How to Take Charge of Your Life

by Mildred Newman

Self help

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

115 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked this book from the shelf of my personal library where I has been for almost thirty years. An amazing, enjoyable and above all insightful read! Equally amazing is how simply the authors have worded such profound thoughts of personal evaluation. It is worth your time and thought. A book that needs to be referred to and reread again and again. Strongly recommended!

[Jaden Gapuz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a fan of the style of the book and how they word the advice. The format of the sentences is not too long so that it does not feel boring to read and so much to read. The words are that are used are simple and the sentences are not so complicated to where a middle school child can understand the advice in the book. The book in some parts is in the second person and that has an impact on how a reader perceives a book. I like the book being from this point of view because it helps me to stop and think about what I'm reading. Each chapter is organized in many where you need to understand certain levels of understanding yourself first. So from the beginning, it makes you familiarize yourself with how you think and perceive yourself as a person every day. Then as you read later on in the chapters, the advice starts to help you on how you can apply them to your everyday life and scenarios. I believe that the content of the book is very helpful to anyone who may be feeling doubtful about themselves. This content can be useful to middle school students, high schoolers, ad even adults because everyone at some point in their life starts to feel like they are drowning in their thoughts.

[Rula Dashwali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes, we can’t see the obvious things because there too close! This book invites you to think about yourself, about what you really are! It’s not a step by step guide, and no, it will not design for you your daily life details. But, it will dramatically, push you out of your comfort zone, and make you think about the simplest things you usually forget to reflect on!

It’s a life changing book!

[Jenna Payne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked this up at a library sale for 50 cents. It was just okay. A quick read.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a thin old hardback from 1977. My toddler found it on my father in law's bookshelf and kept pulling it out. I decided to humor the situation and read it.

It's written in the heyday of people needing "analysis" and blaming a lot on their parents. However, it had some quality insights on the theme of: if you try to please everyone, you will inevitably fail and you will lose yourself in the process. So, the call to action? Be your damn self.

So, random read with a solid nugget of truth.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read, self-improvement book, the title states its thesis clearly.