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Find Your Strongest Life What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
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On 3/10 Wally Harrison wrote: I have to admit I tend to be more skeptical of books that seem to be just capitalizing on the success of the successful predacessor, but this is Buckingham. This of course means the reader is going to get very solid leading, instruction, and application. "In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham ... Strongest life
On 3/1 Donovan Anderson wrote: (Reviewed by Heidi Anderson) In today’s world, can a woman truly “have it all”? A fulfilling career full of passion and performance? A belief that she is truly becoming the best, authentic version of herself? A happy, healthy life outside of work? The book “Find Your Strongest Life” really ... Book Review – Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 1/24 Marta Hoelscher wrote: When I first got this book I really wondered if I was going to like it. I had never heard of this author before so I had no idea what his credentials were. After reading it, I'm not sure I really agree with what he has to say. While I think it's important for women to see themselves as we really are ... Review of Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 1/14 Adrienne "Contemplative Life" wrote: I have heard about churches, universities and other organizations using the Strengths Finder assessment tool. When Thomas Nelson listed Find Your Strongest Life in its book review program, I thought I would get an opportunity (read: free key) to take this online inventory, since the book is written by ... A big bag of Skittles
On 1/12 Iz Holidae wrote: I love Marcus Buckingham. There. I've said it. I've seen him speak several times and he is fearless, effervescent, charismatic, and knows how to work a room like nobody's business. But I have a few issues with this particular book. To begin, it feels like the same book he's written before. This one is ... Marcus Buckingham's Find Your Strongest Life
On 1/2 Megan Strange wrote: I just finished reading Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham. Buckingham is well-known for his work with several companies and leaders in the area of identifying and developing your strengths. I previously read another of his books ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 12/30 Lisa Powell wrote: Find Your Strongest Life is a book about what we as women can do to live their best life. I must admit when I initially received a copy of this book, my initial thought was “what can a man tell me about developing my strongest life as a woman?” Well surprisingly enough, quite a bit. From the very ... CSW Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 12/22 Mark Eldridge wrote: I think I’m in a little over my head, but that’s never stopped me before. So here I go. I’ve just completed reading Marcus Buckingham’s Find Your Strongest Life, What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently. As a man, don’t ask me why I selected this book to read. I found ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 12/8 Wanda Moncrief wrote: This book, written by Marcus Buckingham, promises to answer questions regarding how we empower today’s women to be happy in today’s world. Women have better job prospects, greater acknowledgement for achievement, wider influence, more free time, and higher salaries – all more than in decades However ... Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 12/8 Wanda Brewer wrote: This time around, Marcus Buckingham offers many more tools instead of gadgets comparing Find Your Strongest Life to the Truth About You. I could relate to the check points of knowing you are living a strong life: feeling what you do fulfills you, feeling inspired to start each day, wanting to learn something ... Find Your Strongest Life and Live Life on Purpose, October 4, 2009
On 12/7 Cathy Davis wrote: In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham reveals the powerful key to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into a woman's life.In today's world, can a woman truly "have it all"? A fulfilling career full of passion and performance? A belief that she is truly becoming the best, authentic version ... Find Your Strongest Life - Book Review
On 11/30 David Mehrle wrote: Over the last several weeks I have received a lot of grief for reading a book about leadership for women. It almost as if male leaders feel they have the corner on leadership. There is no need for us to learn from anyone other than male leaders. While many of them probably did not think this deeply ... Book Review – Find Your Strongest Life
On 11/19 Samantha Johnson wrote: I am, to this day, completely amazed how "strength strategist" Marcus Buckingham can formulate test questions and accurately define people's strengths. My Equalizer Lead Role wonderfully describes my moments in my past where I felt were my strongest ones. I have had several incidents in my past where ... The Strong Life Test for Women
On 11/12 Elle Pyke wrote: I found "Find Your Strongest Life", by Marcus Buckingham, a hard read. Not due to the content, but because I felt it in a way it lacked...chutzpah.Being apart of the Thomas Nelson Blogger Review program gives us the chance to read books and review them, regardless of our opinions of the book. This so ... Find your Strongest Life Review
On 11/8 Robin Wright wrote: Find Your Strongest Life is a self help book that gives women realistic tips for building or rebuilding a successful life. Marcus Buckingham did an excellent job of examining the obstacles that can stand in a woman's way and prevent us for living a life that is intentional. This book is a great resource ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/27 Craig Owens wrote: You might be thinking, “Why is he reviewing this book?” After all, the subtitle of Marcus Buckingham’s latest book is “What the happiest and most successful women do differently.” Well guess what? I absolutely loved this book! I’m excited for my wife to be able to read Find Your Strongest ... Find Your Strongest Life (book review)
On 10/26 Susan Lawrence wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham - I have to admit I find the title a bit cheesy. The cover didn't grab me, either, because it just looked like a typical self-help book. And it's odd to me that a man is writing a book to help women ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/20 Jan Noel-Smith wrote: What better time than now to read Marcus Buckingham's new book? "Find Your Strongest Life" is Buckingham's Guide for women, aptly subtitled "What the Happiest and Most Successful Women do Differently." The book came out October 5, to great reviews. I'm bringing up the rear with my couple of pennies. ... Find Your Strongest Life: Review
On 10/20 Edwina Cowgill wrote: Based on years of research of women, their dreams and goals, lifestyles and wishes, Marcus Buckingham has written a ground-breaking book that tells women of all generations "Yes, we CAN have it all!" He supports his theory with statistical studies and real life examples of women he has coached to help ... Find Your Strongest Life:What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 10/16 Heidi Trumble wrote: Conventional wisdom once taught that with enough training and encouragement any person could successfully accomplish any task. Author, Marcus Buckingham, leads the way in busting this myth with his newest release, Find Your Strongest Life, published by Thomas Nelson. In this book, targeted specifically ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/16 Valerie Murray wrote: I am a member of Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Blogger program. You can join by visiting, http://brb.thomasnelson.com/join. The latest book I selected to read was, Finding Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. Let me say this right off the bat, this was the most disappointing book I have read thus ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/16 Sailor Scott Baker wrote: This is my (long version) book review for Thomas Nelson’s Find Your Strongest Life, by Marcus Buckingham. As part of the Book Review Bloggers Group, I am posting my review here as follows: (short version is at Amazon.com) Find Your Strongest Life, by Marcus Buckingham, was a tough book to ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life, by Marcus Buckingham.
