George Foreman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas When Life Knocks You Down

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George Foreman knows what it's like to get knocked down -- in the ring and in life -- and he knows how to get back up again. Two-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world, he knows what it takes to succeed. He has a wealth of life experience to share, and in <I>George Foreman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas When Life Knocks You Down</I> he does just that. Here's what George has to say about:<P>TAKING ADVICE: "The real answers you are looking for are inside of you. The hard part is being able to hear them."<P>BEING AFRAID OF CHANGE: "Be afraid to stay where you are in life. Stepping out...is what makes you good, better, and even the best at what you're doing."<P>GETTING OLDER: "Old age is not something that happens to you; it's a choice you make. You can look in the mirror and cry...or you can look in that mirror...and dream another dream."<P>LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES: "I try to let the past stay where it is and let today speak for itself....Learn from your mistakes but don't be chained to them."<P>DETERMINATION: "There are always others trying to get to the same goal you are, only they decide to stop halfway down the road. And when they walk away, they leave the road paved for you."<P>MARRIAGE: "Let every day be like the first day you fell in love. It's about trying to put your best self forward, not just to others but to the one you've pledged your life to."<P>CHILDREN: "I believe <I>how</I> you teach your kids life's lessons is as important as <I>what</I> you teach them. You've got to love kids into another gear."<P>
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Wisdom
George Foreman has produced an excellent book of pithy wisdom that can be helpful to almost anyone. It is not a boxing or sports book. It has far more substance. It tells how to avoid problems in life and how to deal with them when you face them. Foreman changed from being an admittedly selfish and self-centered man to one who has helped many people and made his own life better by doing so. I was very pleasantly surprised when I read this book. It has a great deal of value written in a direct style. A great gift book for anyone, particularly men and those facing challenges in life.

George could be Rocky's mentor!
Read this book and benefit from George's experiences. As he tells his stories and truths you will gain insight. Although only 124 pages, the book is thick with wisdom.

Recommend
THis is a very informative and insightful read. George really has some beautiful insights that should definitely be considered. Whether you are a Foreman fan or a self-help fan, I recommend you read this.

Short book that has a lot to offer!
GEORGE FOREMAN'S GUIDE TO LIFE by George Foreman
with Linda Kulman is a short book (124 pages) that surprised me in
all that it had to offer.

I wasn't expected much from it, given that Foreman on the surface
wouldn't seem to be the ideal role model to write a self-help book . . . he
was a bully, of sorts, when a kid . . . he didn't read his first
whole book until the age of 16 . . . and he was married and
divorced four times, only to find his fifth time to be the charm.

Furthermore, after he lost the heavyweight title for the first time,
he became a recluse of sorts . . . he also had a reputation for
being surly and mean-tempered, as unlikely as it now seems
when you see him pitching products on TV or doing boxing
commentary on HBO.

But Foreman has really turned his life around, and he shows you
how you can do the same . . . though much of the advice is basic,
and you may have heard it before, his effective use of examples
helps to drive many of his key points home . . . as he notes in
the Introduction, "Everyone in life goes through a hard time
sometime, but you can't let that define who you are. What defines
you is how you come back from those troubles and what you find
in life to smile about."

There were several other memorable passages; among them:
With life there is pain and still more pain, but even with it all,
there is always a reason to smile: a beat of music to make you
lift your feet and dance; a piece of chocolate to sweeten up
a moment. With death, as far as we know, there is no pain,
only silence.

The point is I could forgive a horse for biting me, another for
almost killing me. But it seems that people can rub us the
wrong way and we're through with them overnight. We can
forgive an animal and hold on to a grudge for years against
another person.

People only want to hear the best about their children. That's
because every mom and dad feels their child is an extension
of themselves. So pointing out their kid's shortcomings-whether
they're physical, emotional, or behavioral-hurts because it
feels like it's a reflection on them and their success as a parent.
As soon as you say something's wrong with that boy or girl, their
mother or father starts a conversation inside their head that goes
something like, "If only I were better at this or if only I had done
that, my child wouldn't have this problem." It doesn't really matter
what you say or that you meant well; what they hear is, "What's
the matter with you? Couldn't you have done a better job?"

George Foreman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas
I enjoyed reading this book. Down to earth advice on being positive and believing in yourself.

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