Living the Life You Love: The No-Nonsense Guide to Total Transformation [Paperback]

Paula Renaye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2012

Wishing your life were different doesn't make it so.

If you want to live a life that you truly love, it takes deliberate and soul-searching work to figure out what you really want, why you don't already have it and what you're honestly willing to do to get it.

Like a best friend dispensing a little tough love, Paula Renaye wraps a sturdy arm around your shoulders, forces you to look in the mirror and says, "You can do this." And then with a simple and practical step-by-step process, she shows you how to discover what's been holding you back and how to turn those limitations into life-transforming choices.

Renaye combines engaging stories of her "dark times" and real-world experiences with concise, practical exercises that lead you to your own discoveries and insights. A guided coaching session pulls everything together, showing you how to define your dream life and map out how to get it. The book also includes detailed examples and instructions on how to create your own personal vision script and vision board and how to use them effectively and successfully. There's also a bonus chapter with tips on "what to do when you don't know what to do." Whether it's a relationship, career, health or other challenge, you'll find the tools to stop tolerating what you need to change and start living a life you truly love.

SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS Whether it's a relationship, career, health or other challenge, you'll find how to stop tolerating what you hate about your life and start living a life you love.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Diomo Books (September 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967478693
• ISBN-13: 978-0967478692
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Paula has written the quintessential manual for anyone who no longer wants to be a member of the 'ain't it awful' club." --Gail McMeekin, LICSW, bestselling author, The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women

"Whether you're working with a good therapist, on your own or in a study group, Living the Life You Love is a wonderful guide to self-transformation. I highly recommend this book to those who are serious about transforming their lives." --Mimi Lupin, MA, LPC, LSSP, founder, Making the World a Better Place Foundation

"The author uses terrific real-world examples to make her points. For those of us wanting something better and don't know how to get there, [this] would be an excellent first step." --Robin Cain, Scottsdale Examiner

A no-nonsense, get-to-the-point approach to real-life self-improvement that works. Living the Life You Love is the perfect prescription for self-transformation that will help you jump-start your joy and live a life you truly love. The 'transformation insights' at the end of each chapter are innovative and invaluable. -George Pratt, PhD, Code to Joy



"Renaye has created a concise, encyclopedic guide-cum-workbook that does the job of multiple existing titles, all while adding profound, useful insights and strategies... A self-help guide with real-world value and applicability ... deeply human, compassionate and supportive." --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review, Critics' Pick)

"All the benefits of serious therapy in one book!" -- Amy Wood, Psy.D., Life Your Way

"…a guide to being blunt and honest to oneself to get things done. ...brutal honesty...strongly recommended." -- Midwest Book Review

From the Back Cover

How to Make the Life-Transforming Choices You Need
 
There's no doubt about it--life can be hard and we all have to face tough problems. But wishing your life were different won't make it so. To live the life you truly love takes deliberate, soul-searching work to discover what you really want, why you don't have it and how to go about getting it.
 
Award-winning author Paula Renaye is like a best friend who wraps her arm snugly around your shoulders and tells you like it is, even if it's a little uncomfortable for you. "Snap out of it. You are fabulous, and you can do this!" she says. Renaye gives you the reality check you've been waiting for and then shows you step by step exactly how to get out of your rut in a no-nonsense, tough-love way that actually works.
 
In this guided journey of self-discovery, you'll finally be able to tackle what's holding you back and make the life-transforming choices you need. You'll learn how to define your "dream life" and how to map out the action steps to achieve it. Simple, direct and engaging, Living the Life You Love: The No-Nonsense Guide to Total Transformation also includes:

• Guided coaching sessions and personalized workbook sections
• Practical self-insight exercises and self-care tools
• Sanity-saving strategies for dealing with negative and "happily miserable" people
• Techniques for neutralizing button pushers and releasing guilt
• Instructions for creating effective vision scripts and vision boards
• New ways to look at food, exercise and money that make healthy choices easy
• A simple process for turning indecision and confusion into passionate action

 
This hands-on, cut-to-the-chase guide from a certified professional coach will help you stop procrastinating and start creating a life you will love. This is change you will enjoy.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Diomo Books (September 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967478693
• ISBN-13: 978-0967478692
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A self-confessed former eggshell walker, emotional wreck and utter failure at keeping her life from falling apart, Paula Renaye is now a full-time writer, certified professional coach, transformational speaker and author of Living the Life You Love: The No-Nonsense Guide to Total Transformation.

