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Make You Happen: Manifest your best self
For decades you've been sold spiritual solutions and personal development that relies on mastering techniques and habits in order to 'fix' yourself. But what if the tools you've been searching for have been there inside you all along?
Following Jordanna's very funny and sometimes painfully honest personal journey of self-discovery in the bestselling Make it Happen, this is a practical guide to discovering who you really are and manifesting your best self. It's your backstage pass to the ups and downs that inevitably come with doing the 'work'.
Whether you're a self-help novice, spiritually curious, or have sat in more ceremonial circles than you can poke a smudge stick at, you'll enjoy this warm, witty and relatable deep-dive into what it means to become fully self-aware, and the outrageous things we'll put ourselves through while trying to find out!
Following Jordanna's very funny and sometimes painfully honest personal journey of self-discovery in the bestselling Make it Happen, this is a practical guide to discovering who you really are and manifesting your best self. It's your backstage pass to the ups and downs that inevitably come with doing the 'work'.
Whether you're a self-help novice, spiritually curious, or have sat in more ceremonial circles than you can poke a smudge stick at, you'll enjoy this warm, witty and relatable deep-dive into what it means to become fully self-aware, and the outrageous things we'll put ourselves through while trying to find out!
354 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 26, 2022
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May 18, 2024
Listened to the audio book. Would be good for self-help beginners, not massive takeaway read by the author.
June 15, 2024
3.5 - listened because it was free on audible but enjoyed more than I expected
July 17, 2024
The cover was cute!
Make You Happen is a book that the author doesn't make you think you need help, development, or an authority on spirituality that you don't already possess deep inside of yourself.
The book talks about self-awareness, broken up into six different aspects. 1. Identity, 2. Emotions, 3. Energy, 4. Communication, 5. Love, Sex, and Desire, and 6. Spirituality and Intuition.
Label the emotion and embody the feeling.
Empaths take on other people's feelings as if they were their own, which becomes emotionally exhausting for the empath and confusing because it's tricky to decipher what emotions are theirs and what emotions belong to someone else. The biggest issue for empaths is that it's often worn as a burden and a badge of honor.
It was not bad, but I didn't get much out of it. I felt pretty connected to the chapter on Emotions, but I don't feel like I'd remember much else, and nothing stood out to me next to many other personal development books. There is nothing too notable here.
Make You Happen is a book that the author doesn't make you think you need help, development, or an authority on spirituality that you don't already possess deep inside of yourself.
The book talks about self-awareness, broken up into six different aspects. 1. Identity, 2. Emotions, 3. Energy, 4. Communication, 5. Love, Sex, and Desire, and 6. Spirituality and Intuition.
Label the emotion and embody the feeling.
Empaths take on other people's feelings as if they were their own, which becomes emotionally exhausting for the empath and confusing because it's tricky to decipher what emotions are theirs and what emotions belong to someone else. The biggest issue for empaths is that it's often worn as a burden and a badge of honor.
It was not bad, but I didn't get much out of it. I felt pretty connected to the chapter on Emotions, but I don't feel like I'd remember much else, and nothing stood out to me next to many other personal development books. There is nothing too notable here.
October 30, 2023
The author's first book, Make It Happen, changed my outlook on life in a really positive way, so I had quite high expectations for this book.
Positives
I do think my self-awareness increased while reading this book. There were times when I was able to realise why I felt a certain way about something that I'd never allowed myself to see before. I got curious about my feelings instead of suppressing the emotion and telling myself that I was wrong to feel that way. I discovered boundaries I never knew I had.
I improved my ability to see and accept my weaknesses without getting defensive.
I learnt some good communication tips, such as reading written communication out loud before sending it to check the tone is correct.
I was challenged to trust my intuition more and stop seeking external validation quite so much, and how to recognise intuition.
Negatives
There is a distinct lack of outward focus, and while I get that this is a book on self-awareness, I did find myself balking at the extent to which the author places one's own desires above everything else.
There's a section that starts with, "a quick overview of [the Bible] says that Christianity views desires as good and evil. Sin is often committed from the pursuit of destructive desires otherwise known as lusts." I thought this was going to go somewhere deep or at least vaguely reasonable, but the author doesn't go anywhere with it except for stating that her desires are often of the destructive nature. I started to get a bit fed up with the book at this point as it lost its coherence and seemed to promote doing whatever we want whenever we want it.
