If you are trying to find ways to improve your life, this book has it all. If you think that you are already living your best life but might be intrigued by what is in the book, I definitely recommend it! Jen Sincero speaks about self-love, letting go, connecting to your higher self, and teaches you everything you need to know in order to unleash your inner badassery. Bettering ourselves doesn’t happen overnight. It’s sometimes hard work, but it’s so worth it. If you know that you can improve your life, then why wouldn’t you want to try? 

Ah, self-love. One of my favorite topics! To me, self-love is doing things that serve you and pushing things out of your life that don’t. Self-love is appreciating yourself for all that you are and all that you are going to be. Let’s be real, it’s not so easy sometimes. Here is a tip from Sincero to get us started: 

Let go of expectations for yourself. We are our own worst enemies. Start each day fresh. Cheer yourself on instead of expecting yourself to fail. Put your powers to use for good, not evil! Pour all of your energy into believing in YOU. Let go of comparing yourself to others, also. This, too, can be easier said than done. It takes practice. The journey to becoming the best version of yourself isn’t exactly a walk in the park but you will be so thankful you invested your time into YOU!

Next stop, affirmation station. Affirmations can be a lifeline in the self-love department. In You Are a Badass, Sincero goes over multiple examples of affirmations. Choose what you need to hear the most and tell it to yourself over and over again. For example- “I am capable and strong and will succeed”. Whatever the situation is, give yourself a pep talk! You’ll be surprised by how light it can make you feel. The more you repeat these affirmations, the more likely you are to believe them. Make self-love your default setting. 

Let’s begin with probably my favorite quote from the book, “When we share what we were brought here to give, we are in alignment with our highest, most powerful selves” (page 72). And that’s what it’s all about! My calling is to help others, I feel that in my bones. So here I am, sharing this with you. You all are the reason I get to do what I love and what I’m passionate about. When we share our gifts, we raise our frequencies higher.

I have never really been a religious person. I have always believed that there was something greater than myself. I don’t identify my greater power as a person, but more like the highest version of myself guiding me throughout life. I like to refer to my higher power as The Universe. Jen Sincero has a few different names for The Universe, which she speaks about in this book.

If you want to be a badass, start hanging out with badasses. If you are used to complaining about everything in your life, your frequency is probably very low which attracts other low frequency people and opportunities into your life. If you want to raise your frequency first start by making a change within yourself and your environment. There is a quote I like a lot that goes, “You cannot heal in the same environment you got sick.” I do not know who that quote is by and I do not take ownership over it. I really like that quote because it can be used in many different scenarios and is very powerful.

It’s hard to be a positive and happy person if you hate your job, are unhappy in your relationship, and have friends who think that life is terrible. Sincero explains, “Who you surround yourself with greatly affects how you see your world and how high you set the bar for yourself” (page 238). If you spend time with people who have ambition and are goal oriented, you are more likely to follow suit. Make a conscious effort to keep good inspiring company.

Earlier I spoke about living a high frequency life. It is an attainable goal for every single one of us if we really want it.

I believe it’s just as simple as that. Do you remember the good old “Treat others how you would like to be treated”? It’s kind of like magic. Be nice to others, be kind, be generous, give your gifts to the world without expecting anything in return. If people are not pleasant with you, let it be. We aren’t ever going to please everyone. And that’s okay. I hope you see results by using this way of thinking, just as I have.

There are so many other pieces of this book that I loved, but this is all I will share. I’ll leave the rest up to you. I will post the link below for those of you who might be interested. There really is something magical about loving yourself and seeing the world from different points of view. I hope you learned something.

With light,

Janelle

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