Helping clients on a one-to-one basis to get the most out of each and every day,
hypnotherapist, NLP and mindfulness practitioner come author Gina Ross knows her stuff. Generously sharing
her expertise in a kind and nurturing format, Gina Ross transfixes readers as she takes them on a journey of
self-discovery in which they learn to rebalance their lives and maximise the potential of every day.
Easy to follow and with a huge range of topics covered (some of which are unexpected, for example, dealing
with death), the authorâs refreshing starting point is that each of us is responsible for our own happiness, and
despite what has gone before, we all have the power to change the narrative.
A pretty much perfect alternative to signing up for face-to-face consultations with Gina, the decision to
purchase this self-help manual, either as a catalyst for personal change or as a considerate gift for a friend or
loved one, is one that you wonât regret.
Helping clients on a one-to-one basis to get the most out of each and every day,
hypnotherapist, NLP and mindfulness practitioner come author Gina Ross knows her stuff. Generously sharing
her expertise in a kind and nurturing format, Gina Ross transfixes readers as she takes them on a journey of
self-discovery in which they learn to rebalance their lives and maximise the potential of every day.
Easy to follow and with a huge range of topics covered (some of which are unexpected, for example, dealing
with death), the authorâs refreshing starting point is that each of us is responsible for our own happiness, and
despite what has gone before, we all have the power to change the narrative.
A pretty much perfect alternative to signing up for face-to-face consultations with Gina, the decision to
purchase this self-help manual, either as a catalyst for personal change or as a considerate gift for a friend or
loved one, is one that you wonât regret.
âHappiness begins with you. Not with your relationship, your friends or your job, but with youâ
âMandy Hale
My overarching aim in writing this book is to highlight to you, the reader, that you alone are responsible for your own happiness.
Irrespective of any negativity and challenges that you have already experienced or will experience on your journey through life, it is within your own power to feel happy or sad, depending on your thoughts.
Despite the simplicity and logic of the above idea, it has actually taken me, a former sufferer of crippling anxiety, years of attending courses and reading countless books to fully understand it and to become enlightened, in a sense.
This enlightenment has led me to write this book, with simple tips and a multitude of practical exercises designed to enable you to improve your mindset and overcome any difficulties as they arise.
The exercises throughout this book have all been tried and tested on both myself and on many of my hypnotherapy clients, so I can also confirm that they actually work.
That being said, the exercises within this book are in no way a substitute for professional medical advice. Hence, should you be suffering from any mental illness whatsoever, I implore you to contact a medical professional in the first instance.
The idea of writing a guidebook on being happier initially arose as a result of several conversations I had with my clients. Anxiety reduction, increased confidence and self-esteem (to name a few of their goals) often seemed to be a smokescreen for their ultimate goal to be happy.
As a former teacher, I have arranged the contents of this book in the form of a series of 14 lessons.
The lessons can be worked through in their sequential order, or you can simply choose to work through the specific lessons that are relevant to you.
By committing to practising the exercises and by following the tips and advice laid out herein, you may find that you experience one or more of the following benefits:
An increase in inner calm.
An ability to reduce anxiety.
Strength to conquer fears and phobias.
An improvement in your relationships.
An overall unleashing of self-love and self-confidence.
Overall, the lessons will teach you how to be your most authentic and happiest self, enabling you to reach and live out your ultimate dreams.Â
14 Lessons in Happiness by Gina Ross is a simple self-help guide which aims to give the reader quick, nugget-sized, doses of advice to improve internal positivity and outlook on life. Each of the fourteen chapters is introduced by an inspirational quote, a summary of the topic (sometimes bringing in the author's personal experiences) and then several step-by-step meditation activities. These activities are, like the rest of the content, intended to be straightforward and quick to apply, the kind of activity that can be sandwiched between daily activities, without the need to carve out hours of time or invest in a back catalogue of whale music and their weight in incense.
There is a lot to admire in this self-help guide by Ross. It neatly draws on the author's personal experiences without becoming a sob story, the writing style is light and the right side of informal and the activities are numerous (there is plenty of option to pick and choose between different mediative exercises). Ross also clearly notes at the start that this guide is not intended to replace that of a professional practitioner, a nice touch that goes a long way to showing Ross' intentions with this book is to support, not cure.
What I would note here is that the contents of this book are by no means detailed and exhaustive. The fourteen chapters are each quite brief and the content fairly generic with an intention to be as inclusive as possible to all readers from all walks of life. Those wanting something better tailored to a particular challenge (for instance grief) will most likely not get all the answers they need from the ten or so pages dedicated to this topic. