You Are a Badass

by Jen Sincero

[Berls]

3.5 stars

So it only took me almost 13 months to read this book. *hides face* Obviously I wasn't always reading it during that time, I took a lot of breaks. Ultimately it was a good book and I took some good things away from it, including a massive reading list for other good self-improvement reads.

As someone who is not religiously minded (quite the opposite), I do have to say this book kind of put me off at the start by talking about God and faith as an essential. I forget the exact way she put it (it's been a year since I read that part!) but I know I wasn't comfortable with this idea that I need to tap into faith to reach my full potential. She doesn't put it in Christian terms, thankfully, but some sort of faith is necessary. And, yeah, I don't dig that.

That aside, there were some great lessons in this book about basically believing in yourself and making what you want a reality. I think the big takeaway is this: if you really want something, go out there and make it happen. Don't make excuses. Believe it fiercely, take the giant leaps, and go for it relentlessly. oh, and love yourself. That's the end message of every chapter in sections 2-4.

So if you're a believer, you'll likely enjoy the book even more than I did. But even if you're not, it has some great lessons.