“Embracing the idea that you can want things for yourself even if nobody else understands the whys behind them is the most freeing and powerful feeling in the world.”
We all have dreams and we would all love to see all our dreams come true. Maybe you want to start a business or a blog. Maybe you want to run a marathon or write a book. We can all do things every day to help us get closer to reaching our dreams. Girl, Stop Apologizing is a cheerleader in a book for anyone who wants to start pursuing a dream. Rachel Hollis says that one of her dreams is to encourage as many women as possible to pursue and do the things they love – the things that make them add their spark to the world.
When I was reading Girl, Wash Your Face, I saw that Hollis was working on a second book. I added it to my to-read list and waited several weeks for it to become available from my library as an ebook with Libby. In between, I also read one of her fiction books, Party Girl, which I enjoyed. It was an easy read as a chick-lit book. Girl, Stop Apologizing is in the same genre as Girl, Wash Your Face. It’s Hollis giving her thoughts and advice on how to live your best life.
While I enjoyed the enthusiasm in Girl, Stop Apologizing, I found that she wasn’t relatable in some sections, just like in her first book. She talks about getting a boob job and about how she feels better when she looks better, which involves spending a lot of money at the salon and tanning booth. One of her goals is to fly first class all the time. She also considered it a failure that her book was not a bestseller in its first week and after explaining it as a failure, she then talks about how it went on to get on the bestseller list later. There is also a selfishness expressed in her book that encourages women to chase after what they want without working it out together as a family unit. However, the book is inspirational and you can’t help but feeling like you should reach for the sky after reading the book. However, some women do want to spend their children’s younger years focusing on them and that is not addressed in the book.
If you just need a pep talk about chasing your dreams, this is the book for you. For more solid books on how to be the best you can be, read Gretchen Rubin, Dale Carnegie or John Maxwell.
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