You are a badass: Adviezen om je #lifegoals waar te maken

by Jen Sincero

‘Doe jezelf een plezier: kopen én uitlezen!’ Quote



Voor iedereen die heeft genoten van Nice girls don’t get the corner office



Je bent blij met je leven, hebt leuke vriendinnen, een fijn huis, maar toch zijn er nog wel wat dingen die je anders zou willen, beter zelfs. Misschien wil je wel een nieuwe baan? Of een leuke man? Elke maand wat geld opzij zetten, je droom achterna of gewoon eindelijk een kitten in huis nemen? Wat je #lifegoals ook zijn, Jen Sincero neemt je mee en laat je zien hoe je je dromen, plannen, relaties of je carrière een boost geeft en hoe je alle geweldige dingen waar je naar verlangt, kunt krijgen.



Jij bent namelijk een badass en na het lezen van dit boek ken je jezelf nog beter. Je snapt waarom je bepaalde dingen doet, leert om te houden van de dingen die je niet kunt veranderen en de dingen te veranderen waar je niet van houdt. Lees dit boek en begin vandaag nog met je new and improved leven.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Audiobook, Psychology, Personal Growth, Business

286 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 23, 2013

About the author

Jen Sincero is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author, speaker and success coach who has helped countless people transform their personal and professional lives via her public appearances, private sessions, coaching seminars and, most recently, her latest #1 NY Times Bestselling book, "You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life".

She’s spoken on stages all over the world and has coached full-on super heroes, helping them build their dream businesses, become NY Times Bestselling authors, navigate million dollar business deals, find their soul mates and forgive their bitchy mothers who they now realize were just doing the best they could.

Before becoming a coach, Jen played in several rock bands and eventually wrote her first book, a semi-autobiographical novel called, "Don’t Sleep With Your Drummer." When her plans to become a world-famous rockstar didn’t pan out, she decided to try being a lesbian instead, didn’t pull that off either, and wrote her second book, the National Bestseller, "The Straight Girl’s Guide to Sleeping With Chicks." Jen currently lives in New Mexico, and can be found on the web at JenSincero.Com.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not good. I can sum up this book pretty quickly. If you want to make a change in your life, or if you are not happy with your life, you are the only one who can make it better. There were a few things that really bothered me. If you are depressed, you cannot simply decide that you are not going to be depressed anymore and get yourself out and have fun. It is apparent that the author has never experienced depression, or been a very sympathetic friend to anyone she knows who has been depressed. I also feel that some of her advice is not very practical in the real world. So if I'm a single mom supporting 4-5 kids, and I've always dreamed of starting my own business, I should just quit my job? I should buy expensive things, that I might not be able to pay for? There is some good advice on stopping negative thoughts, but some of the examples of going for what you really want are just not practical for most people.

[Michel · Rating 1 out of 5]

"It's not enough to desire something, you've got to want it"
Seriously?

[Laura Bradbury · Rating 2 out of 5]

*** PSA: Vent Alert***

I didn't give this review a low rating because Sicero is a bad writer - she is perfectly effective for the task at hand and actually her appealing "ra-ra-go-get'em" voice is what drew me in to begin with. I ultimately bailed however, as I have a Big Problem with the central thesis of this book. Basically it all boils down to the theory that everyone has the power to "manifest" their own reality and if things are not working out for them it is because they are not manifesting hard enough and / or not "vibrating" at a high enough level.

I completely understand the seductive draw of this philosophy i.e. we all control our own destiny. Wouldn't that be simple and lovely? The hard, cold truth - much less palatable to swallow- is that we do not. I do believe that we can choose our attitude most of the time, and that we can choose to give even difficult things in life meaning, but choose what actually happens to us? I'm calling bullshit. I don't buy it.

You see, the dark underbelly of Sincero's philosophy is that - if taken to its logical conclusion - it blames the victims of misfortune. So...are children with terminal cancer just not manifesting hard enough? Was the generation of Jews brutally murdered in the Holocaust simply not vibrating at the right frequency? How do the manifesters / vibrators (there are many writers that espouse this theory - especially, I have noticed, those published by Hay House) explain that? Sometimes people are served up an unresolvable shit sandwich by life, and making them feel they should be vibrating and manifesting their way out of it kind of lacks humanity, you know?

