I actually stopped reading self help books. I started doing instead.
Not to sound 'superior' or anything here. I can read until the cows come home, but I get more validation of myself through myself and those I respect...as well as my boys, even when I upset them for being 'Dad'.
If that makes sense.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK
