Living in the Now Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

Forget the Fluff—Faye Mandell Makes “The Power of Now” Actually Work

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is an excellent book, filled with verbiage that describes one life-changing concept: staying in the present moment. However, when I read it, it was also confusing and somewhat vague. It tells you to live in the moment, let go of the ego, and transcend suffering. Cool. But how?

So I went searching and found Faye Mandell's book, Self-Empowerment: A Gateway to a New Way of Living. Her very short and concise book takes the core idea—presence—and makes it usable, practical, and brutally clear.

💥 Why Mandell’s Method Hits Harder

• No spiritual mumbo jumbo. Mandell uses science, not mysticism. She grounds presence in neuroscience, not clouds.

• Present Moment Awareness (PMA) = a trainable skill. Not a mystical state. You learn it. You practice it. You get free.

• Three Selves Breakdown:

  • Historical Self = your old story.

  • Observer Self = your internal truth-detector.

  • Empowered Self = who you actually are when you're not stuck in your head.

• Choice is everything. You are not your past. You are not your thoughts. You are the one choosing how to respond, right now.

  
  

🔪 Tolle vs. Mandell:

Tolle says…	Mandell shows you how.
“Be in the Now”	Here’s exactly how to do that.
“Observe your ego”	Meet your Observer Self—now train it.
“Transcend thought”	Use brain science to stop getting hijacked by it.

Mandell doesn’t just inspire you. She gives you the damn blueprint! No gurus. No riddles. Just you, awake, finally in control.

🧨 Bottom Line

Faye Mandell strips away the fluff and shows you exactly how to stop living in reaction—and start choosing from a place of power, presence, and clarity.

🔥 If You Liked Mandell, Check These Out Too

• Byron Katie – Loving What Is: Radical clarity through 4 simple questions.

• Joe Dispenza – Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: Neuroplasticity meets self-liberation.

• Don Miguel Ruiz – The Four Agreements: Ancient wisdom, straight to the point.

• Michael Singer – The Untethered Soul: More poetic, but the same core truth—you’re not your thoughts.