Don't Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body [Kindle Edition]

Jim Donovan (Author)

Book Description

“If you didn't know when you were born, how old would you be?”

Are you ageless – full of energy and ready to go – no matter what your birth certificate says? Or does the prospect of middle age leave you deeply concerned about what lies ahead?

Don't Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body shows you how to make the rest of your life, the best of your life — whether you’re in your 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s or beyond.

In this powerful book you’ll learn how to live every day with passion, purpose, power, and prosperity — no matter when you were born.

“Getting old is a myth,” says international best-selling author and baby boomer, Jim Donovan, who proves it with inspiring stories of people who are living meaningful, productive lives well beyond what most consider “old.”

In Don't Let an Old Person Move Into Your Body you’ll also learn:

• Why aging is a state of mind.
• How to avoid the trap of “being old.”
• How to identify and attract the dream life you've always wanted.
• How to prevent other people's negativity from destroying your dreams.
• How to eliminate “energy zappers” in your life.
• Why most of what we are told about illness and aging is wrong.
• How to avoid becoming a victim of age related illnesses.
• Practical steps you can take to achieve optimal health, at any age.
• How to create financial abundance and lasting security.
• Simple things you can do each day to help yourself feel better spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Editorial Reviews

Review

That's great news about Jim's latest book; he is a fantastic writer, and always gives real, workable advice, not just the usual psycho-babble that so much of the literature in the field consists of. Peter Tafuri, MS, Counselor

From the Author

Are you telling yourself this?

"Once you turn 50, it's all downhill from there...Better slow down because your best days are over...Retirement means boredom, poor health and pinching your pennies."

I notice a lot of people worrying about aging even in their 40s. I wanted to write this book so that anyone in their 40s, 50s and beyond could make the rest of their lives the best of their lives. There's no reason to fear the future if you take the right steps now to start feeling better every day--spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically.

The conventional pictures about aging "ain't necessarily so."

"Getting old is a myth," and I dispel these myths in my book with inspiring stories of people who are living meaningful, productive lives well beyond what most consider "old."

People like his Aunt Josie, who at 83 relished her commute from Connecticut to Manhattan so she could work as a bookkeeper. Or Eli Finn, who retired from his sales career at age 100 to become a full-time college student, and still squeeze in trips to Europe. Not to mention Hulda Crooks, who at 91 became the oldest person to climb Japan's Mt. Fuji.

What they all had in common is a joie de vivre that transcended age. "It's not how long you live. It's how you live long,"

In this new book,you will learn how to stay young by incorporating the "Four Ps" into your everyday life: passion, purpose, power and prosperity.

Among the topics covered in "Don't Let an Old Person Move into Your Body" are: eliminating energy zappers; starting each morning in a more positive frame of mind; attracting your dream life: achieving optimal health and avoiding age-related illnesses.

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Product Details

• File Size: 221 KB
• Print Length: 186 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Austin Bay (August 31, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002NGO3F2
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,665 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 59 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars More Drivel Floating in the Vast Sea of Self-Help books! August 17, 2012

By George Sherwin

Format:Paperback

I'm not usually given to assigning a single star to my reviews, but I have to make an exception in this case. This book is but one of the thousands out there shoveling out the same old tired "think and grow rich", "you are what you eat" platitudes. Sure, it's all good advice, and occasionally thought-provoking, but I found no new material in this book to hang my hat on.

There's a chapter devoted to your financial future which encourages readers to sign up for one of those pyramid scheme (err.. "network marketing") businesses, citing a "friend" who made untold riches hawking vitamins to his friends.

Then there's the chapter which states that Alzheimer's can be cured by taking one of those acronym supplements (really? I guess the entire medical profession would be thrilled to learn of this).

Finally, of course, there's the section devoted to visualizing a new car in your garage, accompanied by the author's cute anecdote of doing the same, then going out and buying a new car.. Wow, I'm gonna do that myself, tomorrow!

Perhaps the thing I found most annoying (other than the fact that little of the content had any revelency to the title) was the author's use of the final pages of this book to promote his own audio self-help course!

I must be seriously missing something to not see the 5-star content so fervently applauded by 14 other reviewers, enough to make me question if all these reviews are really legitimate?

Thank God I got this book through Amazon's lending library, otherwise I'd be really upset to have spent $13 on fireplace-lighting material!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Title - lousy book September 5, 2012

By Pops2814

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was intrigued by the title of this book. What a great premise - "Don't let an old person move into your body" Unfortunately the book didn't live up to its promise. It didn't contain any useful insight into how to prevent aging or how to stay fit while aging. Rather than being a book I couldn't put down, it became a book I couldn't pick up. I never did finish reading It.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed August 22, 2012

