesia. Oke, saya baca baca baca, ...., hmmmm, ternyata tidak ada.
Oke, kembali ke buku. Kisah-kisah di dalam buku ini dikelompokkan berdasarkan topik-topik tertentu seperti buku-buku pendahulunya. Dimulai dari kisah tentang proses kreatif, kisah tentang bagaimana mendapatkan kebahagian, kisah tentang bagaimana mendapatkan kekayaan, mengubah hubungan, mendapatkan kesehatan, dst. Setiap kisah dan atau topik dikomentari secara singkat oleh si pengarang dan diberi kesimpulan berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip The Secret.
Sama seperti 4 buku sebelumnya, buku ini juga lumayan menginspirasi. Dan efeknya yang paling terasa bagi saya adalah ada beberapa kisah yang membuat saya meneteskan air mata. Saya begitu terharu dengan keberhasilan mereka. Sepertinya mereka menulis kisah mereka dengan sepenuh hati dan mungkin memang seperti itulah adanya.
Tidak butuh waktu lama untuk menyelesaikan buku ini walaupun penampilannya tampak seperti buku bantal yang imut. At last, buku ini berhasil membuat saya "gatal" ingin mempraktikkan cara berpikir The Secret lagi. Kebetulan saat ini ada sesuatu yang amat sangat saya inginkan. Semoga seperti kisah-kisah keberhasilan yang termuat dalam buku ini, saya akhirnya juga punya kisah keberhasilan saya sendiri.
Pasti bisa. Minta, percaya dan terima. Tetap berpikir positif dan selalu bersyukur. Semangat! *pasang senyum 5 senti*, :D
NB: 5 dari 5 bintang untuk buku ini. Yeap, it was amazing.
My Second Review
Saya pernah mencoba mempraktikkan The Secret tapi tidak betul-betul mempercayainya. Jika berhasil pun saya menganggapnya hanya kebetulan semata.
Saya pernah membaca di salah satu buku dari seri The Secret bahwa untuk menarik hal positif dalam hidup, kita tidak bisa merasa biasa-biasa saja, tapi harus merasa luar biasa.
Kalimat ini memberikan pemahaman baru dan seharusnya membuat saya bersemangat untuk mempraktikkan cara berpikir positif tapi yang terjadi malah sebaliknya. Saya menyerah untuk selalu merasa bahagia luar biasa.
Sulit rasanya merasa bahagia luar biasa karena saya tinggal di lingkungan yang biasa-biasa saja dan dikelilingi orang-orang yang selalu merasa biasa-biasa saja dan melakukan aktivitas yang biasa-biasa saja.
Sampai akhirnya saya membaca buku ini dan menemukan momen "aha" kedua, tepatnya di halaman 12 pada kalimat:
***
"Kemudian aku melihat nasihat yang tertulis di cek itu: RASAKAN PERASAAN YANG BAIK. Aku langsung meraih telepon suamiku dan membuka album foto putriku yang berusia dua tahun. Melihat senyum manisnya, aku merasa sangat bahagia dan di dalam hati aku tahu aku berada di jalan yang benar."
***
Saya mendapat pemahaman baru lagi tentang bagaimana saya harus merasa setelah membaca kalimat di atas.
Saya mungkin belum mampu merasakan rasa syukur yang mendalam atas segala hal yang diberikan Tuhan sampai berlinang air mata seperti yang dicontohkan oleh kisah-kisah lain di buku ini. Apalagi mempraktikkan teknik visualisasi ataupun selalu merasa bahagia luar biasa atas segala hal yang terjadi di dalam hidup saya.
Tapi untuk sekedar merasa enak saya rasa saya bisa. Saya juga punya putri berusia 2 tahun. Dan benar, melihat senyum manisnya bisa membuat saya merasa sangat bahagia.
Saya merasa terinspirasi untuk merasa bahagia setelah membaca buku ini. Tips yang diberikan terasa simpel dan mudah untuk dilakukan. Mari merasa bahagia sekarang juga. Let's smile
Dengan rajin saya stalking ke toko-toko buku online (tidak ada toko buku di kota saya) dan mengetik kata kunci Rhonda Bryrne untuk mencari tahu apakah ada karya beliau lagi yang sudah diterjemahkan atau tidak. Tapi tidak ada satu pun yang membuahkan hasil.
