Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret [Mass Market Paperback]

Rhonda Britten (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2002

With her acclaimed Fearless Living program, Rhonda Britten has helped thousands of people let go of indecision, gain clarity of purpose, and take life-changing risks. With inspiring true stories, self-affirmations, and exercises, she exposes the roots of fear and gives the reader tools to move beyond them. The result is a practical step-by-step guide that gives the reader a world of unlimited possibilities.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

There's no denying Britten's earnestness, evinced in the powerful example of her personal transformation, years after a singularly horrific experience: at age 14, she watched her father kill her mother, then himself. By her account, Britten drowned her grief in self-defeating behavior for 20 years until she decided to make herself whole by exploring how others overcame legacies of shame and fear. Her observations led her to create the Fearless Living program, in which she works as a life and career coach. Britten defines fear generally as a self-esteem problem the conviction that one is "not good enough" that results in a range of unpleasant or harmful behavior from addictions to people pleasing to negativity. Tackling the problem in a simplistic way not grounded in a psychological context, she offers a collection of well-meaning, possibly beneficial exercises for gaining assertiveness, taking positive action, determining what triggers fear, etc. While many strategies seem worthwhile (building strong support networks, fostering self-acceptance, avoiding toxic people), the work feels too gimmicky to be persuasive as a cohesive program. Though the writing is aimed at a mass audience, unfortunately, Britten profiles subjects whose stories are less compelling than her own. (Apr.) Forecast: Britten's feel-good advice pales in comparison to Don Greene's highly disciplined Fight Your Fear and Win (see review, p. 81), which analyzes the components of successful behavior and appeals more directly to those who want to improve performance. Britten's sales may suffer accordingly. Readers interested in getting in touch with their essential nature , meanwhile, will find more insight in the intelligently written Finding Your Own North Star (Forecasts, Feb. 5).
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Review

"Rhonda Britten has risen from the ashes of genuine catastrophe. She has seen the deepest darkness, and found her way beyond it...What she has accomplished within herself, and now helps others to accomplish as well, is nothing short of miraculous." —Marianne Williamson

"For those who haven''t been truly educated and prepared for life, I suggest reading Fearless Living." —Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine, Miracles and Prescription for Living

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (April 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399527532
• ISBN-13: 978-0399527531
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll Want to Buy Multiple Copies!, May 10, 2002

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Susan Peterson (Durango, Co United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret (Mass Market Paperback)

Wow! Having Fearless Living now in paperback is great. I have recommended this book to many people and I've had the opportunity to gift a number of these books to my friends and family while in hardback. When I first discovered Fearless Living, I was looking for resources to support my clients. As I began to read the book, I realized that is is a fabulous resource for all of us. It inspired me and it changed my life. It is reader friendly and filled with practical exercises that move the reader from fear to freedom. Rhonda Britten has put together a very proactive way of living a freer joy-filled life, that is do-able. So often, we read books that talk about living a better life, but they really never tell us "how to" in a practical way. Fearless Living is a "how to" book that works. I am a certified coach and licenced professional counselor and I highly recommend Fearless Living to all who breathe. It's a life changer.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Stories, Mediocre Advice, May 14, 2005

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Stefanie N. Carano "cheeky" (Detroit) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret (Mass Market Paperback)

What really captivated me in this book was the stories of both Britten and people she came across as a life coach. How Britten and others were distorted in thinking and action and how they rose above it was truly inspiring.

The advice was okay, not as solid as I'd hoped. Some lessons I was already WAY past or they just didn't apply to me at all, others were right on the mark.

HOWEVER, I also want to say I completely disagree with the review written by Publishers Weekly. They basically used their review of Britten to advertise a book they thought was better- mainly because it is geared towards men and not women. That is completely unfair and not very professional of the publication.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! A Step by Step Process to Transform Your Life!, April 20, 2001

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Ava Diamond "addiamond" (Fort Collins, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fearless Living: Live without Excuses and Love without Regret (Hardcover)

Finally, a book that not only helped me envision how much more fabulous my life could be if I stepped boldly into living in freedom rather than in fear...but one that gave me a practical step by step process and set of tools to make that happen.

The exercises and processes outlined in the book enable you to recognize your patterns, replace them with positive, empowering actions, and to live the life you truly are meant to live.

It's practical, do-able, and will get results. There's even contact information in the back if you want private coaching.

If you're ready to live your life with more confidence, more joy, more peace of mind, more happiness, more passion...this could be just the springboard that will take you there.

This is a book to read more than once!