Take the Leap: Do What You Love 15 Minutes a Day and Create the Life of Your Dreams

by Heather McCloskey Beck

Create the Life of Your Dreams Starting with Just 15 Minutes a Day
"Heather McCloskey Beck is a spiritual visionary. Read this book and feel your life transform in amazing ways." — Pat Benatar , four-time Grammy winner and author of Between a Heart and a Rock Place
Inspirational speaker, Heather McCloskey Beck, brings us her motivational book, Take the Leap , entirely about self-growth, creativity, and building a fulfilling life through personal joys.
With positive thinking and time, anything is possible . Author Heather McCloskey Beck struggled with not feeling happy with her own life at one point. She stopped doing what she loved and didn’t feel fulfilled in the life she made for herself. However, with just 15 minutes a day, she was able to change all of that. She began exercising her creativeness through the hobbies and outlets she loved, and through that, chose to be happy each and every day.
This isn’t just another self-help book. Take the Leap motivates you to create a life that you’re proud of, the one you’ve always wanted and envisioned. Feeling stuck and unengaged can be draining, and it’s important to find a way to express forms of creativity in order to create a better life. Whether it’s being mindful, getting back into an old hobby, or forming a new one that you’ve always wanted to try, Beck helps guide you through making those decisions and sticking to them in ways that feel fulfilling.
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If you enjoyed books like 30 Days-Change Your Habits, Change Your Life , The Big Leap , or BEST LIFE-ing , you’ll love Take the Leap .

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Inspirational, Reference, Psychology

155 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2013

Reviews

[Sue Francisco · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I first began to read this book I read the first 8 chapters without putting the book down. Part one was very engaging for me because I had a clear understanding of the author's reference to "Essence" from previously reading Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch, Wayne Dyer, Osho, Marianne Williamson and Debbie Ford. Part two is longer and requires the reader to slow down a bit, soul search and perform some activities. Part 3 is very short (11 pages) so it was a quick read but it shows how doing what you are called to do benefits the world at large and challenges the reader not to abandon finding and living their calling not only for their own sake but for the sake of all humanity. I believe you have to do the exercises suggested in the book (finding quiet time for reflecting and doing something you love for 15 minutes a day for a month) for the answers to the questions on page 135, which lead the reader to identify their true calling, to come forth. Fortunately, I had been doing something I enjoy for at least an hour a day for the last five months and started a daily 15 minute meditation a month before I read this book so when I got to the questions on page 135 I felt prepared to answer them. The answers just came to me without thinking. It is really the activities in part 2 of this book that set this book apart from any of the others I have read on the same subject and confirm for me that I am on the right path in finding my true calling.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Take the Leap" is smart, inspiring and accessible, speaking to both the new and the experienced seeker of life's joy and purpose. Heather McCloskey Beck is a remarkably wise and gifted soul who generously shares her beautiful vision with us in this marvelous gem of a book. With fresh writing style, pure insights and well-thought out concepts, this is a bedside keeper, destined to join the ranks of other visionaries of our time.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. There truly is more to life than just going through the day to day motions that many of us find ourselves unconsciously doing. In making a conscious choice to slow down, reflect inward and live a life of gratitude and love; new paths will appear to us. As the title suggests doing what you love by taking 15 minutes a day can create the life of your dreams as long as you are willing to "Take the Leap"

[Kim Ledoux · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the book in just days! I used my 15 minutes each day to read this book and was inspired to start going after forgotten dreams. I signed up for a class that both terrifies and thrills me. I am creating the life of my dreams.It's never too late.I am inspired and excited by Take The Leap! I am buying copies for my sisters and many friends.It is the perfect Christmas gift!

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read! McCloskey Beck shares straight from her heart and shows that living your dreams (the ones we have known our whole lives) is really possible. Goal setting feels empty when it's not tied to our purpose, and she wants each of us to reconnect with that part of ourselves. Book is filled with intuitive processing exercises and affirmations.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book through the Goodreads.com giveaway. Lots of great ideas. You will find yourself underlining interesting suggestions and quotes.

[Y · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Beck's description of how we came into existence and how seriously she takes the notion of fitting our passion into every single day. Lovely book.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Take The Leap" is a great book for anyone that needs a little boost with organizing their lives. I especially enjoyed the chapters Clearing Our The Clutter and 15 Minutes a Day!

[Yamimana · Rating 2 out of 5]

The content of the book is in the title. It doesn't really give you any help with how to do it, she just tells you you should do it...

[Celestarius · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the first 90% of this book within a couple of days way back in May, and only now, fittingly on New Year's Eve day, have finally gone back and finished it. The reason is my own procrastination and not any fault of the book; in Part 2 there are some written exercises that I couldn't do at the time I was reading, and it was unfortunately easy for me to procrastinate doing so for 7 months. Once I did it, it didn't take much time at all — which is one of the main points of the book. Setting aside time for self-enrichment seems like a more impossible task than it actually is.

Since I read most of it so long ago, it's hard for me to properly review, but I did find it inspiring and helpful. I especially like the idea of looking back at what brought you joy in childhood to determine your life's purpose. Finding mine is one of my biggest goals for the New Year, so I hope to be able to incorporate some of the ideas in the book into my everyday life.

[Robynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.

I can't really fault the writing at all. I gave this book two stars because I didn't enjoy it, but I really think that has everything to do with me. It just wasn't a book for me. If the topic and the other reviews interest you you should give it a try.

[Frank · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the author's message is a good one, the book could have used a serious editor. The are much better books on the subject.

[Katrina]

The language was flowery and redundant but the idea is thought provoking.