I've been meaning to write about these two books for a while. I've had them both out from the library for about 6 weeks, and I'm getting all sorts of great new ideas from them, as well as ideas that I already had, but that were buried under the daily dreck.
Jason Womack's
Your Best Just Got Better has a super motivational title that might be a little off-putting for your inner cynic. However, from the first exercise in the book, which asks you to write down your ideal day (take 15 minutes and try it), this book had me examining my habits and routines and rearranging priorities.
The Firestarter Sessions by Danielle LaPorte does one of my least favorite things in books.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE SENTENCE WILL BE IN VERY LARGE TYPE. And then it will go back to regular size. However, many of her points are really spot on, and again, lots of great things to think about, write about, talk about if you're ready to take a deeper look at your systems, priorities, etc.
Both Jason and Danielle are online and offer newsletters, free downloads, blogging. Here's a link to Danielle's 'workbook o'fire' which offers most of the exercises from her book, without the typeface changing size too often.
BTW, both of these books were referenced in the monthly newsletter of Colleen Wainwright, aka The Communicatrix. Colleen is a former actor and TV ad copywriter who is now in the business of helping creative people talk effectively about what they do. Her monthly insightful email is definitely not inbox clutter. Get that here.
Thanks SO much for sharing the info about the book. Being my best...that's my mission and I sincerely hope this book gives you a few ideas you can use right away.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I'll be hosting a #CoffeeChat in Novato (Marin) on Tuesday, the 24th of July. I'll announce on twitter @JasonWomack