On 10/15 Debbie Crawford wrote: Personally, I did not care much for this book. Here are my reasons: 1. The book was published by Thomas Nelson Publishers which means (to me) it's going to be a book with some sort of Christian world-view. Right? Well, nope, not even a little bit. I am sure Marcus Buckingham is a great guy, but he ... Didn't care for this book
On 10/13 Charmaine Huey wrote: [[ASIN:B002SABLMQ Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently (Hardcover)]] I was a little hesitant about reading this book because self-help books are not always realistic as far as I’m concerned and this was a book for women written by a man. I was not ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham (A Book Review)
On 10/13 Sandy Reynolds wrote: Book Review Find Your Strongest Life – Marcus Buckingham When I heard that Marcus Buckingham had written a book about Strengths that focused on women I wondered if he was using the Chicken Soup for the Soul books as his model for selling books. You know the model. A book sells well so we start spinning off ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/13 Chin Jenny wrote: This is the 4th book I have reviewed as a book review blogger for Thomas Nelson. I immediately request to review a copy of the book when I received an email for review invites. Although the book takes 2 months to arrive (yes, I got the free copy of the book!), I quickly get down to reading it whenever ... Book Review - “Find Your Strongest Life” by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/11 Samantha Wright wrote: Study the happiest and most successful women and you realize that they ignore balance, and strive for fullness instead. They deliberately tilt their world toward those few moments that genuinely fill them up. As someone who has heard Marcus Buckingham speak and read his previous books, I looked forward ... Find Your Strongest Life Now Book Review
On 10/10 Beau Abernathy wrote: I have been a fan of Marcus Buckingham since I saw him on Oprah. That led me to download his audio book of "Putting Your Strengths to Work." In all of Marcus’ work, his basic premise is this: Most of us were taught by our parents and teachers that the secret to success is improving our weaknesses. ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/10 Dan Foster wrote: In his latest book Marcus Buckingham brings to light the struggle of modern women living a life devoid of purpose, meaning, and fulfillment. In spite of 40 years of the women’s rights movement, legislative changes for equality and the shattering of the corporate glass ceiling; women find themselves ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/9 Johnny Douglas wrote: A book for women on how to live, written by a very smiley man ; initially this could pose some questions but in the pursuit of all things Thomas Nelson, I gladly review. The book touches on searching yourself, and points out such ideas about drive, partnership in life, passion and dreams. The author touches ... Finding your strongest life
On 10/9 Kelly Harbaugh wrote: I was very skeptical when I first saw this book. Who was this sleek-looking guy telling women how to be happy and successful? Is this a message that a Christian woman would even take seriously? It looked like a catchy money-making scam to me. I'm glad that I decided to read it. I was touched by the very ... Finding Your Strongest Life
On 10/8 Traci Pollard wrote: I thought that the author wrote a manuel to follow to succeed in life. I was not really impressed with this book, because I felt that it was repititious and not clear on some of its objectives. Its starting of the traps of what life has set, although I thought the opinions of what men think like were ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/8 Parkey Thompson wrote: Marcus Buckingham has written a book that should be ready by all women. In fact, it may be helpful to many men – especially husbands. Buckingham has written other helpful books including First, Break All the Rules. In Find Your Strongest ... Book Review - Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/8 Lisa Perez wrote: There are a lot of self help books available telling you how you can do more in less time, how to be all things to all people, and how to turn your weaknesses into strengths. Find Your Strongest Life does none of these. Instead, it emphasizes figuring out what you are happiest doing, and trying to orient ... Find Your Strongest Life, by Marcus Buckingham (Book Review)
On 10/7 LuAnn Koehl wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do DifferentlyMarcus BuckinghamThomas Nelson2009288 PagesMarcus Buckingham is a consultant that specializes in strengths-based solutions. His newest book, Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently, ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/7 Sharon Jahr wrote: Ok friends... this book is written for women. When our daughter-in-love saw it, the first thing she said was, "A book for women on how to live, written by a man." Hmm, I thought. Interesting observation. I found the first chapter to read a bit slow, but also found that with each subsequent chapter ... I Want My Strongest Life
On 10/7 Susan Hume wrote: "Looks like a pop-psychology book," I said as I opened the package from Thomas Nelson. But my attitude changed after reading the first couple of chapters of Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. The book's overall theme is that females today struggle with the myth of life balance. Although ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/7 Jodi Williams wrote: The title of this book, Find Your Strongest Life, immediately jumped out and grabbed me – as a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom to two kiddos – I definitely want to live my strongest life possible…and while some days I feel it to the core of my being, other days just feel like “feed the baby, change the ... Review – Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/7 Rachel Frank wrote: This book is really a great, easy to read, and insightful book. It is a realistic and honest approach for women to find what they are most successful at. It seems as though Marcus Buckingham really has great insight into how women are feeling in the current world we live in and he has some ... “Find Your Stongest Life” by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/7 Becca C wrote: I got this book under the understanding that it was a Christian book. However, it seems all about self entitlement, fulfillment, etc. It was motivating, somewhat, but very self-involved, without any mention of God, etc. I probably wouldn't recommend it a Christian person. It did offer some guidelines ... Okay, very "Me" oriented, oprahish...no mention of God...
On 10/7 Allison Hammerle wrote: This book was a relatively easy read for someone like me who prefers fiction novels. It's about why women today are unhappy and what they can do to change it. Marcus Buckingham wrote this book based on research he did for an Oprah special (which I happened to see). He doesn't give any formulas or tell ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/7 Denice Hazlett wrote: Are you a frenzied woman? Has your life become a juggling act, requiring you to keep everything in the air, barely allowing each aspect to register on your fingers before the next one comes flying at you? Are you unclear about which direction your life should take? Are you constantly struggling to "find ... Using Your Life to Fill You Up
On 10/6 Buck Rogers wrote: I was a little skeptical to read a book that was geared towards women but I like to know how the other side thinks. I live in a house with two females. Any insight is more than welcome As a father and husband this helped me get an insight to the two most important women in my life. There is a whole ... Book Review – Find Your Strongest Life What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 10/6 Paige Eavenson wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently By Marcus Buckingham. “Over the last forty years women have secured for themselves greater opportunity, greater achievement, greater influence, and more money. But over the same time period,they have become less ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Michael Levitt wrote: I had the fortune to review Find your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. I originally requested this book for my bride, but I took the opportunity to review how not just women could experience a strong life lived. The book touches on searching yourself, and points out such ideas about Drive, having a caring partner ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/6 Lyndsey Sikes wrote: This book knocks it out of the park! Everyone in my office- all women- have been to the website to take the Strong Life Test. I didn't relate to every scenario in the book but appreciated Buckingham's wisdom and found myself in the different Life Roles. It was well researched and I enjoyed learning about ... Home Run
On 10/6 Tracy Lagrove wrote: It took a bit but i did get through find your strongest life, and it might be because i don't generally read these types of books but i found it difficult to really get into. The author did present some great idea's though that already i've tried hard to implement into my life. I also like the amount ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/6 Jim Gray wrote: I know what you are thinking…”Why is he reviewing a book about women and leadership?” I found myself thinking the same thing. But I made a commitment as a Thomas Nelson Book Review Blogger to read and review. My wife poked fun with me,“Have fun with that.” And yet, in the introduction Marcus ... Find Your Strongest Wife (Life)
On 10/6 Melinda Lancaster wrote: In his newest book, written especially for women, best selling author and ardent researcher Marcus Buckingham aims at assisting women in becoming "more successful." Not successful in terms of where you live, what you drive, or in what location you work but rather in terms of "drawing enough strength ... Finding Your Strongest Life: What The Happiest & Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 10/6 Barrett Myers wrote: This is the latest in a series of book reviews that I’ve posted as a Thomas Nelson book review blogger. Go here for more information on the program and to sign up. It feels a little odd posting a review of Marcus Buckingham’s Find Your Strongest Life, given the book’s subtitle “What the happiest and most ... Find Your Strongest Life: A review
On 10/6 Ben Pape wrote: Okay, to preface this entire review I must say that I am probably not the demographic audience for this book. Well Lazer, what demographic are you then? Thats a great question. Male, 18-25, College student. Most likely intended audience for "Find Your Strongest Life"- Female, 25-35, Working Professionals. ... Book Review "Find Your Strongest Life"
On 10/6 Kim Turnage wrote: The book uses a lot of stories from Marcus Buckingham's life and from women he has consulted with. It starts with an interesting premise for women who have been told we should "be happy," taught we can "have it all," and exhorted to "find balance in life." You'll find your own personal happy place when ... Book Review | Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/6 Tricia Lawrence wrote: My newest read from Thomas Nelson (Disclaimer: I am part of the Thomas Nelson book blogger team.) is Marcus Buckingham’s Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently. Great premise, right? The book inspired me, and made me really think about how I live my life (and I think I live ... Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 shauna henke wrote: But sometimes you get told about a book and you just HAVE to check it out. ESPECIALLY when you've just had a conversation with your own mother about how she seemed to be SUPERWOMAN when you were growing up and how you can't accomplish half of that without keeling over from exhaustion! In today's world, ... WOW- you NEED this book!
