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I Am The Hero Of My Own Life
This journal will help you envision your ideal life and then identify the unconscious attachments that are preventing you from living it.
Through a series of writing prompts and exercises as well as some of Brianna's favorite quotes, most popular articles, and new passages, it will help you sort through the conflicting thoughts, feelings, and fears that are preventing you from becoming the person you want and need to be.
You do not need more motivation or drive to start building the life of your dreams. You need to better understand who you are, why you keep re-creating comfortable pain patterns, and why you may not really want what is it you think you do.
Through a series of writing prompts and exercises as well as some of Brianna's favorite quotes, most popular articles, and new passages, it will help you sort through the conflicting thoughts, feelings, and fears that are preventing you from becoming the person you want and need to be.
You do not need more motivation or drive to start building the life of your dreams. You need to better understand who you are, why you keep re-creating comfortable pain patterns, and why you may not really want what is it you think you do.
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First published September 15, 2018
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March 9, 2022
This was a good book for people who need to reflect on their lives. However, I do not necesarily agree with the statement about God. People can be thriving in life, and still need a God to look back to. God is not just deciding your life for you. God is there as a guidance.
February 6, 2022
This is a guided journal that is basically like self help with a mix of tiktok's "that girl" aesthetic written all over it. I have the pdf version on my ipad. I don't mind the journal aspect of this at all, I possibly plan to complete it?
This is what I didn't like. On page 64 it says "You're thinking that there's you, and then there's this singular "god", a separate entity that may or may not grace you.
On page 67 it says "I am the one I have been waiting for all along. I am the spouse, the god, the healing, and the wholeness."
As a Christian this really bothered me.
This is what I didn't like. On page 64 it says "You're thinking that there's you, and then there's this singular "god", a separate entity that may or may not grace you.
On page 67 it says "I am the one I have been waiting for all along. I am the spouse, the god, the healing, and the wholeness."
As a Christian this really bothered me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 23, 2023
The way I highlighted this book is insane ✨. The introspection exercises were a beautiful way to remember, thank and embrace all those thoughts that I kept inside for a long time 🤍... It really is great to see how your thoughts, perspectives and the way you talk to yourself change radically. It's definitely a book that I am very fond of! ❤️🩹
January 3, 2025
starting 2025 with a self help book, that's gonna be lots of fun..
also the book was interesting, there's one "exercise" that asks you to draw a portrait of yourself and at that moment my liner decided to start leaking, so now I have a portrait of myself with a mustache 😭
also the book was interesting, there's one "exercise" that asks you to draw a portrait of yourself and at that moment my liner decided to start leaking, so now I have a portrait of myself with a mustache 😭
August 31, 2023
It's a guided journal and it's a decent one at that. Opened a few channels for me personally but can be highly insightful for people just starting with journaling.
February 5, 2022
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July 13, 2023
This is your life. You are responsible for it. That which you sow, you shall also reap. That which you believe you shall also live.
This is your life. You are the only one who decides how it goes. You are the only one who can give yourself the joy, the hope, the love, the money, the experiences, and the existence you crave. You are not stuck; you only think you are stuck. You are not broken; you only think you are broken. Healing is the process of remembering you are still okay and always were. This is your life. You are the only one who has to live it. Everything you judge, everything you see, everything you interpret, everything you fear is all a projection. This is your life. And if you want to change it, the first step is realizing that you’ve had the power all along. The first step is saying: I am willing to see this change.
I understand that this is imperative to my growth. I understand that my fear is trying to keep me safe.
“Instead of worrying I am being tricked by a medicine you take once and then are magically healed by, I can consider that gardens require maintenance. Fallible human beings require maintenance. There is weeding and watering to be done every day, and there’s never a point where you are done working and your garden suddenly takes care of itself.” Chrissy Stockton
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds, who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Angela Duckworth
These are the most powerful prayers in the universe, and you say them all the time: I am thankful for… , I am grateful for … , I am stick of … , I am worried about … , I am …
Stop trying to let go. Stop trying to push away. The sheer force of you trying to ignore something spotlights your attention on it. Stop standing in the ruins. Build the new city. What is the opposite of everything you fear and feel? What would stand in place of everything you’re trying to “let go” of? Run to it. Become it. Think about nothing but it. Soon it will become you, too.