It's not like I am some sad sack sitting here at home spending my days feeling sorry for myself and the human race. I have done many things I consider rather badass things in my life - took off to France for a year when I was 17 and spoke zero French, applied and got accepted into Oxford University, bought and renovated four vacation rentals in Burgundy, wrote and self-published four bestselling books, and now I am dealing with a life-threatening medical condition (see above re: shit sandwich) in the most pro-active manner I know how...Nevertheless, my brand of bad-assery does not negate the reality that we don't control everything (much as this fact continues to annoy me). People should not be blamed for the curve balls that life lobs at their heads from time to time. They deserve our empathy and compassion, not to be made to feel as though their situation is their fault. Now go and try to manifest and vibrate your way out of that one! ;)

***Vent Over***

[Alexandra Plesa · Rating 2 out of 5]

If no one tells me to love myself for the next five years, that would be great.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

OMG, this book was so, so good. The message was exactly what I needed to hear. So much craziness is going on in my life right now and I find myself doubting my greatness every...single...day.

The point Jen Sincero makes in this self-help book is we are all great, we all have enormous potential, we all possess the power to succeed at absolutely everything we direct our energy towards, but we are also our very own obstacle. Ms. Sincero identifies common thought processes and behaviors that keep us from living a truly awesome life and she coaches the reader on how to identify them, replace them, and move forward like a badass.

The first half of this book was absolutely perfect in my opinion - my favorite chapters were the ones about the power of gratitude. The later chapters got a little too new-age for my personal taste, with all the talk about the universe, vibrating energies, and controlling frequencies, but I could see where she was going with it. I benefited from this book and plan to implement some of the suggestions...I already have actually :). It really is great and I highly recommend it. Check it out!

My favorite quote:
“And while there are countless ways that we rip ourselves off, there’s one way in particular that is, without a doubt, the most rampant and the most devastating of all: we invest everything we’ve got in believing that we’re not good enough.”

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read one and a half chapters and then stumbled on the whole idea of source energy. If I want some real change in my life, I want real tips and not some esoteric mumbo jumbo. I'm also a bit peeved that the author mentioned in the very beginning that her readers should be open minded about her methods, and if they weren't they should just deal with living a sucky life. As if her methods were the only working ones.
So I hardly have to mention that I stopped reading it immediately.

[Carolyn Francis · Rating 1 out of 5]

A friend, who will remain nameless for her personal safety, told me that this book changed her life. I am so very happy for her. What I took from Jen Sincero's self-help-memoir was: that I am most definitely not a "badass", that I'm really, really fine with that, and that reading about it did not make me want to "share my awesomeness with the world" so much as contemplate a life of violent crime. Please do not ever, ever read it.

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Technically I didn't finish this book. But I read 82% of it, all the while growing more and more unimpressed, until finally I got to the point that I just had to stop. My kindle says there's 33 minutes left for me to read. But I've decided I want those 33 minutes to myself.

This book is basically a regurgitation of all other self-help kind of writings but with a "fun and hip" tone, or something. Often this "devil may care" quality feels forced. There are some parts of this book that could be very useful to others, perhaps, but this was an exercise in annoying myself (and the author is very big on loving oneself, so clearly I wasn't learning from this book).

I absolutely lost it, however, when the author basically says "buy a super expensive car that you can't afford (or your personal equivalent) because the money will magically appear!!!!" Exact quote: "I don't see the money, but I believe it's there and it will be mine dammit!"

I'm all for the power of positive thinking but god damn if this isn't some incredibly privileged bullshit.

[Laura Hoffman Brauman · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got the audio of this on sale and I love the title -- but that was the thing I loved the most about it. When I started listening to it, I thought -- okay, maybe a little too "woo-woo" for me, but the tone is fun and it moves quickly and the audio was the right length for the rest of my ride. As I kept listening, I decided it was ok, not great, but some useful tips. Decided I probably wouldn't review it since I don't usually do reviews if I don't have something positive to say. And then I got to a couple of sections that I thought gave advice that was downright irresponsible -- and decided I would review it. At one point, the author decided to buy a car that was way out of her price range because she fell in love with it. While I respect that this made her change some things in her work life to enable her to pay for a luxury car she couldn't afford, it is irresponsible to give this advice. Several times, she encouraged readers to use credit cards to purchase luxuries that they didn't have the money for if they saw these things as part of the life they envisioned for themselves. Her philosophy that you just need to "manifest" your thoughts about the money you need and you will attract it to you seemed dismissive of the true challenges of poverty. People aren't poor because they don't have good mental energy about money -- and thinking positively about money and vibrating at the right frequency isn't ending poverty. While some of the tips that she gave were useful and could help a reader make positive change in their life, there were enough areas where I thought her advice was overly simplified and ignored the realities that many face. I ended up getting pretty angry at some of her suggestions and tips.

