Living With Intention: Designing a Wildly Fulfilling & Remarkably Successful Life

by Deanna Davis

Book Overview

There is an art and a science to living deliberately. Living With Intention is all about exploring your priorities and passions, and capitalizing on your skills and gifts. It's about honoring what is important to you now and making purposeful choices about what you want to do next. It's about finding meaning in all you do. Using a unique combination of information, inspiration, reflection, and action, Living With Intention guides you in creating a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420894935
• ISBN13: 9781420894936
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

If you're serious about change, grab this book

Truth in advertising requires me to say that I know Deanna and think she is an amazing human being as well as a phenomenal coach. In fact, she was my coach and inspired me to enter the field. That said, I couldn't give this book a five-star rating unless I believed it was worth it. So... What I love about Deanna and believe makes her such an excellent coach shines through in this book. Her humor makes what she says reverberate as truth. Her ideas and advice, while researched based (after all, she has her Ph.D), come across in the book much as they would from an old friend. As a coach, I'm very much focused on taking action with my clients. so to me, the book's worksheets make the price of purchase worthwhile if you are serious about making changes in your life. This book is a friendly, yet structured guide to becoming the person you want to be. Buy it. Use it. Enjoy it!

I highly recommend it!

I've read a lot of self improvement books, but this one really spoke to me. It's a witty and enjoyable read that maps out the methods to success in a clear and concise manner. After reading it, I was able to apply what I'd learned to my everyday life. I've lost weight, had a more positive outlook on life, and set some significant new goals. The steps that are provided are effective and easy to implement. I enjoyed it so much that I bought copies for all the members of my family.

Laugh Out Loud!

I think this is the first time I've read a self-help book that made me laugh out loud--several times. The author has a great way of combining practical, easy-to-follow techniques for improving life with light-hearted humor. Each chapter focuses on an individual technique for making improvements in all aspects of life. I've put several into practice with incredible results in my life. Reading this book is like having a life coach right there next to you. Don't miss this one!

An excellent read full of powerful ideas and guidelines

It's very rare that i write a review but this book really resonated with me. Since reading this book I've been able to make steady changes in my life which have resulted in some dramatic results. This book was actually recommended to me, and since reading it I have been recommending it to all my family and friends. It's a very well written book, which gets to the core and delivers the information in a very clear and compelling way. Having read many of the books in the same genre cited by the author and referred to, The Success Principles (Canfield), The 7 Habits (Covey), Flow (Csikzentmihayli) and Authentic Hapiness (Seligman), I can tell you that Deanna Davis has captured some of their very best points, to add to her own innovative ideas. With so many books written in the same area, it was refreshing to stumble across this book. Also, the author's personality really came through which made the book more enjoyable than most. I particularly liked the section called Get Vivid, Get Busy and Get Support. The bottom line - definitely worth the read!!

Living with Intention: a remarkably useful book!

Living with Intention combines witty, interesting writing with useful practices -- practices that work! Each chapter educates readers and combines all insights with a call to action. These practical action steps result in the behavior changes necessary to transforming your life. The book has helped me re-frame my thinking about myself, my job, and my relationships. Even more important, I have taken this new way of thinking and have applied it to my actions. As a result, I feel more equipped to face challenges, accomplish goals, and experience lasting joy. I often find myself passing along the wisdom found in the book to my friends, colleagues, and family members when they come to me with their own challenges. I have often been skeptical of "self-help" books, but Living with Intention is a practical manual that I couldn't have done without. I highly recommend this book!