Living with Enthusiasm: How the 21-Day Smile Diet Can Change Your Life [Paperback]

Mary Marcdante (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

Turn Your Funk into Fun. Smile and Laugh Through the Tough Times.

Living with Enthusiasm: How the 21-Day Smile Diet Can Change Your Life is about going for the gusto. It's about giving yourself permission to enjoy life right now instead of waiting for the vacation that's still six months away. It's about learning how to create joyful moments every day, even in difficult times - and more importantly that it is critical to your health that you do so.

You'll discover 21 days of inspiration, motivation, easy-to-do action steps and over 100 tips for staying enthusiastic every day including: *The 16-Second Smile, *The Ohhh Effect, *Factor of Five, *Just for Now, *Act As If, and *Laughing Meditation.

Mary Marcdante opens your heart with true stories of inspiring people you can relate to. She opens your mind with powerful lessons and practical strategies that work now. If your energy is flagging and your spirit is waning, Mary's "Super Smiling Enthusiasm Extravaganza Daily Delight Ritual" will help you turn things around.

The revolutionary 21-Day Smile Diet will delight you into daily action and bring more fun, meaning, and passion into everything you do.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mary Marcdante is a communication and stress management expert, professional speaker, and writer. She is the author of My Mother, My Friend and a contributing author to four Chicken Soup books.

Mary's work has been widely covered in the media including ABC World News Now, Fox News, Pure Oxygen, ivillage.com and in the Wall St. Journal, Glamour, and Modern Maturity.

Since starting her business in 1980, she has spoken to over 250,000 people around the world. Her clients include Hewlett-Packard, Speaking of Women's Health, Northwestern Mutual, Nordstrom, and Procter & Gamble. She lives in San Diego, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Inspired Life Publishing Co. (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972771204
• ISBN-13: 978-0972771207
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,405,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MARY MARCDANTE is a self-help author, inspirational speaker, and communication and stress management expert, whose high-energy, heart-warming, idea-packed programs inspire people at events and meetings around the world to turn their stress into success, funk into fun, and strengthen, heal and celebrate their relationships.

Mary is the author of "My Mother, My Friend," and "Living with Enthusiasm" and a contributing author to five best-selling "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books and "A Woman's Way to Success in Business." She has been interviewed on NBC, ABC, Fox News, Oxygen, and in The Wall Street Journal, Glamour, SELF, and AARP Magazine.

A national spokesperson for the prevention of cervical cancer, Mary is a grateful, healthy 12-year survivor, and a grand prize winner in Self-Magazine/Lady Footlocker's "Realize the Dream" contest for her work in helping women realize their potential.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite Book on Enthusiasm, August 31, 2006

By 

Roger Carr "Mentor to the Rich of Heart" (Fredericksburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Living with Enthusiasm: How the 21-Day Smile Diet Can Change Your Life (Paperback)

Living with Enthusiasm is absolutely my favorite book on enthusiasm. The book is filled with practical ways to improve your life and the lives of those around you. She uses a daily, step-by-step approach that will have you seeing the world differently as you make her recommendationsa a habit. I enjoyed it and highly recommend it.