Lessons I Received From The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass (TOG) series by Sarah J. Maas brought me into fantasy, but it also took me out of it until I read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.
Fourth Wing is more focused on dragons, which I like more than faes and witches that were in the (TOG) series. The TOG series is where Celaena Sardothien or Aelin, the lost queen, was found almost dead by the assassin leader, Arobynn Hamel. He took care of Celaena, didn’t tell her about her past and who she was, and turned her into the world’s most lethal assassin. If you want more information, check out my medium post about it.
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas Review
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Here’s some lessons I received from this series:
1. Leadership
This idea is brought up a lot in this series. Aelin has to turn from a lethal assassin to leading her country as queen. Can she do it?
Aelin has a hard time leading in the beginning, but she becomes much better at it by the end of the series. She turned from not listening to people to listening, risking her life to save everyone else, and so much more.
Leadership is a huge lesson I'm still working at as I'm a manager at a bookstore. I have to lead people, and I have to do what I say I'm going to do.
Big questions that popped up in my head while reading this series is:
How do I lead a team efficiently? How can I convey my message without being a dick because if I don't, I'm going to lose people or people quit? How can I show empathy without being too pushy? How can I get people to sell better? How can I communicate effectively?
These questions are answered with books by John Maxwell and Robert Iger's book called The Ride of A Lifetime. I recommend checking these books out for better leadership.
2. Go out of your comfort zone
I read this series, and it was definetly uncomfortable. I went out of my comfort zone in not sticking with certain genres. Instead, I read genres I normally don't read to try it out. I'll never know if I don't like it if I never try it out. This can be applied to anything else in my life. I wouldn't have known if I loved podcasting, if I didn't do it. I went out of my comfort zone, recorded my first episode, and pressed submit.
The same with my career choice. I went out of my comfort zone, took a risk, and went all in. What was the outcome? Happiness. I love my job and being with a great business.
The point is to get uncomfortable and get out of your comfort zone because you don't know what that opportunity will lead you. If I didn't choose to work at a bookstore, I don't think I would be as happy. I've never been this happy and satisfied in my life. Why stop now? Let's continue that happiness.
3. Your reputation is everything
Aelin has to turn her reputation of her being an assassin to her being queen for the kings she is working for and trying to get them on her side, so she can win the battle with the Valg king, Erawan. The enemy that wants to rule the country and turn everyone into his lifeless servants.
Aelin’s task of trying to get allies is a hard feat as many of the kings don’t trust her because of her reputation. She can’t erase this past, so she has to portray to the kings her loyalty and trust to them.
This is important lesson as your reputation is everything. What you do outside when you think no one watching is a big indicator of who you are. I used to have a bunch of my college friends who would party every Friday and Saturday. This portrays their character. I feel like partying isn't the best choice, as a college student can do a lot more during that time frame. For me, I studied, read, hanged out with people without alcohol, and slept during that time.
Now, looking back at those friends, all I see is them partying and that clouds the hard work they have done in school. This isn't a good reputation, and this reputation of them is still crystal clear in my mind. You can make millions and be successful. If you're a dick to people, partying every night, and whatever bad thing you do, this clouds the hard work you put in. Partying every night is immature, and I wouldn't want to be in a business with that person who partied all the time. This leads to questions: Would they get anything done? Could I trust them? I couldn't do it. I would be up all night wondering if they got anything done.
These are the lessons I received from this book. Lessons I’m still working on in my life like leadership, doing things outside my comfort zone, and not doing anything stupid that could jeaporidize my image or the hard work I put in for Johnnysbookreviews and work.
My question to you is what lesson resonated with you the most and why?
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