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 No Opportunity Wasted : Creating a List for Life :: 1594860866
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Face Your Fears * Rediscover Your Childhood * Test Your Limits * Shed Your Inhibitions
From renowned adventurer and rising television star, Phil Keoghan, No Opportunity Wasted: Creating a List for Life combines the self-improvement appeal of an inspirational book with the adrenaline-rush of an adventure story. Taking the reader on a series of exciting journeys, Phil sets forth his dynamic and uplifting philosophy, and in a step-by-step manner, shows the reader how to put that philosophy into effect by creating a personalized "List for Life."
In dramatic narrative form, Keoghan transports the reader from Yucatan Jungle to the African Congo, from the depths of an underwater cave to the top of an erupting volcano. But this is no armchair traveler book. It is an urgent call to action, inspiring and enabling people to overcome fear and seek out memorable experiences of their own. With his fresh and compelling N.O.W. philosophy, this is a book that will help us all dream more freely and live more fully.
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Author: Guest
This is a cool book ... This really thought me look out for opprtunities and not to waste them when they are in front of you. You should try as you might realise you will be in pile of opportunites and never know about it.
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Author: Guest
Very inspiring book! It's an easy read filled with great ideas and motivating stories. It teaches you not to take life for granted and to start creating a lust for life. I have already made my own NOW list! It was great to have the eight categories to stimulate your thinking for new and exciting NOW moments that I can accomplish.
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Author: Guest
The concept of the book is sound: to live a life you'll be happy to look back on, and have fun while you're living it, you need to think in unconventional ways about what your objectives are. And writing these objectives down is helpful for keeping them in your mind during the hectic routine of everyday.
So far, so good. It's good advice and we all should take it.
However, the book seems to imply that people's lists should consist entirely of adventure travel. There ought to be more to one's life than that.
The author suggests Eight Great Themes for your list making; in fact, he calls them THE Eight Great Themes. They are:
Face your fear
Get lost
Test you limits
Take a leap of faith
Rediscover your childhood
Shed your inhibitions/Express yourself
Break new ground
Aim for the heart
Perhaps there are more Great Themes than just these? For example, how about ...
Create something of lasting value
Learn a subject deeply and contribute to expanding its frontiers
Help make other people's lives better
The concept is a good one. But it is not original and the suggestions made in the book about how to live your life more fully may not seem the most edifying to everyone.
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Author: Guest
I loved this book. Not only does it give you some direction and ideas, but also gives you inspiration. I read this book in just a few days. I have always had those to dos in my head, but I have never put them to paper until now. I really feel it is important to try to be the real you and help others, too. Great book.
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Author: Guest
I thought the book was great!!! That would be natural since I am mentioned in it. I was the old postman that got to play a pro hockey game in goal. Phil's book did not convince me to fulfill this dream because the TV show happened before the release of the book. My dream happened because I have the same drive and nerve to "go for it' that Phil preaches in his book. For 30 years I always wanted to know what it was like to face a pro shot. When at the age of 49 I heard that Phil was looking for "DREAMERS" I knew that if I past this up I would look back 20 years from now and kick myself in the pants for never even trying. When I first applied my friends and own family just laughted at me for thinking it could happen. By the time it was over, I was proud of not just doing my dream well but also showing all those that did not believe in dreams that "dreams do come true". That is what Phil tries to get across in his book. That you have to put aside your fears and go for your dream. Your fear might not just be the fear of sharks, heights or pucks etc. The biggest fear is facing those along the way that fear for you and want you to play it safe. That also brings on the fear of failing. The book gets you past that fear and forces you to face it YOUR WAY. The book is not brain surgery but neither is living a dream.
Mike -amerks@rochester.rr.com
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