Sadly, not much new in Tiny Leaps, Big Changes. Also, I didn't care for the tone of the book. It was more castigating than supportive. Overall, just okay but there are better books on this topic out there.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Reading this straight off the back of Burnout really flagged to me the different approaches self-help books can take. Burnout felt supportive, wanting you to have a happier life, helping you tackle some of life’s obstacles to achieve that. This, on the other hand, felt like it was castigating you for being such a lazy loser, and if you really wanted something you can have it simply by applying yourself enough.

I have serious concerns about the advice in the book. The example given is Dave, a dad who wants to make more money so that his daughter can (eventually) go to college without a big debt hanging over her. So he puts in extra hours and stresses himself out and argues with his family because he’s exhausted. But oh, he’d be a horrible person if he let himself slack – how could he look his daughter in the eye if she had to take out loans for college?

Wow. Just… no. How about enjoying life, not being a shitty parent who’s never there, or finding other ways than becoming a monster?

I think my main issue with this book is that the author is in his mid-20s. I am turning into an old grump, but quite frankly I don’t think Clunis has the life experience needed to write a book like this – at least, not for people outside his own age group. He talks dismissively of people who never take risks, are never willing to lose everything to gain something better, and uses the example of Jim Carey’s father from a talk the actor gave once. Urm, right. ‘Cos a sane, responsible parent can afford to take that kind of gamble o.O

There are snippets of good advice, but that can’t mitigate the awful, smug tone, and quite frankly dreadful suggestions at times. Avoid.

I'm not keen to say a book didn't do anything for me but I wasn't overly impressed with Tiny Leaps, Big Changes. I think I was expecting a book more like One Small Step can Change a Life. It's fine as an introductory self-help book but on the whole suffers from the 'more of the same' syndrome. There are some good insights in there - the Life Audit is a true gem but I've been using personal development for over 20 years so I lost interest after a while for lack of something new. To be clear, it's going to help anyone starting out on their self-growth journey, just not for me

This is a self help book ideal for the younger generation. It is full of old well established methods given a bit of an up to date twist. Although there was nothing new in it,, and many of the methods including SMART goals are covered extensively elsewhere,, the author does try to put his own twist on it. It is written in a youthful style and the case studies are up to date. It is an easy read and is best suited to those just starting out. Thank you and Good luck