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    Counting Blessings vs. Worries
    Counting Blessings vs. Worries
    Counting Blessings vs. Worries
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    Counting Blessings vs. Worries

    By Karma Peters

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    LEARN THE EXTRAORDINARY SECRET LYING IN THE WORDS ‘THANK YOU’.

    This book shows you the power of gratitude and how every day the most successful people use it to thrive, seek happiness and help others.

    Most of us say ‘thank you’ reflexively to show good manners, appreciate favors received, enjoy serendipity or comply with etiquette. But research has shown that properly applied gratitude (not automatic or fake gratefulness) can exponentially improve your life and help you succeed in everything – yes, EVERYTHING – you undertake. The key lies in constantly following several things discussed in the book.

    >>> The book contains a helpful Discussion Guide. Through thought-provoking questions, the book gives extensive advice on how to use the discussion guide, how to inform decisions related to the topics at hand, and how to best read it – alone, in reading groups, with your partner, or as part of learning activities, among others.

    >>> After reading this book, you will know how to:

    * Identify where your passion truly lies, and how to effectively follow your heart;
    * Use gratitude to succeed in every activity you undertake; and
    * Communicate and negotiate more effectively (the ‘promise in compromise’)

    >>>Who will benefit from this book?

    You.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKarma Peters
    Release dateJul 6, 2014
    ISBN9781310526169
    Counting Blessings vs. Worries
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    Karma Peters

    I wish to remain anonymous because the ideas I convey in my books are far more momentous than my humble person. Consider me nonexistent – a myth, a modicum of human folklore, a thinking iota in our collective wisdom.Just delve into my books, learn a thing or two...and, if you like the content, try to improve your life (and others’ lives). I don't aim to be a personal-growth guru, a healer, a celebrated self-help pundit, an attention-hungry author. In our publicity-obsessed culture, we don't need another such figure.I see life through the lens of passion and compassion; promise and compromise; happiness; and unwearied altruism, the kind you project when you stare at a newborn and know right away that only you can help him or her fulfill the untapped, God-given potential each of us has.We have that inner passion – so why not use it, enhance it, modify it, channel it while we are here on Earth? As an author, philosopher and life coach, I write books that inspire, motivate and teach you how to reconnect with your inner energy and ignite your outer potential.In an earlier life, I learned the ropes of financial management, organizational effectiveness, strategy, marketing and investment banking, first earning an MBA in Finance at Rutgers University and then working in various roles in the financial-services industry in New York and New Jersey. These positions ultimately enabled me to see how infinite goodness manifests itself in humans, producing pure bliss in unexpected moments and places – and how, unfortunately, sometimes our worst angels lead us to blaze unfortunate and troublesome paths for ourselves and others.These days, I wake up each morning to the sweet, hopeful music of life, and sleep to the adorable, buoyant melody of tomorrow – living one day at the time, enjoying simple moments, appreciating the chance to exist, and feeling grateful for the serendipity of human love.

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      Counting Blessings vs. Worries - Karma Peters

      LEARN THE EXTRAORDINARY SECRET LYING IN THE WORDS ‘THANK YOU’.

      This book shows you the power of gratitude and how every day the most successful people use it to thrive, seek happiness and help others.

      Most of us say ‘thank you’ reflexively to show good manners, appreciate favors received, enjoy serendipity or comply with etiquette. But research has shown that properly applied gratitude (not automatic or fake gratefulness) can exponentially improve your life and help you succeed in everything – yes, EVERYTHING – you undertake.

      The key lies in constantly following several things discussed in the book.

      >>> The book contains a helpful Discussion Guide. Through thought-provoking questions, the book gives extensive advice on how to use the discussion guide, how to inform decisions related to the topics at hand, and how to best read it – alone, in reading groups, with your partner, or as part of learning activities, among others.

      >>> After reading this book, you will know how to:

      Identify where your passion truly lies, and how to effectively follow your heart;

      Use gratitude to succeed in every activity you undertake; and

      Communicate and negotiate more effectively (the ‘promise in compromise’)

      >>>Who will benefit from this book?

