ebook img

Live Life Aggressively! What Self Help Gurus Should Be Telling You PDF

263 Pages·2011·3.62 MB·English
Save to my drive
Quick download
Download
Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.

Preview Live Life Aggressively! What Self Help Gurus Should Be Telling You

LIVE LIFE AGGRESSIVELY! What Self Help Gurus Should Be Telling You MIKE MAHLER Live Life Aggressively! Copyright © 2011 by Mahler’s Aggressive Strength LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission of the author. A Mahler’s Aggressive Strength LLC Book/May 2011 All rights reserved Cover photo courtesy of Ayame Hollings www.orangekettlebellclub.com Back cover courtesy of David Griffin www.davidgriffinphotography.com Front and back cover design work by Kyle Provost Editing by Teresa Blazy and Alex Goetzfried Final editing and proofreading by Sarina Derksen ISBN 978-0-578-08475-6 This book is dedicated to my good friend Jim Tirey as well as the great men and women that serve and have served in the United States Armed Forces. Thanks for everything you do for us. Jim was a constant source of support when I first decided to pursue a career in fitness. Jim also served in the military for most of his life and represents everything that is great about the wonderful men and women that serve in the armed forces. Jim passed away a few years ago and his presence is missed but will never be forgotten. This book is also dedicated to everyone that has improved the life of another being. FOREWORD By Steve Cotter Don’t be fooled by the title. Live Life Aggressively! What Self-help Gurus Should Be Telling You by Mike Mahler is not a book advocat- ing violence or aggression toward people. Rather it is a call-to-action, an invitation for you, the reader to stand up and take account of your own life and your actions. This book is not group hug. It is more like a bucket of ice-cold water tossed on you while you slumber in your warm, comfy habits. There is a saying that “the truth hurts” and unlike the self-help gurus which proliferate the talk shows and books shelves, Mahler challenges you to take an honest look at yourself, at your strengths and weaknesses, your successes and failures, and reminds you that if you do the hard work of self-reflection, you will come out happier and more fulfilled, because you will see yourself as you really are, warts and all. Armed with this self-realization, you can begin your journey in earnest, to a more fulfilling and actualized state of being. In his tell-it-like-it-is style of communicating, Mahler lays out a brutally transparent formula for success and contentment. Rather than fill you with grandiose affirmations and feel-good self-dialogue, he strips off the gloves and tells you WHY you are losing the good fight by lying to yourself about who your really are. You may not realize it, but Mahler is your friend, and Live Life Aggressively is the heart-to-heart dialogue that all but your true friends are unable and unwilling to give you. Precisely because the author does not try to be your buddy, and because he is not influenced by if you like him or not, he can speak straight to you and in this over-hyped, over-promised and under- delivered media-driven environment we live in, straight talk is a rare commodity indeed. As an industry leader in my profession, I travel all around the world and have met many if not most of the industry “gurus” hawking their methods and philosophies. The majority of these salesmen do not practice what they preach. I get asked to endorse products and programs all the time. More and more I say thanks but no thanks, because I know that a lot of the things being sold are rehashed garbage. When Mike Mahler invited me to write a forward for this book, I said “of course”. The reason is because the man does what he says he is going to do, he practices what he preaches and he leads from the front. I respect the man and there is a reason why he commands sold-out audiences wherever he lectures. What he shares with you in this book is what he has learned through living - no gimmicks, no fluff, and no empty promises. Just straight talk from a straight man, literally and figuratively. Whether you are a pacifist or a hawk, a carnivore or a vegan, a scholar or a warrior - as you read through this exceptional book of wisdom you will appreciate the importance of taking charge of your life and Live Life Aggressively! — Steve Cotter, Founder and Director of IKFF, International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation, www.ikff.com CONTENTS Introduction by Ken Blackburn .................................................................... 1 It is Time to Live Life Aggressively .............................................................. 3 SECTION ONE: What Self-help Gurus Should Be Telling You.................................... 9 Why You Must Optimize Your Hormones ............................................ 10 Is Having a Positive Attitude Overrated? ............................................. 25 The Necessity of Negative Thinking ....................................................... 31 The Danger of Always Accommodating ................................................. 37 Don’t Rely on Your Illusory Memory .................................................... 40 Networking Myths! It is More Than Who You Know ........................... 45 Don’t Ever Get Involved With Network Marketing Companies ............ 49 Why Your Need for Praise is Holding You Back ................................... 55 Are We Becoming a Nation of Orthorexics? .......................................... 59 Are You Prepared to Actually Take Advice? ......................................... 63 Being Attached to Results is Holding You Back .................................... 68 Doing What You Love is Hard Work ..................................................... 77 Your Flawed Decision Making Process Is Why You Fail ...................... 84 Addiction to Constant Entertainment Makes Success Impossible ......... 93 Are You a Research Addict or An Action Addict? ................................ 97 SECTION TWO: The Importance of Taking Self Inventory ...................................... 100 Do You Have the Courage To Evolve? ................................................. 101 The Real Battle Is Within ..................................................................... 115 We Are Great At Kidding Ourselves ................................................... 122 The High Price of Ownership ............................................................... 126 Eleven Reasons Why We Make Mistakes and Why We Keep Making Them ........................................................... 130 Fear Is the Ultimate Manipulation Method ......................................... 143 Are You Capable of Evil? Yes You Are ................................................ 148 Embrace Compassion Fully or Be Destroyed By Anger ....................... 157 SECTION THREE: Happiness And Success ..................................................................... 166 The Necessity of Exceptional Thinking ................................................ 167 Use Pressure to Be Successful .............................................................. 171 Being a Great Teacher Is Not Easy ....................................................... 176 Jealousy is a Wasted Emotion ............................................................... 180 Being Risk Adverse Makes You Success Adverse ................................ 184 Will You Let a “Knife” Prevent You From Conquering Your Goal?... 190 Is Experience Overrated? ..................................................................... 194 I Never Saved Anything for the Swim Back ......................................... 199 Waiting For Permission Is a Sure Fire Way To Fail ............................ 202 The Timing Is Never Perfect ................................................................ 205 Is Happiness Determined By Our Genetics? ....................................... 209 Is Happiness Determined By Our Genetics? Part Two ....................... 218 Stop Complaining and Take Charge of Your Life ................................. 223 What Are You Prepared To Do Now? .................................................. 228 References ................................................................................................. 235 Aggressive Strength Recommended Reading List .................................... 239 Editing Credits ......................................................................................... 249

See more

The list of books you might like

Most books are stored in the elastic cloud where traffic is expensive. For this reason, we have a limit on daily download.