No Pain, No Gaines
The Good Stuff Doesn't Come Easy
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4.6 • 24 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times bestseller! In a world that feels increasingly disconnected, it’s time to reclaim a life of rich, authentic connection—because we are all made better when we trust one another and work together.
In his most vulnerable book to date, Chip Gaines opens up about his lifelong pursuit of building relationships with people from all walks of life. Chip emphasizes the importance of seeing people for who they are and not for what they can do for you, enabling you to build a strong community and a life of meaning, joy, and connection.
How does it happen? By being intentional about choosing the company you keep. Chip explains the value of seeking out people who are electrified by living according to their purpose, who will stand beside you as you tackle new challenges, and who bet on each other instead of the status quo. The key is being true to yourself, figuring out what you want to do with your life, and finding people who will lift you up along the way.
No Pain, No Gaines will open your eyes to valuable lessons, including how to:
Find the risks worth takingValue what you bring to the tableResist the status quoLook outside yourself and your circle and foster connections with othersGet comfortable with being uncomfortably kindLive life fully awake, not asleep at the wheel
A good life doesn't always come easy, but that's because the good stuff never does. It requires faith in people. It requires faith in yourself. It requires hope. And it requires a willingness to grow even when it hurts. In No Pain, No Gaines, through hard-won lessons and personal stories all told with his trademark blend of wit and wisdom, Chip Gaines will coach you on how to make your life rich and your relationships run deep.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
If you’ve watched his reality show Fixer Upper, you know that Chip Gaines believes in surrounding yourself with people who can inspire you and pick you up when you’re down. But finding them isn’t an easy proposition—it starts with learning how to be that kind of person. In this honest, kindhearted book, Gaines encourages us to look inward to find those qualities in ourselves. The concept that really resonated with us was Chip’s idea of learning “uncomfortable kindness,” which was inspired by his association with the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s easy to make a donation to a good cause, but it can mean much more to give your time—and to make the effort to find out how you can help most effectively. No Pain, No Gaines inspires us to be and do better.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Gaines (Capital Gaines), former cohost of HGTV's Fixer Upper, dispenses tips on building one's personal network in this insightful guide to forging "authentic human connection." Gaines defines a network as "the group of people with beating hearts and passions who live and love and try and fail, and who are there beside you as you do the same," and writes that it requires as much sweat, pain, and fear—and is as important—as hard physical work. He encourages readers to think of a network as more than a business concept and focus instead on meaningful relationships: instead of asking, "How can you help me get ahead?" he suggests wondering, "What can we learn from one another?" Gaines also asks readers to try "fear fact-finding" by creating a list to illustrate how likely imagined fears are to happen. Each chapter is rounded out with a handwritten "bottom line" truism ("living true to yourself is a nonnegotiable") that has shaped Gaines's worldview. Throughout, his vulnerability is charmingly refreshing: "I'm asking you to keep your arrows in the quiver for just a moment and hear me out," he writes of facing fears. Fans of Fixer Upper and the Gaines's Magnolia Network are in for a treat.
Customer Reviews
Awesome book
Excellent read! Love that you encourage others to be their best self, authentically.
Inspirational & self reflecting
I'm a huge fan of almost every flip show out there on HGTV. I love seeing that transformation in a home and a part of me likes trying out little projects of my own after being inspired by these shows. I'm saying this because it's a big reason why I was curious about this book.
I've probably watched 80% of the Fixer Upper shows and I was genuinely interested to see what Chip Gaines had to talk about in a book. It wasn't what I was expecting and at first I wasn't sure if I would be too interested in learning about networking. However, the more I read, the more I really felt like this was more than just learning to network in a Chip Gaines way.
This actually felt more to me like an inspirational book about following your dreams and to not let your fears hold you back. The message to me was to not stifle myself to the standard way of doing things. To be bold and reach for what I envision, what I am passionate about, but also to be smart about it. To listen to your gut, your instincts but also learn from others even when you have opposing personalities or views. To always be open to learning and growing because things change on a constant basis and you have to be open to those changes or you become stagnate.
It really was very inspiring. I do need reminders in my life to be more open, to be a better listener, but to also take chances. It is so easy to hold yourself back with the doubts that creep into your mind telling you that you will fail. Even as I type this, the fear of opening myself up like that is already hitting. I don't know if after reading this book if I will take more chances and dare to make my dreams become a reality. I hope I can at least make a few small steps in the right direction, but I think if someone out there reading this book does take that chance, Chip has accomplished what he wanted by writing this book.