Yesterday I posted the Blog Tour for The Me Project. Today I want to focus on my personal thoughts on the book.
You can read yesterday's post containing information on the book.
I love the premise of this book. I have a passion for helping people find their passions and then incorporating them into every day life. This book has you start by making a "bucket list" - a list of goals or activities or accomplishments for your life. Fifty things you want to do in the next fifty years. After composing your list, you prayerfully choose one item and do the 21 projects in the book related to that goal.
I am still in the process of choosing a goal to work on. This would have been an easy book to read through, post the tour, and move on. But I really want to engage with this material. I have started reading through the projects to get a feel for them. They seem interesting and do-able. The author shares great personal information and stories. The writing style is easy to read.
If you are looking for a change in your life - looking for "what's next" - invest a month in reading through this book, doing the projects for one of your goals, and see how your life is enhanced and changed in the process.
4 out of 5 stars
Recommended for: Christian women, accountability partners, Sunday School classes, small groups, Bible study groups.
Cautions: none
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
BLOG TOUR: The Me Project
This is a little different type of post today. Today I am part of a blog tour for the book The Me Project: 21 Days to Living the Life You've Always Wanted. Come by tomorrow for my personal review of the book. And check out the giveaway information at the end of this post.
Here is the information about the book from the publisher:
Here is the information about the book from the publisher:
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Book Summary (San Jose, CA) Has that rush to make (and break) New Year’s resolutions already waned? According to Daniel Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, taking small steps every day will not only help you stay committed to your goal, but will also help you ultimately achieve that goal when obstacles come up. Author Kathi Lipp wants you and your friends to live out those dreams—and have some fun along the way. As women, we forget the goals and dreams of our younger years. The busyness of everyday life gets in the way. To-do lists replace goals. The Me Project provides women with fun and creative ways to bring back the sense of purpose and vitality that comes with living out the plans and dreams God has planted in our hearts. Kathi Lipp’s warm tone and laugh-out-loud humor motivates women to take daily steps toward intentional goals. The end result? We get back our lives and enjoy living in the confidence of a purposeful life in spite of our chaotic schedules. This handy guide coaches women to do one simple thing toward achieving our goals each day for three weeks. A woman experiencing the exhilaration of a rediscovered life offers more as a wife, mother, friend, volunteer, career woman. Finding the balance between living day-to-day with purpose while pursuing the passions God has placed in our hearts is a delicate pursuit. In this refreshing, insightful book, Kathi lays out a doable plan that makes sense and helps make our God-given dreams a reality. Never stop dreaming, because women who dare to dream do make the world a better place. —Jean Blackmer author of MomSense: A Common Sense Guide to Confident Mothering Publishing Manager, MOPS International www.MOPS.org Author Bio | |
Kathi Lipp is a busy conference and retreat speaker, currently speaking each year to thousands of women throughout the United States. She is the author of The Husband Project and The Marriage Project, serves as food writer for Nickelodeon, and has had articles published in several magazines, including Today’s Christian Woman and Discipleship Journal. Kathi and her husband, Roger, live in California and are the parents of four teenagers and young adults. For more information visit her website: www.kathilipp.com Here is some additional information from Mrs. Lipp: Three Super-Simple Kick Start Living Your Dreams – in the next 15 minutes by Kathi Lipp Kathy@kathycarltonwillis.com Is there a dream that God has given you, but you are waiting until the kids are grown and you have money in the bank before you get started? You may not be able to enroll in a month long pastry making class or take a week off of work to get started on your novel, but today you can take three little baby steps to making your dream a day-to-day reality. 1. Go Public with It It’s a little scary to tell the world what you want to do when you grow up—but this is one little step could get you closer to living your dream than almost any other. Plus—it takes very little time and you don’t have to raid your kid’s college fund to make it happen. When you gather up all your courage and tell your best friend, “I want to learn how to paint,” suddenly she remembers an old art book she has laying around she would love to give you, or her friend from church who teaches art classes. The people you know and love want to be a resource. Give them the privilege of being a part of making your dream happen. 2. Join an Online Group This is one of the simplest—and cheapest—ways to start exploring your passion. Find out who else is talking about restoring antiques and listen to their conversation. Start by Googling your interest along with the term “online groups.” You will be amazed with the number of people who want to talk about the proper way to care for 1950’s lunchboxes as much as you do. 3. Don’t be Afraid to Pray I remember the first time I put an offer in on a house—I wanted it more than I had wanted almost anything else in my life. While I knew that I had dozens of other people praying on my behalf, I was too scared to pray. I didn’t want God to tell me no. I was afraid to pray until my co-worker Kim asked me (in a loving, kind way), why I didn’t believe that God wanted His best for me. Don’t be afraid to pray—as with anything amazing in my life, the path is never what I expected, but it has always been obvious that God’s hand has been on it the whole way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is even a giveaway involved in this blog tour! Comment on this post and I will choose one name to submit in the grand prize drawing. Here is what you could win: Grand Prize Giveaway: Deluxe Starbucks Coffee Gift Basket
****Post your comment by midnight Monday, February 28th to be considered for the giveaway.**** |
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