At the end of the day, it is not my job to trash someone over their profession as long as they are not abusing their power. Life is not one size fits all so just because I wasn't a fan of this book doesn't mean it can't be life changing for you. Long story short, in the throes of heartbreak, we got my mom placed into a good memory care facility and began the process of figuring out the legal and financial matters. Honestly there’s so much video and other coverage that online from her own posts and videos that just no longer lineS up with what this book now says. Sure, there is some stuff that echoes a lot from Rachel Hollis (who is not the most original person, I may have to add) and Tony Robbins (who seems to be her hero), but if I were presented with some ideas without association, I think I can easily attribute it to her.

She opens by delivering a fantastic story about her mother, who set the stage for the creation of this book. In the same league as some of my other favorites like Deep Work, Atomic Habits, and The 5 Second Rule.

Sure, it’s been an exciting and flourishing time, but stress, fear, and uncertainty have also accompanied it, quite heavy-handedly. I am happy for her success, good for her, however I am not interested in being used to further her media 'empire'.

I feel this book has hugely useful tips and ways to realise what you want in your life in a realistic, positive and manageable way. Does the idea of moving ahead with this opportunity, with this person, with this job, with this gig, whatever it is, make me feel expansive or contracted?I can say to you that I'm a perfectionist, and for many years I had this idea to create a blog and a Youtube Channel, but I was always saying that I still miss some things and still not perfect as I want to. Individually and collectively, we’re confronted by events and circumstances that can no longer be ignored. You can use it to find your way out of chronic stress, grief, anger, depression, addiction, anxiety, hopelessness, and debt. That being said, I won’t say that this will help you to learn how to change your beliefs or change your mindset. Marie has taught entrepreneurs, artists, and multi-passionate go-getters from all walks of life how to dream big and back it up with daily action to create results.

You would think that someone who appears to be left-leaning would welcome discussions about race and privilege, especially since a good portion of her students are Black women. If there weren’t women who believed that we should have the right to vote, and fought for years and decades, we would’ve never had that.

It’s hard to believe that one year ago, my team and I were in New York City doing the book launch to end all book launches. I did not enjoy this at all and I read a ton of self help books and generally can just glean what is useful and get on with my day.