Since graduating in May from Roanoke College, one of my summer goals was to read 5 books. I have finally finished one of them only to realize that I better log in more reading time if I am going to meet my goal. My mom eats murder mysteries for breakfast. I read a lot of nonfiction and tend to slog through several tomes over the course of a year."You are a Badass" by Jen Sincero can be found under the self-help section of your bookstore. She's a straight-talking coach who guides us through her pitfalls as well as our own. She knows the traps of negative self-talk and not being connected to our "source energy."
The greatest impact in this book for me came towards the end when she talks about our relationship with money. My family has had several rocky relationships with money and finances. We were taught that you had to work your ass off to make good money and if you asked for a raise, forget it, you kept working until you had a better job. I did not realize that I was carrying negative feelings about money. It is the reason why I feel like I always had just enough to get by and it was in my voice.
So what is this book helping me accomplish? I am working on my own Manifest Destiny; my personal mission statement and what I want my life to look like from this point forward. I'm making a dream board so that I can visually connect goals. It will give me a sense of concreteness. I think that is important when reaching your goals.
Buy the book or borrow it. You won't regret the honesty and second glance at your life! And great news! She is coming out with a follow-up in April 2017, "You Are a Badass at Making Money!