      You.

      Résumé

      ‘Thank you’ is the most used English phrase – and I bet it also holds the same importance in other languages. When we say 'thank you', we set off, unconsciously, a series of mechanisms and processes that ultimately give us social acceptance, individual chance and blessings from those to whom we are grateful.

      This book teaches the power of gratitude, especially how it reconnects you with the fundamental energy flows that govern our collective destiny. It shows you how to put yourself in a favorable mental configuration, so you can easily ignite your life and make people like you.

      This book is part of a series, "The Wheel of Wisdom," in which I explore topics as varied as love and romance, self-esteem, occupational success, personal bliss, effective communication, fear management, human relationships and spirituality.

      The Wheel of Wisdom reflects knowledge I accumulated through personal research, wisdom literature, everyday observation and the testimonies of hundreds of people encountered on my life journey – young and old, novice and experienced, religious and agnostic, optimistic and gloomy.

      Like each book in the Series, I’ve made this tome a quick read, easy to understand and filled with as many inspirational jewels as possible.

      I hope you will find it as pleasurable to read as it was for me to write.

      *Important*

      Readers have sent me considerable correspondence lately – most of which revolved around a few recurrent themes – so I thought it was more effective to write a quick note to clear up lots of queries about Karma Peters’ books.

      The vast majority of the emails and letters is inquisitive and supportive – thank you, beloved readers! – but a few are outright condemnatory.

      Time permitting, I’ll continue to personally answer each email or letter I receive from a reader.

      However, this little recap aims to address some of the questions, concerns and brickbats I’ve seen in reviews, private correspondence, blogs and public forums.

      Let me introduce you to my 5Cs, a collection of short references to help you better understand this book – and my other books.

      The 5Cs sum up my life vision, explain my writing style and will effectively help you set your expectations as a reader.

      1. Conversation

      Each of my books is a conversation – call it couch conversation if you like. My writing style is conversational, not a Harvard lecture or Ph.D. dissertation replete with statistics and intellectual esotericism.

      I write as I talk, and talk as I write. I cover subjects that are inherently complex and serious, but do so in a simple, straightforward way. I don’t dumb down the discourse, and neither do I think my readers are children or cerebrally challenged adults – topics like death, relationship management, personal happiness and fear management, you would agree, are not subjects that rank high in children’s literature.

      I often cover these topics in a playful manner, peppering the content with humor and pseudo-theatrical vivacity, while keeping up, of course, with editorial rigor and bringing intellectual mass into the debate.

      Don’t be surprised, therefore, if you see phrases such as Do this or do that, I want you to laugh now, or Yeah, I’m talking to you, dear reader.

      Most readers like my writing approach: simple words to explain complicated subjects.

      However, I occasionally get flak from a few people who qualify my scriptural style as juvenile, a lecture to a soon-to-be high school grad or pedantic.

      I’m aware of the criticism, and accept it.

      As long as most people understand and can use the content of my books to improve their lives, I’m okay. Anything else doesn’t hold relevance for me.

      2. Conciseness

      I typically cover long topics in short sections, to give the reader time to breathe, understand and digest the content of my books.

      Slicing down a convoluted chapter benefits the reader, who then processes the material faster and finds the courage to finish reading, say, a 200-page in three or four hours.

      Most readers like that approach, and I’ve received numerous positive comments, such as refreshing read, fast yet deep read and this author doesn’t talk down on me, and this is a good thing.

      That said, I’ve also been criticized for writing too short and too simple content, penning a book that doesn’t quite have what it takes or presenting stupidly simple material.

      I’m aware of the criticism, and accept it.

      As long as most readers understand and appreciate my writing approach, I’m okay.

      3. Communication

      I generally discuss several subtopics in each book, and sometimes refer the reader to another book I’ve written if I think that book covers a subtopic more comprehensively.

      For example, if I talk about love in a personal-success book, I may refer the reader to a book I’ve written about love and relationship management, in case he or she wants to deepen the conversation.

      Most readers relish that approach and have thanked me

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