When you’ve lost your trust in the universe, when you don’t feel like you can relax into life because it hasn’t sup- ported you before, remember this: your setup is probably wrong. You’re thinking that there’s you, and then there’s this singular “god,” a separate entity that may or may not grace you. In reality, you are part of the whole energy field and life supports life. Mother Nature wants everything to thrive, to grow, to move toward the sun—and you are of this nature. You don’t need to beg, pray, or wait for grace, you are it. It is impossible to be unsupported. The leaf that has to wrap around the branch to reach the sun’s rays is not being punished, it is being guided and redirected. Life supports life and you are part of life. You can relax knowing that your growth, your joy, your grace, your calm, your vision serves everything and everyone because it is part of everything and everyone. You do not need trust. You only have to know.
I am better than I have ever been.
Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.
I am healthier than I have ever been.
I am in a better financial position than I have ever been. I have better friends than I have ever had.
I am happier with my life than I have ever been.
I am growing and improving every day.
I can look back on my life and I see how far I’ve come. I can look at my life now and see where I want to go.
I am healed and know now that I always have been.
I am whole and know now that I always have been.
I am happy and know now that I have always been.
I have the power to create the life I want. I am the one I have been waiting for all along. I am the spouse, the god, the healing, and the wholeness. It has been me all along. I can create exactly what I want—no, not the money, or the job, or the status, but the inner peace, and the awe, and the joy, and the love. You know, the good stuff.
To honor the mind’s power, put it to work. Let it remind you to drink water, pay your bills, stay organized, clean the house when it’s time. Let your mind be your yang, your masculine force. Let it tell you how.
To honor the soul’s power, put it to work. Let it tell you whom to spend time with. Let it tell you what to do with your days. Let it remind you that the smell of fresh air is the best feeling and that you are destined for more than what you have now. Let your soul be your yin, your femi- nine force. Let it tell you what.
“Start with this: not all pain matters. There are people whose attention is consistently drawn away from their purpose and toward their pain, like a moth to a light. Such people, who pay attention to every annoyance and obstacle in their way, are usually unsuccessful in their endeavors. In extreme cases they are mentally ill. A healthy person, a flourishing person, learns to move past a lot of annoyance and a good deal of pain. Eric Greitens
Your feelings are always valid; they are very often not real. You can- not bring chaos into your life by worrying. Worrying attracts more worrying, not more trauma. You can, however, rob yourself of your best years with the illusion that the worrying keeps you safe. It doesn’t. We will be temporarily screwed at some points and end up okay in the end...whether we worry or not.
If someone says they don’t want a relationship, believe them. If you do your best and work your hardest and don’t get anywhere, try heading somewhere else. You don’t have to work hard; your purpose will feel effortless.
It will require dedication, which should also feel pretty innate. Anything else you do to generate tension and chaos is a way to disconnect from yourself. Your ongoing problems aren’t problems, they are loves. You can’t let them go because they serve you in some way you don’t consciously recognize. Figure out what need they are feeding, and they’ll dissolve effortlessly.
Your whole life is an unfolding. It’s not about finally getting to where you want to be but realizing you have always been there. It is realizing you are already the person you dream of, you already have the power you crave, the happiness that you’ve been waiting for has been in front of you the whole time, and the life you’ve dreamed of was accessible from the moment you conceived of it.
It was only you that was holding you back.
This is your life. You are the only one who decides how it goes. You are the only one who can give yourself the joy, the hope, the love, the money, the experiences, and the existence you crave. You are not stuck; you only think you are stuck. You are not broken; you only think you are broken. Healing is the process of remembering you are still okay and always were. This is your life. You are the only one who has to live it. Everything you judge, everything you see, everything you interpret, everything you fear is all a projection. This is your life. And if you want to change it, the first step is realizing that you’ve had the power all along. The first step is saying: I am willing to see this change.
