Be Bold

Be Bold by Anna Goldstein is interactive and full of useful information to help you feel more powerful in yourself. A good format and colourful and bold throughout.

I really enjoyed this book. It was an easy read, but also very engaging. The colorful format gave it a fun, fresh feel to the reading experience. There were exercises to help you better understand confidence and doubts throughout the book, which was a nice added feature not many books have.

Would recommend to those looking to help build confidence and take steps to overcome self-doubt.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing and eARC in exchange for an honest review.

”Begin to notice that thinking is happening all the time -- and recognize that these thoughts arise and come and go. Treat them as thoughts, without believing they are true. Watch your thoughts come and go like clouds, coasting through clear blue sky."

Be Bold is firstly pulchritudinous with it's colorful graphics, pretty fonts and modern accent designs, and gorgeous stock photographs of clouds gracing nearly every chapter.

When I began to read the book, I didn't know what to really expect other than some self help tips and exercises. As I made my way through the first chapter, "The Voice in Your Head," I realized it's more than a self-help book on gaining confidence; Be Bold is thoroughly spiritual in its essence.

Goldstein quotes spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle, Buddhist nun Pema Chodron, and psychologist Abraham Maslow among other influential thinkers to support her own theories on how to live a fuller life.

I quite liked the design of the book, and found a lot of her stories well-formed. It is truly difficult to begin the task of taking charge of one's life in a new way, especially if you've been experiencing imposter syndrome or body image issues. Ah, the human condition...

In addition to enjoying the stories, I found the exercises fun and introspective too. Particularly the letter to a friend prompt at the end of chapter six! Goldstein encourages you, the reader, to write a letter to a specific friend but date the letter two years in the future and write using the present tense. She instructs you to write about your daily life, what you have, where you are, etc. which is really interesting because I learned so much about what I care about that I thought I already knew but really didn't.

This book would be a great gift to yourself. It's not religious, but very much steeped in spirituality. You will likely get uncomfy but nothing goes *too* deep here.

This is great for anyone who needs to figure out how they can be more confident in their everyday life. I’ll be personally referring to it when I feel like I can’t achieve something.

I think this would be an amazing read for a teenager/young adult. Anyone struggling with confidence will be helped with this but I definitely will be getting this for my teenager.