Comments on: Book Giveaway: Ben Sherwood’s THE SURVIVORS CLUB

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:55:52 +0000

I would like to win this book for my brother Bill.
He is 70 and just learning how to use a computer.
He could use this book.

I follow by email.

By: Rebecca Graham

Rebecca Graham — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:13:58 +0000

Following you on Twitter: rhoneygee. Sounds like a very helpful book.

rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com

By: norma

norma — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:59:08 +0000

About me I´ve been all these types. I was a fighter but I didn´t know what was pulling me. Now I know that I was a connector. Then I became realistic (which implies only the mind so I became a non believer). Then I became a thinker. Now I want to believe in God forever. So I hope I will become a fighter or warrior of the light(or guerrero de la luz) or lightworker.
To know myself and to meditate is essencial for this.

By: norma

norma — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:48:09 +0000

HI PCN I know that you hate it, but I still had to mention it.
The people from Hachette just need to extend the courtesy to other countries. That would be so good for our relations!

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:37:45 +0000

Christine, I think it takes smarts and strength to ask for help. I used to be stubborn and think I could handle everything by myself but that was just foolish. Knowing when and whom to ask shows you’ve made a proper assessment of the situation.

Sherwood doesn’t discuss people trying to be one type or another. It’s more like we’re predominantly one kind of survivor and that trait instinctively comes out when we’re tested.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:19:58 +0000

I’m the Connector type, occasionally falling into the Spaz sub-category. Sometimes I just need someone that’ll draw me back from the edge…or push me off the cliff when I know I should jump, but I’m talking myself out of it. 😉 And, sometimes, it’s just knowing that I’ve got resources to draw on that helps me. Plus, it also improves how I view myself, if others see me as someone that they can draw strength from.

Does Sherwood talk any about people trying to be a “type” that they’re not? On occasion, I have to tell myself that needing that back-up/support does not make me less or weaker than another. Which is funny, because if someone else was asking me for themselves, I’d be on my soapbox promoting that acceptance of help can be a great blessing! I assume, that like most, I’m my own worst enemy sometimes.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:50:59 +0000

I can see you being a Realist, since you accept the fact SWMBO must be obeyed!

Your book does sound very similar to this book…

By: le0pard13

le0pard13 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:07:12 +0000

The results of their quiz lists me as a Realist. Hmm... I'd heard of Sherwood's book before, and it sounded like an interesting read. The one book that I re-read from time-to-time (in book or audio form), and sounds somewhat similar in scope, is the one by Laurence Gonzalez, Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why. And it's one that I always recommend to friends. Thanks, PCN.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:43:12 +0000

I used to love those Choose-Your-Own-Adventure books! When I was a teen, I participated in this experiment where I (and several others) watched a movie in a theater specially equipped with hand controls in each seat. We got to decide which paths the characters took by entering our choices in the remote (the actors would cue us by saying, “Oh no! What do we do?”). The choice with the most votes would show on screen.

It was a blast and I wondered why it didn’t take off. And then I realized many years later—“Oh yeah, it’s called a video game.”

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:23:07 +0000

Thanks for entering and retweeting, Elizabeth. The book is a very interesting read.

I’m all over the place with the profiling thing, depending on the situation. I’m mostly a Thinker and Fighter but definitely a Connector, too, because I really lean on my family and friends during tough times.