Though I didn't follow this book over thirty days, I enjoyed reading it and hope these lessons will stick with me.

I enjoyed this book. The challenges are easy to do and can be done in the 30 days or as a standalone challenge. One could need a "boost", simply pick up the book, select a page and run with it.

The artwork was simple, yet true to the nature of the book. This is the type of book that is better suited to an actual bòok, however my copy is an ebook and it was still easy to follow, with the help of a paper journal.

This review is based on a free copy received from Netgallery.com and is an honest review.

A hard copy of this book would be a better choice rather than e-book format. Comments, ideas, etc. would be better suited if written on each page.

It's undeniably true that most people are their own worst critics. We would generally never dream of being as critical or negative to other people as we casually are to ourselves. I've never had much luck with the whole 'look in the mirror and tell yourself you're great'! (I felt like a complete goofball). Anyhow, this book has a much more thought out and structured method for internalizing positivity and being kind and loving to ourselves (and those around us).
Set up as a personal journal/activity book, this 30 day challenge is full of sweet and brave daily challenges to increase your ability to care for and cherish yourself. Some of the exercises are profound, some are a little bit goofy, they're all positive and uplifting and do-able. The daily challenges have checklists with spaces for notes and lists to be filled in by the reader.
One of the first 'rules' is that 'there are no rules'. Life is a journey and not just a set of criteria to be gotten through.

The art is wonderful. Much of the book reminds me a lot of the currently popular 'adult coloring books'. The daily challenges have author-written examples to get the reader's creativity primed. (As an aside, I think it's incredibly sweet and brave of the author to bare her own feelings and meanings - there's a lot of vulnerability and trust involved to put these things out there).

Really good advice and an easy to digest format. We all need more hope and love in our lives.

Personal experience. I started this challenge the first day I received this book. Starting on day 2, I started getting comments and compliments about what a good mood I was in, and how happy I seemed. I have often gotten comments about how nice/upbeat/positive I am in general, so it really surprised me to get so many comments from people who are used to my normal level of 'goofy/happy'. I'm still getting comments (on day 4 now).

I’ve been reading a lot of self-improvement and self-help books lately. I must say this one had such a funny and quirky take on self love and self care. I love that the author took a whole year to do this type of thing.
It is set up with 30 prompt meant to be done daily for a month, but I love that you can do them at your own pace. The descriptions for each prompt were excellent. I feel like all 30 prompts were easy to do and really will up your mood for the day.
I will definitely be buy a copy of this book/journal for my friends and family. I think this is something everyone can enjoy, whether you are going through a tough time or not. I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to get a finished copy for myself.

I like the idea behind this book. I feel it could help out a lot of people. The illustrations are cute, it's not too over "feely."

Any book with illustrations is a big yes from me. What I enjoyed about Judy's book is the way she gives practical steps to show how you can motivate yourself.

It is definitely a self help book but with the colours and illustrations, it feels like a self help adventure you can undertake in 30 days to reveal a new you.

Although it is to be read as a daily devotional/ challenge, I read it in one sitting and was surprised at how 'gingered' I was to doodle and write things about myself (especially the self love mantra that she suggests).

This book will leave you smiling.

Rating: 3/5

Favourite Quote: "Because it's a form of self-expression, I believe that every act of creation is also an act of self love."

This came up for review just as I had bought a traveler's journal to do art in. So I figured why not? If nothing else a few of the prompts could be useful.

Luckily for me, the first rule of this challenge is that there are no rules. Good thing as figuring out how to do the burning while living in an apartment wasn't a fund prospect (I listened to the no rules, rule and did a shredding instead) -- same concept, less of a chance of setting off smoke detectors.

This is a useful book and I do like it. No part of the challenge is so terrifying that you couldn't do it. Whether you want to stay within your comfort zone or push yourself beyond it, there are ways you could accomplish the challenges.