On 10/6 Sarah Mudd wrote: I love strengths. I love anything based on positive psychology and helping people learn to be their best selves. So when I had the chance to review Marcus Buckingham’s newest book in this area titled Find Your Strongest Life I jumped on it. Buckingham’s newest book originated from a realization ... Review of “Find Your Strongest Life” by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Julie Jarnagin wrote: I was very skeptical when I got this book - especially when he began the book by using his wife as his first example. For me, unless you really like research and statistics, the book really gets interesting at chapter 5 or 6, and once I got there I found some good gems of wisdom. Much of his advice focuses ... Book Review; Find Your Strongest Life: What the happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Theron Hatch wrote: OK. So you are probably wondering what I’m doing reviewing a book for women. Well, I’m married to one. I’m also rearing two daughters. When I had the chance to review Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently, through Thomas Nelson’s ... Find Your Strongest Life: A review
On 10/6 Katie Casey wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus BuckinghamMy rating: 1 of 5 starsIn his latest non-fiction book, Marcus Buckingham shares some good old common sense advice and maybe some not-so-common sense secrets about (as the subtitle declares) “what ... “Find Your Strongest Life” by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Marilyn Lewis wrote: I confess I had never heard of Marcus Buckingham until I saw this book and I was shocked that a man thought he knew enough about women to write an entire book about their happiness and success.But Marcus Buckingham actually delivered a quality product with this book.Its well researched,well organised ... Standing Ovation for Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Teresa Mankin wrote: Find Your Strongest Life :What the happiest and most successful women do differently: By Marcus Buckingham, Thomas Nelson Publishers I am a single mom just about ready to turn 40...and I think a lot about living my best life and the life that Jesus Christ wants me to live. I do find it interesting ... Find Your Strongest Life :A Review:
On 10/6 Mike Wright wrote: Wonder why a man is reviewing a self-help book written for women? I’m a sucker for “self-help” books anyway, and when the publisher offers me a book in exchange for a review, I’m on it. (Oh yeah, I’m an official Thomas Nelson blogger book reviewer too.) I’m also a sucker for the word “free.” ... Find Your Strongest Life? Almost
On 10/6 susanne phaneuf wrote: call me what you will, but i am always a bit wary whenever i pick up a book that is solely for women. as a single, never-been-married, never-had-a-child woman, it has been my experience that most books written solely for we of the fairer sex deal more in the realm of the wife and mother than simply being ... review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Delina McPhaull wrote: When I first got the book, Find Your Strongest Life, my first thought was, what’s so Christian about it and why is Thomas Nelson publishing it. I even twittered the question and @ThomasNelson wrote me back saying: “we publish all kinds of books that are from a Christian worldview, some aren't overtly ... FIND YOUR STRONGEST LIFE book review
On 10/6 Kristine Pratt wrote: Is it possible to find Success during these economic times? In the new book, “Find Your Strongest Life” by Marcus Buckingham, we learn success comes in living a life that’s STRONG, and that doesn’t always translate to money or power. How do you define Strength? Marcus teaches us to look ... REVIEW: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Nate Payne wrote: This is my 5th or 6th book now that I have reviewed in the Thomas Nelson Blog Book Review. When I saw Marcus Buckingham’s new book “Find Your Strongest Life” I was thrill to be able to read it. Yes I did judge a book buy its cover-well buy its title. I did not know until the book arrived that ... Find your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Malise Terrell wrote: "What you pay attention to expands." Marcus Buckingham "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." Maya Angelou via Find Your Strongest Life. As a Book Reviewer for Thomas Nelson, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review, Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham ... Strengthen Your Life
On 10/6 Nikki Mitchell wrote: I had a hard time getting into this book, however I did learn a lot about myself along the way. I did not realize that this book's focus was on working women. I am a stay at home mom and not by choice. I was recently disabled and I love to be home with my kids, don't get me wrong but I miss feeling important ... Finding Your Strongest Life, By Marcus Buckingham
On 10/6 Tracy Knowlton wrote: This book centers on its title. It solicits permission from the reader to journey down a road that is not familiar to most women, one that affirms the tightrope that we walk. In order to make the trip we have to understand that we have many things working against us. That is why it is crucial to claim ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Sarah Caprye wrote: ...at the most fundamental level, I think this book gets some things very, very wrong. First of all, I do not think this book is coming from a biblical perspective at all. The author throws in a few uses of the word “God” in the most vague and generic way, but makes no attempt to align his message ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jeff Brown wrote: Okay, I’ll just come out and say it. It’s been really hard to Find My Strongest Anything lately. There have been two deaths in my family in the last week, yesterday my one and only laptop hard drive crashed (I’m on a borrowed one now) and, I realized just moments ago that this review is actually due ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham: A Review
On 10/5 Teri Yarbrough wrote: When I received my copy of Find Your Strongest Life, I read the reviews on the jacket first and became skeptical. I'm not a feminist by any means, but my first thought was how is a MAN going to teach me a WOMAN how to have a strong life, to discover the role I was born to play. I had never heard of Marcus ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Deana O'Hara wrote: Overview In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham reveals the powerful key to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into a woman’s life. In today’s world, can a woman truly “have it all”? A fulfilling career full of passion and performance? A belief that she is truly becoming ... Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham – Book Review
On 10/5 Esther Peasley wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham was unlike any book I have ever read. It was not like a self-help book, but it was packed with encouragement and simple ideas to help you find what makes your life strong. Not only did it offer statistical studies, real life stories of women who made changes ... Find Your Strongest Life!
On 10/5 N.A. Winter wrote: We owe the popularity of the phrase "Live Strong" to Lance Armstrong. It was he who used the phrase as his rallying cry against cancer. And it was an effective rallying cry because it echoed a desire in each of our souls to live a live that others identified with strength; a life that could withstand ... Great for Those Who Don't Know StrengthFinder
On 10/5 Bill Todd wrote: My review of Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham (ISBN 9781400202362) I first heard Marcus Buckingham speak at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit a few years ago. He was still with Gallup, and was talking about approaching leadership (and life) development through an entirely different avenue ... Book Review – Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Elizabeth Cordes, D.O. wrote: Despite unprecedented opportunities in all spheres of daily living, women are becoming increasingly unhappy, less satisfied, and less fulfilled in their lives. Somehow on the path to “having it all” women got lost. By believing that the only way to “have it all” was to be perfectly balanced ... Book Review: Find Your Stongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Donna Shepherd wrote: What does it mean to 'have it all'? In the introduction to Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham gives his definition and shares his 'secret' to living a strong life. In Part 1, he identifies reasons woman aren't living lives to their fullest potential. In Part 2, you'll start to learn how to live, ... An Analytical Approach
On 10/5 Lori Zimbardi wrote: Have you ever felt uneasy about the direction of your life? Killing time in a career that drains and disappoints, wanting change but not sure how to go about it or too afraid to try? In Marcus Buckingham's new book Find Your Strongest Life, What The Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently, ... Find Your Stongest Life
On 10/5 Marty Purks wrote: I just finished reading _Find Your Strongest Life_ by Marcus Buckingham. He is such a fascinating author. I am always intrigued by his content. Although this is a variation on a theme of his other books - 'Build on Strengths, not Weaknesses' - it is unique in that it focuses on women, in many different ... Great Content, Very Helpful
On 10/5 Sandra Garcia wrote: Marcus Buckingham has developed a practical guide for women to help them identify their strengths in order to live more productive, fulfilled lives. This book is a timely tool for use in today’s stagnant job market. It is chock-full of advice and tips for the person who’s been laid off to the person ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Amanda Flint wrote: Marcus Buckingham's Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently is an attempt to help women draw enough strength from life to feel fulfilled, loved, successful, and in control. It is an attempt to show women that they really can have it all, "the right kind of ... Yet another preachy self-help book.
