Wellth: The New Life Currency

Jason Wachob defines Wellth as a new and more valuable life currency. “A wellthy existence is one in which happiness is attainable, health is paramount and daily living is about abundance. It’s a life in which work is purposeful; friendships are deep and plentiful and there’s a daily sense of richness or overflowing.” (pg.30)

Living a well rounded life has always been a priority with everyone’s but how do you exactly live a well rounded life and what should be included in it?Jason thinks a well rounded life should be filled with the following: Eat, Move, Work, Believe, Explore, Breath, Feel, Love, Heal, Thank, Ground, Live and Laugh- each one of these have a chapter dedicated to the title. There is anecdotes from Wachob, insight from professionals and scientist and then at the end of each chapter- there are two mini sections- Grow your Life savings and a quick deposit into your wellth account. These summarize the chapter, gives you something to think about and how to incorporate the principle into your own life. 

Throughout each chapter , there are quotes from famous people about life and living. These reinforce what is being talked about in the chapters. Some of these quotes are funny, some are serious but they all are in this book because they are inspiring. Some of my favorite quotes are :

 

            -“Courage is not something that you already have, that makes you brave when tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they are not so tough, after all” Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath

           -“This is what I believe to be true…. You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. if you stay positive, you have a shot at a silver lining” Pat Solatano in Silver Linings Playbook

           – “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from” Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men

– “Does this spark joy? If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it.” Marie Kondo, The Life Changing Magic of Tiding Up

            – “It was possible that a miracle was not something that happened to you, but rather something that didn’t” Jodi Picoult, The Tenth Circle

– “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle” Albert Einstein

I really enjoyed this book- for so many reasons but mostly because I feel like I needed to read this at this very moment. As the inspirational author SQuire Rushnell calls “Godwinks”. He goes on to explain that Godwinks are little reminders that there’s a lights at the end of the tunnel and that someone is watching and that you are on the right track. (p.72)

If you are looking for an inspirational, yet light-hearted read, this is the perfect book for you. I think this book is brilliantly written as to that you do not have to read the chapters in order- If you feel like you need to focus on Breathe, read that chapter. It’s a nice way to gain information but not read a whole book.  This has inspired me to be more Wellthy!

 
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review and all the thoughts expressed are my own.