That said, I have mixed feelings about whether or not I'd suggest this book to people (yes even as I gave it 4 stars). The thing is that these challenges are all prompts you could easily find online. The author's experiences and encouragement may be worth it to some. It may also be worth it to those who simply prefer the good old-fashioned way of doing things. Or to those who just like having these kinds of things in their hot little hands, away from the computer. If that's you, then this book is awesome. If you don't mind sitting at the computer searching for prompts on your own, you may find that this book doesn't add much to your journal / self-help journey.

This is a self guided introspective to discover who you are and what your goals are.. It gives you a place for creativity, a place to think creative thoughts and write them down, think about them.This book is inspiration, it makes a great gift for a graduate (female), or retiree. It is self motivation and exploration, self help and a place to write your ideas in a give and take with the book to guide your thoughts, and a place for you to record your response. There are lists to make, and check, boxes to fill in with doodles, ideas, pretties. It makes you think, and spurs on your creative genes. In the style of adult coloring books, but with great text to make you really think about it, this is perfect for doodling ideas, and much better than leaving these thoughts on endless scraps of paper. This book would go great with those of us creating vision boards. I want a paper copy of "Find Your Awesome" because it is just awesome...

Excellent!

This is a fun little book that I had originally thought would be entertaining for me to do during my "me" time, which is the time I take to unplug for the day and just concentrate on things that appeal to me. However, as I was reading and going through this book, I couldn't help to think how much fun this would be to incorporate into the time that I have with my son - either as just part of his usual day, or maybe even during his schooling. I decided that it would probably be best as something to do during free time, and not make it seem like something mandatory that he would have to do. I also decided to just go with a few of the activities for my son as he is still young and very much a boy on some things, so most was still part of the daily routine for me. What activities I did with my son, he did seem to enjoy - especially anything that had to do with doodling ("Doodle Your Loves") or singing ("Songs To Belt"). I think this helped a little in his confidence to just be himself, even when others are around.

As for myself? I used this book, day-by-day, as part of my nightly routine to wind down. It was something that could be done in as little or as long as I needed, and I always found myself looking forward to the next day's activity. I think this book would definitely be something that younger females (and males) would enjoy, though judging by my husband's little side looks to me as I was telling him about the book - I think some men may think finding their "awesome" is getting a little too deep for them. ;)

The only "con" I found to this book was that I was reviewing an ebook and not a physical book. I think that this would be much more enjoyable with the books in your hands, doodling and writing along in the book as you go. I ended up just taking a simple composition book and making my own companion journal to go along with the book.

Set over thirty days, to be completed by you a little bit everyday, this journal's focus is to make you fall in love with yourself and promotes self love through persistent activities.

From simply writing kinds things about yourself to encouraging your mind to get creative and draw too at points, colour designs you create, list positives vs negatives in your life and find what you appreciate and want to manifest in your life. The journal also encourages uncluttering your life by donating and binning or reusing for others benefit and your own.

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Such great inspiration. This will bring out the awesome in anyone!

A cute idea, done in different ways before. I don't really see how it would make anyone find their "Awesome".

This would make a cute gift book, but not so much on the public library side. Not a fan of books that are made to be written in housed in a place where you are not supposed to write in the books.

This book is a very insightful and interactive experience! Not only does it give you tips or ideas on how to find your awesome and bring out the best you but also provides exercises to start opening up a hidden part of you or a way to start implementing the ideas into your day to day life. The exercises not only are eye opening but fun as well and simple ideas that help you think creativity and depending on what it is to help love your body or realize what you love most about yourself and continue to grow as a person.

This is a great little book of goodness. It's inspirational and awesome. Regardless of where you are in the cycle of life, it will speak to you in ways that you've either forgotten or never realized existed. I recommend the actual paperback version of this book so you can create things that make you smile...and trust me you will.

