Now considered a classic self-help book, As a Man Thinketh's underlying premise is that noble thoughts make a noble person, lowly thoughts make a miserable person.

A 32-year-old font of idealism-in-action, Brian is a rather extraordinary example of the passion, creativity, and drive of an emerging wave of integrally-oriented twenty- and thirty-somethings worldwide.

In our continuing effort to provide you with the most inspiring and exceptional self development literature available, LearnOutLoud.com and Zaadz.com present The Guy in the Glass by Dale Wimbrow.

In our continuing effort to provide you with the most inspiring and exceptional self development literature available, LearnOutLoud.com and Zaadz.com present If by Rudyard Kipling.

In our continuing effort to provide you with the most inspiring and exceptional self development literature available, LearnOutLoud.com and Zaadz.com present Invictus by William Ernest Henley.

LearnOutLoud.com and Zaadz.com present a very special interview with author Dan Millman.

I can get all misty-eyed and ramble, but let’s just jump in and celebrate the who brought us “the hero’s journey” and the wise, wise words: “Follow your bliss.”

There’s a reason Oprah decided to team up with Eckhart Tolle to create an unprecedented 10-week course to teach the principles in A New Earth to hundreds of thousands of people: it’s a remarkable book.

What are your greatest dreams? KNOW that EVERY great achievement was “at first and for a time a dream.” For some weird reason we see someone we admire and make the bizarre assumption that they’ve ALWAYS been who they are now. Huh?

It’s pretty much The Bible for the Law of Attraction and (with The Science of Getting Rich (see my Notes on that as well)) the foundation of The Secret.

Martin Seligman is changing the world. As the former President of the American Psychological Association and Founder of the revolutionary “Positive Psychology” movement, he and his colleagues are literally creating a science of happiness.

Constructive Living is based on the fundamental notion that, although we can’t control our feelings, we CAN control our behaviors. And, as a result, craft our ideal life.

There’s no way I would have guessed Russell would have such a profoundly spiritual, yet remarkably “real” and unquestionably successful expression of his spirituality in the 21st Century.

Let’s start with recognizing the fact that “…underlying all our fears is a lack of trust in ourselves.” And, “Whether it feels like it or not, you already have more power than you could ever have imagined.

In this Note, were going to take a quick look at some of the Big Ideas from two of their workshops that absolutely transformed my life. I can’t recommend them and they’re work strongly enough and trust you’ll enjoy!

It’s Not About the Money is all about pointing us to the spiritual path within our relation¬ship to money--helping us master this part of our life to help us live in integrity with our highest ideals.

Although not an Integral-wonk, my worldview has fundamentally shifted thanks to Ken and his awesome team at the Integral Institute. I owe a huge debt to them for what I’ve learned and how I’ve transformed—intellectually and in my day-to-day life.

Martin Seligman, past President of the APA, visionary behind the Positive Psychology movement and one of the leading psychologists in the world, has spent the last three and a half decades researching the influence of optimism on our lives.

In this Note, we’re going to explore questions like “What is enlightenment?” And, perhaps more importantly, “WHY enlightenment?!?”

I’m 100% confident you’ll fall in Love with Love as well. By the end of reading it, you’ll wish you could give Leo Buscaglia--a former Professor of Love at USC--a big ol’ hug.

The question, of course, is “How can we get to a point where we actually ‘love what is?’” Enter: The Work.

Viktor Frankl. He’s unquestionably one of my heroes and this book is a must read (or re-read as the case may be). It's impossible to be a serious student of life and not soak up as much Frankl as you can.

If we have any desire to live at our highest potential, we MUST master the concept of Mastery. And George Leonard, a life-long learner, educator, teacher, author, and Aikido master is our ideal teacher.

Not only is Marcus Aurelius one of my heroes, he’s also one of history’s leading Stoic Philosophers. Stoic philosophy. You know, one of the classic Hellenistic philosophies—right there with Epicureanism and Cynicism.

If you’re into achieving greatness and love to see the hero in action—whether it’s Tiger Woods coming back for the playoff win or a great rock star performing live—you’ll love this book.