The Forgotten Monk

Life Lessons From Movies, Books and TV

Criss Angel No Phenomenon

November 1st, 2007 · 5 Comments

“He lives his act.” -Robert Angier, The Prestige
There’s a scene in movie ‘The Prestige’ where an old, bend over, slow-moving Chinaman performs amazing tricks by making these heavy objects appear. One particular object that appears from seemingly nowhere was a big fish bowl complete with water and a few big goldfish. […]

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Tags: TV

Field of Goals

November 1st, 2007 · 4 Comments

There’s a whole lot of literature out there regarding following your dreams. Which seems like a really nice concept. I like the idea. But, how does someone know it’s realistic or even attainable?
Seeing shows like “American Idol” you see that for the vast majority of the singers they have no chance of attaining their dream. […]

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Tags: Books · Inspirational · Self-Improvement · Success

November 2007 Goal

November 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

One of the most fundamental aspects to success is Goal Setting. In order for this blog to succeed we need to set goals. As of last night my Feedburner Number of subscribers were listed at 12. Not too bad when you consider the blog is just 17 days old.
So, I am going […]

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Tags: Goals