I need a good book for self motivation...

A book I am reading right now is making me realize how little I have done with my life, and how little I am doing. That and watching my children (10 and 14) accomplish so much in their short lives has motivated me to want to make something of myself. The book I am reading is N.O.W. No Opportunity Wasted. It is written by the host of the Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan. There is also a tv show starting called N.O.W. I can hardly wait. I know you may have no interest in swimming with the sharks or bungee jumping, I didn't want to do any of those things either. But reading his description about skydiving through a cloud has given me a renewed interest. I don't know whether I ever will skydive (money doesn't permit it though perhaps I can write to his show LOL!), but I have made time to think of what I really want to do in my life. It falls under the same title as making a Life List. You will be more inclined to do things if you actually write them down. Something else that might push you more is making a life map. Take a piece of bristol board (large cardboard poster paper) and glue onto it pictures and words of things you want to do with your life. I actually cut out a picture of a smiling mouth because I want to learn to smile more. I have yet to put my poster together because I haven't found enough pictures. I have a file with a picture of a new kitchen and Ireland and Hawaii. But most importantly I had someone do a mock-up cover for the novel I am writing. It is on the wall beside my desk to motivate me to get the job done. Seeing the book title with my name at the bottom is pushing me. I am like you in that once you read a book, it is read and then everything is gone. That is why I watched the DVD "The Secret" instead of getting the book (though I wish I had the book to refer to). One thing in that movie stuck out and is staying with me. I need to watch the DVD again to gain more. So many people have said it has changed their life. All it did for me, at this point, is made me realize that the reason I can't get a job is because I really don't want one. That's not good. LOL! I hope I have helped some. Good luck.

Sorry I can not recommend any motivation books but here is a tidbit that you might keep in mind, The past is the past, you can not go back and change anything done then. The future is not here yet you can not go ahead and prevent any thing there, so that leaves the here and now, If you live in the here and now you problems will diminish by about 85%, So what some one said or did to you yesterday or last year or when you were a child, has happened and to dwell on it only robs you mind of any peace and serenity that there is.Worrying is like a dog chewing on a rubber bone gets no where and isn't even nutritious, The other thing to remember is you have the power to stop all self talk that sends you down the path at is self destructive. You can control what goes on in your mind if you choose to. but you have to make it a conscious decision

well its a writing book, but it may help...its very motivational! its called 'bird by bird' by anne lamot! go to your local library and see if you can find it...its a great book!