The Forgotten Monk

Life Lessons From Movies, Books and TV

Entries Tagged as 'Books'

State of the Blog for the week beginning 11/04/2007

November 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Ok, my stated Monthly Goal is to reach 50 rss subscribers by December 1, 2007. My efforts are paying off. I’m not going to say just how much right now. I will say there is a definite increase in subscribers. Thanks everyone! I still need more if I’m going […]

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Tags: Books · Goals · State of the Blog

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

The Pursuit of Motivation

October 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Lately I’ve noticed numerous postings regarding ways to motivate oneself. There’s apathy among many people. And I see many people answer these posts by advising to write down how they want to see their lives. I’ve always felt, that’s not good enough.
A movie/book that really displays intense desire and motivation is ‘The […]

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Tags: Books · Inspirational · Movies

What we can learn from Writers

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Think I’m crazy for creating a blog that talks about things to learn from books, movies and tv? Think again. When we are at a loss of what to do in a situation we can go to our friends, historical figures, and I believe characters in books, movies and tv. […]

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Tags: Books · Movies · Observation · TV