We are Born as Champions

Chapter 16: Not Accepting Myself

Reflection
Have you ever been unable to accept any parts of yourself or any
situation you are in? If you have, try to describe your emotions
towards it in this section:

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Chapter 17: The Book That
Changed My Life

There was one day when I read a book titled Think and Grow Rich, by
an author named Napolean Hill. I recall that I was in third grade when
I borrowed that book from the library at school. Think and Grow Rich
was titled Fatwa Kaya Segera in Malay edition. When going through
the book, I came across one of the pages that caught my attention. A
sentence stated, “If you want other people to accept you, you have to
accept yourself first”. This verse made me realize that I have not
accepted myself, let alone to be able to accept other people! That is
where I started to change little by little.

Take your time and read books written by amazing authors. We may not be
able to be friends with them but by reading their life stories or writings, we
are actually connecting ourselves with them.

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Chapter 17: The Book That
Changed My Life

In fact, many wonderful books have made me become who I am
today. One of the book is titled The 7 Habits Highly Effective People,
by Dr. Stephen R. Covey which mentioned, “If you want to change
the environment, you have to change yourself first. To effectively
change yourself, change your perceptions first.” Just by reading will
not be enough, what matters the most is to take action. As what was
said by a world-famous motivator, Anthony Robins mentioned, “In
life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what
they know. Knowing is not enough, you must take action

An ancient Chinese saying says, “Three days of not reading guidelines from
the book, there will be no exemplary, no moral senses, and in this life you
may suffer.”

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Chapter 17: The Book That
Changed My Life

Now, you can tell that I have successfully transformed myself. One of
the factors is through reading. Thus, I congratulate you for almost
finishing this book as it may provide you achievements and success in
life. I am still writing a few series of books. After some time of
learning how to write and finding the best ways to provide assistance
to the community through writings, I have now discovered this great
writing platform. This platform allows us to write, market, and share
our writings. I even remember the Air Asia slogan, “Everyone Can
Fly!” This writing platform can implement the slogan “Everyone Can
be an Author!” instead. Other than writing, I will be introducing
eBook writing classes and teach techniques of eBook marketing. JK
Rowling have become a woman who possess wealth close to what
Queen Elizabeth has through her career as a writer. Jeff Bezos become
the wealthiest person in the world surpassing Bill Gates by
establishing a virtual bookstore business, which is amazon.com. Thus,
take this opportunity with me at MyBook2u.com, good luck!

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Chapter 17: The Book That
Changed My Life

Reflection
What books have been considered to have guided you in your life?
Please write about this book and describe its amazing features:

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I learned to develop myself through reading about the life
stories and experiences of successful people. They were the
mentors and inspirations of my life. Now, I felt that it was about
time for me to share my life story too. Although I may not be as
amazing, but to share my life story and its experiences openly
was what drives me to write about it. This is also because of
everyone that have participated in my talk program who wishes
to stay motivated and strong. Thus, I do hope that this book will
bring you the benefits that everyone needs to stay inspired and
motivated.

Ong Boo Siong