"The Aladdin Factor" by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
If you find the authors familiar, you should - because unless you've been hiding under a rock (a very big one, I might add!) for all these years, you MUST have heard of Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen...they're the Chicken Soup guys!
I read the Aladdin Factor, expecting to somehow know more about the Law of Attraction - and I got what I was looking for.
This 304-pages thick book basically tells you more about the power of asking for what you want, like what Aladdin was introduced to when he found the magic lamp and the genie. In fact, I would say that there are 2 parts to this book:
One, there is a story about Aladdin, how he found the lamp and discovered that he can in fact get all that he wants, if he only asks. The authors take us through a journey where the Genie educates Aladdin on how to ask for what he wants.
Two, the actual part of the book, which consists of learning from the authors, as well as a compilation of stories (a popular trademark of the authors) from many people, on the power of asking.
Personally, I enjoyed the stories very much - more than the Aladdin part of the book. I was introduced to the Law of Attraction a few months ago, and have since been rummaging the libraries and e-books on all I can possibly find on the topic. This book and the stories in it strengthened my belief in that I can really obtain what I want if I'd only ask.
There are stories about how people have asked others for money, and obtained it. Someone couldn't afford to attend a particular seminar, wrote to the seminar organizer, and managed to get in for free. Someone requested for free air tickets, lodging and meals, and got them. A radio deejay requested for money over the radio, and received cheque-loads of it the very next day! How could these people have done it?
The book teaches us why we need to ask, how to ask, how to discover what is stopping us from asking and how to eliminate them. So, let's ask, ask, ask, ask, ask!
The authors successfully answered many questions about both the concept of asking for what you want AND the Law of Attraction through their stories. They mention that there are 5 limiting reasons why we are not asking for what we want, and believe me, their reasons and supporting stories really resonate with me, and I think many of you out there too :
1- Ignorance - basically, we don't know what we don't know, so we don't ask for what we don't know is out there
2- Limiting Beliefs - our past conditioning (from parents, teachers, friends, community, culture) have taught us that asking is wrong, rude and unbecoming of us. So we grow up thinking and living life, not asking for what we want. The authors even went to say that sometimes, they found themselves wearing a wrong size of pants because they didn't want to be too rude to ask for the right size; or how they don't ask for their cold food to be reheated because they think it's unnecessary to do so.
3- Fear - this is so true (for me, at least)! Here, the authors explain how our fear of many things is so powerful that we end up not asking, and living a life less than what we truly and rightfully deserve. Fear of rejection, embarassment, sounding rude.
4- Self-esteem issues - how we feel that our needs need not be fulfilled. There is a story here, about a nun who almost died of asthma because all her life, she was literally 'trained' not to ask for anything
5- Pride - the need for us to seem right, strong and capable overpowers our better judgment to ask for what we don't know or what we need.
This book is found in the self-help section, but it can be used in all areas of life - how to ask for a hug from a loved one, how to ask for a raise at work, how to ask for anything from anyone.
For people like me, who are in the midst of transforming their lives for the better (or at least actively searching for ways to), this book really helps. It helps us identify what is stopping us from living the life we deserve.
Funny how my confidence levels sky-rocketed from one particular story in the book, and I walked out of the bookstore, feeling like I own the world! There are so many stories in there, and hopefully, at least one will connect with you, as it did me.
The book retails at RM 58.59 at Kinokuniya, KLCC.
Details:Title : The Aladdin Factor
Author (s) : Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
Price : RM 58.59 (Kinokuniya, KLCC)
Pages : 304
Should you have this book on your bookshelf: YES, YES, YES
I read the Aladdin Factor, expecting to somehow know more about the Law of Attraction - and I got what I was looking for.
This 304-pages thick book basically tells you more about the power of asking for what you want, like what Aladdin was introduced to when he found the magic lamp and the genie. In fact, I would say that there are 2 parts to this book:
One, there is a story about Aladdin, how he found the lamp and discovered that he can in fact get all that he wants, if he only asks. The authors take us through a journey where the Genie educates Aladdin on how to ask for what he wants.
Two, the actual part of the book, which consists of learning from the authors, as well as a compilation of stories (a popular trademark of the authors) from many people, on the power of asking.
Personally, I enjoyed the stories very much - more than the Aladdin part of the book. I was introduced to the Law of Attraction a few months ago, and have since been rummaging the libraries and e-books on all I can possibly find on the topic. This book and the stories in it strengthened my belief in that I can really obtain what I want if I'd only ask.
There are stories about how people have asked others for money, and obtained it. Someone couldn't afford to attend a particular seminar, wrote to the seminar organizer, and managed to get in for free. Someone requested for free air tickets, lodging and meals, and got them. A radio deejay requested for money over the radio, and received cheque-loads of it the very next day! How could these people have done it?
The book teaches us why we need to ask, how to ask, how to discover what is stopping us from asking and how to eliminate them. So, let's ask, ask, ask, ask, ask!
The authors successfully answered many questions about both the concept of asking for what you want AND the Law of Attraction through their stories. They mention that there are 5 limiting reasons why we are not asking for what we want, and believe me, their reasons and supporting stories really resonate with me, and I think many of you out there too :
1- Ignorance - basically, we don't know what we don't know, so we don't ask for what we don't know is out there
2- Limiting Beliefs - our past conditioning (from parents, teachers, friends, community, culture) have taught us that asking is wrong, rude and unbecoming of us. So we grow up thinking and living life, not asking for what we want. The authors even went to say that sometimes, they found themselves wearing a wrong size of pants because they didn't want to be too rude to ask for the right size; or how they don't ask for their cold food to be reheated because they think it's unnecessary to do so.
3- Fear - this is so true (for me, at least)! Here, the authors explain how our fear of many things is so powerful that we end up not asking, and living a life less than what we truly and rightfully deserve. Fear of rejection, embarassment, sounding rude.
4- Self-esteem issues - how we feel that our needs need not be fulfilled. There is a story here, about a nun who almost died of asthma because all her life, she was literally 'trained' not to ask for anything
5- Pride - the need for us to seem right, strong and capable overpowers our better judgment to ask for what we don't know or what we need.
This book is found in the self-help section, but it can be used in all areas of life - how to ask for a hug from a loved one, how to ask for a raise at work, how to ask for anything from anyone.
For people like me, who are in the midst of transforming their lives for the better (or at least actively searching for ways to), this book really helps. It helps us identify what is stopping us from living the life we deserve.
Funny how my confidence levels sky-rocketed from one particular story in the book, and I walked out of the bookstore, feeling like I own the world! There are so many stories in there, and hopefully, at least one will connect with you, as it did me.
The book retails at RM 58.59 at Kinokuniya, KLCC.
Details:Title : The Aladdin Factor
Author (s) : Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
Price : RM 58.59 (Kinokuniya, KLCC)
Pages : 304
Should you have this book on your bookshelf: YES, YES, YES
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