How a book changed my life...
When I picked up a copy of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" in the airport, I honestly don't know what I was expecting. I think I was hoping for words of advice for dealing with difficult people. I was looking for facts and suggestions for motivating others to work harder. I was looking for SOMEthing. I reached a certain part of the book that talks about "beginning with the end in mind." Basically, as morbid as it is, it encourages the reader to think about their funeral. Sick, right? Well, I had a few hours on the plane with no internet and nothing else to read so I kept reading. I started to think about the words I had read. I scribbled characteristics in the book (GASP, yes really.) that I would like to be remembered for when I die. Stay with me friends, stay with me. I continued to read. The next part of the book encouraged the review of the previously scribbled characteristics. The book stated that, regardless of whether I was aware of it or ...