On 10/5 Jennifer DeFoy wrote: Thanks to Thomas Nelson Publishing for letting me review this book. BuyReada.widgetLink, a.widgetLink:visited {text-decoration: none;font: 10px/10px arial;color:#ffffff}a.widgetLink:hover {text-decoration: underline;}div.widgetDiv {width: 100%;line-height: 22px;cursor: pointer}div.widgetDiv:hover {text-decoration: ... Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 LaTara Ham-Ying wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham is a book that every woman needs to read. It inspires you to find out who you are, how you tick, and what you can do with the ticks. Marcus does a great job of cutting to the chase and telling it like it is when it comes to women getting real and discovering ... Live Your Stronest Life (Book Review)
On 10/5 Mary Carver wrote: In 2004, I read an article in Newsweek that rang so true and moved me so much that I tore it out and kept that piece of slick paper in a file folder for five years. Written by a young woman my age, I Can Do Anything, So How Do I Choose? hit home. When the author said, "[W]e are now discovering the difficulty ... Too many choices, not enough life?
On 10/5 Kathleen Love wrote: You may remember my not-so-positive review about a book several months back. I decided to risk getting another book from Thomas Nelson publishers. Initially I was pulled in by a new Donald Miller book, but sadly, all the copies were already gone. I spotted this book available for review and decided ... Meh
On 10/5 Chris Stewart wrote: What parts of your life do you find most enjoyable? According to author Marcus Buckingham in his latest book, Find Your Strongest Life, if you focus on these small moments spread throughout each day, your level of personal satisfaction and all-around happiness about life will improve. I conveniently ... Offers strength insights both for men and women; much easier to follow than his other strengths books
On 10/5 Carrie McCoy wrote: This book appeals to those who work outside the home giving advice on how to be successful in the workplace. The downside of this book is that if you are a stay-at-home traditional kind of woman then you are left out of the equation. Another disappointment for me with this book is that the advice isn't ... Not for Stay-At-Home Moms
On 10/5 Michael Spooner wrote: In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham reveals how women can draw enough strength from life to feel fulfilled, loved, successful, and in control. He helps women reconnect with their purpose and gives a starting point for change. Marcus uses research to get his message across on how women can ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Dave Anthold wrote: Marcus Buckingham (@mwbuckingham) has done it again with his latest book release Find Your Strongest Life. This book is primarily targeted for women as the subtitle indicates – “What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently“. Just as in previous releases (Now, Discover ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Becky Buriok wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the happiest and most successful women do differently by Marcus Buckingham I picked this book because I promised myself I would read more non-fiction and I thought this would be up lifting and encouraging. There are some very valid points in this book for working women ... Book Review
On 10/5 Keri Lumm wrote: So when I got this book I was skeptical just from the cover. Shallow I know, but I am always leery about books on woman empowerment written by men. The sparkly-eyed man on the cover with the title of his book in bright pink did not attract me. The other reason for my skepticism was that although Thomas ... Find your strongest life
On 10/5 Chris Owens wrote: Finding My Life: Strong or Not There couldn’t have been a better time in my life to read this book. I am 34 years old, married for 5 years to an amazing husband, working at a company that I love, in a job that I thoroughly enjoy BUT with all of that, I would not have said that I was the happiest ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 John Collier wrote: The latest book I was asked to review by Thomas Nelson is Find Your Strongest Life Now by Marcus Buckingham. It is a self-help book targeted toward women. Catherine graciously agreed to read and review the book. Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham was published by Thomas Nelson and purports to answer the questions of ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Molly Kehrer wrote: To be fair, Find Your Strongest Life isn’t the type of book I’d typically pick up. I was so intrigued, however, by the few endorsements I read–I couldn’t resist. In FYSL, Buckingham addresses a primarily female audience regarding happiness and success in every aspect of life–home, ... Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jill Dudley wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What The Happiest And Most Successful Women Do Differently By: Marcus Buckingham I received the book, Find Your Strongest Life, free from Thomas Nelson publishers as a book reviewing blogger. I have a feeling this book might sell well. I don’t say this because it is a good book with valuable advice, ... Find Your Strongest Life: Book Review
On 10/5 Robin Fulton wrote: Posted 10/05/09: Have you ever found yourself wondering why you are in the career field that you are in, or unhappy with the one you don't have. I had the opportunity to read Marcus Buckingham's new book, Find Your Strongest Life. He taps into, what the most successful and happy women do differently. ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Jason Curlee wrote: It’s amazing that choosing to read a book written for women would be the first book I would choose to review for Thomas Nelson. I mean come on, why would a guy want to read “what the happiest and most successful women do differently.” I have read many of his other books on strengths and it ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Patti Gibbons wrote: As a woman with all the challenges of family and working life, I selected this book from the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers program out of curiosity. I also brought a healthy dose of skepticism to a book about increasing success in women's lives written by a man. Being somewhat familiar with Buckingham's ... Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Lori Mooney wrote: This latest book by Marcus Buckingham was written because he discovered that women tend to become “less happy” as they get older (which is the opposite of men…shocking!! Do we ever do anything the same?). He starts off by unpacking several myths and statistics that really helped me to see that ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Samantha Bell wrote: Find Your Strongest Life, the latest book by Marcus Buckingham, is subtitled “What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently.” By the title alone, it seems like a book geared for women who are in the workforce. But what about a homeschooling mom? I am constantly finding myself ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Liz DeMar wrote: To be honest, I would never have picked up this book on my own accord. The reader will quickly notice that the author, Marcus Buckingham, is a man – yet this is a book for women. On top of that, this looks very much looks like a self-help book – a genre I stopped reading ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Mindy Barnowski wrote: What are your strengths? And how can you use your knowledge of those strengths to better all aspects of your life? In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham addresses those very questions and more. By taking The Strong Life Test for Women, you can identify your two strongest characteristics out of nine possibilities (Read more ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Kyle Reed wrote: In “Find Your Strongest Life” Buckingham tackles the growing statistics of happiness in America, specifically in the case of women. What is it that caused this sudden drop in happiness and how can you find out how to get it back? You will have to read more... Putting Strengths into Practice
On 10/5 Moira Crooks wrote: In today's world, many of us women feel over stressed, under-appreciated and unfulfilled. We are often trying to juggle too many things - to keep balance between all aspects of our lives and keep all the plates spinning at the same rate. This book helps to dispel the false beliefe that we should strive ... Strive for Imbalance
On 10/5 Jeanette Morris wrote: Review by Jeanette Morris I’m having difficulty getting past “WOW.” Marcus Buckingham’s newest offering to move folks (in this case, women) from blasé to blast-off had me underlining, starring, and writing “Yes, that’s me!” all over the margins. His take on why satisfaction eludes modern ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Mark Kim wrote: As part of the Thomas Nelson bloggers program I get free books. I've been looking for something to help me help others, especially the women that are in my life and the ones that I serve alongside with in ministry. Is this the book I was looking for? Marcus Buckingham is one of the premier strength ... Find Your Strongest Life (Review)
On 10/5 Diane O'Dell wrote: Admittedly, I launched into this read with a critical editor’s eye toward some stylistic choices. I even groaned a bit thinking it was going to be another “speak/do good and it’ll all come back to you” formula for . . . getting books published perhaps, but not necessarily for helping this woman ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Amy Parker wrote: Marcus Buckingham's style really appeals to the optimist in me. Or maybe that brand of optimism lives in us all. We all want to focus on our strengths, on those moments in which we feel the strongest, don't we? But for many of us, those strongest moments are merely flashes in the pan, and we spend ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Angela Karum wrote: I've read lots of self-help books about discovering your passion, finding your purpose and analyzing your personality. But Marcus takes a very different approach in that he focuses on our individual strengths and how we use them in our lives. Included in the book is an invitation to take his online Strong ... very thought-provoking
