Until I can find a new place in Dallas, TX to hold physical book club discussions, I will start off today in this e-newsletter discussing our first book with you.
I will also be discussing all of the books in the book club through our virtual platforms, so read all the recommended books.
I would like to discuss what the first book in my book club meant to me. The book is entitled Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating A Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder."
Some people don't like people with accents, therefore, they might not enjoy listening to the audiobook version of this book, however, I did this several times.
The author, Arianna Huffington, hired another person, who also had a thick greek accent like her, to read the audiobook verison of the book, so basically she sounds just like the author.
Even though I recently bought the paperback version of the book, I never read this version of the book, but I have listened to the audiobook version several times and the book was really special to me.
The book discussed why many women need to sleep themselves to the top. For most people when they hear anyone make a statement like that, they would think it is a negative statement.
However, what the author meant was, you need to get enough sleep every night, so that you could be in top form everyday to do what it takes to make your life work.
I know this is true because last year, at age 59, I went 3 months without sleeping. Right after joining CampGladiator.com, and having to get up at 4:30 a.m. for a 5:45 a.m. hour workout in the morning 3 or 4 days a week, I had a hard time trying to get a good night's sleep.
Three months ago I injured my right arm after lifting too much weight, too many times. However, I continued the workouts and received great results after altering some of the recommended exercises.
Not only did I have a hard time trying to get a good night's sleep, but I can't tell you how many times I went to the CampGladiator.com morning workout, without even having gone to sleep.
I definitely don't advise anyone to do this. Not only is it unhealthy for you, but this can also make you prone to accidents when working out, so NEVER workout if you are feeling too tired.
It wasn't until I attended a meetup.com event and sat down for 5 minutes with a Sleep Therapist, that I was able to realize what was happening to my body and understand why I was having a hard time sleeping every night.
He said that when I got prepared to go to sleep every night, because I had such a BIG CREATIVE SIDE OF MY BRAIN, my creative side would literally wake up and talk to me.
I would use this time to go over what I had accomplished each day and no matter how much I accomplished, I always felt I was falling short. I can't tell you how many times, I got out of bed and went into my home office, just to write things down.
My accomplishments over the last 21 months while in Austin was astronomical, however, again I always felt I was falling short or that I should be doing more. I guess this is just how creative people and their minds work.
These are just some of my accomplishments during my 21 months living in Austin, TX:
- Released the book "The New CEO"
- Released the book "How To Raise Smart, Talented and Responsible Children"
- Released the book "Love After 50"
- Help educate everyone as a GMO educator and help pass new GMO legislation
- Brought the GMO movie "Consumed" to a theatre in Austin
- Held regular GMO movie screenings at Peg's Place
- Answered questions and gave hope through my DearCathy.com forum
- Expanded my business to CathyHarrisInternational.com
- Created New Banners for Website
- Created New Pictures for Website
- Created A New Target Audience with VirtualTrainingforWomen.com
- Trained Many Women on Zoom.us
- Increased Videos on Cathy Harris TV on YouTube.com
- Created MP3s for my Product Catalog
- Launched Periscope and became known as "The Empowerment Queen"
- Launched Blab.im
- Launched CathyHarrisWebinars.com
- Interviewed wonderful guests on "The Cathy Harris Show"
- Created a Non-Fiction Book Club
- Created 9 Meetup.com Groups
- Became a Tarot Reader and Advisor and launched a new website for my readings
- Joined CampGladiator.com
- Found a New Computer Expert
- Just to name a few...
As you can see, dynamo accomplishments so after meeting this Sleep Therapist located in Austin, TX http://www.hypnosisaustin.com for just 5 minutes, who I highly recommend to others, he gave me a list of several things I could do. One included when I went to bed every night, to concentrate on a certain part of my body.
Just pick one body part and concentrate on it, he said, so I picked my stomach. Why did I pick my stomach? I felt if I concentrated on my stomach, even though my eyes were closed, my eyes would not wander upwards or sideways, but instead go downward, and this worked for me every time.
The next thing I remember after doing this exercise is waking up in the morning, feeling refreshed, energetic, springing out of the bed - ready to take on the day.
A lot of people like to go around pretending and won't and can't admit when they need help. They don't want anyone to see them vulnerable.
Many people, especially business owners, have all types of talents and even though I am an Empowerment Speaker, I try to seek out help when I need it because even the best of us can get off track, so you need to figure out when you need help.
The bottomline is the meetup.com community in Austin, TX saved me. It saved my mind, body and soul because of all the great information I encountered in the meetings. This is also why I created my own 9 meetup.com groups at www.CathyHarrisInternational.com so I could PAY IT FORWARD.
This is a great low-cost platform (you get 1 or 3 meetup.com groups for $19.99 a month) that everyone can use to form thriving communities and just take care of each other. Remember that no one is an island and we all need each other to survive.
Arianna Huffington's book "Thrive" was an awesome read. I will continue to discuss this book in future e-newsletters, and at physical and virtual book club discussions.
I would like to close this discussion today by making the statement, "if you are a female and you never read this book, again it is highly recommended that you do so as soon as possible."
The book has forever altered my mind on how I think when it comes to getting a good night's rest. The book has forever changed my life! Good luck!