Mindful Monday - Recommended Reading List

About This Talk

Chris, joined by Denise, shares a reading list of books that shape how they think, as part of an ongoing look at managing our thoughts. Chris explains that whatever we take in through our eyes and ears has a real impact on our thinking, so it matters what, and who, we surround ourselves with. He asks listeners to feed their minds with books, audiobooks and podcasts that match the thoughts they want to have.

Key Ideas

• What we take in through our eyes and ears shapes our thinking, so surround yourself with positive people and information.
• Denise’s tip: you don’t have to read a whole book, since a page or two, or ten minutes of listening, can reset you.
• Chris’s three favorites from his list are Power vs. Force, Seat of the Soul and The Divine Matrix.
• Power vs. Force holds that power comes from within while force is pushed on people from outside, and power always wins out.
• The Alchemist and The Celestine Prophecy were the two books that mattered most when Chris began a more formal mindfulness path.

“If we want to have positive outcomes, we need to surround ourselves with positive people.”