I understand that this is imperative to my growth. I understand that my fear is trying to keep me safe.
“Instead of worrying I am being tricked by a medicine you take once and then are magically healed by, I can consider that gardens require maintenance. Fallible human beings require maintenance. There is weeding and watering to be done every day, and there’s never a point where you are done working and your garden suddenly takes care of itself.” Chrissy Stockton
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds, who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Angela Duckworth
These are the most powerful prayers in the universe, and you say them all the time: I am thankful for… , I am grateful for … , I am stick of … , I am worried about … , I am …
Stop trying to let go. Stop trying to push away. The sheer force of you trying to ignore something spotlights your attention on it. Stop standing in the ruins. Build the new city. What is the opposite of everything you fear and feel? What would stand in place of everything you’re trying to “let go” of? Run to it. Become it. Think about nothing but it. Soon it will become you, too.
When you’ve lost your trust in the universe, when you don’t feel like you can relax into life because it hasn’t sup- ported you before, remember this: your setup is probably wrong. You’re thinking that there’s you, and then there’s this singular “god,” a separate entity that may or may not grace you. In reality, you are part of the whole energy field and life supports life. Mother Nature wants everything to thrive, to grow, to move toward the sun—and you are of this nature. You don’t need to beg, pray, or wait for grace, you are it. It is impossible to be unsupported. The leaf that has to wrap around the branch to reach the sun’s rays is not being punished, it is being guided and redirected. Life supports life and you are part of life. You can relax knowing that your growth, your joy, your grace, your calm, your vision serves everything and everyone because it is part of everything and everyone. You do not need trust. You only have to know.
I am better than I have ever been.
Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.
I am healthier than I have ever been.
I am in a better financial position than I have ever been. I have better friends than I have ever had.
I am happier with my life than I have ever been.
I am growing and improving every day.
I can look back on my life and I see how far I’ve come. I can look at my life now and see where I want to go.
I am healed and know now that I always have been.
I am whole and know now that I always have been.
I am happy and know now that I have always been.
I have the power to create the life I want. I am the one I have been waiting for all along. I am the spouse, the god, the healing, and the wholeness. It has been me all along. I can create exactly what I want—no, not the money, or the job, or the status, but the inner peace, and the awe, and the joy, and the love. You know, the good stuff.
To honor the mind’s power, put it to work. Let it remind you to drink water, pay your bills, stay organized, clean the house when it’s time. Let your mind be your yang, your masculine force. Let it tell you how.
To honor the soul’s power, put it to work. Let it tell you whom to spend time with. Let it tell you what to do with your days. Let it remind you that the smell of fresh air is the best feeling and that you are destined for more than what you have now. Let your soul be your yin, your femi- nine force. Let it tell you what.
“Start with this: not all pain matters. There are people whose attention is consistently drawn away from their purpose and toward their pain, like a moth to a light. Such people, who pay attention to every annoyance and obstacle in their way, are usually unsuccessful in their endeavors. In extreme cases they are mentally ill. A healthy person, a flourishing person, learns to move past a lot of annoyance and a good deal of pain. Eric Greitens
Your feelings are always valid; they are very often not real. You can- not bring chaos into your life by worrying. Worrying attracts more worrying, not more trauma. You can, however, rob yourself of your best years with the illusion that the worrying keeps you safe. It doesn’t. We will be temporarily screwed at some points and end up okay in the end...whether we worry or not.
If someone says they don’t want a relationship, believe them. If you do your best and work your hardest and don’t get anywhere, try heading somewhere else. You don’t have to work hard; your purpose will feel effortless.
It will require dedication, which should also feel pretty innate. Anything else you do to generate tension and chaos is a way to disconnect from yourself. Your ongoing problems aren’t problems, they are loves. You can’t let them go because they serve you in some way you don’t consciously recognize. Figure out what need they are feeding, and they’ll dissolve effortlessly.
Your whole life is an unfolding. It’s not about finally getting to where you want to be but realizing you have always been there. It is realizing you are already the person you dream of, you already have the power you crave, the happiness that you’ve been waiting for has been in front of you the whole time, and the life you’ve dreamed of was accessible from the moment you conceived of it.