On 10/5 Audra Krell wrote: Posted 10/5/2009: This book by Marcus Buckingham is about "what the happiest and most successful women do differently." And here's the good news right off the bat, they aren't perfect women, nor are they striving to be. I enjoyed this book because it wasn't just another list of tasks for me to perform ... Right living doesn't equal perfection
On 10/5 Carmen Lester wrote: "Find Your Strongest Life" by Marcus Buckingham was a disappointment to me as a mature christian grandmother. He certainly is on the right track of humanistic thinking. If you haven't learned that our purpose in creation is to Worship God and live a life that is pleasing to him - then his advice could ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Dan Miller wrote: In his newest book, “Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently,” Marcus Buckingham continues his theme of helping people find their unique strengths. While he does allow for a broad definition of “success” it still comes across clearly that ... “Find your strongest life” by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Anne Hardy wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently, By Marcus BuckinghamIn Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham declares that there IS a way for women to “have it all”. However, his definition of having it all is not doing it all, but feeling fulfilled and ... Find Your Strongest Life - Book Review
On 10/5 Lori Johnson wrote: Having read several of Marcus Buckingham's books in the past, I was especially excited when I saw that he had written one for women. I am married and have been a stay-at-home mom, a part-time working mom, a successful home-based business mom and a full-time working mom. Find Your Strongest Life is definitely ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Christine Smith wrote: As a blogger, I received a free copy Find Your Strongest Life: What the Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and was asked to write a book review. This book is written by a self described “strength strategist” with experience helping individuals and companies for over 20 years. Marcus Buckingham is correct; he ... Find Your Strongest Life: What the Most Successful Women Do Differently-Book Review
On 10/5 Jenna Fones wrote: This is a review for Thomas Nelson Publishers Book Review BlogsBook Description:In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham reveals the powerful key to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into a woman's life.In today's world, can a woman truly "have it all"? A fulfilling career full of passion and ... Book Review - Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jean Matthew wrote: This is my first review as a book reviewer for Thomas Nelson. It may also be my last. According to Buckingham a strong life is the opposite of living a "balanced" life. Instead, it lies in knowing what creates positive emotional energy within me, embracing it, and making my life decisions based on ... Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Joy Holt wrote: The book is targeted at women and shares stories and examples from other women so it was a little strange since it was written by a man. He wrote the book because of an exercise he participated in with Oprah that focused on 30 "successful" women who were unsatisfied with their lives, which I thought ... Book Review - Find Your Strongest Life By Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Haley Montgomery wrote: When Thomas Nelson offered me the opportunity to review Marcus Buckingham’s Find Your Strongest Life through their Book Review Bloggers program, my first thought was this: There’s something immediately suspect about a man–no matter how well-educated–telling women how to be happy. ... MeMyBook&Eye Preview: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Deb Kalmbach wrote: “My mission is to help each person identify her strengths, take them seriously, and offer them to the world,” states Marcus Buckingham in his new book Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently (Thomas Nelson). My first thought: How can this guy know so ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Carole Ledbetter wrote: When I first decided to review this book, I found the title long, but intriguing. How could this man know what women should do differently? On the other hand, since my world has long been populated with men--father, brothers, husband, sons--I thought the male viewpoint might be worth considering. ... Are Women Less Happy Now?
On 10/5 Jodi McKenna wrote: I thought that I would read Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham, since Thomas Nelson sent it to me (for free) to review. And thankfully Thomas Nelson encourages us to be honest. They aren't afraid of a little constructive criticism--I ... Is this really success?
On 10/5 Faye Bryant wrote: If you are a woman and you find yourself to be completely happy and utterly successful, don't bother with this book. However, if you aren't quite as happy as you'd like and you don't really consider yourself to be successful, you might think about reading, Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Rebekah Radice wrote: Every woman wants to believe that she can "have it all." We trust that happiness at home and within our profession is possible and go to extraordinary pains ensuring we hold each in balance. But is it truly possible to "have it all" and if so, at what price? And what exactly does it mean to "have it ... Book Review - Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Beth Boisvert wrote: Multiple studies show that though we have more opportunity, choices, influence and power than ever before, women are significantly less happy than they've ever been. Of course, there are women who are successful and happy--so what's their secret? Marcus Buckingham believes it's discovering and using ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Bob Hostetler wrote: Marcus Buckingham, author of the hugely successful (and helpful) books, First, Break All The Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths (among others) brings his passion to women in Find Your Strongest Life. Like his other books, this one is thoroughly entertaining and extremely practical. It includes his ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Darlene Oakley wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus BuckinghamMy rating: 3 of 5 starsVery rarely am I caught off guard by a book. Before I received a message from Thomas Nelson, as one of their book review bloggers, that this book would be made available to ... Mixed Emotions
On 10/5 Jamie Hall wrote: When I picked up this book, I didn't expect to like it. When I started reading the introduction, at first it seemed like it was going to be the sort of book that should have been written pre-Oct'08; a self-help book for women with too much money on their hands and the luxury of making work and life choices ... A Review: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently, By Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Tracey Brewer wrote: As a woman, do you find yourself seeking balance in the various areas of your life? In Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently, Marcus Buckingham suggests that instead of trying to find that balance, you should determine what your strongest moments are and ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Heather Krebs wrote: Finding Your Strongest Life presents a new way of looking at our strengths and weaknesses as women. We have been taught by society to find balance with our lives. Marcus is going to challenge that thinking and retrain us how to live a strong life by accentuating our strengths and find strong points ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Tamera Kraft wrote: Find Your Strongest Life By Markus Buckingham What the Happiest and Most Sucessful Women Do Differently Book Description In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham reveals the powerful key to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into a woman’s life. In today’s world, can a woman truly ... Featured Book: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Ashley Pichea wrote: "What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently"... this subtitle is the premise of the book. Marcus Buckingham delves into the world of a woman and picks it apart, looking for the stressers and the de-stressers alike. From the inside flap of the book: "Have you given up on 'having ... "Find Your Strongest Life" by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 David Quinn wrote: Find Your Strongest Life is Marcus Buckingham's effort to hone his skill of helping people to discover their strengths by focusing particularly on women and their struggles. His goal for the book, as he says it, is to "show you how to start your life strong…how to get stronger as you get older…help ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jaymie Dieterle wrote: Trading days again this week! Come back Wednesday for a picture book review.Ladies, are you feeling overwhelmed? Looking for balance? Wondering why you aren't happier with your life? Marcus Buckingham would say it is because you aren't playing enough to your strengths. Find the experiences where you ... WEDNESDAY: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Cherise Kachelmuss wrote: When my son was born, I decided to stay home. I actually worked 5 days after my maternity leave and was exhausted and sad. I was sad at leaving my baby home, even though he was with his grandparents and I thought I was going to be missing him growing up. I was stressed because I had to wake him up earlier ... Book for Women from a Man? Still a good read!
On 10/5 Vicki Small wrote: Title: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently Author: Marcus Buckingham Publisher: Thomas Nelson Date: 2009 263 pages Reading this book for review put me on a rollercoaster ride from start to finish. It started ... How Strong Is Your Life?
