Review: Well-Written, Well-Organized, and Genuinely Inspirational Self-Help Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
“It’s In Your Hands: Five Strategies to Achieving Your Life Dreams” is an encouraging and inspirational guide for taking positive, realistic steps toward your dreams and eventually fulfilling them.The book is organized around five chapters that present well-developed themes—taking action, accepting challenges, refusing to be intimidated, developing your own methods for moving forward, and success. Within each overall theme the author delves down into specifics and gives concrete advice. For instance, in the chapter on taking action, the author explores procrastination, how it hurts you, and how you can avoid it; in the chapter on accepting challenges, she discusses how challenges are important for growth and provide opportunities, not setbacks.The part of the book I found most helpful was the part about decision-making, and the division between maximizers and satisficers—I’d never really thought about my own process for making decisions before and how it could be improved to lead to greater satisfaction and happiness. As a working professional, I also enjoyed the chapter on intimidation and how to avoid intimidation in social situations and even from your boss; the advice and writing there is sympathetic but straightforward.“It’s In Your Hands” is well-organized, and the chapters flow nicely from topic to topic; it’s also well-written and a good mix of motivation and actual advice. The author herself is an entrepreneur, and so lends her experience to the chapters as well. I would recommend this book to readers who are looking to make positive change in their life, whether it is in a personal or professional arena; it’s an upbeat, helpful read.