03-29-2014, 05:24 AM
Why Your Life Sucks: And What you Can Do About It - Alan Cohen
The in-your-face, no-hype guide to getting happy…
Your life sucks if…
• You routinely make someone or something more important than you
• The life you are living on the outside doesn’t match who you are on the inside
• You say yes when you mean no
• You try to fix other people
• You’ve forgotten to enjoy the ride
When your life sucks, it’s a wake-up call. Now self-help guru and
bestselling author Alan Cohen invites you to answer that call, change
your course, and enjoy the life you were meant to live. In ten compelling
chapters, Cohen shows you how to stop wasting your energy on people
and things that deaden you–and use it for things you love.
![[Image: Snap1.jpg]](http://s3.postimg.org/kcktwp94j/Snap1.jpg)
With great humor, great examples, and exhilarating directness, Why
Your Life Sucks doesn’t just spell out the ways in which you undermine
your power, purpose, and creativity–it shows you how to reverse the damage.
Here is an encouraging but loud-and-clear reminder that in every moment we
generate our own experience by the choices we make, and that today is
the best day to begin your new life.
"When I first saw this book, I was a little turned off by the title. It
implied that my life sucked--and it didn't! However, I was too curious
not to look. I'm glad I did.
We all have areas in our life that "suck". They are the uninvestigated thoughts
and assumptions we have made that are a part of our reality. These, in turn, affect
our decisions and perspectives. As a result, we often sell out, self-sabotage, and put
up with things that suck our energy. It's these "little foxes that spoil the vine", to
borrow from the Bible, that often eat at our enjoyment of life and its blessings.
I'm glad that the publishers of this book, The Jodere Group, were brave enough to
allow for the title. "Suck" is an oft-used word in American culture, but it has the
stigma of being crude slang. Yet, Cohen maintains that there are many aspects of life
(including "energy vampires") that can literally suck the vitality right out of us--leaving
us feeling drained, tired, anxious, depressed, angry, cheated and empty.
It took me awhile to get through this book because there are so many wise nuggets
to absorb. I had my highlighter out, and soon realized this is a book that is not to be
consumed quickly. Don't get me wrong: it's not difficult reading. Cohen writes in a friendly,
conversational style--as if he's sitting in the living room with you. He uses personal stories,
examples of well-known people, and quotes from others. (And he's also hilarious!) But what
makes it a book to read slowly is that it contains such practical wisdom and advice for every
area of life: relationships, money, vocation/work, spirituality, creativity, personal empowerment,
sex, and so on.
Why Your Life Sucks is divided into 10 Chapters or reasons why your life may suck. Each
Chapter/Reason then has sub-sections that cover the areas of how your life sucks and what
you can do about it.
For example, Reason 1 that your life sucks is that You give your power away. The how of
giving your power away is:
- You put people on a pedestal.
- You imitate instead of create.
- You don't listen to your intuition.
- You let others choose for you.
- You think your destiny depends on something outside of you.
He then shares ways to plug up the proverbial leaks in your bucket, so
you're not sucked dry. Here are a few gems I highlighted just in Chapter 1:
- Physical death is mandatory, but spiritual death is optional.
- If you don't use your mind, someone else will.
- Drop what you've been taught so you can remember what you know.
- Your true strength resides in holding your power in the midst of those
who have abdicated theirs.
- In the long run, you are the one who will have to live with your decisions, so
make sure they represent your true desires.
Here are the other 9 reasons that your life may suck:
Reason 2: You expect it to suck
Reason 3: You get fooled by appearances
Reason 4: You waste your energy on things that suck
Reason 5: You keep trying to prove yourself
Reason 6: You say yes when you mean no
Reason 7: You think you have to do it all yourself
Reason 8: You try to fix other people
Reason 9: You starve your soul
Reason 10: You forgot to enjoy the ride
Many self-help offer little advice on how to navigate out of the murky
waters of discontent; they just tell you what you already know--being
big on what, but not how. This book, however, gives practical advice and
real-life stories to help you plug up that leaky bucket that's been
draining you of your life, your passion, and your energy.