[Miranda Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Served with a healthy dose of humor, a smidge of sarcasm and plenty of great quotes, Jen Sincero dishes her take on self-help, self- acceptance and (of course) self-love.

This has all the hallmarks of a Self-Help book - cheesy one-liners and a perky "You CAN do it" attitude. I honestly expected it to be just another cookie cutter how to become the real you. Bleh. Needless to say, I was totally ready to hate it.

Yet, the more I read, the more I enjoyed hearing her advice. She's hilarious. She's witty. And she's pretty badass. There were quite a few quotes that articulated concepts that I never fully thought through before:

"If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.
You are responsible for what you say and do. You are not responsible for whether or not people freak out about it."

Her real life tie-ins and her examples were absolutely spot on. I busted a gut when she started calling out all those little excuses we tell ourselves:

"Sally always says She can't find a good single man because there aren't any left out there. Really Sally? All the good single men were hunted down and killed so no matter how many dates you go on or how many times you put on sexy high heels and hang around home depot, you'll never bump into one? Was the awesome guy your friend Deb just met the lone survivor of the Good Guy Genocide?"

Audiobook Comments
--- Read by the author. She freaking nailed it. Great tone, great comedic timing. I loved the way she'd say all the funny a asides in her "attitude" voice.

The Finer Books Club - 2018 Reading Challenge: An audiobook read by the author

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[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was Badass!!!! If you have any mental barriers that are holding you back from achieving your goals then this book is for you! You have to be comfortable with some colorful language, and the idea of the Law of Attraction, but if you're open minded you will get a lot from this book. I've read a lot of books on this subject, but this one was so much more in your face (in a good way) and more easy to put into practice. I plan to read it again right away to make sure I get the full effect!

[Mehrsa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't believe I actually finished this book. This is total garbage. If you want money to come to you, just buy that expensive audi and think about money. She actually says in there that the difference between poor people and rich people are their THOUGHTS about money--and not the circumstances they were born into. What dangerous thinking.

[Meghan Hughes · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn’t even finish this due to the author’s absent-minded remarks about race, fat shaming, depression, etc. in chapter 17. Confused how this ever became a best seller & would never recommend it to anyone.

[Jessica J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think some of the ideas in here are on the right track, but her "just do it" kind of attitude is shortsighted and potentially harmful for someone who is dealing with actual mental health issues like depression and anxiety. There is a way to believe that I am a badass capable of overcoming my self-doubt and my other obstacles, but I don't think Jen Sincero is going to help me with that.

[Heidi · Rating 2 out of 5]

At first I really liked this book. I laughed my ass off. I kept thinking, "yes! That's exactly what I do!" But then...the book kinda started going down the same old self help book road. Still there were some funny bits, but there was nothing new or earth shattering. And then there was the chapter on money and finances that really left a sour taste in my mouth. So superficial. And sad. After that, nothing could make it better. I was half heartedly reading just to finish and check it off my list. Check.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars!

[Sara (sarawithoutanH) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the message of positivity in this book but there were some things that didn't vibe with me. My takeaway is to work on positive thinking.

[Nikki Jefford · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is Bad! Ass!

I don't think I've ever laughed out loud that many times while reading, though comic relief is not the intent. The whole purpose of the book is to freakin' change your life already. Make a difference. Love what you do. Love yourself. Love your life. Put your best foot forward again and again.

Are you where you want to be in your life? Doing what you want? Living where you want?

You have to want it, crave it, need it - can't live without it! If that's the place you're in, this is your book. After that, keep reading, achieving and surrounding yourself with other rock stars.

[Dóri · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't think any book has ever annoyed me like this one and that's saying something. I pushed through only because I wanted to check it off of my TBR. And because I was listening to it and didn't have anything else to listen to, so it was convinient while cleaning. Though.. There were times when I actually sad 'SHUT UP!' out loud because she was saying so ignorant bullshits.

