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Unstuck

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I throughly enjoyed this book. I am in a place in my life at 29 where I am trying to thrive and the advice in the book was amazing. This is a book I would pass down to be read for many ages and many with struggles to over come!

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Lia Garvin now provides the sage counsel I wish I had 27 years ago when I was first starting out. Of course, that was before cellphones, when dirt was new... Still, thank heavens she's helping women NOW, especially I think of my sophomore niece who encounters lots of these behaviors and has already determined to skip big companies altogether and work for herself. She'll still need to be able to identify these patterns and behaviors, and have these techniques handy. Highly reco.

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I am delighted to have read this book during my internship in 2022. It really helped me to deeply contemplate the feeling of being stuck when I felt overwhelmed with upcoming matters. As an overthinker, it was instrumental in guiding me to make wise decisions when faced with various options. It can be challenging when we feel stuck, especially when others perceive our struggles as trivial.

This book has provided me with a new and broad perspective, and I am immensely grateful for the valuable insights shared by the authors. It has changed my outlook on myself and my surroundings, particularly in terms of how I perceive and embrace feedback for personal growth.

The book's structure is well-thought-out, and I particularly enjoyed how the author explains the process of reframing various aspects of life, such as impact, goal setting, decision making, and more. My favorite sections have always been those that focus on reframing failures, comparisons, and confidence. They proved to be immensely helpful during my internship, and I will forever be thankful for that.

Thank you, NetGalley, and the author for providing me with the opportunity to read and benefit from this remarkable book!

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I first want to say that I apologize to the author for butchering her quotes. I didn’t want this review to go on and on and then have women just skip over it. I wanted to show them a taste of your helpful advice.
My review. I felt like the majority of the book if focused on the work place. But having said that it also can and will be applied to everything. I have suffered from almost every thing in this book and found so much of it helpful. I found the author very likable and would like to think we could be great friends.
Just some things in the book talks about:
• Feedback
• Self-reflection
• Grown mindset
• Ego
• Practice and follow up questions
• Burnout
I liked that she presents the issues and then wants me to practice going through it in a healthier way. Finding out how to have more control, whatever that might look like. I would highly recommend this and know that it will be work. I gained a lot of insight from it and I’m happy to say that I have already internally learned some things that relieved some of my stress level.
Some of my favorite quotes :

“What the hell am I sorry about?”
“Welcome to our club. We saved you a seat.”
“Growth mindset, …,we are always evolving, that what is true today does not have to be true tomorrow. ….,When we make a mistake, growth mindset asks, “What can I learn from this?”
…….mistakes are part of life, and failure is a part of learning. It’s not easy to reframe our perspective and look for the “teachable moment” after an epic fail when the automatic response is to jump directly to beating ourselves.”
Thanks Media Lab books via NetGalley.

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I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a really good book. I found it very helpful.

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Unstuck is an amazing book to show you know to get out of your own way with reframing and moving forward in your life. I really need this book at this time. I feel like I need a good boost in to how to get better and feel better about taking steps in your life if you feel stuck. Hints the title unstuck. I'm not going to share all the tips and tricks that are shared but if you feel stuck in your life pick up unstuck by Lia Garvin. It's a most read.

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This is a great guide for women about reframing the way we approach conflicts, decisions, etc in work and life. There are so many helpful exercises and examples of this throughout the book. The writer used her experience and lots of research to make this a knowledgeable read.

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This is a must-have resource to help one improve mental health, resiliency, and live a more full and happy life. It is full of great strategies, advice, and easy to implement ideas. This is one I'll return to again and again. Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book

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