The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, is one of my favorite masterpieces. Its more than a novel, its a way of living. Balance in life, real centeredness, comes through a healthy mind, body, and spirit. The Alchemist will nourish the health of your mind and spirit. I wanted to share a few a my favorite notes with the hope that you may explore it on your own throughout our 60 day challenge to be the best you. I share the same feelings as the American publisher Harper Collins when he said that “Reading The Alchemist was like getting up at dawn and seeing the sun rise while the rest of the world still slept.”

• What starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within.

• An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom.

• Intuition is a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life, where the histories of all people are connected, able to know all because it was written.

• When you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.

• Omens are not like eating or sleeping. They are a language used by God to indicate what you should do. Don’t be impatient, eat when its time to eat, move along when its time to move along.

• Sometimes I appear in the form of a solution, or a good idea

• Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend (purpose) is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend.

maktub: it is written.

For me, The Alchemist becomes a different story, with a different meaning every time I make the time to read it. Don’t find the time because its not hiding on you to find; make the time and The Alchemist
just might change your life too.

Your friend in health,
Coach Adam Cobb