Member Review

THE SHIFT helps the reader develop a healthy mindset about making positive lifestyle changes. The techniques inside can be leveraged for most positive changes and goals in general.

I appreciated the positivity, the case studies, references, suggested actions, and solid advice provided within. The overall message is that one’s weight has no factor on their worth as a human being and that people should be not only kind to others, but also kind to themselves.

The mindset changes include self-compassion, keeping setbacks from spiraling by employing a growth mindset, practicing gratitude, setting smaller/actionable goals, harnessing habits, and finding joy in the journey to name a few. One of the shifts is about playing to strengths rather than trying to fix weaknesses and references a character strength assessment tool, which was a nice bonus.

A few of the big takeaways for me were a remainder that other people’s wins do not define or diminish our own and how crushing small goals creates momentum, becoming stepping stones to accomplishing big goals.

The author works closely with Weight Watchers aka WW and mentions the organization a few times, however he does not recommend a particular diet as this book is not program specific.

While the book speaks of seven “shifts,” my ARC appeared to only include six, but I am confident the final version will be complete.

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

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group, for providing an Advance Reader Copy.