Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction
by Laura Berman Fortgang
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Author: Laura Berman FortgangEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-07
ISBN: 1585424137
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Tarcher
Book Reviews of Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction
Book Review: Good practical guide to life transformation
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a practical guide for people who know they need a change of direction but don't know which direction that should be or how to make the change. There's no psychobabble about "channeling" this or "affirming" that. Instead, Ms. Fortgang provides a step by step process that takes you from Point A to, well, Point Z.
One of the things I liked about Bill Phillips Body for Life was it provided a step by step process for people wanting to make a physical transformation. "Now What?" does the same thing (in a different way) to help people make a life purpose transformation (or similar). Both require 90 days of absolute commitment, and both provide a plan anybody can follow.
Most of us don't have the resources to just pick something and go after it, especially when burdened with such things as our share of the federal debt (which, for most people, exceeds their lifetime earning potential here in the third quarter of 2009). So if you are doing work you no longer enjoy you are probably stuck with that line of work until you are no longer able to work. Unless, that is, you don't come up with a list of "buts" and instead come up with a list of "what ifs" and go about figuring out how to make things happen. Fortgang addresses this, and other obstacles, in "Now What?"
An odd thing I noticed in an otherwise articulate work is the author appears to have excised the word "whom" from her vocabulary. In every instance where "whom" should have been, she used "who." I found this a bit bothersome, because the odd word usage creates a mental double take each time.
If you're not excited about the work you do, you will benefit from reading and applying this book's 90 day (12 week) method. If you hate your job, definitely get the book. If you've wondered if you are spending your life in a meaningful way, get this book.
This book consists of an introduction, twelve chapters, an epilogue, and two appendices. The chapters are arranged into two Parts, with Chapters 1 - 7 in the first Part. Part I helps you figure out what "it" is. Part II is the 90-day plan for getting there. Each chapter contains exercises, so you can immediately begin working on the knowledge gained. Each chapter addresses a week, with the intention being you work through the book in 12 weeks.
The Introduction is substantial as far as intros go. It even includes a self-assessment quiz.
In Chapter One, you look at what bothers you. Where are the problems? What do you hate (this is what gives a name to what you want)? In Chapter Two, we look at how to let go of the things that hold you back. Let go and move on. Chapter Three discusses the self-imposed limits that hold people back, and how to identify and overcome them.
Chapter Four explains how looking into your past can help you do a good job of determining your future. For example, a proper examination of your past can reveal what your driving motivators are. Chapter Five builds on Chapter Four to help you identify what your purpose is. Chapter Six helps you identify the vehicle for fulfilling your purpose. In Chapter Seven, you tie all of the preceding chapters together to determine what will make you happy.
Now that you have all this background, you're ready to put it to use and so we go into Part II. Chapter Eight is all about money. It discusses budgeting and ways to save money. It helps remove the excuse, "Yeah, I'd like to do X but can't get out of this financial rut." Chapter Nine taps your creativity to get you thinking about solutions that may not seem obvious right now. Chapter Ten talks about luck and opportunity, and how people who have luck get it by putting themselves in opportunity's way. And, yes, there are practical exercises for this too.
The Eleventh Chapter gives solid advice for connecting with the right people, those who can help you along your way. And getting that help from them. It also gives advice on how to not get sidetracked by those who would hinder you. Now that you got this far, how can you possibly stick with it? Chapter Twelve explains.
Appendix One provides some great information on resources you can tap to make life changes. Appendix Two is short, and it's essentially a plug for hiring a personal coach.
If you're looking for a rah-rah book to jazz you up, this isn't it. But if you're serious about making life changes, then you should get this book. Even if you decide not to commit to a twelve-week program, it can make a difference for you. Take the self-assessment quiz and turn to the chapter(s) that most apply to you and just work those. If you later decide to do the whole twelve-week program, you always have that option.
Summary of Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction
A clear and utterly practical 90-day program for discovering a new direction for your life.
In Now What? pioneering life coach Laura Berman Fortgang shares the process that she has used so successfully to help hundreds of clients make major changes in their lives. Whether it's moving on from a dead end job, discovering an entirely new creative outlet, or answering the age old question "What am I meant to do with my life?" this book provides a clear and infinitely practical 90-day program that can help you make major changes in your life.
For anyone who feels drawn toward a life-changing move but is not sure exactly what to do or how to move forward, Now What? provides a concrete process for finding and pursuing a new path in life. Full of inspiring and empowering exercises and tools, this book guides readers-day by day and step by step-through a 90-day process that will lead to true life satisfaction and fulfillment.
In Now What? pioneering life coach Laura Berman Fortgang shares the process that she has used so successfully to help hundreds of clients make major changes in their lives. Whether it's moving on from a dead end job, discovering an entirely new creative outlet, or answering the age old question "What am I meant to do with my life?" this book provides a clear and infinitely practical 90-day program that can help you make major changes in your life.
For anyone who feels drawn toward a life-changing move but is not sure exactly what to do or how to move forward, Now What? provides a concrete process for finding and pursuing a new path in life. Full of inspiring and empowering exercises and tools, this book guides readers-day by day and step by step-through a 90-day process that will lead to true life satisfaction and fulfillment.
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