Recipe Weekend: STOP TRYING! The Life-Transforming Power of Trying Less and Doing More by Carla Ondrasik

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If you’re struggling to get things done or meet your goals, the problem isn’t that you’re not trying hard enough, it’s that you’re trying in the first place.

Synopsis:

When it comes to getting stuff done, we fall short more often than we like to admit. This can leave us feeling frustrated and ashamed, because despite trying our very best we can’t seem to meet our goals. Why? The surprising answer is ingeniously outlined in Stop Trying!: The Life-Transforming Power of Trying Less and Doing More—an evolutionary guide that evokes the revelatory force of The Five-Second Rule and the sublime practicality of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Put simply, it turns out that trying is just an illusion for doing.

Stop Trying! illuminates the deception in a mindset built on trying, which can lead to anxiety, procrastination, perceived loss of control, fatigue, fear of failure, lack of follow-through, and overall life dissatisfaction. Importantly, this book offers a way out of the rut and into practical, progressive action. Stop Trying! reveals the compelling science behind our brain, behaviors, and beliefs when it comes to the notion of trying. Pulling from positive psychology, the science of habit formation, clinical studies, and more, motivational speaker Carla Ondrasik guides us to proven-effective strategies for better doing—and ultimately to goal achievement and a more fulfilling life.

Readers will learn techniques and tips, build skills through interactive activities, and hear sincere stories from everyday people who’ve made the transformative switch from trying to doing. Achievement is just one “do or do not” decision away, and it starts with eliminating “try” from our vocabulary. STOP TRYING! shows us how to do that.

Review:

Generationally we have seen that we have changed from a people that 'DO' to those that 'try'. Gone are the days where follow through and completion were the standard. Instead, it has become I'll try this for a bit, and if I'm meh about it, I'll move on to something else. Think about the awe inspiring use of Pinterest- why do have such big idea boards? How many things that we have saved there, have we ACTUALLY used or done? Carla takes that concept and says stop TRYING and start DOING. Each chapter in the book offers ideas and examples of where to get started, how to follow through and most importantly, worksheets and activities to help you COMPLETE your goals, not just talk about them! If you're looking at making REAL change, this year of the fire horse, then this is the book that will help you make those changes for real, not in concept!

About the Author:

Carla Ondrasik has been developing her “No Try” philosophy for two decades, researching, speaking, and promoting her message to business organizations, women’s leadership groups, and college-preparatory schools. She has reached such a broad audience through motivational meetups, one-on-one mentoring, and magazine writing. Carla is the former vice president of Creative Writer Development for EMI Music when it was the largest music publisher in the world. She is credited with the sales of millions of records worldwide. During her twenty-year career, she placed hit songs with legends including Barbara Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Cher, Huey Lewis, Martina McBride, Earth, Wind & Fire, Mariah Carey, NSYNC, and Christina Aguilera. Carla continues to mentor and promote the current generation of music makers. Carla attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville and resides in Southern California with her husband, musical artist John Ondrasik, who she discovered, signed, and developed under the moniker Five for Fighting. She has two adult children and is an avid swimmer.