It was only you that was holding you back.
January 22, 2024
Pidin tästä todella paljon! Kirjassa on Brianna Wiestin viisaita sanoja, mutta pohjimmiltaan se on työkirja, joka osaa esittää juuri niitä oikeita kysymyksiä. Kuten kirjailija kirjan lopussa sanoo, ovat vastaukset olleet lukijan sisällä aina, mutta kirja tosiaankin auttaa hoksaamaan itsestään aivan uusia asioita loistavien kysymysten avulla.
Se, kuinka paljon kirjasta saa irti riippuu mielestäni täysin siitä, minkä verran aikaa, ajatusta ja panostusta vastauksien kirjaamiseen antaa itselleen aikaa.
Suosittelen tätä kirjaa kaikille, jotka tekevät matkaa itseensä.<3
Se, kuinka paljon kirjasta saa irti riippuu mielestäni täysin siitä, minkä verran aikaa, ajatusta ja panostusta vastauksien kirjaamiseen antaa itselleen aikaa.
Suosittelen tätä kirjaa kaikille, jotka tekevät matkaa itseensä.<3
February 2, 2024
im crying a lot doing this journal, I hate this because I know that the problem is me, but writing in these pages is the worst, because now I read what I think of me and its awful, im my own villain in my own story
December 16, 2023
Everything you dream you will do, could do, might do
when you are better…everything you hope that will transpire into your being by the virtue of your outside world
changing…those things are not your rewards, they are your
tools. Do them now. Think them now. Be them now. Life
unfolds from the inside out.
BOOK: I AM THE HERO OF MY OWN LIFE
AUTHOR: #briannaweist
GENRE: #selfhelp #guidedjournal
RATING: 5.0 ✨️
It always matters how we see ourselves, than how others see us. But having said that, its not easy for us to completely analyse ourselves and our potential just by merely acknowledging things in the surface, we have to dive deep find those precious hidden pearls from deep within. Brianna weist have been extremely helpful in framing the right questions, to ask ourselves. I have completed this guided journal and it feels beautiful. Its a perfect end of the year activity. #suggested
when you are better…everything you hope that will transpire into your being by the virtue of your outside world
changing…those things are not your rewards, they are your
tools. Do them now. Think them now. Be them now. Life
unfolds from the inside out.
BOOK: I AM THE HERO OF MY OWN LIFE
AUTHOR: #briannaweist
GENRE: #selfhelp #guidedjournal
RATING: 5.0 ✨️
It always matters how we see ourselves, than how others see us. But having said that, its not easy for us to completely analyse ourselves and our potential just by merely acknowledging things in the surface, we have to dive deep find those precious hidden pearls from deep within. Brianna weist have been extremely helpful in framing the right questions, to ask ourselves. I have completed this guided journal and it feels beautiful. Its a perfect end of the year activity. #suggested
June 14, 2022
I'm hero of my own life
By Bianna Wiest.
Tidak banyak yang bisa aku ceritakan tentang buku ini karena buku ini meminta kita untuk lebih banyak bercerita tentang diri sendiri. Buku ini sejenis buku journal yang memberikan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang harus kamu jawab untuk lebih mengenal dirimu sendiri.
Aku pikir aku akan membaca buku ini lagi suatu hari nanti.
There's not much I can say about this book because it asks us to tell more about ourselves. This book is a kind of journal book that provides questions that you must answer to get to know yourself better. I think I will reread this book again one day.
By Bianna Wiest.
Tidak banyak yang bisa aku ceritakan tentang buku ini karena buku ini meminta kita untuk lebih banyak bercerita tentang diri sendiri. Buku ini sejenis buku journal yang memberikan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang harus kamu jawab untuk lebih mengenal dirimu sendiri.
Aku pikir aku akan membaca buku ini lagi suatu hari nanti.
There's not much I can say about this book because it asks us to tell more about ourselves. This book is a kind of journal book that provides questions that you must answer to get to know yourself better. I think I will reread this book again one day.
