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Review by Paroca -- From Drift to SHIFT by Jody B. Miller
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3 out of 4 stars
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From Drift to Shift is divided into four parts: Why Shift, When To Shift, How To Shift, and After The Shift. In the chapters, Jody Miller presents real life stories of different people taking life’s challenges head on, featuring one story per chapter. These anecdotes range from abandonment, to disease, to accidents, to change of times. Things that we don’t see coming until we’re already neck-deep in the middle of it, times we may think we can do nothing but “drift”. But these people are able to make a “shift”, using these challenges as diving planks into a new perspective of life and how they can reach their full potential. And they always come out much better than when they started. Miller then leads us to channel these perceptions into our own lives, one lesson at a time.
I was initially attracted to the cover; its simplicity and cleanliness is an amazing packaging move for a self-help book. It radiates a professional and organized feel – which people who are seeking for these characteristics in their lives would be drawn to. It also matches the theme of the book.
The arrangement and presentation of the different parts of the book was a good idea, guiding the reader through the shifting process. I like how casual the book feels. Miller presents the material like a conversation, not a lecture. It wasn’t hard to read, and can be understood by anyone who might need it. Interviewing the featured people herself, she manages to introduce them as people we can get to know, not just as subjects. I felt how passionate she was about these people and their stories, although I also felt that she might be a little bit less passionate about some of them.
The chapters are written without jargon, as stated in the Introduction, but still maintained a professional voice. I did see a couple of typos in the text.
Almost all the chapters unfolded easily, highlighting the person and story being featured. It shows how deeply the author knows the person. But I got a little bit lost with one chapter. The first page was intriguing… and then it was like the channel was abruptly changed. I literally checked to see if I skipped pages or if somehow my pages weren’t properly arranged. That went on for the rest of the chapter, like Miller did not know which direction to head to. I was getting dizzy. It made me wonder if she had so much to share and had to cramp them all in that chapter.
The Appendix part of the book comprise a good bulk of the book. A lot of people don’t really pay attention to this part, but it provides further details about the shifts featured in the chapters. It is very informative for those who are really interested in any of the ventures discussed.
For someone like me, who is in a point in life that I’m rethinking my choices and evaluating where I am now, From Drift to Shift was a good read.
I rate it 3 out of 4 stars.
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3 out of 4 stars
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From Drift to Shift is divided into four parts: Why Shift, When To Shift, How To Shift, and After The Shift. In the chapters, Jody Miller presents real life stories of different people taking life’s challenges head on, featuring one story per chapter. These anecdotes range from abandonment, to disease, to accidents, to change of times. Things that we don’t see coming until we’re already neck-deep in the middle of it, times we may think we can do nothing but “drift”. But these people are able to make a “shift”, using these challenges as diving planks into a new perspective of life and how they can reach their full potential. And they always come out much better than when they started. Miller then leads us to channel these perceptions into our own lives, one lesson at a time.
I was initially attracted to the cover; its simplicity and cleanliness is an amazing packaging move for a self-help book. It radiates a professional and organized feel – which people who are seeking for these characteristics in their lives would be drawn to. It also matches the theme of the book.
The arrangement and presentation of the different parts of the book was a good idea, guiding the reader through the shifting process. I like how casual the book feels. Miller presents the material like a conversation, not a lecture. It wasn’t hard to read, and can be understood by anyone who might need it. Interviewing the featured people herself, she manages to introduce them as people we can get to know, not just as subjects. I felt how passionate she was about these people and their stories, although I also felt that she might be a little bit less passionate about some of them.
The chapters are written without jargon, as stated in the Introduction, but still maintained a professional voice. I did see a couple of typos in the text.
Almost all the chapters unfolded easily, highlighting the person and story being featured. It shows how deeply the author knows the person. But I got a little bit lost with one chapter. The first page was intriguing… and then it was like the channel was abruptly changed. I literally checked to see if I skipped pages or if somehow my pages weren’t properly arranged. That went on for the rest of the chapter, like Miller did not know which direction to head to. I was getting dizzy. It made me wonder if she had so much to share and had to cramp them all in that chapter.
The Appendix part of the book comprise a good bulk of the book. A lot of people don’t really pay attention to this part, but it provides further details about the shifts featured in the chapters. It is very informative for those who are really interested in any of the ventures discussed.
For someone like me, who is in a point in life that I’m rethinking my choices and evaluating where I am now, From Drift to Shift was a good read.
I rate it 3 out of 4 stars.
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