The Book: How To Live Wow!?

In 2009, I started writing my book How To Live Wow!? My fascination for personal growth and development started in 2004, when reading a fascinating book about financial prosperity. I quickly realized that financial abundance was only a tool to shape life, and not a goal on itself. I became determined to understand how to master life and came to the conclusion that the main goal in life is to be in a state of happiness. After all, we all want to be happy – no exception.

Defining Purpose: To Live Wow!
During the past five years of studying success and happiness, I came to the conclusion that there is no clearly defined purpose in life, unless you define one yourself. Not long ago, I decided it was time to define such purpose myself. A clear goal. On the 30th of June, 2009, I wrote the following in a blog post:

“I want to be able to summarize my entire life in just one magical word: ‘Wow!’ The love of my life: Wow! My children: Wow! The friendships I had: Wow! The career I worked on with dedication and joy: Wow! The things I learned and passed on in life: Wow! The most beautiful spots on earth I had the opportunity to visit: Wow! What I managed to do for others: Wow!” Read the original blog post..

Then, the next question was obvious: How to live ‘Wow’? Through a website, which is just the prelude to the upcoming book, I want to share my personal journey of finding the answers to that question, and I want to inspire the people of my generation in finding theirs.

Which gap to fill?
Every individual on earth has the goal to be happy. However, everyone is trying to do that in different ways, and many spend a significant part of their lives in trying to find out how. Some never find out, or waste many years in doing the wrong things the wrong way, surrounded by the wrong people, hijacked by a wrong perception. Surprisingly, we do not learn anything about happiness in school! With How To Live Wow!? I am determined to fill that gap, and specifically address young people between 18 and 28 – my own generation – from around the world.

Personal development versus the world
Very often, personal development is considered to be self-centered, without taking into account the world around us. How To Live Wow!? is different. I actually believe and describe how personal development is the only key to dealing with the challenges of the 21st century.

The time path
The website HowToLiveWow.com was launched in Summer 2009. In Q3/Q4 of this year, the first print of the book How To Live Wow!? should be available. I have the privilege of talking with several publishers from both the Netherlands as well as abroad.

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