SELECTING A TITLE

Writers sometimes find it difficult to select just the right title for their articles, blogs or even their next book. Dan Millman, author of "The Way of the Peaceful Warrior," found it hard to find an umbrella or container for this book. He liked the idea of the warrior in each of us, the courageous part. Then the term, "peaceful warrior," came up and the idea seemed to fit.

Dan shares the story of a man who came up to him after a lecture and said, "I want to do more spiritual practices, but I have a family, a wife, three kids, and a regular job." Later the two men chuckled about it when the man came to realize that his wife and children and work were his spiritual practice. Later, Dan wrote "Everyday Enlightenment," to help people travel with a beacon or lantern, so they could see more clearly, and appreciate what their life experiences have to teach them. In this book he explains the twelve gateways to personal growth, explaining that it is good to follow them in order to better understand and put them in practice. The first gateway is "Discover Your Worth," Self-worth has a deeper value than self-esteem. If, for example one starts with number 4 "Manage Your Money," as the most critical at the moment, and jumps into that gateway, and has not yet realized serious self-worth issues, it would tend to self-sabotage.

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