A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living [Paperback]

J. Douglas Bottorff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1998

The message of this book is simple: To experience a prosperous, happy, fulfilling life, we must learn to be true to our spiritual selves, and we must be involved in an active pursuit of the dreams of our heart. Bottorff uses personal stories, examples, techniques, and tips to excite, motivate, and aid the reader in taking steps to obtain prosperity in his or her inner life and external life.

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About the Author

J Douglas Bottorff is the author of A Practical Guide to Meditation and Prayer and The Whisper of Pialigos. Ordained in 1981, he has, for nearly three decades, served as minister in churches in Michigan, Missouri and Colorado. He has written extensively for Unity Magazine and is a contributing author to other spiritually-based books and periodicals. He has written and recorded two musical CDs, One World and Vision of Hope. Doug and his wife Elizabeth are the parents of two grown children. You may visit his website, jdbottorff.com, or email him at [e-mail]. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Unity Books (Unity School of Christianity); 1st edition (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871592207
• ISBN-13: 978-0871592200
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,686,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Little Book Filled with Big Messages, April 12, 2006

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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living (Paperback)

This is one of the best books I have ever read on how to really get to know your true self. It lives up to its title of being a "practical guide" by explaining why you never really solve your problems by looking outside yourself for the solutions, while at the same time providing you with specific instructions on how to put the principles described in the book into action. It is a small book that is well written and yet so packed with information that I found it best to read it in small sections and to really let each chapter sink in before continuing on with the next.

If you have a nagging sense that you are not really living the life that you were meant to live, I think this book could really help you get to where you really want to be in your life.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Inspirational, December 11, 2010

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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living (Paperback)

A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living is about being true to the real you. It's about finding out who you are completely, which will give you a better life. J Douglas Bottorf explains how people hide who they are when in certain situations and until you learn to be true to whom you are you will not be very happy with what you have. Bottorf also helps you to understand your goals and how to make them work for you and what you want them to be. Like the saying goes" no two people are exactly the same," so why try being like your friends?

A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living helped me to understand that although I may be happy with what I have, I am not truly happy with. I know that I want more for my life and that of my daughters, but until I know exactly who I am and what I want in life I will never be as happy as I could be. Bottorf talks about how people who experience life or death situations also experience the feeling of true happiness. They experience the real them for just a little while before they come back. I think that we should all be able to feel like, except without the near death experience.

In my opinion this book by J Douglas Bottorf is very helpful in finding out how to be true to who you really are. There are many different exercises that will help to achieve that goal. Bottorf's book is also an inspiration to make me want to find my inner happiness and joy and bring it to the real world. By doing so, I believe that it would also improve how one lives their life.

I think that everyone should read A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living. I think that it would be very helpful for everyone that wants to be as happy as they can be. No one disserves to be unhappy, even if they think that they are happy, they probably are not. So I recommend that everyone go out and find A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Underlines in My Book to Discuss!, February 19, 2010

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Karen Carter (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Prosperous Living (Paperback)

Not only do I think this is a practical book for anyone looking to figure out how to bridge the gap between their financial dreams and reality, it is a great resource for writers like myself --- especially because it is such an easy read.