Dr. Gibson has compiled these fundamental characteristics by
having seen people during his thousands of professional encounters engulfing a
vast spectrum of clients. In a terse,
fast reading assembly of his “Nine Insights,” he states his insight then
follows by exemplifying it in a fascinating way; having well-known examples
from history, culture, and his own personal experiences providing his quod erat demonstrandum (QED).
From the onset of the book, Dr. Gibson postures his conclusions
with humility and respect for the readers’ intelligence. By doing this, he is neither preaching to his
readers nor pontificating his own values; he is simply explaining what he has
seen and what he believes. This makes Nine Insights an inviting and intriguing
book to read. For example, his “Insight
Number Seven: When dreams speak to you,
listen carefully” was particularly interesting due to his examples used to
substantiate his point. He wrote that
Paul McCartney dreamed his song Yesterday,
Robert Louis Stevenson dreamed his plot for The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and people made millions of
dollars off of solutions to problems presented to them while sleeping.
Many people, philosophers, scientists and historians, to
name just a few groups, have written about the dream state. As well as each of us have had our own
experiences with dreams; making this not the most radical of insights. However, a most original insight is “Regularly
giving away a small portion of your wealth helps to prevent the energy of chaos
from building up in your life.” The
manner in which this is explained is totally captivating and resonates in my
mind as being something obvious but at the same time unperceived. I’ll give you a hint: It has to do with the energy of money.
To learn more about who you are, the other insights not
mentioned in this review, and how Dr. Mitchell Earl Gibson ties money into
personal chaos, I strongly recommend reading Nine Insights for a Happy and Successful Life. In a semantically
mathematical way, I have now made my recommendation as being what Dr. Gibson
would agree as a tenth insight, “Read this book.”
