Tons of top selling books have sold hundreds of millions of copies, yet only about 1% of people who read them ever achieved what was in the book. What's the disconnect? I think it's the gap between knowing and doing. Concepts vs execution Let me list some titles to illustrate: Think and Grow Rich The Alchemist How to Win Friends and Influence People You Can Heal Your Life 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Rich Dad Poor Dad The Power of Positive Thinking 5 Love Languages Who Moved My Cheese The 49 Laws of Power Chicken Soup for the Soul All these (except for the last one) have literally sold like hot cakes since day of publication. I could go on for HOURS about how they are similar AND not similar. How some authors were famous and some unknown at time of publication etc. Regardless... I've always wondered...with ALL the copies sold...if the advice/direction really works (which it has proven to for a small number of readers), then why isn't EVERYONE rich or wise or loving or healed etc. Why some but not all? Again why the HUGE number of people who are in the group of KNOWING but not DOING? What is the magic formula that gives some of the readers of these books the result promised? Is it merely timing of the reader's WANT to change intersecting with "finding" the book? If your initial response is "self help doesn't work" please keep comments to yourself. This is not up for debate. These books DO help some...a very very tiny percent of total readers, but it does help. The question is why JUST some and not all? Let's have an active discussion here.

Just because Ai is the shiny new object on the shelf, it doesn't mean you have to buy. If your business is good keep going with it. Add some ai tools if you want, but most are either just helpful to make people lazier, or are just cool gadgets. Remember, people used to riot over the new thing called "electricity"

Instead of saying you're a "survivor" (which sounds like you're "less than" or you're weak in some way) think of it more like you are resourceful and you are resilient! YOU came through and overcame a really bad situation. I like to think that I'm resilient not a survivor. If you would like to share a time you spit in the eye of adversity in the comments, I'd love to read it.

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Lately, for several years, I really don't watch TV anymore. I watch a couple of comedy shows online, but not at the "broadcast" time or day. Tubi, Pluto TV, and Youtube are my "go to's" for old movies and TV shows. All re-runs, all there because of syndication. Old content, but still makes me laugh. Do you watch old TV shows or movies? Did you ever rent movies? Do you re-read good books over and over? Do you ever watch old documentaries about history? Do you like to learn about history? Do you ever think, "this is old so it's not relevant"? Just curious. I have hundreds of hours of content on Youtube. Most of it is still very relevant and true. Yes, some parts may mention "in the moment" information from the time of the original recording...but does that make the entire piece of content irrelevant? I don't think it does. I love re-runs, and good books, and movies I've seen dozens of times. If it makes me laugh or think or helps me learn...I'll consume it over and over and over... Just some thoughts I felt relevant to share to start the week.