08 May, 2018

#Interview with Tal Gur, #Author of The Art of Fully Living

About the Author: 


Tal Gur, a blogger, entrepreneur, and devoted adventurer, has spent a decade pursuing 100 major goals around the globe. But his journey had its challenges. Like most people, he faced crippling self-doubt and struggled for a sense of purpose. Behind every difficulty he discovered a life-changing gift, and now he’s passing what he learned onto others. Find out more about Tal and his 100 life goals project at www.FullyLived.com



Author Link:
Website

An Interview:

When did you first realize that you wanted to be a writer?
I believe it was my mom who first told me I should be a writer. That was almost 20 years ago when I still wrote in Hebrew. I just arrived to Australia and I was lonely, so for a few months I wrote a series of emails about life in a new country. Writing was my refuge, my way to rip all the loneliness out of me. The topic was Australia, but underneath all that it was just a way to make sense of the world inside of me. My second serious attempt with writing was around a decade ago. Same as my first attempt, I used writing as a way to share and reflect upon life's journeys. Whether it be a trip overseas, my Ironman journey, or simply a random weekend escape, I played with the words like a new toy. Nowadays writing is a big part of what I do 

What inspires you to write?
With The Art of Fully Living book, the story seemed to be wanting to come out. Conscious that many more people wanted to hear my story, I began to dare thinking that I could write a book that can turn to a bestseller. For years, since the beginning of my journey, people had repeatedly said to me, “you should start writing your story.” I kind of laughed it off because I never thought my English was good enough for writing it properly. Over time, however, I realized that this was not true anymore. I played with the book idea for a while until one day, I decided to plunge into it full steam.

How did you come up with the idea for your current story?
Well, after all, I knew the topic cold; Much of what I have written has come from my own life experiences and journeys. Here are some of the major ones: https://fullylived.com/travels/

Tell us about your writing process.
As with other big goals I had set and pursued, the writing process required commitment, sacrifice, and investment of my most precious resource—my time. When I sat down to begin typing, resistance nudged me back. But I reminded myself: I’d sailed past that same hurdle a thousand times before. The brief pain was no different than waking up for an early morning workout. Week after week, the pages piled up. I was ecstatic to be writing a real book, a dream I couldn’t have imagined a decade ago. The support I received from other writers helped get me through and manage the workload. I drew on my refined work habits, plus everything I’d learned since the start of my journey, and the book seemed to write itself.

Do you read? Who are your favourite authors and how have they influenced your writing style?
Yes, I read a lot. My favorite two genres are self help / personal development and biographies. I actually made a list of my favorite book and authors:  https://fullylived.com/best-books/

What is the best piece of advice you have received, as a writer, till date?
Sit down to write every day. One of my friends once told me that "if you sit in front of the blank page long enough, it'll get written". Our minds like habits and patterns. If you force yourself to write at the same time each and everyday, by the 5th day your mind will go "ok, this is what we do at this time. I might as well cooperate".

What is the best piece of advice you would give to someone that wants to get into writing?
Find your limiting beliefs about writing. Beliefs are like the operating system to our brain. I believe they guide every action (and reaction) that we take (and those we don't take). We all adopted beliefs about ourselves and the world through personal and other people's experiences. Some of these beliefs do not serve us in the long run and in fact limit us from expressing our highest potential. Throughout my life I had to banish limiting beliefs about myself and my abilities to make things happen. What I learnt is that we can choose new beliefs about ourselves almost immediately, without even the evidence or the relevant reference experience. I wrote about my process of eliminating limiting beliefs here: https://fullylived.com/eliminating-limiting-beliefs/

Is there anything else you’d like to share with your readers?
Yes, somewhere along the way, I have learned that the ultimate measure of success is not in accomplishing goals, but rather in the ways to attain them. In fact, the end goal is largely irrelevant, as long as it immerses you fully in the process. Perhaps a better measure of success, therefore, is the ability to focus, get into flow, and feel a deep sense of enjoyment. You've heard it before: It is the journey that counts, not reaching the destination.

About the Book:
In this stirring book, author, blogger and lifestyle entrepreneur, Tal Gur offers his own transformational journey as an inspiring example and practical guide to implementing the art of fully living to its fullest potential. You’ll learn how to actualize your potential by forging all aspects of your life through the process built into your life goals. 

Once you discover “the art of fully living,” there is no going back; it will feel unacceptable to settle for less than your dreams—and what’s more, you’ll dream even more wildly, aspiring to action with greater clarity of purpose, broader horizons of possibility, and holistic vision across all areas of your life. 
The very structure of this book models Tal’s immersive approach to goal-driven living: each chapter of The Art of Fully Living is dedicated to a year of focus—socializing, fitness, freedom, contribution, love, adventure, wealth, relationship, spirituality, and creativity—and follows Tal’s endeavors as he works toward fulfilling 100 life goals in only 10 years. 
This daunting ambition, springing from one late-night conversation among friends and a gnawing discontentment within the typical “success” story, becomes extremely relatable through Tal’s bold storytelling; what’s more, the deep lessons learned become immediately applicable for your own purposes as Tal thoughtfully extracts the actionable wisdom from his own experiences to articulate the principles and techniques of “the art of fully living.”
The Art of Fully Living takes you along the exhilarating ride of Tal’s journey while illuminating your own possible life-goal trajectory: as Tal relates how he socialized nonstop in vibrant Melbourne to master English and trained intensively to complete Ironman New Zealand and practice ancient Thai martial arts, you’ll learn how to apply immersion to achieve your own life goals; as Tal describes how he eliminated his crushing student debt in one year and attained financial and location independence, you’ll learn how to simplify your life, recognize your own present wealth, and turn your passions into a living; and as Tal animates his experiences learning to surf and salsa, to drum in a troupe and compose electronic music, and to write this very book, you’ll learn how to let your intuition be your guide, reveal your authentic core, and achieve flow—among the myriad other adventures and take-aways that fill this book. 
Tal not only introduces the idea that the art of fully living is another skill to master but also guides you through honing this skill with chapter lessons and actionable key takeaways.

Buy Link:
Amazon


Master the art of fully living, one life goal at a time. Do you want to experience your one life—your whole life—to its fullest measure? Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone discovered and did what made them feel fully alive? 

In this stirring book, author, blogger and lifestyle entrepreneur, Tal Gur offers his own transformational journey as an inspiring example and practical guide to implementing the art of fully living to its fullest potential. You’ll learn how to actualize your potential by forging all aspects of your life through the process built into your life goals. 

This book is especially for you if you find yourself frustrated often, feeling low, or if you’re struggling while asking yourself “What do I REALLY want?”
You will find your calling.
You will define your life goals.
You will discover how to leverage your strengths to achieve your dreams.
You will know what it means to be truly free.
You will be fulfilled by the path you have chosen to take from this point on.


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