By Maine Reflections

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I thought the title was quite misleading. Expected it to be a format of suggestions on how to avoid ending up like a debilitated stereotypical old person. As much as I believe in the power of positive thinking, this book was too simplistic in describing the method. He lists famous people who came into their own at an elderly age; such a list can be found for free using Google. I also think his delving into nutrition was a bad idea; the author is not a nutritionist by any means...anyone interested in researching the nutrition debate can find many interesting discussions online (gluten, supplements, etc.). The book is written in a cheerleader tone, which may work for some people, but can be irritating to others. I just glanced over the financial advice, as any timely advice can be reduced to "live within your means, and if your desires are greater, find a way to pay for such a lifestyle.". Finally, and I realize a picky comment - several times he used the word "principal" when he should have used the spelling "principle." I know, minor error, but made me cringe. I think the premise is a good one ....how to live our golden years with energy and how to thrive as we age....but the writing was lacking and the information was nothing new. The author is trying to give expert advice on money, health, etc., yet is not really an expert in any of these fields, although he does quote various people who are (and I would suggest buying the books written by the experts instead)...Love the title, though!

More About the Author

"My Passion is to Help You Create the Life You Were Born to Live"

Jim Donovan is known as one of the most inspiring people in the personal development industry. Called "The original feel good guy," due to his ability to bring out the best in people, he openly shares his own personal struggles and challenges.

Jim delivers a message of hope and possibility to everyone he comes in contact with. Facing his own "demons" and overcoming impossible odds, he is able to see the potential in others even when they themselves cannot and his absolute refusal to accept limits, either in himself or others enables him to bring out the best in those who he encounters.

Several of Jim's books have been proclaimed self-help classics and have inspired people of all ages and from all walks of life. His seminars have motivated audiences from single parents trying to get off welfare to company managers and business owners who want to achieve greater results.

Beyond simple inspiration and motivation, Jim provides people with workable strategies that enable them to take charge of their own destiny and reach their full potential.

For almost two decades he has positively impacted the lives of more than a million people worldwide and continues to do so today.

Jim's driving principle is that "Within you is the power to change your life" and that we are, in fact, capable of creating the life we've always wanted.

If you want to read the whole, unvarnished story, read on . . .

Many years ago, after working for two major television networks, I started my own business. I was cool. I had the fancy cars, my own company, glamorous girlfriends and all the trappings of so-called "success."

The problem was I also had a lot of very unproductive habits and an out of control lifestyle. These habits combined with my success became "my ego run wild" and led me to spend 10 years on a downward spiral.

Being raised in New York City, I decided to move to Boston and, after a few years, moved to California, looking for a better life. While there, I lived in 11 apartments in four years, and finally wound-up back in New York City where, sinking as low as I could stand - I was living in what was one of the toughest areas in New York City - I finally reached out for help. I had hit my bottom. I surrendered the care of my life to a Higher Power, who I choose to call God.

During this time I had endured every imaginable indignation yet never saw myself as being responsible for creating them. At one point, I lived in a car. I slept in Battery Park, something I do not reccommend, and SRO's (single room occupancys) in Manhattan and the Bronx. These are places where you live in a small room and share a bathroom with several strangers. Quite interesting.

I believe it was the hand of God that pulled me from what would have surely been the end of my life and started me in an entirely new direction, one that would take me to heights I had never even dreamed of.

A little at a time my life got better. I went from collecting welfare and food stamps to earning a decent income and then, once again, started my own business. This time with a much better perspective on things.

For me to learn what really mattered in life, I had to first lose everything. Only then would I give up my denial and open my mind to a higher order of living.

During this time of rebuilding my life, I became a student of personal development and self-help, reading hundreds of books and listening to audios and, later on, attending seminars.

After doing this for several years, and seeing how, as a result, my life kept getting better and better, I started writing as a way to share with others some of what I was learning. My simple newsletter "Jim's Jems" grew and, over time, became the basis of my first book Handbook to a Happier Life.

I had found my purpose and my life's mission.

I continued writing and giving seminars to a vast variety of groups, delivering my simple message that,
"Within you is the power to change your life."

Today I have written several books which have been published in more than 20 countries and have created several personal development audio programs. I am a certified business coach and help people learn how to create quantum growth in their business by harnessing the powers of the law of attraction and other universal laws. I am privileged to speak to groups of people from every walk of life, sharing my message of hope and possibility.

Whether speaking for corporations, associations or non-profit agencies, I am passionate about helping people create the life that they were born to live.

I've delivered seminars and workshops for small businesses, chambers of commerce, hospital administrators, nurses, women-owned businesses, trade associations, school faculty, government employees, high school and college students, network marketing companies, and others.

Something I'm proud of is that, for over ten years, I have delivered my Yes You Can seminar to inmates at correctional centers and youth centers, in an effort to help those who are ready for change.

To say that I am blessed is a huge understatement. Today my life has meaning and purpose and I live what I can only call a "magical life."

What's important about all of this is, I know deep inside, that anyone can have a better life.

All it takes is a belief, a vision, and an action plan, and the "faith of mustard seed."

I am available to speak to business groups, associations, and government agencies. My books are available wherever books are sold and a complimentary subscription to my "Jim's Jems" newsletter, published since 1991, is available, along with a free gift, at www.JimDonovan.com