Fearless: Creating the Courage to Change the Things You Can

Steve Chandler
Robert D. Reed Publishers (2008)
ISBN 9781934759158
Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (11/08)

 

“To live in the world of creation – to get into it and stay in it – to frequent it and haunt it….to think intently and fruitfully, to woo combinations and inspirations into being by a depth and continuity of attention and meditation – this is the only thing.” Henry James (page 23 – “Fearless: Creating the Courage to Change the Things You Can”)

These times are filled with lots of bad news.  Every time we turn on the television we hear about more companies collapsing, the mortgage crisis and the high unemployment rate.  Working in the not-for-profit world, I have never felt more beat up and defeated than in recent times.  When I first picked up this book I thought that it would be just another self-help book that would inspire me while I was reading it and then I would move on.  Not so!  As I read each chapter I felt a spiritual shift beginning deep inside of me.  Each chapter not only inspired me, but also filled me with a new found energy to jump back into my life and face the changes that I need to make during this time.  It helped me to realize that there are certain things that I will not be able to change but how to recognize the things that I can and to approach them fearlessly. 

It was a quick read, so I plan to go back and read it again slowly, fully absorbing what each chapter has to offer.  Chandler instills loads of wisdom in an easy-to-read style.  He gets his points across through his own life experiences, other people’s stories and through beautiful quotes sprinkled throughout the book. 

This is the first Chandler book that I have read but I plan to read his other books in the very near future.  I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for the tools to get through tough times, or anyone looking for a better way to live their life. 

“Somebody should tell us…right at the start of our lives…that we are dying.  Then we might live to the limit, every minute of every day.  Do it! I say.  Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.” Michael Landon (page 95 – “Fearless: Creating the Courage to Change the Things You Can” by Steve Chandler.)

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