How to Be Fearless
In 7 Simple Steps
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
"Using her cheeky signature graphs, Hagy keenly outlines the 7 steps that will desaturate your fear and alter the way you approach each day: with fresh purpose, power, and clarity.”
—Meera Lee Patel, author of Create Your Own Calm and Start Where You Are
Ready to shake off worry and jump-start your life, but not sure if that’s even possible? This quick read from Jessica Hagy, master of the Venn diagram and author of the bestselling How to Be Interesting, will get you started. Told entirely through insightful infographics, mood-boosting charts and short, inspiring messages, this little book will shift your thinking away from swirling doubt and help you find your path. Written like a series of gentle, encouraging notes and doodles from your smartest, funniest friend, it's a helpful gift for new graduates, the newly married, the newly divorced, and the newly employed or unemployed. This bright and colorful small-format hardcover book fits easily into a bag or pack.
"This inviting handbook will be of aid to those in need of strategies to overcome anxious thoughts."
—Publisher's Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Using infographics and Venn diagrams, Hagy (The Humanist's Devotional) lays out seven steps for combating fear in her accessible guide. The first step, be focused, encourages readers to zero in on what one wants rather than what causes worry. In step two, be hopeful, Hagy suggests that "hope animates while fear paralyzes" and embracing messiness allows one to move through fear. Step three, be resourceful, recommends starting with small tasks to achieve bigger goals and keeping a mental "go-kit" to help during times of stress (including the contact information of one's "most-trusted friend" and a nearby favorite place). With step four, be earnest, Hagy counsels readers to not fear failure. Step five, be connected, underlines the power of human connection and proposes finding those who "share your focus." Be aware, step six, asks readers to assume less about others and "give everyone more credit" and realize that "a shift in thinking is not a sign of weakness." In the final step, be curious, Hagy concludes that fear thrives where knowledge is lacking, and only investigation can quell most fears. While the advice is nothing new, Hagy's upbeat tone and the clever diagrams illustrating each point make this easy to digest. This inviting handbook will be of aid to those in need of strategies to overcome anxious thoughts. Correction: The author's last name was misspelled in an earlier version of this review.
