
Get Out of Your Own Way A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment
Reviews

**I received a free copy of this book from HarperCollins Leadership as a part of the launch team. All opinions posted are my own.** Y'all...I loved this book! Dave and Rachel Hollis are both so incredibly good at being able to light fires in people's hearts. I've read both of Rachel's books and COULD.NOT.WAIT. to get my hands on Dave's! Now, I've read the first half and cannot wait to finish it! I've been listening to their Start Today Morning Show Podcasts for awhile and, while I love them together, the days when it was Dave by himself spoke to me and fired me up the most. And that's exactly what he's done with his book. There have been many times in my life when I've wondered "what's holding me back?" What's holding me back from chasing my dreams? Fear of failure? Fear of discouragement from others? Yes...but only because *I* am letting those fears hold me back. *I* am standing in my own way. And, through his book, Dave has shown me that I need to push past these things, work through it, take a chance, make a change, and g r o w as a person. He has shown me that I need to get out of my own way. ;-) I will definitely be recommending this book to everyone I know. #getoutofyourownway #gooyow #harpercollins

Dave titled his book Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic’s Guide to Growth and Fulfillment because as successful as he is, he is not motivated the same way that Rachel is. Rachel wakes up at 5:00AM every day ready to take on and conquer the world and do everything to make her dreams happen. She is naturally motivated individual with a growth-mindset. Dave, however, is not built that way. He has what he refers to as a “fixed-mindset”. He used to believe that personal development is for people that are broken and that there is something wrong with people who go to therapy. But from learning from his wife and deciding that he needed to reach for a better version of himself, he took a deep dive into personal development and learned so many tools to help him on his own journey of growth. His book is the toolkit that we all need to reach for more in our own lives, no matter what type of mindset we have. When things are hard, he teaches how to just “do it anyway”. He formats the book into twenty chapters. Like Rachel’s book Girl, Wash Your Face, each chapter of Dave’s book is titled with a lie or “limiting belief” that held him back. He used personal stories to demonstrate how each lie impacted him and how he overcame them. He ends each chapter with a list of three things that helped him, giving his readers the tangible, actionable advice they need to make positive changes in their own lives. The chapters that resonated the most with me were about shame, the compulsion to fix and care for others, worrying about what other people think, feeling lovable, and roles in relationships. But my biggest takeaway from his entire book came from the conclusion where he gives incredible advice about using leverage to go after what you want most in your life. If you’re feeling a bit stuck in a rut and don’t know how to motivate yourself to go after the life that you want, or don’t think you have the tools to reach for the best version of yourself, I highly encourage you to pick this one up and discover the power that you already have within yourself. Find my full review is available at: http://lifemeetsliterature.com/get-ou...


