“Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get a Life” Book Kicks Butt

“The problem is never a lack of time. The problem is poorly defined priorities.”

– Larry Winget, “Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life”

Okay, I know it has a rather rude title — but the truth hurts 🙂

It was a VERY good book! Reading it certainly lit a fire under my butt when I read it years ago.

And in my humble opinion, the best proof of the effectiveness of a self-help book is the change it actually leads to in one’s life.

It is one thing to read self-help books; it is quite another to implement the advice offered. Reading is passive; change is active.

“Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life” by Larry Winget strongly resonated with me for multiple reasons.

Here’s one example:

“What you think about, talk about and do something about is what comes about.”

Obvious, yes. But here’s the thing: when I stopped and really thought about it, I realized that when it came to an issue I supposedly cared deeply about, such as climate change, I had to admit that I had been very strong in the ‘thinking about’ and ‘talking about’…