Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill

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Apr 132010

This book is an absolute must read. From the very beginning it’s motivational, inspiring and direct. The only difficulty I found was to continue reading it instead of putting it down to put forth effort by following it’s instructions.

Napolean Hill was given a task by Andrew Carnegie – interview many rich people and write a book about the secret of getting rich. He studied this for 20 years and compiled his findings in Think and Grow Rich for you and me. I’m forever grateful for his doing this and for Carnegie for instructing Hill to follow through in his findings.

Success is something we all live for; being rich is something we all desire. Hill not only makes it possible but feasible for each of us to do just that.

Revealing, brilliant, simple, and so much more, Think and Grow Rich has allowed me to clearly see who I’m meant to be, how to get there and where I will be once I take all the steps necessary.

You have to read this book again and again and again.

Happy successes,

Sarah Butland

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When I'm on Oprah Will You be Watching?

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Apr 112010

Oprah had a dream and it came true. She dreamed of being an actress, she knew she’d be an actress, she gave all she had and did all she could until she became an actress and now she’s making our dreams come true.

I have a dream and it’s coming true. When I published Sending You Sammy I didn’t dream it would be a challenge to get media to cover it’s story. With the intention of changing the reversing the rates of childhood obesity and literacy in North America I thought local media would love to cover it. Come to find out I needed to dream bigger!

Instead of setting my goal to be covered locally I soon was covered nationally by Canadian Living and now my dreams have increased dramatically – I want to be heard all over North America and beyond. I can do that by being on Oprah.

So please, watch the video, vote for it and, if you have a moment, please email Oprah about it. I’ll get her attention so I can get yours. :)

Thanks for reading and watching!

Sarah Butland

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WHEN I Have a Million Dollars

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Apr 082010

We’re often asked what we would do IF we had a million dollars. Reading this question today I felt obligated to tell you what I will do WHEN I have earned that amount of money. Yes, I said earned – not win, stumble upon, luck into, etc. The only way I feel I’ll do what’s right with the million dollars is if I earn it fair and square.

I’m a bit selfish in that I’m first going to build my husband the house that he’s always wanted – out of straw bales so it’s not going to cost that much. It’ll be one level with a massive garage, an indoor pool and a fenced in back yard for a few puppies to romp in. He’ll have his ping pong table and a pool table in his own “man’s” room, I’ll have a library for myself. He’ll have a lamborghini in the garage along with a motorcycle, an ATV and a snowmobile. He deserves all of this for supporting everything I do and continuously putting my son and me before himself.

The rest of the money I will reinvest in literacy and the health of children. Being able to financially support a charity with cause I believe in so much is something I look forward to doing. To get books to kids around the world, wait… to get GOOD books to kids around the world, to publish authors and promote those who deserve to be promoted will be something I will always do.

As a millionaire my wealth will continue because I will give most of it away to those who most deserve it, keeping only what’s needed to earn another million for myself.

When I have a million dollars…
I will be rich financially,
I’m already rich every other way :)

Thanks for reading,

Sarah Butland

PS: Of course I’ll let you know when the money arrives in my bank account!

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My Review of Cross by James Patterson

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Apr 082010

Patterson has done it for me again. Discouraged to pick up yet another book in the Alex Cross series I decided it needed to be done and am ever so grateful I did.

Cross answered a lot of questions I had throughout the series and only wish I actually read this series in the order it was intended. Learning about the circumstances behind Maria’s murder was just what I needed and to follow Cross as he made a new life for himself and his family was refreshing.

Patterson has developed his characters so thoroughly that I can see them and feel their pain. Instead of seeing them as characters I often find myself questioning why “Cross” did that or “Sampson” said that instead of why Patterson had them do it. This is true brilliance when it comes to writing a compelling novel.

Thanks for reading,

Sarah Butland

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My Book Review of 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult

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Apr 022010

Brilliant! In the wake of the many horrific school shootings this novel has a way of making you look at these tragic events in many different ways.

Poor Peter, the boy who finally put an end to the teasing, bullying, ridicule and constant put downs by the jocks and yet poor everyone else who’s lives ended far too soon. Would the people killed grown up to be successful or would they have continued placing blame on everyone else for their own miserable lives?

How many of the popular crowd at Sterling High felt like Josie? How many in your high school do you think are actually being who they want to be and rejecting the person the society of school thinks they should be? Did you know who you were in high school? Did you laugh when the crowd was laughing, did you sit quietly and let them laugh, or did you get up and voice your own opinion even when it wasn’t the popular one?

We’ve all been there. Sitting beside the labeled “geek” of the class, partnered with the “too cool to care” jock, labeled something that we didn’t in our heart believe was right. When we tell the teacher or our parents too often we’re to ignore it, that it’ll pass, that it’s just high school but when we’re in high school it’s our life.

How are you going to deal? How did you deal with it? Of course there are many other ways than what Peter did but this novel, these 19 minutes, have you understanding, however frightening it may be, what drove him to shoot.


Take a look for yourself – it’s definitely worth the peek.

Thanks for reading,

Sarah Butland

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You Are the Reason I Know It Will Happen

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Mar 252010

There’s a huge difference between belief and knowledge and I’ve almost always used the terms belief, believe, believing etc where I should have been declaring my confident knowledge. Someone recently pointed this out to me and I was shocked at my indifference to the term due to the fact that I trusted in my heart that I intended to use knowledge instead.

