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You Are a Badass
288 pages
A hilarious, tough-love kick in the pants designed to shake you out of your own way.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting down for margaritas with your most unapologetic, fiercely supportive best friend. It moves at a brisk, highly digestible pace, serving up bite-sized chapters that are equal parts hilarious anecdote and actionable advice. The atmosphere is relentlessly upbeat and energizing, stripping away the overly earnest, woo-woo veneer of traditional self-help in favor of blunt truths and well-placed profanity. You aren't just passively absorbing information; you are being actively coached, prodded, and cheered on. It delights readers who are tired of feeling stuck and crave a no-nonsense, humorous approach to personal growth. By the end, the lingering sensation is a buzzing, electric readiness to stop making excuses and start claiming the life you actually want.
- Mood
- energizing
- upbeat
- empowering
- no-nonsense
- Tone
- irreverent
- humorous
- blunt
- encouraging
- conversational
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- overcoming self-doubt · breaking limiting beliefs · self-love · manifesting abundance · taking audacious action
- The writing
- Punchy, highly conversational, and liberally sprinkled with profanity, reading exactly like a late-night pep talk over drinks.
- The arc
- Moves from a state of stagnant self-doubt to an energized, unapologetic readiness to conquer the world.
- Who it's for
- Readers who feel stuck in a rut and want actionable self-help delivered with humor and a healthy dose of tough love rather than gentle coddling.
Content notes
- profanity
About the book
The first ever self-development book to help millions of people around the globe transform their lives using humor, irreverence, and the occasional curse word—now updated and expanded for its 10th anniversary with a brand-new foreword, reader's guide, and more!
In this refreshingly entertaining guide to reshaping your mindset and your life, mega-bestselling author and world-traveling success coach Jen Sincero serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilarious and inspiring stories, sage advice, loving yet firm kicks in the rear, and easy-to-implement exercises to help you:
Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want. Shift your energy and attract what you desire. Create a life you totally love. And start creating it NOW. Make some damn money already. The kind you've never made before. By the end of You Are a Badass, you’ll understand how to blast past what’s holding you back, make some serious changes, and start living the kind of life that once seemed impossible.
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