Many people talk a lot without knowing what they are talking about. They are just reflecting their current state of being, not yours. Trusting something because everyone else is doing it doesn’t mean it’s right. Trust yourself and go with that.” We all have some people in life; whether they are your friends, relatives or cousins, who don’t like to see us succeeding. It is better not to give an ear to those people’s criticisms or de-motivation. Avoid negative people; focus on your goal and every day work towards achieving it.

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I think this book should be made compulsory for all young females! Whitmore does try and make this book inclusive for both male and female readers but I do strongly feel that this book would be more relatable to females. I am a 30 something female and I got a lot from this book, but I think that younger people would get a lot from it too. This book is a manual for looking at life in a more positive light and how to be a stronger person! Change is so many things. It’s scary, exciting, and unpredictable, but most of all its necessary. So work towards bringing the positive change in your life.

Change is an important part of life. In fact, it is not a part, it is a way of life. So who is responsible for the change? No one except you! Whether you like it or not, it is you who is making the change in your life, you may or may not be aware of it. The bottom line is that life is way too short to waste time with people who don’t treat you right. Surround yourself with people who lift you up when you’re down, and then return the favour when you’re able.” We speak harshly to ourselves in our own minds, despite it being the worst thing we can do for self-growth. Being your own hero means stepping in, at the point when critical self-talk and negative spirals of thinking are starting up in your head.” Life’s challenging isn’t it and Laura’s book looks at self help in ways that you have the power to be your own hero. I LOVE that. In this book Laura discusses things like perspective, expectations and vulnerability. Along with beneficial advice that you can enforce yourself. We all have the power within us to save ourselves from anything. It’s a fun read with great advice. Different people have a different way of looking at the same situation. It is your mind that filters how you see the world around you and how you interpret every situation. If your mindset is negative, you will find faults and negativity in every situation. But if you keep a positive outlook, you will find solutions in every problem. So always have a positive mindset no matter how negative the situation is.

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Have you noticed small children? They are always willing to learn new things, try something that they didn’t do earlier and this is how they progress in life. But by the time people reach the age of twenty five, they began to settle and give up on learning new things. This is wrong, learning is a lifelong process. Keep learning something new each day, whether it is work related or a new hobby or reading just another book. But never give up on getting to learn new things. Not all days of your will be Sunday. All of us have to face the stormy dark night. But remember there is always dawn after a dark night. No matter what difficulties you face, don’t surrender. Fight with your difficulties and uplift yourself to a new tomorrowThere are many things in life you have zero control over. You can’t force your husband to change, you can’t prevent a storm from happening, and you can’t control how other people feel. All you can control is your effort and your attitude and your truth. When you put your energy into the things you can control, you’ll be much more effective.” People often believe that dreams, goals and passions are only for children. Once you are out of the college, you have to settle for things like a good job, own house and having a spouse and children. But passions aren’t restricted to age. Passion is what keeps a person going. Have new passions or work on one single passion but never live a passionless life Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part You are not in this world to live up to what someone else thinks you should be, nor should you feel that others are here to live up to your expectation.” I was looking forward to reading this book, No One Can Change Your Life Except For You, and having finished it I'm still not sure what I thought. Whilst at times I quite liked this book there were other times where I wasn't enjoying it at all.

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There is advice about friendships, relationships, social media etc, and she puts a positive spin on every lesson that she’s learnt. The book is relatable and uplifting – Whitmore takes us on a positive and uplifting journey! A lot of the topics discussed are completely relatable as well as finding yourself able to resonate. At 25 years old, I was able to understand and relate, if I had read this at 21 I would have been able too and if I were to read this again at 30 - I’d still resonate but the lessons would mean something different.Hold On” topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for a week in April of 1990 and the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in June of 1990. She gives a raw account of her struggles, whilst using humor , it’s like sitting with a friend. Giving advice along the way.