Part self-help book, part adult colouring & activity book; this lovely offering will appeal to those who love to doodle & scribble, and anyone who enjoys ‘Wreck this Journal’-style books.
Essentially a self-love & self-worth workbook, “Find Your Awesome” takes the idea of a 30 day challenge and turns it into a book. Taking the realisation that whilst we have no problem telling those around us how awesome they are; we find it difficult to extend the same courtesy to ourselves; self-confessed artist, writer, doodler, and love warrior Judy Clement Wall challenges us to

“Fall in Love with Your Playful, Imaginative & Colourful Self”

through a set of daily challenges designed to encourage you to do just that.

Judy’s writing style is Awesome, she has you nodding along and giggling at the many witticisms she shares. Nevermind being a self-love guru; it seems like she’s the kinda person that would do your soul good just by knowing her! Someone you’d love to hug, hang out with, drink tea and eat copious amounts of cheecake with; regularly.

The book is a fun read, at times touching, and actually quite eyeopening – through sharing her own story of opening herself up to embracing her own Awesome badassery she gives us the impetus to proclaim our own.

In case you haven’t worked it out yet; I LOVE THIS BOOK!! I must admit, I never really ‘got‘ the whole Adult Colouring thing, I understand why people enjoy it; it just never clicked with ME. But, this? This I can embrace. I’m obsessed with daily/monthly challenges but sometimes get bored if they are the same thing repeated (a month worth of photoprompts is fine, once you’re into your 3rd month, it gets a bit ‘mehhh’) The clever thing here is that the style of challenge differs from day to day; some days you doodle, some days you write, others you send a text; it keeps it varied and interesting.

Fancy a sneak peek at some of the challenges? I’m happy to oblige:

-Doodle your perfect t-shirt
-Text love
-Writing yourself a love letter
-Appreciate your body in all its awesomeness
-Make time for you by writing a Not-To-Do List
-What’s your Personal Manifesto?

Another idea suggested throughout the book is choosing your favourite challenge(s) and turning them into month, or even year, -long challenges in their own right; similar to the author’s own Year of Loving Fearlessly challenge.

Now, obviously, you can work through the book on your own, but I was excited to discover that Judy is running a free online group, starting May 15th, where you can sign up now and then complete the challenge alongside [as she puts it herself] “a posse of like-minded love-warriors”. I have, of course, signed up; and now I’m off to buy a physical copy to play with.



Rating
I award this book 5 out of 5 stars. I found it Awesome!

Nice book, humorous sometimes and a light reading.

Find Your Awesome: A 30-Day Challenge to Fall in Love with Your Playful, Imaginative & Colorful Self, to give the book its full title, is a guide to self love. No, not that kind, dirty girl. The author offers us a 30 day course of different activities to encourage us to be kinder to ourselves and to give ourselves the same slack we often give others without thinking about it.

What I loved about this book: Judy uses fun and creative activities which I adored. Drawing mandelas to encourage mindfulness, designing T-shirts – I had such fun with these activities. The book is populated with the author’s own quirky and fun artwork. I loved the day for spreading the love and I’ll certainly take that activity further.

What I liked about this book: We ALL need to be reminded to be less self-critical and judgemental and Judy offers a fun and lighthearted way of doing just that.

What I didn’t like about this book: if you are already suffering from mental illness or distress, I think this could exacerbate things. This isn’t a book for those who are suffering and looking for a way to feel less self-hate. If you are a happy introvert, going around hugging strangers will make you feel dreadful. I personally found the bucket list exercise depressing as it reminded me of all the things I can’t do now because of my illness. I decided to focus on the positives but days later I’m still flashing back to the list the old me might have made. There is also a cultural thing for me. All this self love and bigging oneself up isn’t terribly British. Perhaps there is a case for us emulating our American cousins more when it comes to self esteem, but I find it personally uncomfortable.

In conclusion, if you’re already in a reasonably ‘good place’ and want to make things even better, this little book could be just what you need. However, if you are looking for a quick fix to real depression and self-esteem issues, I’d steer clear.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in return for an honest review.