Day 19: I am back from a break. Practicing not to write to impress. Book review: "Mani, or ABCs of money" by Bodo Shefer

I haven't been posting for couple of days now. I had a long but interesting work trip to some regions of Azerbaijan. There was almost no chance to blog during that trip and I believe sometimes its better to be present and experience the moments fully instead of chasing life. Don't forget flow is what we are seeking with productivity not the pressure. With the state of Flow good things come to your life easy and effortless.

It was very helpful to take a break for few days.With the overload from my work and other things happening in my life it turned out that the things I was enjoying most were becoming almost what i started to resent. I am the type of the person who values his freedom more than anything. I dont like musts. I dont like too much predictability and with must write must workout and must vlog things were becoming too scripted in my life. After few days off, this morning I missed writing my thoughts naturally. 

I think that the biggest mistake any writer can make is write to impress his readers. Writer has to have the freedom to share his heart without any second thought. Writer has to have the ability to write what he want, what he feels rather than what he "needs" to write. It is more like a general rule that can be applied to anything in Life. "Nothing that you do to impress, can make you truly happy or Successful."

Today's book of the day is Bodo Shefers "Mani, or ABCs of money"

Its a children's story about a girl who comes from financially struggling family. She saves the life of a dog named Mani that turns out to have the ability to speak. The dog sees that the reason for her family's struggle is poor financial planning and inability to make financially good decisions. 

Here are some of my favorite principles explained by Mani:

1. First, figure out what money means to you 

2. Create a list of wishes. write 10 reasons why you want to be richer and choose 3 most important ones

3. Create an Album of dreams

4. High income doesn't solve all the financial problems

5. Don't get distracted. Nothing can distract you from your financial goal.

6. Create a diary of Success. It will shift your focus to become more confident and focused on the Achievement. 

7. Do what you love most and build your income stream on that

8. Learn to differentiate important tasks from urgent tasks.

9.  The rule of 72 hours. It implies that the longer you postpone something the less likely it is that you’ll actually do it. In other words, when you postpone something for longer than 72 hours, you usually found enough excuses to not do it. you should get in the mindset that you really ARE going to get this thing done (or at least to get started), and no later than within the next 72 hours, no matter what. If you can’t get started right away, put the deadline on your calendar in three days time.

10. Save money have cash available at hand

11. Welcome to the investment club 

12. Magic formula: learn to love money, be confident and work on what you love,make financially smart decisions,  dont buy things on impulses, make wise investments

It is absolutely a great read for people of any age. It can teach your kids things that most adults dont know. Have a great day and see you tomorrow.