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You're Kind of a Big Deal

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Unable to read due to copyright notice running through all pages of the copy I downloaded. No other version available.

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Although I appreciated the author's enthusiasm, message, and encouragement, this book was not for me. I found the author's voice to be a bit casual—like the reader is one of her best girlfriends—and it didn't seem genuine to me. Although the book is loaded with ways to break free from our fears and take risks, I feel like the same information is available in many other places. I thank Net Galley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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This book was sent to me as an ARC on NetGalley. However All Opinions Are of my own.
I often struggle with self help books just purely to do with the nature. This one wasn’t so bad, although I did still struggle. It was compelling in some areas and quick witted. It’s technically a massive pep talk.

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While this book is outside my usual chosen genres, I am trying to read more self-help or self-inspired books. This book mixed real-life experiences and humor to deliver the message that we women should empower ourselves and take our place at the table in this male dominated society.

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The best Self-Development book I have read in years.
Self-realisation for women is a hot topic right now, and there are plenty of guides available online.
After wading through dozens of business-minded hustle books, I came across this book and I was totally blown away by it.
I have pages of notes, sketches of ideas and project plans and best of all - the information is practical, in-depth, authentic and real. I believe that Erin was someone that I could trust.
You can do this thing.
You can start this thing.
You can quite this thing.
You can be the thing.
And if you don't know what this thing is - Erin will show you how to find it in a fresh, radical and real way.
Highly recommended.

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Just finished You’re Kind of a Big Deal by @mrs.erin.king

This was an ARC via @netgalley and I really enjoyed reading it this last week. There are 9 chapters which are completely empowering and covers leadership, friendships, facing adversity, negative thoughts etc and is written in a really conversational way which works very well. I really liked the pro active tasks of the Big Deal Diary at the end of each chapter which allowed you to reflect and think/write freely.

The language of the book is aimed at US readers but is very accessible to all. Thoroughly enjoyed it - 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Self-help books are always going to be hit or miss. Sometimes, an author has good advice, but it's not advice that you need or not advice that's right for the moment. That's how I felt about this.

There were lots of good points made by the author, but I found it grating. Part of it was the tone, which seems to want to be your girlfriend and is a little too comfortable and too slang-y, but part of it was just that the advice felt like common sense to me. As I say, we all need different advice, but the advice I'm personally never going to need is that I'm important and that I matter.

I really do appreciate how open this author was about her own failures and struggles and I thought the active journaling component was a good addition. I did think it felt a little bit "prosperity gospel"-esque in that if you try hard, believe in yourself, you can do anything, when the reality is that some people face external pressures that can't be solved that way.

I also felt a little like this was an advertisement for the author's other products (course, conference, etc.). As someone who wasn't aware of who she was beforehand, it just kind of felt like I was being sold a product. It feels a little like she wants to be the next Rachel Hollis. Maybe that's appealing to some, but it's not for me.

I received a free ARC from the publisher for providing an honest opinion.

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This is such a wonderful book to read. Erin King, a super-enthusiastic coach, has written an extra-special pep-talk book. She's on a quest to inspire women to unleash their boldness and claim their due position in today's (still) male-dominated society, using a mix of comedy and real-life examples.

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This book takes an empathetic approach and gives bite size approaches and allows you to have kindness and patience with yourself when dealing with life. This is so necessary for everyone to read in life. Highly recommend. Especially loved the reflection to true life to humanize my feelings and relate. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I enjoyed reading this motivational book. It gave me some insight on how I could be happier and more confident. Some things are simple but can have an profound effect on your life. The anecdotal stories were well done as well. One quote that I will be utilizing in my life is “sometimes just a slight reallocation of time and energy can be enough to remove the sarcasm from our versions of ‘just living the dream.’

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I like to get a bit of motivation from my self-help books, something that inspires me to try something differently, break up the work year, and tackle a problem differently. This book, by Erin King, is targeted toward women and building confidence, finding your voice, and stepping up. I think every woman should be having these conversations or reading these types of books from time to time. I recommend this one! Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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You're Kind of a Big Deal was a positive and inspiring read. It was also humorous at some points so I wasn't bored at all. Erin King talks about how women can unleash their inner audacity and talks about her own life experiences, past failures and the lessons she learned from those failures.
The author (who is also an entrepreneur) gives us advice on how to deal with all these difficult stuff relating to teams and start-ups and workplace. However, I didn't find anything new that I already didn't know. It was quite predictable for me and a little bit slow paced.
There was also a "Big Deal Diary" which was kind of a self analysis, I found it quite interesting like asking those questions to yourself. It is quite a useful book for those people who want to overcome some obstacles in their lives.

