Eric Edelstein

Since going to Rus Nerwich’s brilliant live performance @ the Waiting Room in Long Street on Wednesday night, I could feel I wasn’t 100%.

Yesterday, I was feeling weak, but my mild headache wasn’t stopping me from getting things done.

By the time I got to John’s place in Camps Bay last night, I was feeling remarkably better and enjoyed a glass of red wine, while the conversation focussed on futurist predictions…

When is the next global financial crisis going to take place, and will it be a recession or a 30’s like depression?

Who will be the next president of South Africa?

At 7am this morning I woke up with a SPLITTING HEADACHE - the left side of my forehead felt like someone was holding a candle below it! I even considered that I might be having an aneurysm. Finally I took a panado, which is something I seldom do. And then another when the first didn’t help…

And after a few hours of slow agonising pain, my body and medicine combined forces and started winning the battle.

Once I could focus, I picked up the new book I had decided to read next as I finished Malcolm Gladwell’s brilliant read “Blink“. However, for some reason, after opening to the first page, I changed my mind and decided to rather read Anthony Robbins “Unlimited Power”.

I’ve just finished the first chapter and had 2 thoughts:

1. I sure hope the rest of the book is this good! I keep hearing the word “Action” in these types of books, and once again, it’s number 2 on Robbins 4 part goal for achieving success. It’s SO TRUE. I still have a number of things that are on my to-do list, which I speak about often, and the only thing holding them back is ACTION.

2. I’ve re-realised (for the umpteenth time in many years), how amazing reading the RIGHT material is, and am taking a break to investigate SPEED READING. I’m planning on reading a LOT MORE in the future, and want to be able to get through the material much faster than I’m doing at the moment.

Sorry Chris, Shelly, Gavin, Dave, Shelle - I’m sorry I cancelled on all of you today, but when we do get together, my mind will be more focussed, ready to take on the challenges…

Today I’ll be spending with Anthony.