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Do Life Differently: A Strategic Path Toward Extraordinary
With this essential guide from a successful businessman, you can start living with intention and abundance by choosing to move past Survival to reach Success and Significance.
While there are numerous podcasts and TED talks that speak about leading others and developing leaders, there are far fewer on the importance of leading yourself. Jeff Reeter will show you how to develop a customized game plan to reach your individual goals and dreams.
DO LIFE DIFFERENTLY is a different kind of book on how to live the best life you possible can. When you lead yourself well, you create a legacy through which others inherit your character, wisdom, and values that help them on their way.
While there are numerous podcasts and TED talks that speak about leading others and developing leaders, there are far fewer on the importance of leading yourself. Jeff Reeter will show you how to develop a customized game plan to reach your individual goals and dreams.
DO LIFE DIFFERENTLY is a different kind of book on how to live the best life you possible can. When you lead yourself well, you create a legacy through which others inherit your character, wisdom, and values that help them on their way.
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240 pages, Hardcover
Published November 17, 2020
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November 17, 2020
There are a lot of leadership books out there so why read this one? This one is different. According to Jeff D. Reeter in Do Life Differently if you want to be a leader, you must first lead yourself. Do Life Differently is all about helping you become the best version of yourself that you can be, which will ultimately help you be a better leader.
Do Life Differently is divided in to 3 parts after an introduction written by Dr. Ben Carson and and introduction written by Jeff Turner. Part one is "Lead Yourself--choosing a life by design," Part two is "Your global position," and Part three is about planning the course and living the dream. Jeff Reeter is a successful businessman and leader who has guided himself and many others on the leadership path. He shares his experiences, as well as the experiences of others as examples. He includes exercises and information on guiding yourself to be a good leader through some paper exercises.
There is a lot of good information in Do Life Differently. I found it be an enjoyable read with text that was easy to relate to and understand. I also liked the exercises and I think they could be very helpful to people looking to make the most out of their lives. I do wish that he had some illustrated examples in the book of how he set up his "Life Book" where he keeps all of his goals, dreams and other information that he talks about in Do Life Differently. I would have found that to be helpful as he indicates this is an important part of making changes in this book. I think it would be a good book to read for people of any age but especially helpful for young adults in their late teens and early twenties.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.
Do Life Differently is divided in to 3 parts after an introduction written by Dr. Ben Carson and and introduction written by Jeff Turner. Part one is "Lead Yourself--choosing a life by design," Part two is "Your global position," and Part three is about planning the course and living the dream. Jeff Reeter is a successful businessman and leader who has guided himself and many others on the leadership path. He shares his experiences, as well as the experiences of others as examples. He includes exercises and information on guiding yourself to be a good leader through some paper exercises.
There is a lot of good information in Do Life Differently. I found it be an enjoyable read with text that was easy to relate to and understand. I also liked the exercises and I think they could be very helpful to people looking to make the most out of their lives. I do wish that he had some illustrated examples in the book of how he set up his "Life Book" where he keeps all of his goals, dreams and other information that he talks about in Do Life Differently. I would have found that to be helpful as he indicates this is an important part of making changes in this book. I think it would be a good book to read for people of any age but especially helpful for young adults in their late teens and early twenties.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.
December 23, 2020
Wonderful book fits in with my focus word for 2021 Intentional.
December 6, 2021
Great message about guiding your own individual life.
January 17, 2021
In Do Life Differently, Jeff D. Reeter explored the topic of learning to lead yourself first, where in turn you can lead others more effectively. He begins the book by sharing a story about how he was lost in the wilderness when he was on a hunt to find the elusive elk in the high country of the Uncompahgre National Forest in Colorado. He shared his experience and how he was able to find his way back to the campsite. Later on, he shared what he learned from being lost and how he eventually took professional guided hunts and gained in knowledge. He was also able to learn to lead himself and how he always tries to enjoy the adventure of the trip. He explained to readers on how we need to strive to be extraordinary in our businesses, family, relationships, health, and overall life. Many of us are settling for being just an ordinary spouse, employee, friend, church member, and health. Jeff encouraged readers to take inventory of how God has made each of us unique. We need to discover our passions, experiences, skills, and talents and use them to reach our best authentic self. He opened up about how readers can get unstuck in life and how we can move from a life of survival to a life of significance.