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While confidence might ignite your personal or professional momentum, sustaining it takes something a little bolder. Get ready to activate your audacity by unlocking your “Big Deal Energy”.Women are often told that dreaming bigger and exuding confidence is the key to achieving professional success. While big dreams and confidence might get you started, they won’t fuel you throughout the marathon and over the finish line. In order to keep going through thick and thin, you need audacity. You’re Kind of a Big Deal provides the strategies, tools, and inspiration you need to power up your potential, break free from limiting beliefs, and make your biggest dreams a reality. International keynote speaker and successful entrepreneur Erin King helps you step into the role of CEO of your own life and better execute your responses to challenging feedback from the world around you, so you can:

Move through any and all obstacles between you and your goals

Be more present, honest, and authentic in your professional and personal life

Increase your energy to take on the toughest challenges

Develop greater clarity on your place and purpose in life

Handle social settings and meet new people with a new sense of confidence

Drop the automatic negative thoughts and stay positive even in the face of adversity

You’re Kind of a Big Deal dares you to listen more closely to your intuition when it comes to pulling the trigger on big, courageous business decisions―even if those decisions might initially shock those in your orbit.

Get ready to finally break through all barriers standing between you and the goals you were born to absolutely crush because the fact is, You’re Kind of a Big Deal.
Loved this book, lately I’ve been lacking in confidence so found this book at the right time!

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Finding my voice has been a challenge as a teacher, as a counselor, and as a woman. For many years I agreed to favors, advances, countless things I didn't want to do simply because I thought saying no was equivalent to being lazy or not a good friend/good daughter/good person. It was when I went to grad school that I learned a lesson that is reiterated in much better detail throughout this book: Assertive DOES NOT equal Aggressive. I am so glad this book exists and I plan to use parts of it in my counseling girl group lessons. This book reads like a discussion with a friend and made me feel less alone in my constant battle with Imposter Syndrome and feeling the need to be perfect simply out of the fear of failure that borders on phobia. I felt warm and welcomed from the beginning of this book to the end- and I typically do not read anything outside of fiction. This was wonderful and I feel changed and validated from reading it.

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Yes to this whole book.

It's a total confidence boost, it leaves you with tools to improve your quality of life, and it just puts pep in your step. I loved reading it.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This was a fantastic confidence booster. In a post pandemic world, it is hard to remember who I used to be and to have confidence after hiding behind a literal mask. This was refreshing read sprinkled with some humor! I loved it and will read again.

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This is a pep-talk book extra-extraordinaire with über enthusiastic coach Erin King. Mixing humour and real-life examples she's on a mission getting women to unlock their audacity and take their rightful place in today's (still) male dominated world.

Quote from the book: "This book is about preparing, evaluating, and daring to make the decision to turn up your volume, your truth, your bravery, your conviction, your drive, or whatever it is you need in that moment."

The book is full of little nuggets of wisdom to help women be more sure of themselves, take more space, go for what they want. Instead of being beautiful, kind and compassionate (the top three positive traits for women according to a study cited by King) they should be allowed to be a leader, ambitious and strong, just like the top traits for a man in the same study.

Some of Erin King's cracking quotes from the book:

“It’s better to be someone’s shot of whiskey, than everyone’s cup of tea, love.”

"If we follow the advice to listen twice as much as we speak, we risk never getting a word in. We risk not having the opportunity to be heard."

"Why do you need others to love what you’re doing for you to love it?"

“...happy people are happy for people.”

"your chances of happiness skyrocket every time you make a decision to move toward something you know you truly want, versus doing something out of fear that you someday might regret it if you don’t."

With this book you have Erin King as your cheerleader and coach on your journey to a more audacious you.

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This was a compelling and thoroughly enjoyable read from start to finish with plenty of insight into a fascinating topic written in an accessible and eminently readable fashion. Not only it insightful and educational but it's also entertaining to read; the best of both worlds. What more could you ask for?

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Erin King is a professional entrepreneur and keynote speaker. In You’re Kind of a Big Deal, she teaches women how to unleash their inner audacity and use the Big Deal Energy that they were meant to unleash.

This book explores many principles that affect women and she discusses them in a relatable level. During her topic on compartmentalizing she shared her own personal stories of her past failure when her multi-million dollar start-up failed. She helps women push past the failure and turning those failures into earning “success stars.” She also warns against not defining ourselves by our failures.

Your support network matters, and Erin explored how to build your squad full of warriors and cheerleaders. She explores the role each plays on your team, how to build your team, and how to be a good teammate to others. As a bonus she deals with the topic of naysayers at work and home and how to use your team to overcome obstacles.

This book is the book that every woman should read—especially those who know they are meant for more and may be hiding from fear, whether fear of success or what others think. I found myself taking plenty of notes from this gutsy bold warrior entrepreneur. Definitely worth the read!

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I laughed so much while I was reading this that it was awesome! I felt like I was having a glass of wine with one of my besties during happy hour while I was reading it!

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