Life Makeovers : 52 Practical and Inspiring Ways to Improve Your Life One Week at a Time - Softcover

Cheryl Richardson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553813714 ISBN 13: 9780553813715

Publisher: Bantam, 2001

Synopsis

Cheryl Richardson, author of the No. 1 "New York Times" bestseller "Take Time for Your Life", knows firsthand how tough it can be to juggle the daily demands of living in a fast-paced world. Now, in "Life Makeovers", Cheryl demonstrates how small but important changes to our daily routines can have a huge impact on the way we feel about ourselves and others. Practical, inspirational and fun to use, "Life Makeovers" explores a wide range of topics, such as: using the gift of time; it's all about self-management, not time-management; having fun; what to do when life gets too serious; trying to juggle all the balls at once; which ones to drop and which ones to run with; stepping out of the shadow and into the light; and taking your rightful place in the world.

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Review:

What do you need to change to make your life work better and make you happier? Top-level personal coach Cheryl Richardson, author of the popular Take Time for Your Life, shows you how to make your life over, one week at a time, using her philosophy of "extreme self-care." The result: you'll reevaluate your life and connect to what matters most to you, improving the quality of your life.

Life Makeovers is organized into 52 chapters, one for each week of the year. (Procrastinators: don't wait until January 1 to start--just call this week "week 1" and get going.) Each chapter has a specific theme with a "Take Action Challenge": a practical strategy to put a change into action immediately. For example, week 1 encourages you to reflect on what you've done right by writing down your five greatest accomplishments and three ways you've grown in the past year. Week 5 helps you manage your time by creating an "Absolute Yes" list of your five top priorities for the next 3 to 6 months. Week 20 helps identify behaviors that trigger feelings of irritability or frustration with a "I know I'm headed for trouble when..." list and three things you'll put in place to support your self-care when these happen. Additional topics range widely, such as exploring your internal rules and standards, asking for support, improving your sleep, shaking up your daily routine, and sharing with those in need. Each chapter also includes several well-chosen resources for exploring the topic further.

If you use Life Makeovers as it's designed, you'll have the wisdom and inspiration of one of the best personal coaches in the business for a whole year. You'll have to work with her--no instant magic here--but it will be worth it. --Joan Price

From the Inside Flap:

e #1 New York Times bestselling Take Time for Your Life now shows you how to reclaim your life one week at a time

Cheryl Richardson, bestselling author and one of the most sought-after lecturers in the country, knows firsthand how tough it can be to juggle the daily demands of living in a fast-paced world, and how easily you can become disconnected from your true self and what makes you happy. In Life Makeovers, Cheryl has taken all the know-how and insight she has gleaned from her years as a personal coach and distilled it into a simple, year-long program that shows how making small changes, over time, can have a huge impact on the quality of your life. In fifty-two simple yet profound essays, Richardson provides a plan for both reflecting and taking action, along with specific, practical advice and exercises to help readers gradually and permanently remodel their lives, week by week. Easy to use and fun to read, this workbook is the perfect companion to Take Ti

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0553813714
• ISBN 13: 9780553813715
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 329