I would recommend this amazing book to anyone who is ready to live an extraordinary life and they are ready to live their life in a different way. I liked how Jeff choose to focus on a different aspect of leadership. He shared the importance of leading yourself first. This is something that many other leadership books incline to not look at. I also enjoyed how he encouraged readers to create their own master action plan that will help you to reach your five-year vision you’re moving towards. I immensely enjoyed how he shared a story about what he learned while leading a signature talk session with a group of college students. One of the activities, he asked them to do was write down their future dreams for their marriage, vocation, health, spiritual growth, and community involvement. He also tried it with adults in their 40s and 50s. The adults tend to complain and get irritated. The younger students tend to dream and write down their dreams. He discovered the main difference is that older adults have already had life crush some of their dreams and some chose to follow the crowd. I liked how he explained how readers can achieve a life of significance at any age and in this book, he will guide readers into doing just that.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”
I would recommend this amazing book to anyone who is ready to live an extraordinary life and they are ready to live their life in a different way. I liked how Jeff choose to focus on a different aspect of leadership. He shared the importance of leading yourself first. This is something that many other leadership books incline to not look at. I also enjoyed how he encouraged readers to create their own master action plan that will help you to reach your five-year vision you’re moving towards. I immensely enjoyed how he shared a story about what he learned while leading a signature talk session with a group of college students. One of the activities, he asked them to do was write down their future dreams for their marriage, vocation, health, spiritual growth, and community involvement. He also tried it with adults in their 40s and 50s. The adults tend to complain and get irritated. The younger students tend to dream and write down their dreams. He discovered the main difference is that older adults have already had life crush some of their dreams and some chose to follow the crowd. I liked how he explained how readers can achieve a life of significance at any age and in this book, he will guide readers into doing just that.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Hachette Book Group/Faithwords for my honest review.”
November 21, 2020
Reeter wants you to live the best life possible. He wants you to live life intentionally according to your unique abilities, getting the most out of your life. His book is full of encouragement and illustrative stories and examples. He encourages you to have a greater purpose, to have a life of significance, to be extraordinary. He encourages you to evaluate where you are, look at where you've been, and to determine what you really want. He helps you describe your goal and identify obstacles that try to trip you up.
Reeter does a good job of informing readers what should be done but lacks in the practical suggestions of how it is to be done. In his chapter on habits, for example, he writes we are to have the priority, “Choose to become the best you possible.” His strategy? “Ask yourself: When am I at my best? How can I replicate that in my everyday life?” (329/434) The next priority, “Choose habits that will give you your best life.” (329/434) But there is no practical strategy, no suggested steps to creating and sustaining those habits. Because of that, I think this book would be of best use by being read and discussed within a trusted group. An accountability relationship would help to get the most out of this book.
Reeter's leadership style seems to be one of example rather than practical instruction. He gives many illustrations of what works in his own life. If that works for you, than this is a good book. If you are looking for practical suggestions or detail strategy on how to develop your own Master Action Plan, you may need some outside help. The book is best suited for men, I think, as many of the life examples Reeter gives deals with hunting, football and similar outdoor activities.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.
Reeter does a good job of informing readers what should be done but lacks in the practical suggestions of how it is to be done. In his chapter on habits, for example, he writes we are to have the priority, “Choose to become the best you possible.” His strategy? “Ask yourself: When am I at my best? How can I replicate that in my everyday life?” (329/434) The next priority, “Choose habits that will give you your best life.” (329/434) But there is no practical strategy, no suggested steps to creating and sustaining those habits. Because of that, I think this book would be of best use by being read and discussed within a trusted group. An accountability relationship would help to get the most out of this book.
Reeter's leadership style seems to be one of example rather than practical instruction. He gives many illustrations of what works in his own life. If that works for you, than this is a good book. If you are looking for practical suggestions or detail strategy on how to develop your own Master Action Plan, you may need some outside help. The book is best suited for men, I think, as many of the life examples Reeter gives deals with hunting, football and similar outdoor activities.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.
November 23, 2020
This book is geared more for those that enjoy the wildlife in terms of examples being used in this book about achieving goals. The book encourages the reader to strive for a better life (by using the climbing a mountain symbol as it's main focus). For a Christian book, there is not much Biblical verse in it, and the few ones that are in it, the reader would have to look in the footnotes in the back of the book to see that it was from the Bible (which may been the author's goal , but for the readers that want Biblical references, they may be left out). Also, the ideas that one needs to strive to get to the top of the mountain, using business ideas, may distract the Christian reader. There is no point made that the reader should seek God's Will first, instead comes off of the idea that "go get success and then help others" doesn't fall into the Christian mindset in seeking out worldly success. Maybe this reader missed the point, but it didn't come off clear as this being a Christian based text.