Berdasarkan "ajaran" buku ini, pastilah "Semesta" mendengar keinginan saya, karena akhirnya saya mendapat kesempatan jalan-jalan ke toko buku real. Kesempatan yang didatangkan Semesta melalui suami saya yang secara tidak terduga mengajak jalan-jalan ke kota besar. Kebetulan dia sedang ada tugas di sana. Saya tahu suami saya lagi sibuk dan capek dan tidak terlalu suka dengan toko buku. Tapi toh dia mau saja mengajak saya jalan-jalan ke toko buku karena dia tahu saya suka. Haduh senangnya, terima kasih cinta <3 <3 <3
Dan disitulah saya akhirnya menemukan buku ini terpampang manis. Saya jadi pengen melompat saking senangnya. Syukurlah akhirnya ada satu buku Rhonda Byrne lagi yang bisa baca dalam bahasa Indonesia, haha.
Jadi seperti judulnya, buku dari The Secret Series kali ini berisi kumpulan kisah-kisah tentang orang-orang yang sudah berhasil melaksanakan prinsip-prinsip The Secret dari seluruh dunia. Saya penarasan apakah ada kisah dari Indonesia. Oke, saya baca baca baca, ...., hmmmm, ternyata tidak ada.
Oke, kembali ke buku. Kisah-kisah di dalam buku ini dikelompokkan berdasarkan topik-topik tertentu seperti buku-buku pendahulunya. Dimulai dari kisah tentang proses kreatif, kisah tentang bagaimana mendapatkan kebahagian, kisah tentang bagaimana mendapatkan kekayaan, mengubah hubungan, mendapatkan kesehatan, dst. Setiap kisah dan atau topik dikomentari secara singkat oleh si pengarang dan diberi kesimpulan berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip The Secret.
Sama seperti 4 buku sebelumnya, buku ini juga lumayan menginspirasi. Dan efeknya yang paling terasa bagi saya adalah ada beberapa kisah yang membuat saya meneteskan air mata. Saya begitu terharu dengan keberhasilan mereka. Sepertinya mereka menulis kisah mereka dengan sepenuh hati dan mungkin memang seperti itulah adanya.
Tidak butuh waktu lama untuk menyelesaikan buku ini walaupun penampilannya tampak seperti buku bantal yang imut. At last, buku ini berhasil membuat saya "gatal" ingin mempraktikkan cara berpikir The Secret lagi. Kebetulan saat ini ada sesuatu yang amat sangat saya inginkan. Semoga seperti kisah-kisah keberhasilan yang termuat dalam buku ini, saya akhirnya juga punya kisah keberhasilan saya sendiri.
Pasti bisa. Minta, percaya dan terima. Tetap berpikir positif dan selalu bersyukur. Semangat! *pasang senyum 5 senti*, :D
NB: 5 dari 5 bintang untuk buku ini. Yeap, it was amazing.
My Second Review
Saya pernah mencoba mempraktikkan The Secret tapi tidak betul-betul mempercayainya. Jika berhasil pun saya menganggapnya hanya kebetulan semata.
Saya pernah membaca di salah satu buku dari seri The Secret bahwa untuk menarik hal positif dalam hidup, kita tidak bisa merasa biasa-biasa saja, tapi harus merasa luar biasa.
Kalimat ini memberikan pemahaman baru dan seharusnya membuat saya bersemangat untuk mempraktikkan cara berpikir positif tapi yang terjadi malah sebaliknya. Saya menyerah untuk selalu merasa bahagia luar biasa.
Sulit rasanya merasa bahagia luar biasa karena saya tinggal di lingkungan yang biasa-biasa saja dan dikelilingi orang-orang yang selalu merasa biasa-biasa saja dan melakukan aktivitas yang biasa-biasa saja.
Sampai akhirnya saya membaca buku ini dan menemukan momen "aha" kedua, tepatnya di halaman 12 pada kalimat:
***
"Kemudian aku melihat nasihat yang tertulis di cek itu: RASAKAN PERASAAN YANG BAIK. Aku langsung meraih telepon suamiku dan membuka album foto putriku yang berusia dua tahun. Melihat senyum manisnya, aku merasa sangat bahagia dan di dalam hati aku tahu aku berada di jalan yang benar."
***
Saya mendapat pemahaman baru lagi tentang bagaimana saya harus merasa setelah membaca kalimat di atas.
Saya mungkin belum mampu merasakan rasa syukur yang mendalam atas segala hal yang diberikan Tuhan sampai berlinang air mata seperti yang dicontohkan oleh kisah-kisah lain di buku ini. Apalagi mempraktikkan teknik visualisasi ataupun selalu merasa bahagia luar biasa atas segala hal yang terjadi di dalam hidup saya.
Tapi untuk sekedar merasa enak saya rasa saya bisa. Saya juga punya putri berusia 2 tahun. Dan benar, melihat senyum manisnya bisa membuat saya merasa sangat bahagia.
Saya merasa terinspirasi untuk merasa bahagia setelah membaca buku ini. Tips yang diberikan terasa simpel dan mudah untuk dilakukan. Mari merasa bahagia sekarang juga. Let's smile
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