May 1, 2024
While I found this book to be insightful in some ways, particularly with its thought-provoking questions and prompts, I also felt a bit disconnected from certain aspects, like the emphasis on spirituality. As a teen, I appreciate the opportunity for self-reflection, but I prefer resources that resonate more directly with my experiences and worldview. That said, I think it could still be beneficial for others my age who are seeking guidance and introspection on their journey of self-discovery.
July 23, 2022
I just finished reading this book. So good and motivating, some points which I am not agreed with but there are so many points which I am agreed sometime it feel me like that I wrote this book by my own self and with my own feelings
June 17, 2023
Bukunya keren, tipe tipe buku yang ngisi sendiri gt😍
December 23, 2023
Loved this sm
July 15, 2024
I didn't know this was going to be interactive
February 18, 2025
I really good journey into your mind. Very introspective. A good base for self reflection.
March 27, 2025
❤️❤️❤️
November 14, 2025
★★★★★ (5/5)
I would say that these type of books will always be a 5 stars for me hahaha
I would say that these type of books will always be a 5 stars for me hahaha
December 20, 2025
Such deep questions, Brainna, definitely knows how to make you reflect for change. ✨📝
February 14, 2024
Sách của Brianna luôn mang tính chữa lành, affirmation, self help. Vẫn luôn là top sách gối đầu của mình
February 6, 2025
Titel: I am the hero of my own life - Dein Journal für die Reise zu dir selbst
Autorin: Brianna Wiest
Verlag: Piper
Preis: 18,00€
Seitenzahl: 176 Seiten
Übersetzerin: Renate Graßtat
Inhalt:
Du willst dir nicht länger selbst im Weg stehen? Du willst endlich der Mensch werden, der du wirklich bist?
Dieses Journal, konzipiert von der Erfolgsautorin Brianna Wiest, wird dir helfen, dein ideales Leben zu finden. Es wird dir klarmachen, was dich bisher daran hindert, dieses für dich passende Leben zu leben. Es wird dir Wissen und Mut verleihen, um alte Muster und unbewusste Mauern zu durchbrechen.
Mit ihren Fragen, Impulsen und Anregungen, mit wichtigen Zitaten und Erkenntnissen, die ihr Leben leiten, zeigt dir Brianna Wiest, wie du deine widersprüchlichen Gedanken, Gefühle und Ängste sortieren und bewältigen kannst. Ihr Journal bietet dir Raum für Kreativität, Raum für dein Selbst. Sie hilft dir zu verstehen, wer du wirklich bist, und zu werden, wer du sein willst.
Inspirierende Beispiele aus dem Inhalt:
Erinnere dich an das, worüber du niemals hinwegzukommen glaubtest und es dann doch eines Tages warst.
Was würdest du deinem früheren Ich sagen, wenn du heute mit ihm sprechen könntest?
Erstelle ein Venn-Diagramm mit deinen Fähigkeiten, deinen Leidenschaften und den Bedürfnissen deines Umfelds.
Beschreibe den Traumpartner, den du schon immer heiraten wolltest, und überlege dann, wie du diese Eigenschaften selbst verkörpern kannst.
Stell dir vor, woran du denken würdest und was du den ganzen Tag tun würdest, wenn du bereits geheilt, ganz und glücklich wärst.
Meine Meinung:
Brianna Wiest’s Sachbücher begleiten mich nun schon eine ganze Weile, wobei ich jedes Mal eine unterschiedliche Meinung über ihre Bücher zu haben scheinen. Dabei war ich auch auf ihr neuestes Werk “I am the hero of my own life” sehr gespannt, muss allerdings zugeben, dass ich hier weder die Unterüberschrift “Dein Journal für die Reise zu dir selbst” noch den Klappentext gelesen habe. Den Klappentext hatte ich mir bereits bei ihrem letzten Werk nicht durchgelesen und fand es ganz spannend, einfach ohne voreingenommen zu sein, an das Buch zu gehen. Umso überraschter war ich allerdings auch, dass es sich bei diesem Buch um ein Journal gehandelt hat.
