Reminder to self?

Roshani Patil

February 29

Author: Jen Sincero

Genre: Comedy/Self-help

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

Eleanor Roosevelt

I am not a big fan of self-help books because I just find them too preachy . But there are times in life when you do need some deep insights or you do need to find out as to how to traverse through the life that seems to throw curve balls at you. Those curve balls of life are intended to make you stronger as a person but it just seems pretty frustrating at that point. That is because those times are just testing everything you possess- your patience, your resolve and every piece of strength you possess in your body. When such times arrive, then you do feel as if you are going to break down as an individual and that there is no way out. But someone has aptly said, there is light at the end of the tunnel. You just need the courage to walk through the end of the tunnel to witness that light.

I have been facing such times of late . But I have promised myself one thing that no matter how difficult things seem, I am not going to let an iota of self-doubt be instilled in my body. Instead I am going to do things which are in my control and not worry about what is not in my control. Let people think whatever they want to because they might be having a lot of free time to think about the affairs of other people. I really do not have time for being so nosey. I just want to keep myself so busy that I do not have the time to criticize others nor blame others. So, while I continue to figure out things, I decided to read this book after all you do need insights don't you?The reason why I actually decided to go for this pick was that its title really attracted me . So was it a good choice or was it a duh ?Read on to find out more.

About the book: You Are A Badass: How to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life is a book which is written by one of the best selling authors of New York Times, Jen Sincero based partially on her own experiences and the lessons which she amassed after reading and listening to a lot of people who have made it big in life. She was an author who until the age of 40 was very broke . She lived in a converted garage and seemed to live life in a very defeatist manner. But with time, she was able to turn her life around and become a successful business owner. How did the turnaround happen is what she documents in the book which is written in a very sassy and practical manner .

Analysis: This is a book which tries to awaken the greatness in us which we hide under the guise of not having enough time or giving excuses or just being content with whatever life gives us(in other words, not being able to convince ourselves to put our best foot forward in every work we undertake). The author gives us lot of advice as to how we can be our best versions and not limit ourselves which is what majority of us do. The best part of human life is that we can be anything we set our minds to be . But often we do not have the resolve or the passion to be the person which we want to be. Or we are pretty scared or doubt our potentials that we just end up living a life which just helps us to barely scrape or at most live a life which is somewhat better than others but does not realize our entire potential.

Verdict: This is a great read especially if you want to live a life which is supposed to be your best. Things will not turnaround in a day but if you keep developing and practicing the good habits , one day your hard work will eventually make you live the life of your dreams. If you are an individual who wants to achieve things which others think is impossible and do not know how to this will be a great guide. After all, you never dull your shine for somebody else. This is the best gift you can ever give to yourself .

Rating : *** and a 1/2 stars