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Stop Doing That Sh*T

”Someone once asked me, “What’s at the core of every human being?” “Bullshit I replied.” Gary Bishop, though kind of insulting, leads his reader in with this opening line of his second self-help book to “Unfuck Yourself,” titled “Stop Doing That Sh*t  – End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back.” His straight between the eyes […]

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UNFU*K Yourself

“YOU DON’T WANT TO CHANGE! If you did, you’d be doing it! Call yourself out on this shit” (Bishop 201). Gary John Bishop puts your shit on blast in his book titled “Unfu*k Yourself” and calls you out for sitting idle and thinking about making change rather than going out there and doing it. He […]

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UNFU*K Yourself and Let Go of Expectations

As You all know I am a self-help book junkie and my latest acquisition is Gary John Bishop’s “Unfu*k Yourself.” I must admit I expected a book with a curse word in the title to have a little more impact and was left wanting more – more substance that is. However, he does raise some […]

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Girl, Stop Apologizing – The Ultimate Book For The Ultimate Goal Setter

If any of you reading this blog post follow my blog, you’ll know that I have a thing for books on self improvement. The latest treasure to be added to my reading list is Rachel Hollis’ Girl, Stop Apologizing. The tagline sums up what it’s all about which is “A shame-free plan for embracing and achieving […]

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Art Oracles – An Art Historian’s Wet Dream

If you know anything about me you’ll know that I spend several hours a week perusing the well-being section at local bookstores. I do not know if it was by divine intervention that yesterday I happened to find one of the coolest things I have ever come across before. I am not even sure it […]

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Thank U, Next

Thank U, Next is powerhouse Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album and arguably her best album to date. I call Grande a powerhouse because she literally does it all. Her single “Thank U, Next” was on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks at number one, her track “7 Rings” has been on the chart for […]

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The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck

Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck is not about “not giving a fuck” but rather choosing to give a fuck about what is important. Manson introduces quickly and abruptly our impending mortality in his book. Manson writes: “You’re going to die one day. I know that’s kind of obvious, but I […]

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