Naked Determination, 41 Stories About Overcoming Fear

[Hearty Guy]

I hope readers pay particular attention to this book. I gave it 4/5 stars only because of some grammar issues.

This review is from: Naked Determination, 41 Stories About Overcoming Fear by Gisela Hausemann

Seldom, in all my reading, have I found a book so immediately convincing that I wanted to copy/paste whole pages of it into an e-mail and send to a friend. There were passages that really grabbed me; instinctively, I knew they would grab others too and bring them déjà vu moments, guffaws of laughter or simply give them food for deep thought.

If there is a common thread running through all of her chapters it probably is, "These are the experiences that I had, different but not so much different from yours that you cannot identify with them. Here is what I took away from each experience." It then becomes a matter of reader’s choice, if they want to apply the take away message to their own life, such as it is. Personally, I found plenty of wisdom in these messages — much to digest and re-digest and to talk about later.

The author makes some very powerful points. When it comes to solving the problems life inevitably brings, she exhorts us to look within ourselves. If only we listen to and reflect on our personal stories, trusting ourselves completely, will the solutions (that we already know instinctively) appear like magic. We have but to look for them, find them, confide in their power to influence the present and the future, and then apply them with "naked determination!

I am sure I will return to this book from time to time, looking for the familiar yellow memorandums that highlight "Lessons to Be Worked on Every Day", "Lessons I Always Keep in Mind" and other similar Lessons. I wish these lessons had been indexed in some way for quick reference; a clickable Table of Contents would have been very handy too, for the same reason. I wish that Amazon had a rating system that included a 4.5 star possibility, because that is genuinely what I think the book deserves.

[nbarton]

I used to experience horrible fear, but have since been set free. I will be curious to read someone else's thoughts on the subject.

[Hearty Guy]

I used to experience horrible fear, but have since been set free. I will be curious to read someone else's thoughts on the subject.

Yes, please let me know if any of her little life lessons are useful to you, and naturally I am interested to know just what/how you were set free (from fear). Happy reading and good luck with your projects!