1.) No, I don't have a low amount of money because I am afraid of it or hate it. We're actually quite good friends.
2.) No, I won't buy a luxury car that I can't afford just because I want to believe I have the money.
3.) No, I wont quit my secure well-paying job (if I'll have one) just to start my dream company when I have no capital. NO, I WON'T TAKE ON CREDIT FOR THAT EITHER! Especially not when I'll have a family to take care of as well.

You get the point. And don't get me wrong, I totally believe in the law of attraction and yes, it does work for me, but what she recommends in this book is most of the time just downright irresponsible.

I went into this book with high hopes and then I started reading some reviews, which were mostly negative, but I did find some positive ones and I always like to form my own opinion, so I decided to listen to it anyways, this time with lower hopes. Well, the first few minutes it managed to get on my nerves. I don't remember the exact quote, but she said something like this: 'You can decide to either listen to this book and take my advice or you can go back to your sucky life.' Seriously??! First off, I did not say I had a sucky life, so do not suppose stuff and write them in a book. Second of all, I kind of regret sticking here listening to your 'advice' rather than coming back to my 'sucky' life.

So, what I'm trying to say here is that you do not insult the reader, that's not what makes a book good. What makes a book good is that it's original, not full of clichés, not repetative, not giving advice that can make people broke and go bankrupt, and most importantly, you do not talk like the reader is completely ignorant!

I don't want to go on and on about how much I hated this book, so probably it's for the best that I stop right here because you probably already understood the message I was trying to send.

[David Rubenstein · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book might be helpful to some people. But to me, when I hear sentences like the following:
"All of us are connected to this limitless power, and most of us aren't using but a fraction of it"

or

"The universe is made up of source energy. All energy vibrates at a certain frequency, which means you're vibrating at a certain frequency, and everything you desire and don't desire is also vibrating at a certain frequency. Vibration attracts like vibration. Otherwise known as the law of attraction."

I get the feeling that this is a pop-psychology self-help book that is just using buzz words. Some people love this sort of "feel-good" self-help blather, but I do not.

[✰ Liz ✰ · Rating 5 out of 5]

In an effort to broaden my reading horizon, I have made it a goal to read some inspirational books that will help me grow! This book was very helpful and offers some great skills and techniques to apply to your life so that you can be a BADASS!

*I listened to this book on audible.com!

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[Monika Sadowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read a lot of motivation books and this one is no different but the way author motivated me was much more pleasurable and definitely more funny. Great audiobook.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

PLEASE. I implore you. Don't read this book.

Or if you do, then don't take it too seriously.

Sincero is a privileged white woman whose entitlement knows no bounds. She is a proponent of the concept of "manifesting," where if you wish hard enough, whatever you desire magically comes your way. Hopefully you don't need me to tell you that's bullshit. She also advocates for creating a vision board, which she describes as "a craft day with God that totally works, freaky-deaky."

Not only are some of Sincero's concepts idiotic, but her prose is childish at best. I've never read a work of nonfiction that uses the word "doo-doo" so many times. You can almost hear her murmuring "teehee" as she types the word "badass" into her manuscript.

Furthermore, Sincero's views are dangerous. She is fat-shaming, doesn't believe depression is real, and sees no difference in the opportunities available to those born wealthy and those born into poverty. Sincero also loves money for money's sake and shames those that are happy with what they have.

I'm glad she's found a little system that works for her and that she can enjoy gallivanting through India, Bali, Spain, and Tokyo. But please, don't take her ideas too seriously. Think for yourself. Work hard. Be nice. Don't bother with this book.

[Katie Solich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literally finished this book and immediately jumped into taking action. It reminded me how much of a badass I truly am and finally helped me overcome my fears. Never again will I doubt my faith and the awesomeness that I WILL bring to this world. Everything is available to me and I deserve it. Here I come world. :)

[Swati Tanu · Rating 5 out of 5]

“You are responsible for what you say and do. You are not responsible for whether or not people freak out about it.”

This is the book for you if you've ever taken stock of your life and discovered you're not living the life you desire. Although career-focused, it may be used for any element of your life, such as employment, marriage, and charity activity. Much of what she says isn't new, but her forthright demeanour packs a punch and will leave you doubled over, ready to face the world.

My three favourite takeaways are;

1. Everyone screws up and you’re not special for doing it.
2. You don’t have to hit rock bottom to make a change. You can just decide.
3. If you believe it, it is your truth. Your thoughts and beliefs dictate reality, so if you don’t like your reality, change these.

