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Peterson, the author of Harnessing Your Wealth, offers his readers in this latest work a masterclass in approaching the three most prominent areas of life: health, happiness, and wealth. While the advice, strategies, and philosophies are themselves not earth-shattering, what undoubtedly sets his book apart is his delivery—a fusion of vulnerable personal narratives, exceptional financial literacy insights, and a well-researched scientific angle that becomes the perfect concoction to a fulfilling life.
Audiences will become privy to concepts like adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and buried emotions through Peterson’s time as a child at the Lake City Shriners Hospital. From fifteen to twenty-four, the author’s peaking jockey career set the stage for developing a winning mindset, shedding age-old feelings of fear, anger, and shame, and embracing a positive thinking mindset. Whether it’s stories of the tragic demise of his jockey friend, Sam, on Christmas Day in 2008, his own tragedy with Doo Dominate (his racehorse), or a childhood trauma of rejection being a direct catalyst to people pleasing, Peterson’s work is special because of the reader’s inability to identify when storytelling turns into guidance and vice versa.
Truly, Peterson is a natural at creating parallels. Blinkers in horseracing, for instance, are the most optimal way to approach one’s investing strategy, not allowing emotional thinking and short-term events to lead one astray from belief in the long-term trajectory of an equity. Compound interest shifts seamlessly to patterned behaviors, yet one mantra consistently embedded throughout Peteron’s work is to live for the moment, however imperfect it is likely to be.
As humans are derivatives of their thoughts and actions, Peterson’s work challenges audiences to learn and apply conscious thinking and purposeful action, leading to effective habits that ultimately form strong character. Engaging, educational, and entertaining, this work hits every right note, resulting in a gem of educational storytelling.
RECOMMENDED by the US Review