Customer Reviews

The Power of Inner Choice: 12 Weeks to Living a Life YOU Love

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I highly recommend this book for anyone dealing with challenging events or decisions. I bought 10 copies and gave them to family and friends.

Chapter 8 - Embracing Reality made a huge impact on me as I struggled with the resentment, anger and frustration I felt from the results of divorce after 6 years of marriage. I learned to understand and accept all those negative emotions and let go of the pain. I was able to move on to an amazing relationship and exciting new goals. I learned to make the most of every day and really understand what I wanted in my life. When my partner of 3-1/2 years died in front of me unexpectedly I was devastated. With the foundation I had built from this book's wealth of knowledge, I was able to work through my grief and take care of my responsibilities. The NOW practices were really helpful to create focus when I felt overwhelmed with emotions and unable to function. I've learned so much from this book in the last 5 years, that I've recently started doing the exercises again as I explore new goals and relationships.

I recently came across some old journals of mine and realized how very much my life has changed since reading The Power of Inner Choice. What a huge impact it's had on how I process my thoughts and feelings!

The way the book is broken down into manageable pieces highlighted with experiential exercises made it easy to digest and turned me into an active participant. In particular, Lesson #7, "Expand Your Ability To Receive," taught me powerful ways of moving through troubling emotions to a more peaceful place. Now the process is quick and painless.

I can't thank Mary enough. She is a blessing to me and to the world!

Colleen McGunnigle
Muse :: Inspired Design
[...]

WOW. I read a couple of chapters just by chance at another author book signing and was so totally blown away that I had to get this book. I am definitely the type of person that needs this kind of life coaching and it has really opened up my eyes and helped eliminate a lot of stress in my life. The examples and author's own experiences combine with some very common sense truisms that we often overlook. The best part of the book is finally learning how to get to the here and now and not focus all our attention on the should have's, if only's and what if's that all contribute to preventing us from living life to its fullest. I would recommend this book to anyone trying to de-clutter their mind and de-stress their life. Mary Allen has done a wonderful job with this book; it has really helped me.

Mary Allen has done a wonderful job of compiling, combining and integrating many masterful philosophies in her new book. As a life coach, this is a new tool that I can effectively use to help my clients move forward in their lives. Mary Allen is every bit as masterful as the masters she's learned and grown from and with. Thank you for your contribution to "peace" Mary.
Sarah

I have already recommended this book to several clients and have used some of the very simple to understand yet effective exercises to help them create positive shifts in their lives. You gotta love that!

Mary Allen very wisely assembles the self-help puzzle so that it forms a clear picture instead of being a handful of pieces collected from various sources. I love her casual tone and the fact that she has the courage to share examples from her own life.

I will refer this book to my clients and anyone else who is looking to take control of their life and create powerful, lasting changes.

Thanks, Mary!

Kim Nishida
Head Coach
http://readytoevolve.com
http://membershipsitesupport.com
http://8020support.com

I want to tell you that when you gave me a copy of your book while we were crewing DWD in Palm Springs... December of '05 I think.... I almost completely read the book on the way home on the airplane! It has been a source of inspiration, self discovery and has helped form the way I coach with others. I thank you for that!

And your kind words of encouragement as I was pursuing my coach training at the time have always been in my heart. You are an awesome role model and I am blessed to be able to say that we have connected.

I have been listening foraciously (is that a word??? maybe I should say intently) to your interviews with the Masters on your website. I am sooooo grateful that you openly post those for anyone to listen to instead of charging for them.... which you could very well do! I say that because it is so refreshing to have someone (you) doing something to help others grow & get wonderful insight to give back to others.

Thank you!!!

So many self-help books are long on encouragement but short on detailed methodologies on how to make improvements really happen. This book is equally strong on both elements!

This book has had as great an impact on me as any other single book. Recommended to me by a friend, the first time I read this book, I so enjoyed it that I decided to have author, Mary Allen, as a guest on my Peak Performance radio show. Her interview, on my show, led me to sign-up for one of Mary's Group coaching programs that use this book as a foundation. And that Group coaching is stretching me in ways for which I am deeply grateful to Mary (and the members of our Group).

Through the weekly Group coaching, I have gotten to know this author beyond just the words on paper. Mary Allen is not only an author who walks the talk (something that is particularly important to me in the self-help genre), but is also one of the nicest people you will ever meet. She is the essence of what a good coach should be: caring, thoughtful, and very vigilant in balancing stretching with being supportive,

So...obviously I am biased in reviewing this book...but biased by the improvements I have gotten by working through Mary's thoughtful exercises that help one discover ways to be the best one can be. Not sure that is really bias as much as informed judgment based on actual results achieved from following Mary Allen's thoughtful approach to living a peaceful life of peak performance.

I have been studying Mary Allen's book Power Of Inner Choice and the exercises in it for the past 8 months. This has resulted in a major shift in my self awareness and sense of inner peace. The powerful exercises have helped with focused attention and Now, in the moment I can notice when something has interrupted my peace, where I am resisting reality and how I am reacting from ego. This has allowed me to stop, refocus and respond from love and spirit. What a gift Mary has given us in her work. As I have been empowered in my life, I notice the ripple effect with my children, husband , clients, and community. Mary Allen is an expect in using focused attention to create powerful inner transformation.

Marian Heaton OTR/L
Bridging Possibilities Inc.
Leadership Coach and Occupational Therapist
www.leaderscircle.org
Tucson, AZ

The Power of Inner Choice is an amazing tool for those of us wanting to live a better, more spirit filled life! I have given a copy to each of my three daughters as well as to close friends who have also found the book to be a valued treasure.
I do love the generosity with which Mary shares with others ideas that help make a difference in the quality of our life.
I love the interviews with the Masters that Mary regularly holds on the phone and makes available online at no cost to the public, and I have learned many lessons from the experts she has interviewed over the past several years,thanks to the recordings made available to all who are interested.
The Power of Inner Choice should be in everyone's library who want to be a better coach, friend, coworker or life partner. It's a book full of wisdom. It can help you lead an exceptional life.
Mimi Gabriel - Motivation in Motion Int'l, author of The Heart to Forgive

I JUST LOVE THIS BOOK!!!! I keep it by my nightstand and re-read excerpts from it all the time. It's the kind of book that you don't want to put down. I learned so much from it, especially the chapter on acceptance. Ooooh, that was so good and helpful to me.

I have read many New-Age, Law-of-Attraction, Positivity types of books, and this one really CAN change your life for the better. It's insightful, practical, and spiritual, all at the same time.

Thank you Mary for writing such a powerful and important book. I love the concept of inner choice!