One tactic at a time is the main premise. If you start digging into your self-doubts while also trying to meditate, mend your money connection, and be appreciative at the same time, you're likely to become overwhelmed.

You might like to wander through a few artistic journals — they’re full of sparks and surprises.

[Lyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

First published in 2013 this has been wildly popular and has garnered much good vibe success for the author and, I’m sure, plenty of folks who have read it.

Do you ever get the feeling that the one person who really succeeds in the self help genre is the author? And the publisher if it’s really good.

So, I’m not really a self help reader, but I did like this, not so much for her life coach advise, but because she’s chatty and fun. This is written with lots of style and personality and as Jules Winnfield will tell us, personality goes a long way.

I did not so much learn a lot, but I did very much like many of the anecdotes and illustrations she uses to make her points. And who can argue with being tenacious and having positive thoughts?

Mainly we see that being a badass starts with being a badass with ourselves. If we lay in bed all morning being a weanie, we can instead get up and start the day with some style. Instead of a coffee, doughnuts and a heater, why not some juice, eggs and a refreshing walk. Not mind blowing stuff but also good advice.

I recall the Navy Admiral who recommended young people start each day by making their bed. Reeeeeally basic, but also good advice. Before you’ve even left your room you’ve accomplished something and your bed is made.

Many of you know that I deployed to Iraq twenty years ago with the Army but I actually began my military career in the Coast Guard and I attended USCG basic training in Cape May, NJ. (I also later attended USCG Officer Candidate School because apparently I’m a masochist). Anyway, one lesson from that fine institution is that there are no excuses. Seriously. Why are your shoes not shined? We gave you a solid four hours of sleep and at least two minutes to get them spit shined to perfection and yet, somehow, they look like you rubbed them in molasses and horse shit. Why? Your ONLY response could be “No excuse, sir/ma’am.” Why can’t you do fifty pushups? You’ve only done hundreds in the last two days and we’ve only ran five miles this morning, and yet you seem to be struggling doing a mere fifty? Why? “No excuse, sir/ma’am.”

Sometimes the drill instructors, scholars and humanitarians each and every one, would try to trip us up. “No excuse? No seriously, this time I really want to know, why?” And there was I think one person who I never saw again fall for it, but then the rest of us caught on that they could be sneaky.

But, honestly, it’s not bad advice. Don’t let yourself accept excuses. Why can you not get the better job? Why can you not lose weight? Quit smoking? Win the prize? Have a great relationship? No excuse, do it and move on.

So Jen recommends that we love ourselves, have positive thoughts and energy and earnestly and tenaciously go after our goals to have a great life. Not earth shattering stuff, but also genuinely good advice and she makes it fun.

[☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Badasses SO rule!

I don't know why or how or wtf but this book was actually unexpectedly good.

While most of the ideas were not all that new, still the end result was astonishingly motivating. I think I just clicked with this book.

Q:
There’s nothing as unstoppable as a freight train full of fuck-yeah. (c)
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You're here. I'm here. I love you. I'm gonna pee all over the floor about it. (c) Ewww!
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The only failure is quitting. Everything else is just gathering information. (c)
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You cut yourself off from the supply of awesomeness when you are not in a state of gratitude. (c)
Q:
You are powerful. You are loved. You are surrounded by miracles. (c)
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What other people think of you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. (c)
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Because so often when we say we’re unqualified for something, what we’re really saying is that we’re too scared to try it, not that we can’t do it. (c)
Q:
The definition of screwing someone over is taking their money and doing a lousy job or destroying their water source or enslaving populations, things like that—your mother being disappointed or your father disapproving or your friends being outraged does not qualify as screwing someone over. (c)
Q:
The Universe is totally freaking out about how awesome you are. It’s got you wrapped in a warm gorilla hug of adoration. It wants to give you everything you desire. It wants you to be happy. It wants you to see what it sees in you. (c)
Q:
It never ceases to amaze me the precious time we spend chasing the squirrels around our brains, playing out our dramas, worrying about unwanted facial hair, seeking adoration, justifying our actions, complaining about slow Internet connections, dissecting the lives of idiots, when we are sitting in the middle of a full-blown miracle that is happening right here, right now. (c)
Q:
Never apologize for who you are. It lets the whole world down. (c)
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We only get to be in our bodies for a limited time, why not celebrate the journey instead of merely riding it out until it’s over? (c)
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Your life is your party. You get to choose how you invite people and experiences and things into it. (c)
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You are perfect. To think anything less is as pointless as a river thinking that it’s got too many curves or that it moves too slowly or that its rapids are too rapid. (c)
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All this is to say that it’s not your fault that you’re fucked up. It’s your fault if you stay fucked up... (c)
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Say nice things about your body, dress it up, and take it out. Give it hot sex, luxurious baths, and massages. Move it, stretch it, nourish it, hydrate it, pay attention to it—The better our bodies feel, the happier and more productive we are. (c)
Q:
In order to kick ass you must first lift up your foot. (c)
Q:
There’s something called the Crab Effect. If you put a bunch of crabs in a bowl and if, while they’re in there crawling all over each other, one of them tries to climb out, the rest of them will try to pull him back down instead of helping to push him out. No wonder they’re called crabs. (c)
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If you’re always late, start being early. (c)
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... blurter of brilliance ... (c)

[Provin Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great motivational read and wonderful reminder to be true to yourself! The author does a wonderful job addressing many of societies standards that leave people feeling bad about themselves. Just because you don’t conform to what society thinks you should doesn’t mean you’re a ‘bad’ person. Maybe you’re just a ‘badass’ person and you need this easy to read book to remind you!

If it were a song it would be All I do is win by DJ Khaled

[Skyler Autumn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars

Jen Sincero is a badass who woke up from her mundane existence (THE BIG SNOOZE) and began throwing all her money, time and energy into the process of getting her true life back on track.

This book is like the cliff notes or the cheat sheet to all self help books everywhere. Which is why I loved it!! Instead of drawing out the formula to spirituality and meditation she gives you snippets of doable and less intimidating passages. This helps you take the beginning steps toward your badass-ary instead of feeling overwhelmed by information and running in the opposite direction.

Jen Sincero is not reinventing the wheel when it comes to the tried and true methods of getting out your own way and opening yourself up to possibilities of life. Which she is fully aware of, she's just giving you a simplified beginners guide to stop with the excuse and start making the changes you need TODAY!

This book is a fountain of wisdom and QUOTES!! I love me some inspirational quotes! Some of my faves are as followed; We only get to be in our bodies for a limit of time why not celebrate the journey instead of waiting out the ride or There is nothing more unstoppable then a frate train of FUCK YA! Or In order to kick ones ass you have to be willing to lift up your foot.

All the passages really resonate with me; meditation, spirituality, gratitude, body scans, and the power of manifesting your true life. I will definitely use this book in my future as a reference guide to getting my shit together.

Why the 4 stars if I'm preaching this books praise? Well like I said originality is not something you will find in this book but I appreciate the authors self- awareness that it is just reiterated knowledge that's already out there in the self help world. And frankly the money passage didn't resonate with me. Talking about the fear we have toward having money? I was like who fears having money!!!??? I fear I'm not gonna have enough money but I definitely don't fear having it!

All and all read this book if you want a kick in the ass with a side of inspiration and bravado. I'm going to take some of Jen Sincero advice and apply it to my life now! What's the worse that could happen? I actually put myself out there and succeed! Sounds good to me : )

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

She molded these ideas into a brassy way of handing them out. It's perfect for the culture right now. Stand up and believe in yourself.

There is nothing new in here. Jen Sincero has learned all these lessons from other self-help styled books and cultures about manifesting our world. Most people are looking to be a badass it seems so this appeals to most people. She did a wonderful job packaging all these ideas.

The basic thrust of this idea is that our thoughts create our world to some extent and for most people, our self-doubt does get in our way. When we let our insecurities rule, it can be difficult to think we deserve something and so we end up sabotaging ourselves. I do think the problem with these lines of thinking is it comes down to wanting a lot of money, nothing wrong with that.

I enjoy the story because I do need to get out of my own way. My negativity really has me down right now. I feel like I'm under a net of all the reasons I can't do something instead of reaching for what I want anyway.

The thing is, most of her stories she says, she talks about the universe helping her out, but her friend set are well-off people who have means. If a person is in a low class and all the people they know have little means, this mind-set becomes more difficult and you have to work harder to have things work so quickly for you. This is easier if you are in a higher class as there is more mobility, but that doesn't mean it isn't possible.

This book is in the vein of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People or 'The Secret' and other books.

The point is that this is a technique to change the inner workings of a person. Change the inside, the only thin we really can change, and you can create more in life. I really do believe that. I still need the reminder. I need to find a way to live this.