Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All Book

Don't let the title of this book fool you into thinking Russell Simmons wrote only about money and how to obtain it. In fact, don't let the title of this book trick you into thinking it has anything to do with money, because it doesn't. Super Rich is a book specifically about the quality of life on a soul and spiritual level, and knowing all the ways to increase your inner joy, finding love in anything and everything you experience. From this, it is to Russell Simmons' idea, one can truly be Super Rich.

I really enjoyed reading the book primarily to see what it's like to be Russell Simmons living a spiritual lifestyle, being serious about all that you do, managing music and performing arts with Def Jam, being a big time and well known philanthropist, and being a father of two little girls. He is one of the very few celebrities who interest me on a personal level to see what he is actually doing with the time that he has and how he is affect the world. Aside from doing all these things, Russell Simmons is a very interesting person to actually meet and converse with. He is very down to Earth on a regular basis, and doesn't ever try to censor how he feels and what he says even when camera's are around (which in his life, cameras are always around) and this is something that I like. What that ensures to the reader is that everything he's discussing and talking about in his book is real. It's something that they can take with them and actually apply in their lives, maybe on an educational and foundational level, or maybe as guidance for their own happiness through spirituality. These facts alone make the book that much stronger.

Even with all the great things to say about Russell Simmons and the book's connection to reality, if you want something challenging that challenges your reading ability, this isn't the book to read. Don't mistake that for this book being poorly written in language, because that is not the case. This book was just extremely easy to manage and get through because it is not literarily complicated and difficult. This is not the same for the concepts given in the book, which touch deeply on meditative practices, both mental and physical, being healthy, and finding yourself in only complete happiness. I feel though, that the book was written this way on purpose. I feel that the book made sure it wasn't too complicated literarily because of the fact that a lot of new concepts were being introduced to a lot of new people. If you confused them with tricky language, then the concepts they were receiving would be that much more confusing. This might make the reader put down the book and discontinue their desire to read it. Religion is a touchy topic, and though Russell Simmons doesn't say anything at all to challenge one's religion or bring them out of that religion, he does talk about some spiritual aspects of his life that many people are ignorant to that they may initially think to be contradictory to their beliefs. In the way the book was written, Russell made this very clear that this was not the case. That can only be attributed to how easy the book was to manage and get through with it's basics use of language to connect to all.

I personally enjoyed the book because one, it can open the minds of those who have no knowledge of enlightenment or what it means to partake in the quest of enlightenment. The other reason is because it allows you to see how enlightenment is being pursued by someone else, going over all aspects of their life and connecting them to spirituality. Russell Simmons is a great role model, one that many people look up too. To see how someone of his stature and wealth deals with everyday life on a spiritual level is moving. This book can inspire the soul in everyone to find happiness in life, which will then lead to one being Super Rich.