Thoughts To Live By 

INTRODUCTION

The real importance of this book is that it is for you and about you. I do not want you to quote me or go around saying "Oh but Johan said this or Johan said that." The value of these messages is not in what I have said but in what they mean to you, and how they affect your life.

Saying "I believe---" or "I think---" is much more powerful than saying "Johan says" What I say only has importance to the extent that it strikes a chord in you and you take ownership of, and apply, the principles contained in the message.

I want you to read this book, no I want you to work this book, and then to assimilate the lifeskills principles into your life. Don't just apply your eyes to the pages, apply your mind, think about the meaning of the message in your life. Don't just apply your mind, make notes and look for ways to apply the principles in practice. If it works for you then pass it on to someone else.

Some of the questions may cause you to do some real soul searching and may even cause you some discomfort, have the courage to answer honestly, there is no benefit in lying to yourself about what is, besides which you will never get away with it. In all instances however only deal with what is do not "awfulise" in other words make things worse than they really are, and do not "minimise" in other words make as if things are not as serious as they are.

Do not use only the questions that I have posed. They are merely guidelines. Make your own notes. What questions does the message cause you to ask? What relevance does this message have in your life? How do you think that you can apply it?

My thanks to all people that influenced my life, people living and people dead. I have a library of over 4,000 (and growing) books, tapes, videos and cd's and I am grateful to every one of those authors who took the time to record their thoughts.

One thing that I have learned in my life is that you can and should learn from everyone you meet. I have made it my life's mission to learn as much as I can about as much as I can. I wish you the same.

I would like to give special thanks to Linda my wife, lover, team mate, colleague, friend and soul mate. She adds spice to my life. With her I am enjoying a continuous honeymoon.

Oh yes, I almost forgot. Why 222 thoughts? Well 222 just sounds like such a nice rounded number. There may well be some "metaphysical" significance to the number, but I just chose it because it fitted and because it reminds me that you've got 2 be decided about what you want before you can plan what you have to do and you've got 2 do what you have to do in order 2 have what you want.

Written and published by Johan V Campbell

ISBN 0-620-32205-5

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