The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, is a book about letting go of false identification. It’s about realizing that the life we’re living is nothing more than a dream — a dream that we have full control over but often fail to take action and do something with.

Don Ruiz, a Toltec nagual guide, uses the wisdom of his ancestors to help us understand how each and every one of us has the power within ourselves to take control of life and experience the happiness we all possess within ourselves. Don explains how to rewire our belief system so that we can create a new world for ourselves — a new perspective of the world around us and of ourselves.
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One of the bloggers I’ve been following for the past few months is Chris Guillebeau. Among other things, he writes about personal development, lifestyle design, entrepreneurship, and international travel on his blog, The Art of Non-Conformity.

I just finished reading one of his free eBooks, 279 Days to Overnight Success, where he writes about how he created a career in social media for himself in less than a year.

Since I’m starting to develop my personal brand, start a career in social media, and become a digital nomad, such information is absurdly useful and interesting to me. I strongly believe in learning from the experiences of others and I am immensely grateful that Chris has shared such valuable information free of charge. (Thanks Chris!)

While reading the book, I compiled a collection of quotes and sentences that stood out the most for me so that I may share them here with you. If you’re getting into blogging, or even if you’ve been blogging for quite some time, 279 Days to Overnight Success is definitely worth checking out! (I mean come’on, it’s free!)
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