On 10/5 Chris Lewis wrote: I was at first a little skeptical at the idea of reading a book written for women by a man, but after reading this book, I was amazed at how insightful this book was not only for myself (as I am a father of two girls), but also for my wife as well. Mr. Buckingham does a fine job at using research as ... Book Review - Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 10/5 Jessica Oakes wrote: BuyReada.widgetLink, a.widgetLink:visited {text-decoration: none;font: 10px/10px arial;color:#ffffff}a.widgetLink:hover {text-decoration: underline;}div.widgetDiv {width: 100%;line-height: 22px;cursor: pointer}div.widgetDiv:hover {text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer}Since 1972 the overall happiness ... book review: find your strongest life
On 10/5 Diane Nelson wrote: Subtitle: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently The premise of this book seems to be that "...'having it all' means drawing enough strength from life to feel fulfilled, loved, successful, and in control" and that "...it is something every single one of us should aim for and every ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Chris Richardson wrote: Find Your Strongest life by Marcus Buckingham was a book that I felt had some great points but also had many low points. There are great points in this book for women everywhere. He says that moments matter most. They matter more than dreams, goals, values or relationships. He says that we need to focus ... Find Your Strongest life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Brandee Holland wrote: Marcus Buckingham has appeared on Oprah and conducted career workshops with her, and now he has written Find Your Strongest Life. This book, aimed specifically at women, is designed to help ladies find out which part of their lives strengthens them, as well as learning which parts weaken them.Buckingham ... Ladies, run out and buy this book
On 10/5 Kyle Chowning wrote: 4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a guide to understanding women, October 5, 2009 By Kyle Chowning You might wonder why I, a man, am talking about this book? Truth is, women are everywhere: I'm married to one, I have a daughter, a sister, a mom, and I work with lots of women through my business. So it seems ... Finally, a guide to understanding women
On 10/5 Kris Zerbonia wrote: by Marcus BuckinghamThis book provides a fresh perspective on how we view and then live out our life. It attempts to provide a realistic answer to some of the hardest questions women ask in their lives. It's applicable to people in various stages of life as the real point is not so much about a specific ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Tiffany Stuart wrote: As a Thomas Nelson book reviewer blogger(try to say that three times fast), I love reading and reviewing great books. What a gift books are. They encourage me like a trusted friend and in turn, I can encourage you. A win, win! Find Your Strongest Life helps women discover their strengths and teaches ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Eric S. Mueller wrote: Find Your Strongest Life is subtitled “What the Happiest Women Do Differently”. What am I doing reading a book for women? Partly, commitment. Earlier this year, I decided to read a minimum of 3 books for women in an attempt... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Eva Miller wrote: I wondered how a man could effectively write about what "the happiest and most successful women do differently", but a few pages into this book it was clear Buckingham knew what he was talking about, and I was going to reap the benefit of his knowledge. I used to feel guilty when I couldn't effectively ... Finding your strongest life IS possible
On 10/5 Erin Lowmaster wrote: Overview… In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham reveals the powerful key to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into a woman’s life. In today’s world, can a woman truly “have it all”? A fulfilling career full of passion and performance? A belief that she is truly ... Find Your Strongest Life- What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently By Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Dan Pritchett wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham. (Book review for Thomas Nelson Book Reviewer Program)I ended up getting this book more by accident than intentionally for review. I saw the main title, "Find Your Strongest Life" and clicked to ... Book Review - Find Your Strongest Life:
On 10/5 Denise Opper wrote: Through examples of both successful and unsuccessful working women, Buckingham offers suggestions how properly "imbalance" our lives, take control over our careers, eliminate those activities which deplete us, and fill our days with activities which give us strength. While I agree with the author that ... Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Julie Klassen wrote: Sometimes our lives are not fulfilling or satisfying because we are focusing our attention on the wrong things. That is the foundation on which Marcus Buckingham built his teaching. When I first picked up his book, “ Find your Strongest Life” , I had two thoughts… one – what does a man know ... Do You Need to Refocus?
On 10/5 Christine Plaisted wrote: I was really excited to get this book. I"m rather a "self help" book junkie. Throw in the "Strong Life Test" and I was all over this book. I started reading this book thinking that maybe it could boost my life into the right direction. I"m a small business owner, and I am very happy with my life, ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Tara Ficher wrote: Find Your Strongest Life is a book written solely to and for women. Mainly towards women who are trying to juggle life, career, and family. (Women looking to “have it all”) This book acts as a self help book, or guide with mostly practical points for women who are seeking some kind of balance or ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham ~ Review
On 10/5 Daniel O'Deens wrote: Marcus does what he does best! He sticks to his strength. You would expect that from an expert “strength strategist.” He is able to move our focus to identify our strengths and devise the right strategies to put those strengths to work. He is a master at looking at the individual. ”Each person is ... Marcus Buckingham: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 JoAnn Kuhn wrote: According to Marcus Buckingham, women have become less happy with their lives despite the women's liberation movement bringing women more meaningful work, equal pay, and freedom from only "servicing men and their children" (Gloria Steinem quoted in book). But no fear; he has the solution and will teach ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Ann Williams wrote: Think you know what it takes to be a happy and successful woman? You might be surprised to learn the facts. Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham is a powerful guide for women who want to discover how to live a happy and successful life. Buckingham examines 10 myths about the lives of women ... Use What You've Got!,
On 10/5 tony sheng wrote: Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus BuckinghamIf you've read anything by Marcus before, you know to expect clearly stated issues, compelling examples and stories, detailed analysis and measurements and, of course, well defined action steps. ... Book Notes - Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Victor Mashni wrote: Why would a man write a woman’s self help book? Would he have any credibility? Why would a man want to read such a book? In today’s world, can a woman truly “have it all”? A fulfilling career full of passion and performance? A belief that she is truly becoming the best, authentic version of ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Patricia Alexander wrote: Are you in a dead end job that drains the life out of you each day? When you arrive home at the end of the day you have no energy to be present for your family? Almost everyone has been in this position at one time or another. "Find Your Strongest Life" should be read by every woman of every age so ... Find your Strongest Life By Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Clifton Ditmore wrote: Find Your Strongest Life What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently By Marcus Buckingham This book will grab your attention immediately as the author describes standing in line on a cold windy Chicago day to get into the Oprah Winfrey Show. He is there to tape a three hour workshop titled ... BOOK REVIEW
On 10/5 Joe Donaldson wrote: The key to Buckingham's failure to provide ground-breaking material here is found in the first line of the acknowledgements: This book grew out of an attempt to reply to the thousands of post we received on Oprah.com… Perhaps most of this material would have been better presented in a return visit ... Find Your Strongest Life - Book Review
On 10/5 Mara Kim wrote: I expected this book to tell me how I can do it all. As a mom, I wear many hats. I work 40 hours a week and it's tough to be all things to everyone. I'm not called to be and do everything. I am called to live my best and strongest life. The beneficiaries will be your family, friends, and co-workers. ... Notice the Moments
On 10/5 Jean Ballance wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. It reveals the powerful key to help women draw enough strength from life to feel fulfilled, loved, successful, and in control. Even more, he helps women reconnect with their purpose and gives a starting point for change. A research-based message that applies ... Review of Find Your Strogest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Dina Nay wrote: Marcus Buckingham's new book is another in the line of many others attempting to show women how to have it all. Based on research and experience, Find Your Strongest Life demonstrates what the happiest and most successful women do to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into their lives.Just as countless ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Jessica Cohen wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus BuckinghamIn his new book Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham attempts to explain what it is exactly that allows some women to be happy, successful, and fulfilled in life. He has developed a test for women to discover the ways they are gifted and then goes on ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Shari Morehouse wrote: Have you ever wondered if you can or should “have it all”? Does life feel seriously out of whack? Is a balanced life really attainable? These are questions that Marcus Buckingham confronts in his new book, Find your Strongest Life. The tag line is What the happiest and most successful women do ... Find your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Lisa Burgess wrote: Find Your Strongest Life is addressed to women, but it doesn’t have to be. With few exceptions, the principles are as equally applicable to men as they are to women. Both sexes want to live strong lives; both want to feel connected to their purpose; both want to be loved. But Marcus Buckingham specifically ... "Find Your Strongest Life" - Book review
