Numerous books have been written on the topic of Self-Improvement and are still being written. Different authors employ
different methods to create motivation among the readers. The most conventional method of motivation is the one through which the authors of the books suggest some particular acknowledged principals to the reader, on which the readers has to follow to attain and fulfil their wishes and desires.
The book “How to Get Rich on Purpose: Secret to prosperity and controlling your destiny ” written by De Wayne Owens, is a
motivational book, written on the topic of self achievement by applying a very different method than conventional motivational books. The book “How to Get Rich on Purpose” starts the course of changing the life of its readers in a novel method of creating motivation and bringing change from their innate nature, i. e., by urging the reader to discovering ones own purpose of life. According to the author every individual is created by the god for their unique purpose and they have to perform that that unique purpose and thus every individual has been given one particular task and responsibility to do in this world and through knowing the purpose of their creation one can get rich and fulfil their desires. The books talks individually with every reader to find out purpose of their respective creations and thus keeps the morale of the reader on a higher stage, in which the reader starts to, think himself an essential part of the world.
According to a great author Ralph Parlette, “Our greatest need and most difficult accomplishment, is to find true meaning in our life.”
After the introductory note the real journey of getting rich on the purpose starts.
The book has 17 chapters besides preface and introduction.
Chapter No.1: Why You? The chapter talks about
importance of each and every individual and raises the readers’ self-steam. The author says, “Everybody is born and designed with a purpose in mind with the ability and talent given by god.” The author further says everybody created by God is unique because of its unique nature, features and talents, and thus none can be takes the place of another.
Chapter No.2: Wake up calls: In this chapter the author makes aware the readers about the wake up calls which comes during their respective course of life and motivates to get up on these calls. In this chapter, he shows why a wake-up call is necessary in one’s life and how to recognize it and the consequences of denying the calls and later shows the how to positively respond to the calls.
Chapter No.3: Living Your Past Behind in this chapter the author shows the ways to resolving the past.
Chapter No.4: Changing Times; The chapters talks about the how one can change, how to paralyzing fear, how to avoid circumstantial change. The chapter tells the readers to start the journey from the place where they were it. It also tells the importance of the commitment to change and importance of discipline
Chapter No.5: The purpose finder statement; In this chapter, there is a list of questions, like, What is it that I absolutely love to do? What is it that I am good at? What is I ought to be doing if only have five year to live? There are so many other questions asked to readers?
Chapter No. 6: Talents and gifts; The chapter talks about the discovering ones talents and gifts and about utilising it for one’s purpose, and how to maximising ones talents, needs for accepting the responsibility for talents and gifts
Chapter No. 7: Balancing purpose; here the readers learns to balance their lifestyle. In this chapter, the human goals have been classified and explain.
Chapter No. 8: Believing propose; The chapter talks about the essence believing in oneself and ignoring voices from the past and believing oneself, confessing success, affirming success etc.
Chapter No. 9: Enjoy the journey; The chapter talks about the importance of being patient, and preparing for the journey.
Chapter No.10: Standing out from the crowed; The chapters urges the reader not to follow the crowed and other good qualities.
Chapter No.11: Art of Appreciation; The chapter talks about appreciating ones life, importance of persistence, being thankful for things done, pardoning wrong-doers such other good qualities.
Chapter No.12: Traits of a servant; The chapters talk about excellent qualities like, providing human services, giving without expecting etc.
Chapter No.13: Price to be paid; The chapter talks about the value of purpose, preparing to pay for the price and enjoying the price.
Chapter No.14: Booby Traps, it tells about some types of the booby traps which stay hidden in the course of human journey.
Chapter No.15: None sense makes sense; the chapter talks about the visions, dreams, premonitions etc, to makes the journey to get rich on purpose a great success.
Chapter No.16: Fight the Good Fight; the chapters talk about once being serious about ones purpose,
Chapter No.17: People on purpose; Quotes of celebrities on purposeful life; Each chapter has the easy-to-absorb summary of the chapter. As whole the books provides a good reading to the motivational-book-lovers.