I started on this book earlier this year but stopped short of completing it because I got distracted by other books. Today, I spontaneously picked it up again because I was getting bored by the other book I had been reading. Yes, Sensei has a fickle mind; he hops from one book to another like a grasshopper.

Anyway, I decided there and then that I would complete it - and at 5pm, I did! I attribute it to the appeal of something he conjured up for his life: Boxing Day. One Boxing Day, he woke up grieving over his departed wife and decided to do whatever struck his fancy. At the end of the day, he felt so recharged that he immediately implemented a monthly Boxing Day routine into his life.

Similarly, I should be fulfilling my fusillade of responsibilities right now but the idea of shoving them all aside like a tornado sweeping across the landscape was wildly romantic. So, I spontaneously had my first ever Boxing Day.

It’s such a thrill to be able to say “I finished reading one book within one day”.

So, what did I exactly learn from it? Well, Sensei has always been crystal clear about his life direction and internalises the importance of positive affirmations and stuff, but he did learn to frame personal statements as if they were already happening.

For instance, yesterday, I told my friend that “I want to withdraw $150 from Google Adsense for my amazing blog, diaperfinancingfund.blogspot.com”.

After reading this book, I will declare “I HAVE WITHDRAWN $150 from Google Adsense for my blog (December 31, 2024)”.

Now, I have read a lot about SMART goals and am never too fond about attaching deadlines to them because I’m free-spirited that way. But Peter Jones put it in a way that makes sense to me, just like how ordering truffle fries instead of boring fries is a no-brainer for me.

Let me quote him: “because the pressure is necessary - the deadline introduces the possibility of failure, and the fear of failure is what drives you to take action”.

Additionally, I enjoyed reading about how he keeps his top three goals salient in his mind. He refers to it as creating your personal subliminal advertising campaign. He also shared about how as a penalty, he got his accountant to get him to pay 100 pounds to a charity only she knew about. Now, this is taking the idea of accountability buddy a step further. Forking out money just because you miss your self-imposed deadline is emblematic of skin in the game - and represents a level of commitment that I am seldom willing to burden myself with. But maybe Sensei should step up his game a bit. xP