What I’m Reading Wednesday: Make Success Mandatory #fitfluential
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(I totally know this is Thursday and not a true WIRW post, but I had all of the intentions of posting it yesterday and didn’t want to wait another week!)
In addition to all of the other books I’ve been racing through, I’ve had “Make Success Mandatory” by Jeremy Scott on my nightstand. The entire title of the book is “Make Success Mandatory: Discovering Your Gift & Giving It Back To The World
“. I’ve been wanting to immerse myself with more positive reading, and I’ve been trying to read more books and articles that I can apply to my day job (director of alumni relations – a field that I still find very, very new.)
This book has been a really quick read, although it’s taken me some time to get to it with everything else going on. It’s been easy to skip around chapters. My favorite chapter was Exercise 18: Write it down: Make a list check it twice. I’m a list maker. I have post-its all over my desk (which I think drives my colleagues crazy) and I feel accomplished when I can check items off my lists. In this exercise, Jeremy Scott encourages you to schedule your workouts if exercise is important to you.
I kind of already do this. At least 3 days during the week, I’m working out during my lunch hour. It’s the best time within my schedule and I’ve made exercise a priority.
Exercise 4 in the book is Stop Worrying & Wishing. This basically applies to everything in my life right now and he makes a good point with this: “What good has worrying ever really done for you?”
He has a point!
The whole book is positive and just what I needed during a very hectic time. I’ll be recommending it to many friends and family members – and colleagues!
(Hey, Kindle readers
, you can get the book for $2.99. A total deal!!)
What have you been reading lately?
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Sounds like a good and upbeat book. Now, what have I been reading lately–too many to count! Mostly Mysteries and Contemporary Romances. My favorite genre is Historical Romance–gotta get to reading one of them soon!
Looks like a great read. I am reading nothing at the moment. I have huge stack though basic on recommendations. Hopefully Ill get back into my reading groove soon I miss it.
I just finished reading Sadie’s War and now I’m onto Run for the Money.
that sounds good!
I am taking a break from reading, nothing appeals to me right now.
This sounds like a good read! I’ve been struggling with figuring out what I’m even here for, and I think this would help me to capture that! Off to download it for my Kindle 🙂
I find I do much better when I write down my food and exercise. While apps and online programs are great, for me, nothing beats a pretty notebook and paper.
I could use some positive reading in my life right now and this sentence ” “What good has worrying ever really done for you?” totally has my attention. Great review 🙂
Seriously! I’ve been so stressed all week and that quote spoke to me!
I am a list maker too, so this book would probably be right up my alley! I also schedule my workouts, but that’s only because I take the same 3 classes at my gym each week and they set the times lol.
Hmm, that sounds interesting enough to grab my attention. Currently I’m reading #GIRLBOSS and I’m hooked! 🙂
I don’t read a lot of fitness but probaby should. This looks inspiring.
I’m a list maker too. I find myself writing my exercises on my weekly planner and that daily reminder (plus the alarm clock) help me make sure they happen. I think that maintaining this healthy habit makes life easier.