The author seems a little lost (at least she's quite honest about it), and I'm glad that writing this book was therapeutic for her. I did benefit from the exercises in the book, but I didn't identify with many of the anecdotes, especially the ones that, to borrow her phrase, are very woo-woo.
Positives
I do think my self-awareness increased while reading this book. There were times when I was able to realise why I felt a certain way about something that I'd never allowed myself to see before. I got curious about my feelings instead of suppressing the emotion and telling myself that I was wrong to feel that way. I discovered boundaries I never knew I had.
I improved my ability to see and accept my weaknesses without getting defensive.
I learnt some good communication tips, such as reading written communication out loud before sending it to check the tone is correct.
I was challenged to trust my intuition more and stop seeking external validation quite so much, and how to recognise intuition.
Negatives
There is a distinct lack of outward focus, and while I get that this is a book on self-awareness, I did find myself balking at the extent to which the author places one's own desires above everything else.
There's a section that starts with, "a quick overview of [the Bible] says that Christianity views desires as good and evil. Sin is often committed from the pursuit of destructive desires otherwise known as lusts." I thought this was going to go somewhere deep or at least vaguely reasonable, but the author doesn't go anywhere with it except for stating that her desires are often of the destructive nature. I started to get a bit fed up with the book at this point as it lost its coherence and seemed to promote doing whatever we want whenever we want it.
The author seems a little lost (at least she's quite honest about it), and I'm glad that writing this book was therapeutic for her. I did benefit from the exercises in the book, but I didn't identify with many of the anecdotes, especially the ones that, to borrow her phrase, are very woo-woo.
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November 11, 2024ZERO STARS….
“Make You Happen”—more like “Make You Yawn!”
sorry,m (not really!) but this book goes straight to my list of worst books ever!
Seriously, what’s this?
A solid 300 pages of absolutely nothing! I want my money back! It starts with this long-winded intro where the author trashes self-help books, swearing this is not one… well, hate to break it, but it doesn’t belong to any category at all!
aaaand that’s the biggest self-help lesson here: steer clear!
You could save yourself a day and just flip to the table of contents in a bookstore, and bam! You’ve basically “read” the whole book front to back.
Boring, repetitive as hell, and if I had to read “I wrote Make it Happen” or “If you read Make it Happen” one more time, I might just make something happen….
[And for the record, I personally haven’t read Make it Happen and never, ever will!]
But hey, the cover’s cute, so there’s that!
“Make You Happen”—more like “Make You Yawn!”
sorry,m (not really!) but this book goes straight to my list of worst books ever!
Seriously, what’s this?
A solid 300 pages of absolutely nothing! I want my money back! It starts with this long-winded intro where the author trashes self-help books, swearing this is not one… well, hate to break it, but it doesn’t belong to any category at all!
aaaand that’s the biggest self-help lesson here: steer clear!
You could save yourself a day and just flip to the table of contents in a bookstore, and bam! You’ve basically “read” the whole book front to back.
Boring, repetitive as hell, and if I had to read “I wrote Make it Happen” or “If you read Make it Happen” one more time, I might just make something happen….
[And for the record, I personally haven’t read Make it Happen and never, ever will!]
But hey, the cover’s cute, so there’s that!
December 4, 2022
4.5 ⭐️
I really enjoyed this, and the exercises that were included.
I’m new to the self-help/spirituality genre, and this was a nice starting book that encouraged me to think about some things I hadn’t really considered before.
I really enjoyed this, and the exercises that were included.
I’m new to the self-help/spirituality genre, and this was a nice starting book that encouraged me to think about some things I hadn’t really considered before.
May 12, 2023
Felt like the same information just worded differently in every chapter.
Great if you have NEVER explored any kind of manifestation practices etc.
picked up the other one ‘make it happen’ but not rushing to read it.
Great if you have NEVER explored any kind of manifestation practices etc.
picked up the other one ‘make it happen’ but not rushing to read it.
January 17, 2023
3.75 stars x
June 21, 2023
Some good take aways but I got bored reading, it didn’t offer me any new information.
July 31, 2023
4.5 ⭐️
A really enjoyable read! I loved completing all the exercises and found them to be extremely valuable in becoming more self-aware.
A really enjoyable read! I loved completing all the exercises and found them to be extremely valuable in becoming more self-aware.
August 17, 2023
Could have been really better
October 30, 2025
i like the author, i follow her for years and i find the book really nice.
March 2, 2023
Love this. So many good tips! Must read if you’re needing a little reset
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