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November 30, 2020
Do Life Differently by Jeff D. Reeter reads as a mentor sharing his wisdom with a new mentee. Jeff starts the first section with his belief in the value and potential everyone has. It’s this perspective that gives him the drive to serve his clients and associates. He outlines the though-provoking questions he asks himself and others while assessing the past, present and future. Along with life lessons and stories, Jeff shares the system he uses to live by design.
If you’ve never had a mentor, this book provides a good starting point. Note that Jeff does not provide templates, downloads, or additional reference materials; most of the lessons are through stories. Further, you and I must take the initiative and dive into the questions posed and complete the exercises, just like a driven person would if they gained a valuable recommendation in a 30-second chance encounter with a respected leader in an industry.
While the book didn’t have social media cross-promoting, I wanted to know more about Jeff and his leadership style.
If you’ve never had a mentor, this book provides a good starting point. Note that Jeff does not provide templates, downloads, or additional reference materials; most of the lessons are through stories. Further, you and I must take the initiative and dive into the questions posed and complete the exercises, just like a driven person would if they gained a valuable recommendation in a 30-second chance encounter with a respected leader in an industry.
While the book didn’t have social media cross-promoting, I wanted to know more about Jeff and his leadership style.
July 15, 2022
A leadership book from someone who’s worked very hard to design a life of purpose. This book has a few good takeaways that are repeated themes throughout:
1. Live by design rather than by default - be intentional with your life’s actions, goals, dreams.
2. Don’t settle for a life, build a life - the constant push to dream and find ways to actualize those dreams was encouraging. It’s not crazy to dream big and chase those big dreams (like a ranch house in the future).
3. Make a Life List - there’s references to the Life List throughout, which seems to be a list of adventures one wants to conquer in their life. Fun idea 💡
4. Bring your intellect, talent, and your heart - we go without heart and we’re just taking care of tasks. People want leaders who live from their heart.
5. I forgot this last one
1. Live by design rather than by default - be intentional with your life’s actions, goals, dreams.
2. Don’t settle for a life, build a life - the constant push to dream and find ways to actualize those dreams was encouraging. It’s not crazy to dream big and chase those big dreams (like a ranch house in the future).
3. Make a Life List - there’s references to the Life List throughout, which seems to be a list of adventures one wants to conquer in their life. Fun idea 💡
4. Bring your intellect, talent, and your heart - we go without heart and we’re just taking care of tasks. People want leaders who live from their heart.
5. I forgot this last one
January 3, 2021
This is a compelling, thoughtful read that made me think a great deal about my own life, the legacy I want to lead, and how to move forward.
As other reviewers have mentioned, it was a bit lacking in examples; I would have loved to see more suggestions of how XYZ thing might look in someone's life. On the same token, not having the examples made me work to answer the questions for my own life without "the power of suggestion." :)
Excellent and worthwhile read.
As other reviewers have mentioned, it was a bit lacking in examples; I would have loved to see more suggestions of how XYZ thing might look in someone's life. On the same token, not having the examples made me work to answer the questions for my own life without "the power of suggestion." :)
Excellent and worthwhile read.
November 22, 2020
Guidebook for establishing a life with meaning and accomplishment for yourself and those around you.
I would recommend this book for those seeking to start or continue building their lives around a solid set of worthwhile principles. Great personal stories and experiences referenced throughout, summed-up with clear lessons-learned from each encounter.
I would recommend this book for those seeking to start or continue building their lives around a solid set of worthwhile principles. Great personal stories and experiences referenced throughout, summed-up with clear lessons-learned from each encounter.
January 13, 2024
It did take me a minute to get through- but it was worth a read. I enjoyed the empowering stories he shared and talk about serving others and in time it will help you grow in a significant way yourself.
April 19, 2021
I think all the advice was great! Just nothing I really needed to hear
June 9, 2021
it was a bit too self-help-esque and not enough about Jesus but overall a good read!
August 29, 2021
Jumpstarted my thinking about goals. Do life by design not by default.
December 14, 2021
Great book
This book is a great book. Talks about living your best life to the fullest and designing a path for success.
This book is a great book. Talks about living your best life to the fullest and designing a path for success.
March 11, 2023
Great book for leadership and how to continue living a life of purpose.
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