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May Book Reviews (The Power of Self-Coaching and Daring Greatly)

by EvieBurke, posted in book review

Since my April book review, I’ve read two books. “The Power of Self-Coaching: The Five Essential Steps to Creating the Life You Want” by Joseph J. Luciani, Ph.D AND “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead” by Brené Brown. And the reviews are below.

I’d love to know 2 things in the comments:

  1. Have you read these books? What did you think?
  2. What should I read next month? If it’s already on my to-read list, it’s probably a shoe in. You can see that here.

The Power of Self-Coaching by Joseph J. Luciani, Ph.D.
I enjoyed the way this book is written, very conversational. It’s easy to read and has great examples sprinkled through the chapters.

And there are very straight forward quizzes in most of the chapters to help you identify what you might want to work on. Later it gives you 5 steps to help you work on the areas you identified.

I found this book to be very informative, interesting, and laid out well, but the true power of the book is in implementation. When you actually do the exercises and take the work into your every day life.

Daring Greatly by Brené Brown Ph.D., LMSW
I don’t think you can underestimate my respect for Brené Brown. I’ve heard her as a guest on one of my very favorite podcasts, The Good Life Project, and she has two extremely well know TED talks. I think she’s absolutely brilliant. She walks her talk and shares her journey of that process.

This book continues the conversation from The Gifts of Imperfection. She continued her research and this book is that work. And, of course, she shares some of her journey in the process.

When you read this book, don’t forget to look at the “Reading Guide” at the back before you start. I finished the book and started paging through the Notes and Index. Suddenly I found myself looking at questions and quotes from the book to help you think about what you’re reading and how it’s showing up, or how to apply it, in your own life. HOW DID I MISS THAT?! Well, I don’t know. But hopefully you’ll remember it’s there.

All in all, I read two absolutely fabulous books. I highly recommend both of them.

Let me know if you’ve read them and what you thought in the comments below.

What are you waiting for?

by EvieBurke, posted in motivation

clockWhat are you waiting for?

For me, I was waiting for a level of clarity about my business and my message that I didn’t feel like I had.

So, I kept thinking about it.

and thinking.

and thinking.

and thinking.

And clarity didn’t appear.

What if clarity can come from doing things wrong?

Shhh. Don’t tell anyone, but that’s what I did. I did it wrong. All wrong. I started promoting my webinar only 7 days before I had it. I even forgot to put it in my newsletter. I’ll spare you the long list of things that weren’t done right or even started.

AND my webinar was perfectly and gloriously messy.

Yep, messy.

What are you waiting for?

Stop waiting. Do it anyway. And smile at the wonderful messy thing you create!

Oh, and you’re bound to happen across a bit of (but not all) of what you were waiting for in the process.

"Abundance Now" and "Pilot to Profit" book covers

April Book Reviews (Abundance Now and Pilot to Profit)

by EvieBurke, posted in book review

"Abundance Now" and "Pilot to Profit" book covers

Since my March book review, I’ve read two books. You can see them above. And the reviews are below.

I’d love to know 2 things in the comments:

  1. Have you read these books? What’s your review?
  2. What should I read next month? If it’s already on my to-read list, it’s probably a shoe in. You can see that here.

Abundance NOW by Lisa Nichols
This book is fabulous for someone starting to learn about abundance mentality. And it might help to be an extrovert (the number of mentors/friends/other categories left my introvert head spinning 🙂 ).

That said, there’s a lot of great information here. AND if you think you’ve already got a section down, well, it’s probably a good idea to read that part extra close (there’s always a new layer to learn).

This book is full of gems. Pick one or two pieces that work for you and apply them. If you’re like me, trying to focus on too many things at once will just leave your head spinning.

Pilot to Profit by Lisa Larter
This is a very easy straight forward read and laid out nicely. It’s written very conversationally – I can easily picture Lisa hosting a webinar going over the various points.

It will shed a light on various aspects of your business to improve or tweak. It is not a these-are-the-10-steps-to-get-this-done book.

The book is broken into four sections: Profit Principles, Content Principles, Social Principles and Selling Principles. I’ll review each section.

PROFIT PRINCIPLES
This is a great starting place or review for every business owner. Two of the main focuses are mindset/confidence and success or progress measurements.

These are two things that can easily be swept aside in the day to day business of “getting things done” and are very important to take the time and effort to do.

I’d recommend this book just for this section!

CONTENT PRINCIPLES
First, if you’re a new solopreneur, you do NOT need a website (or you don’t need to spend a lot of time/money on one). It’s more important for you to meet new people and share what you do (and become comfortable with that process).

That said, if you do have a website and have been in business for a bit, read this section. It will give you some things to review.

SOCIAL PRINCIPLES
After you’ve been successfully networking for more than 6 months, read this section (after you have the basics of networking down). I say this because generally, it’s much easier to create connections with people you’ve met face-to-face then those you’ve met through the internet.

Again, this section will give you ideas of what you need to work on.

SELLING PRINCIPLES
This is NOT a section on how to network or have conversations with people you JUST met networking. This IS a section on what a conversation with someone who is exploring working with you, someone who wants more information.