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Everything about this book makes you feel like there are endless possibilities to be happy and productive and...awesome! Wall has assembled a collection of perky, optimistic, self-affirming activities that will help you become more aware of yourself and the people and things around you. The list and calendar format provide fun and appealing starting points for turning your attitude around, and will appeal especially to the bullet journal crowd.
Did you ever suspect there was a lot of fun under the serious and belabored you? Here's how to find out if it's true. This book will bring out the playful self.
I recommend it if
You're not sure what to journal about.
You want to do Morning Pages but can't think of anything to write.
You'd like simple art projects to get your creativity unlocked.
Yeah, and if you just want to ramp up your sense of humor - that too.
Grab a copy and enjoy the next 30 days.
In a perfect world, maybe you wouldn't need a 30-day challenge to find and fall in love with your most playful, imaginative, and colorful self, but we don't live in a perfect world.
These kind of books all start to look pretty much the same after a while, and this one doesn’t really bring any new ideas to the table.
I cant help but feel that anyone who would be happy following the kind of challenges in this book probably doesn’t really need the book in the first place, unless its just to pass a bit of time in a mildly amusing way.
I got the feeling the book was aimed someone completely different to me, a teenage girl perhaps. Whilst I fully admit to being a child at heart, I couldn’t help but feel that some of the challenges were simply immature, akin to something to entertain children on rainy days.
As someone who has suffered from physical and mental illness for many years I couldn’t help but roll my eyes at many of the tasks…. ‘Write a bucket list‘… oh yes …lets see a list of all the things that I will have absolutely no chance of ever doing, because that will make me feel simply awesome I don’t think.
If you’re the kind of person who would feel awesome writing in lipstick on a mirror, finger painting, making things with popsicle sticks and hugging everyone, then this book is possibly for you.
Unfortunately I don’t think my awesome is quite so easily found.
This is a wonderful small book to work with for at least 30 days. It offers ideas and lots of creative space to find back to your awesome - and we are all awesome, we're just hiding it well.
Some of the ideas were not new to me, like writing a letter to yourself, but with the added bonus of a creative project to go with it, I think I might be more tempted to explore them.
Thanks to Judy Clement Wall and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book. I thought that it was cute and fun, and I wish that I had it in paper copy. Passing the title along to friends!
Interesting and motivational! Has some of the same information many other books have, but does have enough new insights to keep your interest.
This book is adorable, and I would absolutely buy it for our library, except that its journal/workbook format (perfect for the individual reader) will cause it to be written in by the first person who checks it out. But I am considering getting my own copy for personal use!
I really enjoyed this little book of tips and tricks! We used it as a self discovery tool in my middle school classroom after. I decided to utilize this as a mindfulness tool in my classroom after using it myself. It is a quick, easy to follow, fun adventure that I think anyone would benefit from - young and old! It forces you to carve out some me time, which is key to mental health!
If you have a friend who needs a boost, there may be no better gift to give her than this book. It’s a grown-up activity book giving thirty days of pick-me-up activities with integrated fun worksheets.
Two things that I really liked about it are:
- It’s not too ‘spiritual’. There’s no mumbo-jumbo. Yoga and meditation hardly feature. (Not dissing yoga/meditation but they don’t work for all.) It’s a very practical book.
- There’s not just a focus on the self, but also on making others feel good. I loved that aspect.
The tone is friendly, the illustrations are bright and fun.
One thought - I hope the publishers will offer a download for the worksheets,( essential for the Kindle edition) , so don’t feel inhibited by worrying about ‘spoiling’ their book. (Or others seeing it on the shelf and having a nosy.)
Finally, you might have noticed that in the first line of this review I called your friend ‘her’. This book is clearly aimed at women – the illustrations see the reader as female. However, if your friend is a man who’s secure enough to live with that, I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for him too.
Thanks to Net Galley and HCI books for this uncorrected reader’s copy.
PS – This book is already on sale at Amazon UK and I just went on there and bought a couple of copies to give as gifts!
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I love this book, its so cute and its easy, it lays it all out there for you to achieve a sense of self in this crazy world. Now the task however may sound easy but from someone who is very shy, going up to a random stranger and hugging them, woah maybe not thank you. But its a journey we all need to take and i think this book makes it so much easier!
As a challenge, this book is great. As a good read, isn't that impressive. For a sunny afternoon is good.
This was a fun book. The illustrations are cute and attracts my inner child. As much as the ebook was enjoyable, I must get my hands on the paperback. The book has exercises such as doodling, lists and coloring to help discover your self love. I read each day during my work lunch break or sime me time on the weekends. It was definite always a little pick me up during my day, and always helped me out a little positivity toward myself instead of always reflecting on faults. I’ll be purchasing copies as gifts for friends and family to enjoy.
Find Your Awesome is an entertaining step by step instruction workbook that will help you introspect and learn to love yourself. This book is in the form of a 30 day challenge, but you can shorten or lengthen the period according to your need. I took more than 30 days to do some and I didn’t even do those challenges in that order (which probably is not how you should do).
If you are looking for a life changing piece of advice, then Find Your Awesome may not be your book. But you will definitely love it if you are up for fun and encouraging challenge to do. The book has place for you to write your lists and goals (like a journal) but I ended up using the good ol’ pen and paper.
Final thought: Entertaining way to introspect and accept self love.
Recommended to: Self help lovers who are looking for a monthly challenge.
I am enjoying the digital version of “Find Your Awesome,” but to enjoy it to the fullest, a print copy would be ideal. Since it is digital, I find myself forgetting to do the next days activities. If it were a print copy, I believe I would see book on my desk and remember to fulfill that days project. Often when we set out on a kindness quest, we focus solely on others. “Find Your Awesome” reminds us that we need to show that same love to ourselves. That isn’t as easy!! Maybe that’s why I “forget” to do the next days activity! Instead of vague “go find a way to love yourself” and “live you life to the fullest” propaganda, the author gives you actual activities to practice. Which is amazing, because honestly- sometimes we don’t know where to start. Most of us aren’t going to read a book one day and wake up the next morning feeling overwhelming self-love. We build our self love one day at a time.
Whether you pick up this book and open to a random page or dedicate a month or more of your life to increasing self appreciation, you won't be sorry you started this adventure.
While I would have preferred reading this in a print format, so I could doodle along with the artist's brilliant sketches, the ecopy I received from Netgalley for review purposes was very inspiring. It was a joy to read and I know I will revisit this book from time to time.
The ideas are simple to implement. Some seem silly, others are heart touching and all will inspire you be kinder to others as well as to yourself. Following through on any activity will bring a smile to your face.
Have fun with it!
What a wonderful book! Very inspirational and I love the idea that you can do it in 30 days or even do each one for 30 days, whatever suits your lifestyle. I can't wait to put more of it into practice, though I'm never sure if i'll be brave enough to hug a stranger!
I found this book pretty cool, this book make you do things that should be habits, because self love is something that everyone deserve to experiment, self appreciation, happiness with our own body, with our life, with the people who loves us. This book make you think about things that are easy to do but we never do
Now, this book right here is: Awesome!
I love how the author involved art to make the daily challenges fun and even though I suck at drawing a Mandala, I can safely say that after five tries I managed to stick to a beautiful pattern.
I received a digital copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for a review.