Paula is a frequent tough-love expert on talk radio shows and in print media and her television appearances include BookTV. She has won four national book awards for nonfiction and a literary award for fiction.

Paula worked as a self-employed corporate consultant for 17 years while developing her writing career, defining her passion and transforming herself. Writing as Paula Boyd, she and her award-winning Jolene Jackson Mystery Series have been featured in Redbook, Mountain Living, San Antonio Woman, Romantic Times, Colorado Homes and Living and many others. Paula Renaye's recent print media features include Brain World Magazine; Brisbane Times; Sydney Morning Herald; Chicago Tribune; For You Magazine and Glo. Her blog features cut-to-the-chase articles and tips and can be found at www.ToughLoveTalk.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Transformational Artist October 28, 2012

By suzy

Format:Paperback

Well, if the picture you painted of how your life "would be" isn't quite what you wanted....well, forget Renoir, Raphael and Rembrandt .....meet the transformational artist -Renaye. She will give you all the tools and expertise to not only correct the flaws in your painting but she will help you transform your life on "canvas" to actually Living the Life You Love. Renaye has written an all inclusive book which is beyond just a book to be read. It is thought provoking, helps you to define for yourself your goals and limitations, and will give you information and tips for situations that- awakens the awareness factor in us all. An excellent collection of real life experiences- with bits of humor which make the book not only entertaining but you feel like it's written by a close friend who is standing by you as you begin your journey with a new beginning! EXCELLENT - definitely a "must" read! Living the Life You Love: The No-Nonsense Guide to Total Transformation

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars No-nonsense Help from Author's Personal Transformation October 3, 2012

By C. D. Peterson

Format:Paperback

This gutsy Texan not only tells you how to turn your life around, she has done it herself and won't let you NOT do the same. You'd do well to let her stand behind you as you become the person you always wanted to be. Even literary Kirkus Reviews gives her a thumbs-up!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book December 10, 2012

By Tara B.

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What a great book! It really helped me make some crucial decisions in my life! I recommend this read to anyone who is slightly on the fence of life!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Living the Life You Love is a guide for anyyone seeking meaningful change. October 26, 2012

By Ray Erickson

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Paula Renaye has put her heart, soul and personal life experiences into this book. Using her powerful communication skills she has created a living guide for those seeking refuge from the storm. The author, in a very matter-of-fact way challenges the reader to look within but that is not all this book is about. Ms. Renaye has organized Living the Life You Love in such a way that transforms your healing and growth into the life you dream of. If you are looking for strategies that will get you where you want to be, then this book will take you there but you need to courageously look at yourself and be honest. If you diligently work the exercises in this book, be prepared for an amazing transformation into the life you love.

Ray Erickson, author of Ten Tips to Tame Your Teen.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal December 12, 2012

By Ronald

Format:Paperback

I know Paula Renaye from some previous dialogue, which in theory biases my comments. I suppose that would be true if it weren't for the fact that Paula does us a great service in Living the Life You Love...she challenges us... to face what's been holding us back. That's a gift because most works in this genre propose overly simplistic solutions. That's unfortunate since significant human development always begins with facing hard truths. And Paula calls us to that place...with kindness and compassion...but unflinchingly.

Then she provides practical self-discovery tools to move forward. If you're willing to do the work, this book lays out a path for tackling those intractable challenges that you might otherwise fail to overcome.

In the end, she tells us the truth based on her own experience. I can think of nothing more praiseworthy than that.

--Ron Chapman MSW, Facilitator, Coach and Speaker, Author of A Killer's Grace and Seeing True: Ninety Contemplations in Ninety Days

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars EASY, straight forward information!! December 12, 2012

By J. Kyler Pomeroy

Format:Paperback

This book has been an exceptional for our patients to work with as a tool for personal growth, no matter what stage. So much healing comes from within and we are all capable of that. Paula's book gives you an opportunity to look within and work through things immediately. Better yet you can keep it as a reference and her tough love reminders are very helpful!

Thank you Paula!