I believe I am an intelligent woman, especially outside of the normal education system. When I’m not playing with my son, being with my husband or writing I’m reading. Normally I do read fiction but that’s because I am learning how to write it. Once in a while I stray from this and am so thankful I do. I’ve read The Intention Experiment and am now using the power of positive intention to complete my daily routine. I’ve also used this to attract those who know about and trust in the power of intention and am continually inspired by those I meet.

I’ve read The Science of Success and now question everything that happens in my life and, in doing so, can take a step back and see what good has come out of every situation.

Not only am I making a daily effort to spread the word of this magnificent outlook to and connect with people to make this journey of education have an even greater effect on me I’m passing it on to my 4 month old son.

Each and every moment I spend with him I’m thinking about how great he is, how successful he’ll be because he has all the support and resources around him. Even though he’s only 4 months his brain is working harder than anything I’m aware of and now is the time to influence him in the most positive way I know how.

Surrounding him with love, books, knowledge and encouragement I’m creating a world of proof so this little guy can see the immediate effects of knowing you’re attracting what you want and need. Take this post, for example. I’ve already attracted you somehow to read this post. I’ve attracted over 700 votes for my son to win a contest and will continue to attract all the votes necessary to take the lead and maintain it until April 15, 2010 when the votes are reset and the contest begins again.

To be a part of this all you need to do is vote at Baby Stages and attract your friends to do the same.

I appreciate you reading this and know you’ll be a part of passing on the law of attraction to my son.

Sending health, happiness and wealth your way through positive intentions,

Sarah Butland

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My Book Review of The Pact by Jodi Picoult

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Mar 242010

Wow! I just finished this book and can’t believe the power of it. Only my second book by the same author I am now wondering why it took me so long to start reading her work.

Although each novel is confusing in the same way if you’re able to follow the seemingly random story lines for the first 100 or so pages they merge wonderfully. I just don’t know how Picoult is able to keep her stories straight without merging them before necessary. The complexity of each novel is relevant in more than just the multiple story lines but is evident in the courts cases as well.

During the reading of The Pact I continually attempted to convince myself of the way it all played out on that chilly night in November and was still shocked to finally discover what may or may not have happened.

What immediately drew me in to this book was the relationship between Chris Harte and Emily Gold as love should be able to conquer all, which I think they both believed and yet the tragic end of Emily’s life was enough to have you doubt it. Being in love is a marvelous thing that can feel like your heart is being stomped on. To not know if it’s being held by family or friend is tragic.

Thanks for reading,

Sarah Butland

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Attracting Good People and Good Books

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Mar 192010

I often heard of this Jodi Picoult but never had the opportunity to read her books. At the bookstore I always held her works as second choice if I couldn’t find something else but I’ve always managed to find something else to take home. When a friend of a friend offered me Plain Truth I dove right in and barely came up for air.

Reading it very quickly because I had to give it back but more so because I thoroughly enjoyed it I learned how grateful I was to have waited until I was good and ready before I had my son. As this story followed Katie, a practicing Amish, through her struggle of finding out where she belonged more so than who she is the death of a baby was terrifying to me.

To find myself believing that a mother could murder her own child just after giving life to it was horrifying. To imagine a young woman going through labour and delivery by herself on the floor of a barn was enough to make me sick. How morally right is a religion if they turn an innocent child away?

This is a must read in my opinion and I’m now hooked on this author and reading The Pact as I write this.

Thanks for reading!

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My Book Review of Wondrous Strange by Leslie Livingston

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Mar 082010

Not my typical choice for a novel I am very thankful I won it and had the pleasure of reading it.
Wondrous Strange takes its readers on a wonderful adventure of faeires, magic and mystical creatures while expanding our imagination and wonder.

Becoming accustomed to reading possible real life scenarios, feasible murders and crimes, I had a difficult time during on particular action scene but got through it and read the tale in its entirety. I was reminded of The Host by Stephenie Meyer but faster paced and a mythical book that actually kept my attention throughout. Directed to young adult readers I quite enjoyed this story and often times couldn’t wait to get back into it.

We follow Kelley, a mere mortal by the perspective of the Janus and Faeries, as she blossoms into adulthood and takes on responsibilities she never thought possible in a million years. Being promoted to lead actress in a Shakespearean play was something she thought would take all of her focus until she met Sonny.

Swept off her feet with the gift of a peach rose in late October then stalked by the man of her dreams, Kelley was confused and distracted with the idea of a horse in her bathtub and a roommate who strictly forbid pets in their apartment.

Wondrous Strange indeed had Central Park turning into a much more magical place than we imagine it today. Livingston’s writing style, fast paced action and beautiful romance made this novel a recommended read in my opinion. Of course it helps that she’s a fellow Canadian author.

Thanks for reading,

Sarah Butland

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My Book Review of Random Acts by Taylor Smith

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Mar 082010

I fell in love with this story long before realizing it was written by a fellow Canadian author and then fell in love with it all over again when I did.

Throughout this story of a serial baby snatcher I looked down at my son and thanked the universe for protecting my first born and keeping him healthy and beautiful. I couldn’t imagine the heartache, and don’t want to yet this book made me, of losing a child to death, to adoption, to a psychopath. Laurel has to face two of these but one may have been by her own hand.

Claire started this tale with the heartache of losing a loved one to the Russian mob, or so she thought and thinks throughout but questions the idea many, many times. I had my doubts about each character and yet fought for, defended and felt sorry for some and didn’t get the ending right until I read it.

Taylor took me on so many random thoughts in the duration of this novel yet tied it all up nicely at the conclusion. I’m not sure if I would have ended some things the same way she did but, then again, every writer tells a different story.

Definitely a recommended read so I passed it along.

Thanks for reading,

Sarah Butland

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