Saturday, October 31, 2020

"The Audacity to be Queen" by Gina DeVee

 

Written by a motivational speaker / life coach, this book is all about female empowerment.  DeVee encourages women to be all that they can be.  Like other self-help books aimed at women, topics include such things as: stop apologizing, live your truth, connect to spirituality, go after your dreams, marry a king, and so on.  There is also a large chunk of the book devoted to finances and manifesting one's business and financial goals.  As fun of a book as this was, this is where I think it went a little off the rails.  Speaking of her coaching dream, DeVee explains how she developed her career and manifested her riches.  While someone who gets gigs / clients in the thousands of dollars price range can easily understand this, those with more standard jobs can not.  Not everyone is cut out for coaching and not everyone wants that job.  For some people, their dream is to be a teacher, nurse, or author.  Very few professions outside of sales and pure entrepreneurship allow people to independently accumulate masses of wealth in short periods of time.  For an engineer like myself, I have no desire to start my own company--aerospace, coaching, or otherwise.  I enjoy my work and am simply doing my best work.  It will take years to climb my corporate ladder, and I'm okay with that.  Not every corporate job is dreary or miserable and needs an escape.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

"The Feminine Revolution" by Amy Stanton and Catherine Connors

 


This is a fascinating little book all about femininity.  There are ~20 chapters, each covering an aspect of the feminine.  With stories, quotes, history, and more, each aspect of femininity is described and encouraged.  Women are encouraged to both be bossy and supportive.  They are encouraged to both be mysterious and charming.  They are encouraged to be both composed and emotional.  More than anything, women are encouraged to be themselves without apology.  There is nothing wrong with being female.  Many feminine traits that are associated with weakness actually have their own strengths.  And that's okay.  While the book is overall very inspiring, there are a few areas to warn the reader about.  A few times the book gets political and endorses Hillary Clinton.  There are also a few swear words in various quotes.  Beyond that, the book was very nice to read.

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

"A Woman's Influence" by Sheri Gaskins and Tony A Gaskins Jr

Written by relationship coach Mr. Gaskins and his wife, this book is all about relationships.  While the title speaks of a woman's influence, this book isn't a step-by-step guide for showing women how to influence men.  Rather, it is a compilation of advice from the Gaskins family.  Readers are told the games men play, the games women play, what really matters when it comes to love, and how to carry oneself.  While there's no need to rush into marriage, people also need to know when to put their foot down and leave when necessary.  If a man has friends, that's one thing.  If a man is sleeping around, that's another thing.  The same goes for women.  Someone with high self worth trusts themself enough to know that true love exists.  It is not helping anyone to stay in a toxic relationship with someone that sees no future with them.  While it's definitely easier said than done, men and women need to truly learn how to love themselves before diving into any relationship.  Additionally, people need to find someone they love mentally before becoming obsessed with physical love.  Lust fades but true love lasts a lifetime.