Go Ahead…Pick Me Up! Put Me on Your Backpack!
by Dr. Pamela J. Boehm
My Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Non-fiction/ motivational/ self-help
Blurb:
Why is it so difficult to find contentment, joy, and happiness in our lives?What deep inside of us causes us to want more out of life?
What can we do to pick ourselves up?
Go Ahead…Pick Me Up! Put Me in your Backpack! is for those individuals who are on their journey of life and are not feeling fulfilled or satisfied with their current state. It’s for those who are searching for a quick fix to help move forward and feel better about self. Finding ways to feel worthwhile and meaningful in life is one of the most important things you can ever do. Everyone deserves to be happy.
This easy-to-read book is based on looking at life as a journey and acquiring the right tools through life to help improve current state. Each chapter is based on current songs designed to spark your imagination and help you navigate life’s ups and downs with relevant and beneficial tools that are acquired on your journey. Each chapter contains applicable approaches and exercises to pick yourself up and get more out of life. Enjoy your trip!
My Review
I received a free copy from the author through Netgalley and voluntarily reviewed it.
I wanted to read more non-fiction books this year and this one caught my eye when I saw it on Netgalley. The cover and title had me curious even though I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from it. This book is split into chapters with every chapter being named after a song. It’s a motivational and inspiring read with a lot of positivity and encouragement.
The backpack in the title refers to the metaphorical backpack you take on your journey of life and each chapters contains multiple tools you can put in your backpack. I liked the way the book was written and positive and encouraging tone of the writing. I enjoyed reading about the author’s personal life and the lessons she learned and is now sharing through this book.
There are parts on how to get more out of your life, how to handle difficult situations or what to do when you’re not feeling so well and need a pick me up. The chapters were short enough to easily pick up the book and read a chapter or two and they all had this short ending that introduced the song title for the next chapter. I liked how some some chapters had an exercise. Each chapter also had a summary of the tools for your backpack that got mentioned in that chapter. I like the way the book was structured and I enjoyed reading it.
To summarize: This was an interesting and enjoyable read. I liked the analogy of a backpack for your journey of life and the tools you put in your backpack. The writing style was positive and encouraging. I enjoyed reading the book and thought it was informative and uplifting. There are some great tips in there and the book was easy to read the way it was structured with chapters short enough to easily pick it up and read one or two.
That does sound like an interesting read.
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