Think Big! by Ryuho Okawa

I found this book sitting on my bookshelf and thought it was one I should read. I don’t know where I got it and I don’t know why I haven’t read it before. It was a little shorter than some of the others that I have finished this year and I thought maybe I could finish it on a plane ride — I almost did.

This is something I have taken very seriously. It’s essential to me that I read from people who I respect and admire. We are a product of our environment so that is just one reason that I personally prefer nonfiction, biographies, and faith-based books. Nothing against any of the other genres, I just know what I am aiming for in the future and becoming.

Pg. 22, It is particularly important to stay away from writers who lead destructive lives, because if you read too many of their works, their ideas can influence your way of thinking.

I agree with this entirely. One of my chiropractor friends recently asked on Facebook, “How would you feel if someone stole your idea and improved upon it.” I said I would feel honored.

Pg. 24, They were someone else’s ideas in the beginning, but if you felt a strong interest in them and read them over and over, so much that they have become a part of you, then they have become your own philosophy that you will base your decisions on throughout your life.