

The Mastery Destiny
Author: James Allen
Narrator: Sean Pratt
Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Ascent Audio
Published: 02/04/2011
Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help, Motivational & Inspirational
Author: James Allen
Narrator: Sean Pratt
Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Ascent Audio
Published: 02/04/2011
Categories: Nonfiction, Self-help, Motivational & Inspirational
James Allen (1864-1912) was a British writer and pioneer of the self-help movement. Born to a working-class family in Leicester, England, Allen left school at age fifteen, after which he worked as a private secretary and later as a magazine writer. In 1902, he began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason. Over the course of his life, Allen wrote nineteen books, some of which include As a Man Thinketh, Eight Pillars of Prosperity, Above Life's Turmoil, From Passion to Peace, and From Poverty to Power.
I was scared to read this short book. :) The wording at the beginning had me thinking it was going to be difficult to pull out the meaning. I was pleasantly surprised when just a little ways in I was getting so much out of it that I couldn't pull myself away. I was shown some of my failings a s a pe......more
Another mastery book of wisdom by James Allen. Here is some of his wisdom: "Nations become great when their leaders are just men; they fall and fade when their just men pass away" "A durable and satisfactory piece of cloth cannot be made from shoddy material, and the threads of selfish thoughts and ba......more
Love it, Love it.... "Through the Divine Radiance of a pure heart, all darkness melts away and all clouds disappear, and the one who has conquered self, has conquered the universe " James Allen......more
Less than 100 pages long but packed with so much insight, this book is almost as powerful as Allen's earlier work, As a Man Thinketh. While since on the topic of the power of thought, in this book Allen focuses on how our thoughts creates habits which in turn become part of our character, and as suc......more
I like James Allen's writings. There is good material here. The thing to keep in mind is that some of his ideas have not aged well with current perspectives. He also has a tendency to come across as everything is black and white with little to no middle ground. If you like older good thinking and go......more