Auch das Cover gefällt mir einfach wahnsinnig gut. Ich liebe den Blauton und vor allem passt das Buch hervorragend zu den anderen Büchern der Autorin.
Dennoch fand ich es gerade schön, mit diesem Buch zu arbeiten, da einem bereits die letzten Bücher der Autorin viel mitgegeben haben. Es gibt trotzdem noch einige Seiten, in denen man Texte finden kann, die mir auch sehr gut gefallen und einen auch zum Nachdenken angeregt haben, gerade in Kombination mit den Seiten zum ausfüllen, was eine gute Mischung war. Schön fand ich dabei auch, wie sie Zitate von verschiedenen anderen Autor*innen, aber auch von Theodore Roosevelt verwendet hat, um noch einmal die Bedeutung einiger Seiten zu unterstreichen. Ich habe beim Lesen viel über mich selbst nachdenken müssen und fand dies gerade auch gut gemacht, obwohl es auch nicht immer einfach war.
Es gibt viel Platz zum ausfüllen, wobei man sich in diesem Buch vor allem mit sich selbst auseinandersetzt. Mit dem worin man gut ist und dem was einen ausmacht. Man lernt in diesem Buch viel über sich selbst und muss wirklich einmal überlegen, was man vielleicht schon alles erreicht hat und was man noch erreichen will. Obwohl mir nicht immer alle Punkte komplett zugesagt haben, fand ich es dennoch spannend dieses Buch zu entdecken. So habe ich auch noch nicht alles ausgefüllt, allerdings denke ich, dass das Buch vielleicht einfach mit mir wachsen kann. In einigen Monaten oder Jahren werde ich vielleicht wieder danach greifen und schaue mir an was mein Vergangenheits-Ich geschrieben hat, was noch frei ist und finde vielleicht dann Antworten auf einige der Fragen. Ich denke auch, dass für ein einige Listen und Fragen in diesem Buch man bereit sein muss, da man sich wirklich mit sich selbst auseinanderzusetzen muss, was nicht immer so leicht ist, wie es sich vielleicht anhört.
Der Schreibstil der Autorin hat mir hier auch sehr gefallen, obwohl dies natürlich auch daran gelegen haben könnte, dass es sich um ein sehr kurzes Buch handelt, dass mehr aus einem Journal besteht. Dennoch kam ich sehr gut voran, was mir sehr gefallen hat, da ich bei früheren Büchern der Autorin auch schon einige Probleme hatte. Somit ist “I am the hero of my own life” ein tolles Buch um sich ein wenig mit sich selbst auseinanderzusetzen.
Autorin: Brianna Wiest
Verlag: Piper
Preis: 18,00€
Seitenzahl: 176 Seiten
Übersetzerin: Renate Graßtat
Inhalt:
Du willst dir nicht länger selbst im Weg stehen? Du willst endlich der Mensch werden, der du wirklich bist?
Dieses Journal, konzipiert von der Erfolgsautorin Brianna Wiest, wird dir helfen, dein ideales Leben zu finden. Es wird dir klarmachen, was dich bisher daran hindert, dieses für dich passende Leben zu leben. Es wird dir Wissen und Mut verleihen, um alte Muster und unbewusste Mauern zu durchbrechen.
Mit ihren Fragen, Impulsen und Anregungen, mit wichtigen Zitaten und Erkenntnissen, die ihr Leben leiten, zeigt dir Brianna Wiest, wie du deine widersprüchlichen Gedanken, Gefühle und Ängste sortieren und bewältigen kannst. Ihr Journal bietet dir Raum für Kreativität, Raum für dein Selbst. Sie hilft dir zu verstehen, wer du wirklich bist, und zu werden, wer du sein willst.
Inspirierende Beispiele aus dem Inhalt:
Erinnere dich an das, worüber du niemals hinwegzukommen glaubtest und es dann doch eines Tages warst.
Was würdest du deinem früheren Ich sagen, wenn du heute mit ihm sprechen könntest?