On 10/5 Jill @ Frugal Plus wrote: In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham reveals the powerful key to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into a woman’s life. In today’s world, can a woman truly “have it all”? A fulfilling career full of passion and performance? A belief that she is truly becoming the best, authentic ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham Review
On 10/5 Robert Taylor wrote: The promises of the feminist revolution of the 1970's shimmers as a desert mirage in the heat of 21st Century pressures. While the leaders of women's liberation claim they were misquoted, the mantra of "you can have it all" stuck with a generation of women now weary of trying to have happy and fulfilled ... The Strong Path to Happiness
On 10/5 Courtney Joseph wrote: I've had anxiety about this book review for over a week. I chose to review Marcus Buckingham's book "Find Your Strongest Life" because it was published by Thomas Nelson (an excellent Christian publisher) and I thought it would be a great book for me to recommend. Doesn't the title sound like something ... Find Your Strongest Life - What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 10/5 Ivy Reisner wrote: I’ll start by saying this is a self-help/life counseling book, and I can’t stand self-help/life counseling books except to mock them. I was very surprised at how intelligent and informative this one is. If you already know what path you want the major aspects of your life to take, and you’re already working on that, you ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Andrea Gardner wrote: I read Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham as a member of the Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers program. This book was insightful and had many helpful suggestions on how to find my strengths and ignore my weaknesses. Mr. Buckingham has created an online test to help find your strengths and ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Larry Baxter wrote: Marcus Buckingham is the author of several excellent books on discovering your strengths and the how and why of using them for a happier and more productive life. I really enjoyed "Now, Discover Your Strengths," and so I was happy to get a review copy of his very latest book, "Find Your Strongest Life: ... Review - Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Tiffani Riggers wrote: The author of “Now, Discover your Strengths” (among other books) now directs his attention toward women with “Find your Strongest Life,” subtitled: what the happiest and most successful women do differently." Buckingham provides examples of successful and unsuccessful women and then provides ... Book Review: Find your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Andy Morgan wrote: When I first started reading Find Your Strongest Life I wondered how a man could write a book for women and be able to really get at our issues. Well, he did and I think too that a lot of the suggestions, ideas, and advice in this book can be for men also- they can ... Find Your Strongest Life Yet by Marcus Buckingham (Reviewed By Lauren Winslow)
On 10/5 Mike Van Hoozer wrote: For many women, there is a utopian idea that you can have it all, but there are varying definitions of what it means to truly “have it all.” Some definitions lead to a life of stress and a sense of being less than satisfied with every aspect of your life including career, relationships, and finances. ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 James Coles wrote: “Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently” by Marcus Buckingham promises to marry success and happiness in ways that prove that women can ‘have it all!’ This is not the sort of book I ever enjoy reading. Self-help books never seem true or valuable enough ... Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 10/5 Vikki Huisman wrote: I was very skeptical about this book, as I am with most self-help/self-improvement books geared towards women. I tend to find that books of this nature are for women with college degrees with a seemingly unending supply of disposable income. As a coupon clipping/community college educated/administrative ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Shirley Rempel wrote: The basic idea of this book is to identify the things in life that bring you joy and good feelings, and avoid the things that don't. There are a couple of ways he tells you to try to help you figure them out, and gives a good "points to ponder" summary at the end of each chapter. One of the points Buckingham ... Finding Your Strongest Life - A Review
On 10/5 nancy kvamme wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham I have read some of Marcus Buckingham’s other books and was excited to get a chance to review this one. The ideas in the book help women to marry their professional and personal lives so they can have it all. In recent years women have been able to accomplish ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Dennis Marquardt wrote: Having heard of some of the best sellers from Marcus Buckingham, but having never read any of them, I was looking forward to determining if he really were as good of an author as I’ve heard. I was also very curious to discover a ‘man’ defining what makes ‘women’ happy and successful. Could ... Great Stories
On 10/5 Karin Fendick wrote: Women are hungry to live lives that are satisfying, meaningful and purpose driven. We have more choices than any other time in history, yet statistics show a decline in happiness. Many women have bought into the myth that they could and should “have it all” and that belief led them down a path of ... Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Lynda Chiotti wrote: We often hear people say, "go with your strengths" but usually it's said in jest. Most common approaches to self-improvement focus on personal weaknesses, finding out where you have shortcomings, so you can improve those and do well in all areas. Marcus Buckingham has a different idea. He proposes that ... Go with your strengths?
On 10/5 Deni Belotti wrote: There’s ever two sides in a coin…as well in real life: sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not (or bad if you prefer…). Anyway, good or bad one thing we all do agree: life isn’t easy…and if you are a woman this rule increase dramatically! Adressed toward women I’d like to offer my male ... Helpful to find greatness
On 10/5 Jill Rice wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus BuckinghamAre you happy? Really happy? Satisfied with your accomplishments? Content with your every day life? If not, perhaps you are not focusing on your God given strengths. You know you are in your “strength zone” when it “feels right”. Marcus Buckhingham ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckinham
On 10/5 Krystal Williams wrote: SummaryFind Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently is an excellent read for women. The purpose of the book is to teach women how to discover and create a fulfilling life where their strengths can flourish.My ReactionAs a stay-at-home-mother of two, I was very ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Britni Vigil wrote: I was given Find Your Strongest Life to review as part of the Thomas Nelson Book Bloggers program. The book is written for women on how to be happier by finding your strongest life, which Buckingham describes as living your life for and through your strengths rather than dwelling on your weaknesses. ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Curtis Cecil wrote: Had an opportunity to preview another book that I actually liked… okay back story: I saw a book on Leadership and Business which are 2 items that I have dealt in for many years and I enjoy reading the new titles and learning more about how to continue to develop this. What I failed to notice was the ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Judy Joyce wrote: This is a superb book particularly for women who feel they are in a rut, need a change or just need more. This book is a coaching exercise to identifying what is needed in your life to make changes to reach a goal of happiness. Marcus is excellent in providing the tools to unlock the keys that will ... Find Your Strongest Life What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently
On 10/5 Gail Pruszkowski wrote: Many women, myself included, have bought into the Superwoman myth, the idea that you can have it all. Yes, women today have more options than ever before, so why are we less happy than at any other time in history? We're stressed because the demands of juggling job, home and family leads to feeling unfulfilled ... Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jennifer Miller wrote: Marcus Buckingham wants to teach women how to live a “strong” life. He says a strong life is one in which you are able to discern the activities which energize you, catch those moments and cradle them so that you feel fulfilled—personally and professionally. That’s a pretty tall order, especially when coming from a man. ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jenni Catron wrote: I don’t remember exactly when I became a fan. I just vividly remember thinking “this guy is BRILLIANT!” His perspective on taking your God-given uniquenesses and channeling those towards being the most effective, thriving, fulfilled person you can be resonated with me so deeply. And ... Marcus Buckingham – Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Barb Harvill wrote: This very candid book, which consists mostly of Mr. Buckingham trying to convince working women everywhere that they can “have it all” and live their strongest life ever, does not convince me of this fact one bit. The author claims that most women, do indeed, choose to work outside the home and ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Elizabeth Ingersoll wrote: I have just taken on a new position at work, and the subtitle "What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently" instantly intrigued me. The first thing I noticed when I got my copy is the blue dot on the cover inviting me to take the Strong Life Test, so I took it. I was pleasantly surprised ... It has its merits...
