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Welcome to The Sunday Summary, a weekly newsletter where I share a quick book summary with actionable lessons, Book recommendations, Reading tips, and one life-changing Quote to help you build a healthy, wealthy life.

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📕 Book Summary

This week's book is "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen

Filled with wisdom, As a Man, Thinketh is a beautiful book that will show you the power of thoughts on mind and body and will teach you how it affects growth in life. Divided into seven chapters, this 90-page book will give you some of the best life lessons you have ever heard.

This book will serve as a guide and teach you some outstanding life lessons that can really change your life. It's easy to read with actionable insights and is filled with Quotes to inspire you in life.

I found "As a Man Thinketh" by James Allen to be a concise and thought-provoking book. It emphasizes the power of our thoughts and how they shape our lives. The book's simplicity makes it accessible, and its timeless wisdom still holds true today.

Overall a beautiful book that will teach you some serious lessons about life.

Here are 10 valuable lessons from the book

1. Our thoughts are the seeds of our actions and destiny.

2. We are the masters of our thoughts and, consequently, our lives.

3. Positive thoughts lead to positive outcomes.

4. Negative thoughts breed negative circumstances.

5. We are responsible for our circumstances, as they stem from our thoughts.

6. Changing our thoughts can transform our lives.

7. Cultivating a strong character begins with our thought patterns.

8. We must guard against destructive thoughts like anger and envy.

9. Our thoughts influence our health and well-being.

10. A calm and focused mind is key to achieving our goals.

Actionable Advice

Here are 3 Actions you can start taking from these insights:

1. Practice Self-Awareness: Monitor your thoughts regularly. Be aware of negative or limiting beliefs, and replace them with positive affirmations.

2. Set Clear Goals: Define your goals and visualize their achievement daily. Your thoughts will drive you toward your objectives.

3. Choose Your Company Wisely: Surround yourself with positive, like-minded individuals. Stay among the people who support you, cheer you, lift you up, and push you to become better. Their thoughts and attitudes can influence your own thinking.

📚 Recommendations

Here are five books that will make you mentally tough and unstoppable

• Relentless

• Can’t Hurt Me

• Unbeatable Mind

• Extreme Ownership

• Discipline Equals Freedom

⚡️ Reading Tip

Want to improve your reading

SMALL EFFORT, GREAT RESULT

Read 10 pages/day and you’ll read 3650 pages/year

Write 1 page/day and you’ll become an amazing writer in a year.

Lift weights consistently and you’ll build your dream body in a year.

👨🏻‍🏫 Book I’m reading this week

1. I’m reading The Dark Side of Startups written by India’s famous YouTuber/Educator Arvind Arora. A brilliant book that teaches the steps one should take to build a profitable startup and things one should avoid along the journey.

🎉 New Addition

I just received two new books yesterday.

1. Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger: The seven rules to follow to realise your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone.

2. Hidden Potential by Adam Grant: Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations.Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.

🎉 New Concept To learn

I have just started this new section in our newsletter where I’ll share a new concept every week to learn something new and make our lives better.

This Week’s concept is the Kaizen Principle

The word Kaizen is a Japanese word that means “continual improvement”. The idea behind Kaizen is to make small improvements every day throughout the day.

Kaizen includes 4 main principles:

1. Visualize

2. Measure

3. Improve

4. Repeat

The basic idea behind Kaizen is to keep improving every day, even if the improvements are small initially. Eventually, the small improvements add up and you end up becoming a better version of yourself.

For example:

Trying to get better at writing or speaking is a gradual process and requires regular practice. You aren’t going to get better at them in one go, they will require small wins initially, and eventually, you’ll get better at it. The important thing is to stick with it and trust the process. Giving 15–20 minutes to regular deliberate practice can work wonders when it comes to Kaizen Principle.

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🔥 Quote

I hope you find these tips and insights helpful in your reading journey.

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Stay Awesome & happy reading!

Kamalpreet Singh 👋🏻