I love this book. I didn't finish it all as i changed my phone and didn't redownload it but i have it on audible now.
great book i recommend it wholeheartedly

Wonderful perspective on abundance. I think every metaphysically-minded reader will find something here.

A decent read though I found some of the information repetitive. I think this book would definitely appeal to fans of The Law of Attraction.

This is a book about abundance. It is a bit spiritual but not overly so. I think it would be good for those new to the Law of Attraction.

Have you ever felt stuck?  No matter what you do, you can't get back to attracting the good things in life to you.  You feel disconnected from God/the Universe/the Source.  You don't feel like yourself.

That was me.  Since my surgery in 2013 to remove a tumor in my parathyroid gland, I felt stuck.  I lost a sense of myself. Meditations were difficult.  I did not know what was wrong with me.  My entire existence felt like it was on pause.  I could not move forward, because I was stuck.

I came across "The Abundance Project" by Derek Rydall recently and his book helped me untangle the water hose of my mind.  Rydall uses that term to describe how things can become so twisted up in our connection to God/the Universe/the Source. Water hoses gets tangled up, making it difficult for water to flow easily.  You have to undo all of the kinks in the hose so that the water can flow freely and with great force.   Like the water hose, we have to untangle our connection to the source so that abundance can flow freely.

In this book, he gives you a step-by-step guide on how you can untangle the hose so the water can flow.  This is about focusing on tapping into the Source that is within you to generate an abundance of wealth in all aspects of your life.  It's not just about money.  This is also about love, happiness, friendships, family, and so much more.

The key element in awakening abundance lies in the seven variations of giving.  "Whatever's missing is what we're not giving," is a repetitive theme throughout the book.  This concept serves as a mirror to our own being.  Are we giving what we would like to create more abundance of?  Can we stretch our limits and give more?

When I first read the reviews for this book, many people kept referencing "The Secret."  That is the incorrect way to describe this book, because "The Secret" only touches lightly on these principles.  It does not dive into the true essence of how "The Secret" works.  It is this quote that makes this book stand out from "The Secret":

Life isn't holding anything back from us; we are holding ourselves back from life, because we've been hypnotized into believing we have to be more, feel more, and believe more before we can ask, seek, knock and act from our highest vision.

With books that talk about the Law of Attraction, the whole concept is to believe in what you want and to put positive thoughts into the universe so that what you put out there comes right back to you (aka karma).  What Rydall does goes much deeper, straight to the source which is within all of us.  He tells us how to do this correctly.  It's not just about thinking pretty all of the time.  

In other words, abundance is within us, we just have to go within to bring forth what is already within us.

This book is very lengthy and filled with so much information.  If you stick with it to the end, you will be able to unravel the garden hose so that it will allow the abundance to flow at full strength.  He uses many quotes from the Bible throughout the book, but this is not a book aimed only towards Christians.  It is for everybody that wants to learn how to bring forth great wealth and abundance in their lives.

For me, he helped me work through the twists and turns to help me reconnect with my inner source.  He helped me realize that it's okay to ask for the impossible, if that is what I truly want.  "Ask and it will be given to you."

I was able to create a plan, just like I did when I first started out on my journey to creating abundance 10 years ago.  When I was sidetracked with the tumor, I lost sight of who I was.  Rydall helped me reconnect to my being.

One quote that stood out to me the most was this: "An amateur makes excuses for why they can't; a pro gets the job done."  I am one of the biggest procrastinators and saboteurs in my life.  I wrote down this quote as a reminder that I am a pro.  Only an amateur keeps making excuses, so stop it!

This book comes out tomorrow (February 20, 2018).

[All quotes in this post are subject to change in the finished publication.  I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher.]

Overall, I love The Abundance Project. I'm a bit biased however; I've read much of Derek's previous work and subscribe to his newsletter. With that in mind, I did find section 3 a bit repetitious in that I've read it before in another format. Section 2 had me truly confused in places, unable to focus, as if I was re-reading the same passages... and I was. Minor editing required there.

For the most part however, this book is brilliant. For those familiar with new thought, or spiritual practices, but can't for the life of them figure out why all their meditating, praying, affirmations and Law of Attraction work aren't "working", this is the book for you. Hands down.

It is a bit dense in places, and while I wanted to read it all the way through, I just couldn't. A book that would normally take me a night or two to read (based on length) has taken me well over a week, and I'm still not finished. Lots of thought-provoking passages, shifts, and new ways of thinking here... yet not so much that it's overwhelming or defeatist.

I got this book for free in exchange for a review.

First, a moan. This is a book about abundance which I don't dispute is a spiritual process. However, this book pretends to have spiritual meat when in fact it offers spiritual tofu, flavored with quotes (mostly from the New Testament) about what Jesus REALLY meant. Mix in Eastern philosophy, the sneaking suggestion that the author might be saying we are all gods and you have a mix-up of quotes lifted out of context to support your point. Jesus spoke of a divine separate yet personal God (who is unique in power) who interacted with the world to save it and gave direction for living with Him. The author seems to be talking of a divine intelligence (unnamed and vague) who will let you direct it and stay out of your life. So when the author denies and ignores thousands of years of interpretation to say Jesus was really talking about abundance energy I think he's a little off base (that's me being English and polite.)

However, now the good stuff. If you are looking to expand your thinking on how you can think and act in a way that may increase the flow of things to your life - the book is well laid out and well argued. The abundance bocks make sense as to the seven ways to increase abundance and to his credit, he doesn't promise overnight success. I have benefitted from using some of these principles (while adopting them to fit in with my own perspectives). The book is easy to read and fairly applicable and other than the annoyances above, very helpful. If you have are strong enough to take what is useful without being unduly influenced, I recommend it.

I think this book will be great for some people, but the theories are not new to me. It was a re-evaluation of the principles most of the well known authors have been teaching for a while. It was a little bit padded out too and I wonder if it would have been more enjoyable if the points were a little more succinct. I read lots of self help book and love being seduced by something new so this is probably just not for me personally. I am sure it will be a brilliant read for lots of other people, and I am glad the author is willing to bring books like this into the world. The more people who read books in this area the better place the world will become. Good luck with it and Many thanks