Book Review: Living Like You Mean It by Dr. Ronald J. Frederick
About the Book
Are you like most people? You’ve got a busy and full life, a successful career, friends and family, and yet, for some reason, you feel like something’s missing.
Do you find yourself wondering, “Is this as good as it gets?”
Many of us feel this way. We long to be more alive and present in our lives, more in touch with ourselves, and closer to those we love. Yet no matter what we do, we can’t seem to get there.
But, no more!
Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want shares with you my proven four-step approach to overcoming fear and connecting more deeply with yourself and others.
The Long Version
In the beginning of Living Like You Mean It, Dr. Frederick talks about a ‘feelings spectrum’ with people who feel too much at one end and people who have a feelings phobia at the other end. Given that this book is meant for people who want to deal with their feelings phobia, I was convinced that I fell on the ‘feel too much’ side of the spectrum and thus didn’t have anything to learn from this book.
Boy was I wrong.
In this book, Dr. Frederick takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolution of our feelings – starting at birth. Before I knew it, I found myself examining my reactions to things as well as my lifetime habits. Let me tell you – I have discovered the roots of a lot of behaviors.
Behaviors is one of the big reasons I decided to post this review here. As a recovering binge eater, learning about my behavior and thoughts towards food - as well as where it all stems from - has helped me incredibly to get past my issues and fears.
The thing I appreciated most about this book is that Frederick doesn’t preach to you. The feeling is almost like he is just as fascinated as the readers are at all of this, so you feel like you’re talking to a comrade rather than being drilled like a teacher. His conversational and friendly tone always made me feel comfortable.
The Short Version
I highly recommend this book. Even if you think you don’t need this book, you may be surprised at what you can learn from it.
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Living Like You Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want
By Dr. Ronald J. Frederick
http://www.livinglikeyoumeanit.com/
ISBN: 978-0-470-37703-1
Length: 208 Pages
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