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Navigating Life: 8 Different Strategies to Guide Your Way
Are you tired of feeling pulled in so many directions that you don’t know which way to go?
You know you are here on this planet to have an impact, but there seem to be so many possibilities and opportunities (and responsibilities and obligations!) -- how can you be sure that you’re headed in the right direction?
Fortunately, there are skills you can develop to learn which choices move you in the direction of your dreams -- and which just keep you spinning.
This book is for you if you are:
Highly intelligent, but capable of “over-thinking” things
Highly sensitive to others’ emotions and desires, sometimes to the extent that you may not always be sure where you stop and someone else begins
Highly creative
Passionate about wanting to make the world a better place
Possessing a Vision -- even if it’s just a sense of being different from where you are now -- but you’re not sure how to get there or make it happen
Capable of seeing the potential in a multitude of possibilities, but maybe hesitant of taking action because you’re afraid of losing out on all the ones that you didn’t choose.
If this sounds like you, Navigating Life will show you how to:
Know the difference between your dreams and someone else’s goals
Balance creating your Big Vision with identifying your Next Steps
Learn how to sustain momentum, even if you don’t feel like it
… and much more.
You know you are here on this planet to have an impact, but there seem to be so many possibilities and opportunities (and responsibilities and obligations!) -- how can you be sure that you’re headed in the right direction?
Fortunately, there are skills you can develop to learn which choices move you in the direction of your dreams -- and which just keep you spinning.
This book is for you if you are:
Highly intelligent, but capable of “over-thinking” things
Highly sensitive to others’ emotions and desires, sometimes to the extent that you may not always be sure where you stop and someone else begins
Highly creative
Passionate about wanting to make the world a better place
Possessing a Vision -- even if it’s just a sense of being different from where you are now -- but you’re not sure how to get there or make it happen
Capable of seeing the potential in a multitude of possibilities, but maybe hesitant of taking action because you’re afraid of losing out on all the ones that you didn’t choose.
If this sounds like you, Navigating Life will show you how to:
Know the difference between your dreams and someone else’s goals
Balance creating your Big Vision with identifying your Next Steps
Learn how to sustain momentum, even if you don’t feel like it
… and much more.
81 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 14, 2015
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March 30, 2019
I was drawn this book because I feel like I'm at a crossroads of figuring out how to proceed with the rest of my professional life. I'm always up for books that address current issues in my life. I was so looking forward to this book because I believed it could give hints and suggestions that would apply to my situation.
The book is well structured, giving insights into figuring out your true vision, devising the steps to get there, removing blocks, monitoring success, and correcting course as you go along. The author states in the introduction that this is a revision of an old book that she felt needed editing to make more user-friendly. She had received reader complaints that it wasn't engaging. While I found the content to be interesting and applicable, it still didn't quite make the mark that she was aiming for. The writing is still dense and at times hard to get through. She needs to simplify the language more and try to relate to the reader. I would recommend that she imagine herself simply speaking to a friend about the topics.
That said, the book did have some valuable insights into how to figure out what you want and the steps to get there.
I did receive a free reader copy, but this did not affect my review.
The book is well structured, giving insights into figuring out your true vision, devising the steps to get there, removing blocks, monitoring success, and correcting course as you go along. The author states in the introduction that this is a revision of an old book that she felt needed editing to make more user-friendly. She had received reader complaints that it wasn't engaging. While I found the content to be interesting and applicable, it still didn't quite make the mark that she was aiming for. The writing is still dense and at times hard to get through. She needs to simplify the language more and try to relate to the reader. I would recommend that she imagine herself simply speaking to a friend about the topics.
That said, the book did have some valuable insights into how to figure out what you want and the steps to get there.
I did receive a free reader copy, but this did not affect my review.
September 26, 2018
Open and Authentic, Big Ideas Simplified
Ask a psychologist who really knows her stuff to write a book on success in life, but make it as personal and jargon-free as possible--that's this book. The author's moments of new insight and self-discovery actually opened my eyes to new things about myself. The biggest compliment that I can offer Rachel is that she is really skilled at turning a big idea into a succinct sentence that I couldn't help but highlight. Self-awareness, emotional control, relationships, and progress towards dreams... Anyone mildly interested in the aforementioned would find this book quite helpful.
Highly Recommended.
Ask a psychologist who really knows her stuff to write a book on success in life, but make it as personal and jargon-free as possible--that's this book. The author's moments of new insight and self-discovery actually opened my eyes to new things about myself. The biggest compliment that I can offer Rachel is that she is really skilled at turning a big idea into a succinct sentence that I couldn't help but highlight. Self-awareness, emotional control, relationships, and progress towards dreams... Anyone mildly interested in the aforementioned would find this book quite helpful.
Highly Recommended.
November 14, 2018
I’m actually really surprised that more reviews are not available. It is 8 steps, a short read, the author makes it simple to understand, and she even bullets out the chapters so you can come back to revisit. She doesn’t tell you that this is how it needs to be done, but here are some examples of how you can be a better you. She even admits that her process is always evolving indicating she too is striving to be a better individual too. While reading I felt that she cared about her readers and even leaves ways to contact her for any questions or concerns you have.
December 28, 2018
Good advice but difficult read
This book offers good advice. From forgiveness of those who were setting poor examples unintentionally to forgiving yourself. It provides ideas on how to find goals , set a plan, and take action to complete the goal. However, the writing was choppy with punctuation and verbiage in wrong places. For me, I ended up jumping to the end of each chapter for the main points Rachel made
This book offers good advice. From forgiveness of those who were setting poor examples unintentionally to forgiving yourself. It provides ideas on how to find goals , set a plan, and take action to complete the goal. However, the writing was choppy with punctuation and verbiage in wrong places. For me, I ended up jumping to the end of each chapter for the main points Rachel made
November 17, 2021
I'm a coach and I will be recommending this book to several of my clients. This is a good guide for young people adulting as well as for anyone who is going through a big change in life.
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