I'll leave you with a nugget from Chapter 4: "Do what brings you life. Do not
do what deadens you.""
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The in-your-face, no-hype guide to getting happy…
Your life sucks if…
• You routinely make someone or something more important than you
• The life you are living on the outside doesn’t match who you are on the inside
• You say yes when you mean no
• You try to fix other people
• You’ve forgotten to enjoy the ride
When your life sucks, it’s a wake-up call. Now self-help guru and
bestselling author Alan Cohen invites you to answer that call, change
your course, and enjoy the life you were meant to live. In ten compelling
chapters, Cohen shows you how to stop wasting your energy on people
and things that deaden you–and use it for things you love.
With great humor, great examples, and exhilarating directness, Why
Your Life Sucks doesn’t just spell out the ways in which you undermine
your power, purpose, and creativity–it shows you how to reverse the damage.
Here is an encouraging but loud-and-clear reminder that in every moment we
generate our own experience by the choices we make, and that today is
the best day to begin your new life.
"When I first saw this book, I was a little turned off by the title. It
implied that my life sucked--and it didn't! However, I was too curious
not to look. I'm glad I did.
We all have areas in our life that "suck". They are the uninvestigated thoughts
and assumptions we have made that are a part of our reality. These, in turn, affect
our decisions and perspectives. As a result, we often sell out, self-sabotage, and put
up with things that suck our energy. It's these "little foxes that spoil the vine", to
borrow from the Bible, that often eat at our enjoyment of life and its blessings.
I'm glad that the publishers of this book, The Jodere Group, were brave enough to
allow for the title. "Suck" is an oft-used word in American culture, but it has the
stigma of being crude slang. Yet, Cohen maintains that there are many aspects of life
(including "energy vampires") that can literally suck the vitality right out of us--leaving
us feeling drained, tired, anxious, depressed, angry, cheated and empty.
It took me awhile to get through this book because there are so many wise nuggets
to absorb. I had my highlighter out, and soon realized this is a book that is not to be
consumed quickly. Don't get me wrong: it's not difficult reading. Cohen writes in a friendly,
conversational style--as if he's sitting in the living room with you. He uses personal stories,
examples of well-known people, and quotes from others. (And he's also hilarious!) But what
makes it a book to read slowly is that it contains such practical wisdom and advice for every
area of life: relationships, money, vocation/work, spirituality, creativity, personal empowerment,
sex, and so on.
Why Your Life Sucks is divided into 10 Chapters or reasons why your life may suck. Each
Chapter/Reason then has sub-sections that cover the areas of how your life sucks and what
you can do about it.
For example, Reason 1 that your life sucks is that You give your power away. The how of
giving your power away is:
- You put people on a pedestal.
- You imitate instead of create.
- You don't listen to your intuition.
- You let others choose for you.
- You think your destiny depends on something outside of you.
He then shares ways to plug up the proverbial leaks in your bucket, so
you're not sucked dry. Here are a few gems I highlighted just in Chapter 1:
- Physical death is mandatory, but spiritual death is optional.
- If you don't use your mind, someone else will.
- Drop what you've been taught so you can remember what you know.
- Your true strength resides in holding your power in the midst of those
who have abdicated theirs.
- In the long run, you are the one who will have to live with your decisions, so
make sure they represent your true desires.
Here are the other 9 reasons that your life may suck:
Reason 2: You expect it to suck
Reason 3: You get fooled by appearances
Reason 4: You waste your energy on things that suck
Reason 5: You keep trying to prove yourself
Reason 6: You say yes when you mean no
Reason 7: You think you have to do it all yourself
Reason 8: You try to fix other people
Reason 9: You starve your soul
Reason 10: You forgot to enjoy the ride
Many self-help offer little advice on how to navigate out of the murky
waters of discontent; they just tell you what you already know--being
big on what, but not how. This book, however, gives practical advice and
real-life stories to help you plug up that leaky bucket that's been
draining you of your life, your passion, and your energy.
I'll leave you with a nugget from Chapter 4: "Do what brings you life. Do not
do what deadens you.""
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