Acquire The Source: Open Your Mind, Change Your Life Edited By Tara Swart Readable In Version
to the Brain
I dont need a book to tell me about the law of attraction, cos I have enough evidence in my own life to state its existence.
For instance, whenever Im feeling tense, I tend to attract stressy situations, On the other hand, if I happen to be in a smiling, relaxing mood, a chain of happy events fills my day
Thats enough for me to confirm the power of brain as a life shaper!
So why the heck did I pick this book
Because I want to learn how to take advantage of the law of attraction, instead of.
. . sometimes most of the times, . . unconsciously use it against myself!
If my brain has the power to shape my life, I want to use it in my own benefit, dont you!.
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Thats what “The Source” is all about! I bought this after listening to Tara deliver an excellent talk.
I am an advocate of the body and business connection and wanted to learn more, Some useful things in there to help us understand motivation/procrastination and how we can push ourselves forward Very helpful resource on the scientific backings for what is often described in sort of mystical terms.
I love the visualizations and exercises here, and I plan on doing all of them,
One note I listened to this book on audio, That worked very well for the first few chapters but not so great for the later ones, where the exercises are.
I'll be getting the book in a print format to do that work more deeply, Dr Tara Swart's THE SOURCE focuses on the power of positive thinking and how the elements of mindfulness and visualization can
be used to help improve our lives.
Chapter by chapter, Dr Swart details how she came to this way of thinking in her own personal life and career, before outlining how she decided to turn her experience into a method that can be followed by others in order to work towards their own goals and achievements.
I was disappointed to find that this book didn't seem to hold much new information for me, in that there didn't seem to be much I hadn't read before elsewhere about the power of positive thinking, how to approach mindfulness, etc.
The author herself references books like THE SECRET, and I felt that THE SOURCE did not provide a great deal of new information that was really any different from the sort of "positive thinking" mindset that has been discussed in books such as THE SECRET, except perhaps that Dr Swart provides several lists of steps to take, whereas THE SECRET is slightly more ephemeral.
Sadly, for me, there wasn't a lot else that I found very stimulating or fresh as a reader.
The book felt quite heavily autobiographical at times, and there were also a couple of parts that rubbed me up the wrong way a casual mention of the author's fondness for a tidy wardrobe being "a bit OCD", a reference I found rather inappropriate from someone working in the psychiatry field and a sentence that literally said items outside of one's control, such as ".
. . getting married, pregnant, or getting a promotion" will simply "fall into place" once the reader starts doing the things on their To Do list.
As someone who has personally experienced infertility, this was a massive clanger for me and a surprisingly conclusive statement to make in a book like this.
That being said, THE SOURCE was still a fairly interesting read at times, with the best parts for me being the various sections about how the brain works and the various studies Dr Swart looked at during her research that, and the clear, concise steps she gives the reader when it comes to things like the making of vision boards were, for me, the most illuminating aspect.
I'm sorry I couldn't give a higher rating, This is a good and plausible selfhelp book, Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, medical doctor and a leadership coach, She uses a lot of real life examples and also scientific evidence about the science of the brain to back up her ideas.
I found her use of the phrase The Source a little wearing after a while as it felt like she was trying to sell us a new age technique when actually she wasnt.
The book could be more succinct, There is a lot of I will show, . and You will see. . sentences where the reader is told that all will be revealed later, I find that irritating in a presentation and more so in a book,
I believe what Tara has to say is excellent advice basically that our brain have a tremendous amount of plasticity and we do not have to be constrained by past memories but can train our brains to do things we always thought were impossible and lessen our recall of negative thoughts.
There are many exercises which I think are worth doing and plan to myself.
I have tried to bookmark the relevant pages as I read on my Kindle, It would be a nice touch if these exercises could be linked in easily via an index or table of contents.
With thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House UK, Ebury Publishing for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Like the selfhelp success The Secret, but cooler and more sciencey, Evening Standard
Lifechanging opportunities pass us by every day now we can train our minds to seize them
Selfhelp books like The Secret promise that we can tap into the 'law of attraction' to control our destiny, simply by changing our thoughts.
If we strip away the mystique, at the heart of this idea is a fundamental truth that is backed up by the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience: most of the things we want from life health, happiness, wealth, love are governed by our ability to think, feel and act in other words, by our brain.
Dr Tara Swart, a neuroscientist and executive coach with a background in psychiatry, is convinced beyond all doubt of our ability to alter how our brains work and transform our lives.
In The Source, she draws on the latest cognitive science and her experience coaching highly successful people to reveal the secret to mastering our minds.
With a fourstep plan to awaken the power of your brain, this unique guide to life combines science and spirituality in a way that is openminded and practical.
Discover how to:
Challenge 'autopilot' thinking and rewire your brain's pathways to fulfil your potential
Manifest the things you want by directing your energy towards your deepest values and ambitions
Harness the power of visualisation to prime your brain to grab opportunities and take control of your future
Attack life with confidence, dispel fear and avoid negative thinking
Unlock your potential today you are just four steps away from building a new confident you.
A few years ago I became heavily interested in the principles of the law of attraction.
While Ive read a few books about it and watched several videos, none of them thoroughly explained the science behind it.
The Source puts science behind the law of attraction, It offers an indepth scientific explanation of the single most important aspect of the law of attraction YOUR BRAIN.
The Source explains how neuroscience affects what you attract in your life and discusses the importance of neuroplasticity.
As explained in the book, “Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change, the power to create new pathways in the subconscious and conscious parts of our brain.
” Since human beings are often creatures of habit, its difficult to consider that we have the power to change our thinking and our behavior.
We often think that thats just who we are, but The Source shows you that you can be whoever you want to be if you learn how to rewire your neural pathways.
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I enjoyed this book, and Im sure many readers will understand some concepts for the first time however, many of the suggestions Ive uncovered in other readings.
Lessers Broken Open, any of Ann Lamotts works, The Dance of Anger by Lernerall excellent reads.
I recommend this book for those looking to make positive life changes by channeling their own desires.
My rating is based purely on the fact that Ive already organically and serendipitously made my way toward many of the suggestions in my past.
I thought this book was no different than any other known self help book out there on this subject.
I didnt find that the author was really an authority on this subject and was rather a novice.
I didnt find it to be a passionate view about the brain and the universe and didnt find the title to be at all indicative of the book.
What are the secrets of the universe and science of the brain I didnt see any secrets revealed or any groundbreaking science that I did not already know! I was disappointed! Nothing new here or different than everything that is already written.
I found it to be a bland and boring read lacking originality or any groundbreaking ideas or work.
Ugh, I hate writing negative reviews, but I would pass on this one, This book is great. But it's really for those who haven't read The Secret or alike, It's a great intro into the mind business for those who haven't yet been introduced to the power of our minds, and the fact that most religions speak ultimately about the same things which just lead back to the man himself/herself etc.
So I think this makes for a great gift for someone you wish started reading about how to change your life with your own thinking.
But if you're familiar with this science then I must say I didn't find anything new here.
Just the voice of a new writer, But I'm always glad to see more people fighting for this to be heard and seen in a new light.
We all prefer personal stories to scientific theories!
Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this in exchange for my honest review.
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest, independent review,
I loved the fact this selfhelp book was backed up with scientific facts and studies throughout, showing that if you do follow the exercises and do what the author says, you can change the way you think.
However, I did think I would get to the exercises sooner, I was overof the way through the book before the first exercise Step One started, and by that time the scientific explanations long in places meant I had started to lose pace and interest.
The exercises were also ones that have been done many times before and nothing really new vision board, visualisation.
It was nice to learn how the brain works when your visualising your dream life etc in order to receive it, but it would have been nice to have the exercises scattered throughout the book to break up the rest of the text a bit.
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