Erstelle ein Venn-Diagramm mit deinen Fähigkeiten, deinen Leidenschaften und den Bedürfnissen deines Umfelds.
Beschreibe den Traumpartner, den du schon immer heiraten wolltest, und überlege dann, wie du diese Eigenschaften selbst verkörpern kannst.
Stell dir vor, woran du denken würdest und was du den ganzen Tag tun würdest, wenn du bereits geheilt, ganz und glücklich wärst.
Meine Meinung:
Brianna Wiest’s Sachbücher begleiten mich nun schon eine ganze Weile, wobei ich jedes Mal eine unterschiedliche Meinung über ihre Bücher zu haben scheinen. Dabei war ich auch auf ihr neuestes Werk “I am the hero of my own life” sehr gespannt, muss allerdings zugeben, dass ich hier weder die Unterüberschrift “Dein Journal für die Reise zu dir selbst” noch den Klappentext gelesen habe. Den Klappentext hatte ich mir bereits bei ihrem letzten Werk nicht durchgelesen und fand es ganz spannend, einfach ohne voreingenommen zu sein, an das Buch zu gehen. Umso überraschter war ich allerdings auch, dass es sich bei diesem Buch um ein Journal gehandelt hat.
Auch das Cover gefällt mir einfach wahnsinnig gut. Ich liebe den Blauton und vor allem passt das Buch hervorragend zu den anderen Büchern der Autorin.
Dennoch fand ich es gerade schön, mit diesem Buch zu arbeiten, da einem bereits die letzten Bücher der Autorin viel mitgegeben haben. Es gibt trotzdem noch einige Seiten, in denen man Texte finden kann, die mir auch sehr gut gefallen und einen auch zum Nachdenken angeregt haben, gerade in Kombination mit den Seiten zum ausfüllen, was eine gute Mischung war. Schön fand ich dabei auch, wie sie Zitate von verschiedenen anderen Autor*innen, aber auch von Theodore Roosevelt verwendet hat, um noch einmal die Bedeutung einiger Seiten zu unterstreichen. Ich habe beim Lesen viel über mich selbst nachdenken müssen und fand dies gerade auch gut gemacht, obwohl es auch nicht immer einfach war.
Es gibt viel Platz zum ausfüllen, wobei man sich in diesem Buch vor allem mit sich selbst auseinandersetzt. Mit dem worin man gut ist und dem was einen ausmacht. Man lernt in diesem Buch viel über sich selbst und muss wirklich einmal überlegen, was man vielleicht schon alles erreicht hat und was man noch erreichen will. Obwohl mir nicht immer alle Punkte komplett zugesagt haben, fand ich es dennoch spannend dieses Buch zu entdecken. So habe ich auch noch nicht alles ausgefüllt, allerdings denke ich, dass das Buch vielleicht einfach mit mir wachsen kann. In einigen Monaten oder Jahren werde ich vielleicht wieder danach greifen und schaue mir an was mein Vergangenheits-Ich geschrieben hat, was noch frei ist und finde vielleicht dann Antworten auf einige der Fragen. Ich denke auch, dass für ein einige Listen und Fragen in diesem Buch man bereit sein muss, da man sich wirklich mit sich selbst auseinanderzusetzen muss, was nicht immer so leicht ist, wie es sich vielleicht anhört.
Der Schreibstil der Autorin hat mir hier auch sehr gefallen, obwohl dies natürlich auch daran gelegen haben könnte, dass es sich um ein sehr kurzes Buch handelt, dass mehr aus einem Journal besteht. Dennoch kam ich sehr gut voran, was mir sehr gefallen hat, da ich bei früheren Büchern der Autorin auch schon einige Probleme hatte. Somit ist “I am the hero of my own life” ein tolles Buch um sich ein wenig mit sich selbst auseinanderzusetzen.
June 25, 2022
VERY COOL JOURNAL. LOVE IT.
February 1, 2024
As always, BW delivers, profoundly.
March 5, 2024
I love the way Wiest makes you think, makes you acknowledge your decisions and learn from them.
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