Ahead of Schedule in the Countdown: 5 Lessons, 4 Doors, 3 Lives!!

I just finished Richard Paul Evans' book, The Four Doors: A Guide to Joy, Freedom, and a Meaningful Life.  

1. Believe there's a reason you were born.

2. Free yourself from limitation.

3. Magnify your life.

4. Develop a love-centered map.  

 I'm going to try to improve my life in any way that I can using these principles, even if I have to go back and re-read this book in the future.  Quoting Evans himself, "The Four Doors is about how to live life joyfully, with freedom, power, and purpose...If you are willing to follow just a few of these principles, you will find immediate, positive changes in your life." 

My next "journey" will hopefully be a bit more lighthearted, especially since It's a work of fiction.  Historical fiction, to be more precise.  Continuing my theme of "counting down," the next leg of my "journey" will take me through The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester. 

From danger-filled back rooms in war-torn Europe to the glittering halls of a Paris fashion house, one woman searches for truth...and justice.  Alix St. Pierre.  An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman.  She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamour, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world.  In 1943, with World War II raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce.  Her skills--persuasion, daring, quick wit under pressure--catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: being sent to Switzerland as a spy.  Soon Alix is on the precipice of something big, very big.  But how far can she trust her German informant?  

After an Allied victory that didn't come nearly soon enough, Alix moves to Paris, ready to immerse herself in a new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be launched House of Dior.  In the glamorous halls of the French fashion house, she can nearly forget everything she lost and the dangerous secret she carries. But when a figure from the war reappears and threatens to destroy her future, Alix realizes that only she can right the wrongs of the past...and finally find justice.

I know I should never judge a book by its cover, but I confess to find this book intriguing based solely on said cover.  Maybe between the cover and the summary, I can assume that I will enjoy this "Journey Through A Book!"  

5 Lessons Lead to 4 Doors!

 I finished reading "The 5 Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me About Life & Wealth for Women" by Richard Paul Evans yesterday.  It was incredibly informative; I just need to apply what I read to my daily life.  I highly recommend this book to any woman experiencing financial issues.  My next read, "The Four Doors: A Guide to Joy, Freedom, and a Meaningful Life" (also written by Richard Paul Evans), appears to be another self-help book.  

Discover joy and meaning in your life with this inspirational wisdom from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walk and The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans has met hundreds of thousands of people and heard many of their stories in his travels over the past two decades. Most of the people he meets are hungry for inspiration; they love his novels because his characters are also searching for meaning and understanding.

The Four Doors is Evans’s message to those who seek inspiration in their lives. It began as a talk he gave on the spur of the moment, and over the course of ten years, it has evolved into a message he has shared with successful business people, students, and even addicts and prisoners. It includes stories his readers have told him, stories about great achievers who overcame hardships, and stories about his own struggle growing up in a large family with financial difficulties and a suicidal mother, and about his diagnosis of Tourette’s Syndrome later in life. These inspiring stories are woven through his identification and careful explanation of the four doors to a more fulfilling life:
-Believe there’s a reason you were born
-Free yourself from limitations
-Magnify your life
-Develop a love-centered map

Evans believes that we all want to know the meaning of our lives. In The Four Doors, he shows how even the most quiet life can be full of purpose and joy, if we choose to take that first step over the threshold.

As this is a self-help book, I don't expect to have anything negative to say as I embark on another "Journey Through A Book!"