Slow Down [Paperback]

David Essel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2004

The Fastest Way to Get Everything You Want

Editorial Reviews

Review

By slowing down I have developed an awareness of who I really am and what i desire out of life. -- Michelle, June 3, 2004

I can hardly put your book down. Thank you for sharing so much of your life. GREAT book!! -- Betty Knight, May 14, 2004

Thanks for your book, it changed my life and gave me the courage to do what I have always wanted. -- Pam, June 6, 2004

With your guidance and the three keys, change is possible on all levels, if you just allow yourself. -- Nancy, June 8, 2004

Your book helped me believe that I can achieve success...family, relationships, career, health. Cheers, David!!! -- Laurie, May 24, 2004

About the Author

For more than 20 years David Essel has dedicated his life to helping people create a powerful, fun and connected existence. His work as a radio and television host, life and business coach, and professional speaker has allowed him the opportunity to explore numerous paths that has led him to a greater understanding of everyone's true potential on earth. David is the author of four books on personal growth and is connected to the belief that while life at times can be very challenging, at any moment we have the ability to shift and become the person we've always wanted to be. David's work has been highly praised by Fortune 500 companies and national television and radio networks, as well as by hundreds of his personal clients whom he has coached since 1992. Please visit www.davidessel.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hay House (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401900836
• ISBN-13: 978-1401900830
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intention, Gratitude, and Action, January 31, 2005

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Bonnie Neely - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slow Down (Paperback)

Slow Down, The Fastest Way To Get Everything You Want by David Essel has seemingly an oxymoron for a title. However, the author, a Lifestyle Coach, speaker and TV/radio host on motivational programming nationally syndicated, shares his personal experiences of pushing too hard and working too many hours before discovering how slowing down can actually help you accomplish your goals and realize your dreams much more effectively and rapidly than stressing yourself with overwork and undue demands. He leaned to quiet his ego and realize that accomplishing more did not always equal success. By forming new habits of daily prayer and meditation, regular exercize and strength training, eating and sleeping correctly for good health and energy, he was able to build his life to be far more satisfying to himself and with time and energy to serve others and to form loving relationships. In his book and his coaching he stresses the three keys of manifesting what you want are Intention, Gratitude, and Action. This book is a wealth of lifestyle secrets for success for anyone who wants a do-it-yourself help plan. An excellent and easy book to read and follow.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Personal Growth Workbook, December 10, 2005

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Gigi Silverberg (Sarasota, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slow Down (Paperback)

Slow Down is an excellent example of the power and effectiveness in simple and clear communication. David Essel has identified those areas of our lives that define us; spirituality, personal life, career, love, health and, in short form, he has provided us a guide to maximize our potential in each. I've been reading self-help and motivational books for over 30 years and not since "How To Be Your Own Best Friend" has the message that "the answer is within your self and is in your reach" been so succinctly delivered. David exposes self discovery and personal growth for what it is ... a committment to make the journey and do the work to be the best that you can be. This book is a perfect companion for the person who is interested in challenging themselves everyday to be and do their best. It provides the tools for you to do the work that is specific to your life and what you need at this particular moment. I have it on my nightstand and regularly open it to a random spot in the book and review "the basics" and reflect on that area. This exercise has always inspired some fresh and energizing thought. Give the book a try. I'm confident you'll be better off for the experience!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a difference a year makes!!!!!, November 20, 2005

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Caroline Ravelo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slow Down (Paperback)

How would you feel if you wanted to change your life???... I mean your change your WHOLE life - personal relationship, career, place where you live, body image, deeper level of spirituality, living with more passion and meaning.... What if you wanted it all... ALL OF IT!!!

Well, that was me just a little over a year ago. At the time, all I knew was that there were things that I wanted to change. Through his book, David guides you to living the life you want to live in an amazingly short period of time. He shares with you the power of journaling to reach deep within ourselves the answers that only we ourselves know. If you are committed to having the life you truly desire, then not only do I suggest that you READ THE BOOK, but most importantly DO THE WORK.

Through this book and doing my own personal exploration, in just a little over one year, I have achieved incredible results in my personal life, career and business, health and body image, spirituality and more. I am living the life I dreamed for myself, a REAL LIFE with more passion, intensity, meaning... and I am having a blast!

Take the first step. Read David's book. Do the work... one chapter at a time. It is well worth the journey.