A quick reads version of the self-help classic. Interesting, but not as impactful as I remembered the original. (Also strangely British-ised, which is a bit odd - I'm sure UK readers, myself included, can cope with American references.) I maybe need to go back and reread the original.

I wondered at the start whether the latest neuroscience would be incorporated, the mention of courses on tapes soon answered that. Still this had a lot of interesting points that can help. Maybe The Chimp Paradox is a more useful version of this with less ‘metaphysics’ but still a worthwhile read

Me ha resultado muy interesante el audiolibro, y volveré al él estoy segura me parece que tiene muchas reflexiones muy apropiadas, que te pueden llegar a ayudar o hacerte ver cosas, es cierto, que tienes que tener la mente abierta para lo que te están proponiendo, y eso a veces es complicado, por eso estos libros son más personales que los de ficción te tienen que llegar en el momento, y que ser lo que estás buscando, y yo no sabía lo que buscaba hasta que lo encontré sinceramente o sea que me ha dejado poso y en lo posteriores días estoy segura que volveré a él en mi mente e incluso al audio

Definitely motivation for when you're needing to make a change, but personally, it just fell a bit flat.

The perfect companion to have when you’ve just finished university and the future ahead feels so uncertain.

Gave me a new perspective on how I should treat myself and others, everyone could benefit from the “No Loss” view on life and the practice of truly giving.

Stumbled up on this book some years ago and was glad I picked it up. It helped me get past the fear of sitting down and talking about business with individuals I didn't know. This book is a real eye opener, deserves a re-read.

Not sure if everything in this 80s book is still 100% relevant in this era but, when I read it many years ago, it gave me just the motivation I needed to make a huge pivot in my early career. The change was very scary at first but, once I took the leap, I knew I'd made the right choice. If you feel stuck and want to dramatically change something in your life but can't get up the nerve to take the first step, this might be a good read for you.

This is truly inspiring and very helpful in taking that first action.

"Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. " Erica Jong

One of my favourite quotes of all time sums up what this book is trying to say; basically we cannot blame situations around us for the state of our own lives. This book brings up some very interesting thoughts; we are in control of our own attitudes and decisions. We may not be able to control the hand that life has dealt us, but we certainly are in control with what decisions we make in order to be successful with the challenges that we face.

This book does make a lot of sense; but as an English person you first have to get over the 'American' style of writing. Naturally more reserved and possibly more inclined to be negative and cynical, it is sometimes difficult to just open up the mind, without the little voice of mocking. Jeffers is right; why do we think that a negative attitude is more 'reality' than a positive one that believes that it will be ok? To quote Henry Ford, "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." Or as Buddha once said, "All that we are is the result of what we have thought."

Jeffers highlights that all we have to do in life to change our world is change the way we view it; when others upset us it is not necessarily their fault, but rather our reactions to them. Even not taking a risk is a decision, so why do we stay with the partner who makes us unhappy? It is usually because we gain something from it. If we are alwayscomplaining of illness, is that because we gain sympathy and attention? Jeffers accepts that as someone who suffered cancer, she did not choose to become ill, but how she decided to react as a consequence was entirely her doing.

Jeffers is an inspiration, however, my only issue is that she quotes herself in her own book - and although that is her inner strength, my reaction to it was a very English one; I thought it was just a touch arrogant.

Vissa böcker finner sig i ens liv precis när man behöver dem. Känn rädslan våga ändå var sådan för mig. Denna bok hade jag kastat åt sidan för några månader sedan och fördömt som för idealistisk antagligen. Så kanske var det perfekt att jag tog upp och läste den just då jag gjorde det. Jag står inför stora val och är rädd att välja fel, denna bok påminner mig om att inget val är fel, livet består av erfarenheter och möjligheter om vi väljer att leta efter dem.

Kommer nog återkomma till denna bok flera gånger framöver.

A self-help book addict, I've read a ton of them and was pleasantly surprised and "fearless" by the time I finished Feel the Fear....

Hoping for solutions or a "how to" to let go of or conquer "a" fear, I realized this book was much bigger than "a" fear.

You will be relieved to know that Jeffers does not believe that our fears are psychological--phew! Rather she believes our fears are, in most cases, an educational problem, and her book is loaded with ways to help us reeducate our mind.

Not heavy, but practical Jeffers puts a lot of focus on saying, "Yes", seeing the possibilities for change and growth, and choosing love and trust.

It's all about committing to and learning how to push through the fears and becoming more than you are, because as Jeffers points out "so much of the joy in life is the challenge of figuring it all out".

Susan Jeffers is obviously a lovely person and refreshingly non-judgemental. I'm sure this book has helped many people. For me, however; it's a bit like trying to put a glove on an octopus.

Why why why does the self help genre insist upon it's one-size-fits-all, simplistic approach to human behaviour? Why does it insist on taking good ideas and motivational advice and turning it into a miracle cure... You will be happy and fulfilled and live an amazing life if you only take the prescribed advice, is the implication.

Hopefully, some people will. Susan Jeffers certainly speaks with warmth and passion and makes some very sensible points. She understands human motivations better than most. I would have given her 3 stars had she not started promoting the metaphysical pseudoscience that is the 'law of attraction' at the end. (If you want a rant about this see my review of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.. Blood boiled.) In fact, I may give it 3 stars anyway because I do feel I'm being a bit mean.

My other beef is the chapter on how to ditch your friends who don't want to come with you on your positive journey. I love my friends. I would carry on loving them even if they became a miserable bunch of killjoys. Thinking positive and convincing yourself you're strong and worthwhile is one thing, but I wonder if I'd be able to retain my sense of humour if I fully committed.

In fact, I feel better after reading it, if only because I've realised that I don't NEED to push myself to insane heights to be satisfied. That's not me! If I could avoid going totally bonkers, make my friends smile, lose a bit of weight and not get sacked... That would probably be enough this year.

If you want to give it a go, why not? It's certainly a good pep talk. But my annoyances with it stop me from rating it highly.