{Notes from a Friend} Book Review

If you haven't noticed I've been big into personal development books lately.  I suppose it has a lot to do with all the bad in the news, on the internet... ending my day with some encouragement and affirmations has been something I've grown to look forward to, rather than a thriller, or heartbreak, or murder mystery.  I need all the hope and confidence I can some days, I'm sure others can agree.

I also tend to find an author I like and stick with them, and Tony Robbins is turning into one of those authors.  I'm sure you've heard of him, he has tons of books, television shows, pod casts, apps, and so forth.  For me he's easy to listen to, and doesn't spend a lot of time on mumbo jumbo stuff that I have a hard time believing in.  (I am the queen skeptic about a lot of things, and it's only getting worse as I grow older.)

Notes from a Friend, by Tony Robbins, is a condensed version of a few of his best selling works.  Cliff notes of personal development if you would.  So if you've read his writings before, many of the ideas will be a repeat... I'm not so sure anyone would mind though.  This book moves fast, and is a very easy read, a great starter book into the world of personal development.  He touches on our beliefs, and motivations, why some succeed and others don't, and why you can succeed as well.  He shares about many who started with nothing, and became more than they could've ever imagined.

What this book isn't is your complete how to change your life guide from step A to step Z.  Again, think cliff notes.  His other books go into much greater detail, and much more into depth as to why somethings work, and somethings do not.  That said, it still motivates, and get's the reader thinking.

Go check it out, even if you've read his other books, it's a great refresher course.  And I'd even recommend Notes from a Friend for those in college or entering a new career, like the pep talk we all need from time to time.  Or if you're just simply looking for more in life, anything Tony Robbins writes is pretty much for you.  Trust me here.

Tip of the day:
Always read personal development books at least twice.  The good ones, who grab at our hearts, and fill our wins with air sort of speak, are so jammed packed full of great information most of it struggles to sink in the first time or two we read through.  Life is always changing, give yourself the time to read through moving pieces more than once before you set it aside.  <3

~Emily