On 10/5 Ellen Vanderwerf wrote: Find Your Strongest Lifeby Marcus BuckinghamThis was a very good book to read, it really helped me to view my life in a much more pro-active way than I had been viewing it before. Marcus Buckingham is a statistical expert, and his love of statistics translates into a worldview that is helpful and aware. ... Book Review
On 10/5 Laura Navarro wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham is my latest Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers pick. I have enjoyed other books by Marcus Buckingham. He seems to speak realistically and practically about issues in our lives and the workplace. I also like how he focuses on building on your strengths, ... Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Jennifer Davis wrote: If I lost ten pounds… If I were more patient with my children… If my husband would help more around the house… If I got that promotion at work… …then I’d be happy. Despite all of the achievements women have made over the last few decades, we are still not happy. The pressure to attain ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jennifer Murray wrote: This book is about helping women discover what the author calls their strong moments. By bringing focused attention to the strong moments in one's life it can help one bring a more defined and fulfilling way of functioning into their work, home and relationships. The author describes strength within ... Book Review - Find Your Strongest Life by: Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Amanda Pelser wrote: Women are not as happy as they were 40 years ago. Women are not as happy as they age. The reason is that we’re trying to have it all, trying to balance everything. The choices that the women’s liberation movement provided for us, the things that were supposed to make us happy instead have paralyzed ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Mike Gothard wrote: What Marcus Buckingham writes, I read. Few authors so consistently challenge and help readers to rethink their paradigms, not only in leadership but in life. His focus on developing our strengths as opposed to obsessing over our weaknesses has been such a breeze of grace for readers and leaders alike. Yet even after half a dozen ... Book Review – Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Connie Firmin wrote: Does life leave you feeling drained? Have a dream, but seem to be stuck in a less than desirable job? Ever wonder if there's more to life than this? Marcus Buckingham tackles tough questions like these and more in Find Your Strongest Life. His experience and research has led him to a startling find. ... FIND YOUR STRONGEST LIFE by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Emily Akin wrote: Subtitle is What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently.Author Marcus Buckingham starts out by revealing that modern women, although they have more choices than their mothers and grandmothers, are not happy. In fact, the older they get, the less happy they are. He says it’s because women ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Danielle Johnson wrote: Find your strongest life by Marcus Buckingham, gives examples of women from different backgrounds and why the choices made affec their lives in either a negative or positive way. An easy to understand and quick read, Find your strongest life, makes many good suggestions on how to be true to yourself. ... Find Your Stongest Life
On 10/5 Melissa R wrote: Over the past few decades, women have taken great strides in education, job opportunities, and earning power. In spite of that, women are more stressed and less happy than they were forty years ago. And as we get older, we tend to become even less happy. In Find Your Strongest Life, author Marcus Buckingham ... Find Your Strongest Life - Book Review
On 10/5 Beth Beutler wrote: I read Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently in a weekend. I want to like it. I want to say that it is a good book. That it makes sense. That every woman should read it. I want to. It IS a good book. Easy to read, and with a wonderful (and very ... Something about...Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Aaron Armstrong wrote: It’s not often that I find finishing a book feeling like a chore—but that’s what I found with Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham. Buckingham wants readers to discover their strengths and weaknesses—what tasks, events and people motivate, energize, and inspire them? Conversely, what ... A Chore to Even Finish
On 10/5 Lori Kasbeer wrote: I will be honest I am struggling with this review. There is wisdom in this book that I believe every woman can glean from. I believe it is beneficial to take The Strong Life Test because it does give you a great idea where your strengths lie. Marcus Buckingham has been a Women of Faith guest speaker ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Graeme Codrington wrote: Marcus Buckingham, author and strengths uber-guru, knows what he is doing. He has released his latest book, and it is aimed at the lucrative women’s market (and has gone straight to paperback, too). It’s simple, down-to-earth, but amazingly insightful. And I think it will fly off the shelves into ... Marcus Buckingham takes aim at women
On 10/5 Nancy Wasko wrote: Last week, I wrote about learning leadership skills from books. I’ve just finished reading a brand-new book by Marcus Buckingham called “Finding Your Strongest Life”. If you are happy in your career and home life, then skip this book. But if you are wondering if you are in the right job, or wondering what career paths ... Book Review: Finding Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Janet Oberholtzer wrote: In "Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently" Marcus Buckingham attempts to teach women how to have content and strong lives. He does this by interviewing a number of women, some are successful and happy, others are not. He then tries to determine what makes ... Review of "Find Your Strongest Life"
On 10/5 John Hollandsworth, MD wrote: Marcus Buckingham has bad news: it’s tough to be a woman. But he also has good news: every woman can surmount her challenges and live a full life by listening to, living in, and being led by her strengths. This is Buckingham’s latest book on the subject of strengths, and it is directly targeted towards women. He ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life
On 10/5 Amanda Moon wrote: Powered by Ingram Digital The concepts laid out in this book fly in the face of conventional wisdom, but as Buckingham develops them with numerous examples from both research and real life, you have that “Ah ha!” moment. As a mother of 2, with a full time job to pay the bills and a part time job ... Strong Life Review: Ah ha!
On 10/5 Leaving a Mark wrote: Don’t ask yourself what the world needs – ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman First off, this book is for women. Secondly, I am a man. So, if you’re scoring at home, this is a review ... Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Lisa Rosendahl wrote: Marcus Buckingham, self-defined strength strategist, sets his sights on women in his new book, Find Your Strongest Life. To sum it up in one word, this book is about moments. Marcus writes, "Moments matter most. They matter more than dreams, goals, values or relationships. Moments make all of these ... Book Review: Find Your Strongest Life By Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 cheryl pasquier wrote: After reading the title and the blurb on the back, I came to this book with a few preconceived ideas and they all turned out to be wrong. It seemed to be very "American" in its presentation and ideologies and I wasn't sure it would appeal so much to a British readership (including me), but it turns out ... Find Your Strongest Life : What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently - Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Karla Akins wrote: FIND YOUR STRONGEST LIFE: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women do DifferentLy by Marcus Buckingham is a brilliant self-help book for any woman trying to succeed. Hailed as a visionary by Toyata, Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Disney, Buckingham is in demand as a consultant for people and organizations ... Cradle Your Strengths
On 10/5 Dianne Godwin wrote: Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus BuckinghamI’m rather torn in writing this review. One part of me says that this book was a well-written book with some good and useful information. The other part says that I need to stand for the truth of Jesus Christ and that just isn’t present. In fact, He seems ... Find Your Strongest Life - Book Review
On 10/5 Rebekah Henson wrote: This review was done for Thomas Nelson. If you are interested in becoming a book review blogger, please click on the side widget for more information.To the world, there is no better qualified person to write a book on how to become the strongest and best person you can be than Marcus Buckingham. His ... "Find Your Strongest Life" by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Bret Simmons wrote: I do not recommend this book. The title leads you to believe that Marcus Buckingham applies his “decades of research” to once again tell us how simply finding your strength will make you a happier and more successful woman. Don’t fall for it – he doesn’t prove anything close. I volunteered to read and review this ... My Review of “Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently” by Marcus Buckingham
On 10/5 Jennifer Pfluke wrote: Written by: Marcus Buckingham Reviewed for: Thomas Nelson The main reason I opted to review this book was because a couple years ago, my father was asked to participate in a conference involving Mr. Buckingham. He spoke highly of Mr. Buckingham and vice-versa. I suppose I’ll have to read some of ... find your strongest life
On 10/5 Becky Ritta wrote: In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham stresses that women should be pursuing their passions, not settling for doing what seems sensible. He says that in order to be strong, happy, and successful, women need to discover what their strengths are and then pursue those strengths, rather than focus ... find your strongest life by marcus buckingham