I absolutely LOVED this book!!! I had never heard of Rachel Hollis before ... maybe I should have after reading her book. She runs a pretty famous blog and a company. So I probably should have but I didn't. The by line of the book says "Stop believe the lies about who you are so you can become who you were meant to be." It grabbed my attention.
I finished the book pretty quickly. She is a great writer and there are so many great quotes that I could throw out here .. I'll give you a few of my favs but only enough to wet your appetite .... the rest you'll have to grab a copy and let me know your thoughts. Don't want to give it all away.
Just a few of my favs - (so many to choose from) :
* "You, and only you, are ultimately responsible for who you become and how happy you are.
* "The gift of life is that we get another chance tomorrow."
* "Whatever standard you've set for yourself is where you'll end up ... unless you fight through your instinct and change your pattern."
*Our Words have power, but our actions shape lives."
Oh my there are SO MANY more that I could type here ... get the book you will love it. And you will love her too. She is so real and authentic that you can't help but nod when she tells her stories.
Each chapter begins with a lie that she believed and she tells you the truth of how she turned it around. At the end of each chapter she also gives you some practical steps that you can take ... she already took them ... so she knows they work.
Great book! Go get you a copy and let me know what you think!!
Book Description
With wry wit and hard-earned wisdom, popular online personality and founder of TheChicSite.com founder Rachel Hollis helps readers break free from the lies keeping them from the joy-filled and exuberant life they are meant to have.
Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Chic Media, Rachel Hollis has created an online fan base of hundreds of thousands of fans by sharing tips for living a better life while fearlessly revealing the messiness of her own. Now comes her highly anticipated first book featuring her signature combination of honesty, humor, and direct, no-nonsense advice.
Each chapter of Girl, Wash Your Face begins with a specific lie Hollis once believed that left her feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or ready to give up. As a working mother, a former foster parent, and a woman who has dealt with insecurities about her body and relationships, she speaks with the insight and kindness of a BFF, helping women unpack the limiting mind-sets that destroy their self-confidence and keep them from moving forward.
From her temporary obsession with marrying Matt Damon to a daydream involving hypnotic iguanas to her son’s request that she buy a necklace to “be like the other moms,” Hollis holds nothing back. With unflinching faith and tenacity, Hollis spurs other women to live with passion and hustle and to awaken their slumbering goals.
