Dream On...

It's been a while since I sat down and read a book right through. My closest experience recently was "The Secret Billionaire, The Chuck Feeney Story" by Conor O'Clery but that was a larger book and so took a few days of intense reading. But yesterday I received the first of 16 books I recently bought off amazon.co.uk, (what an amazing service, 16 books with a mixture of second hand and new for €110, including delivery).

It is called "Dream On" by John Richardson. I spent so long on amazon adding and removing books from my basket that I honestly can't remembered which ones I've ordered. So when I started reading it I didn't really know what to expect. The book is a bout John, a regular bloke who enjoys a round of golf in his spare time. That is until he sets himself the challenge of playing a level par round within a year. Needless to say almost everyone John meets says it's not possible to improve that fast while maintaining his job and family life. But John purues his goal with incredible passion and a ridiculous work ethic. This book is not just for golfers though, this book is about a 37 year old man, who looked back to his teenage dreams and aspirations and decided that it wasn't too late to fulfill them. He proves the fact that with enough determination, effort and persistence you can achieve more than you ever thought possible. Needless to say it was a very inspiring book and John writes in a very easily accessible style even for the non golfer.

He ends the book in the following fashion, wish think is pretty powerful...

"Most of us allow the daily grind of life and circumstances to trample on our dreams. But please don't let your final living thought on this earth be: "I wish I had...." Far better that it was, "I'm so glad I did....." And be sure to ignore anyone who says it isn't possible. Just go for it"

As a side note I was delighted with the speed in which I read this book. I think it took me around 3 hours, and while short enough and written in basic language there is still over 70,000 words in it. So my reading 5 nights a week is paying off!