Get Out of Your Own Way gives you the other side of the coin to Girl Wash Your Face & Girl Stop Apologizing. Dave had a very successful career but was unfulfilled and in a rut. He gives the reader a glimpse into what he did to work through all the lies and insecurities to become a better husband, dad & person. Dave uses his own experiences, both good & bad, to encourage the reader to make changes to improve their own lives. I felt connected with Dave because I use to have a similar mindset regarding self improvement. Dave has helped me change that mindset and begin to life a more fulfilled life. I would recommend this book for both men & women.

**I received a free copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**

Oh, the Hollises. I have a love-hate relationship with them. You can read my reviews of Rachel's books to see how my opinion has changed over the years. As an original fan-girl of Rachel's, I WANT to like everything they do. But the more "famous" they get, the harder it is for me.

This book, in particular, is a struggle for me. I'm not sure who the intended audience is. Ostensibly, it's men. But I can't imagine any man voluntarily purchasing or reading this book. Whoever the target audience is, I think the actual purchasers are going to be women who think their husbands/sons need to read this.

My biggest struggle with the book is how similar it is in tone to Rachel's books. I know they're best friends and spouses, but this reads as if they share a brain. Or a ghostwriter. Or as if Rachel wrote it for him (or at least heavily edited it).

For most people, I would suggest that you instead flip to the back of the book, to the bibliography, and read Dave's source material:
High Performance Habits
Mindset, by Carol Dweck
The Five Love Languages
The Power of Habit
Atomic Habits
The Tipping Point
The Sacred Enneagram
Anything by John Maxwell
The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins (which I don't love, but the Hollises do)

I really vacillated between giving this 2 and 3 stars. But at the end of the day, reading this book is a lot like drinking Walmart's Dr. Thunder when what you really want is a Dr. Pepper. If you are 100% new to the Hollis empire, you may enjoy this book. I can't say that the advice or content is bad...it's just all repeat material. The stories, the advice...I've heard it all before, multiple times. It is a "man-friendly" repackaging of <u>Girl Wash Your Face</u> and <u>Girl Stop Apologizing</u>.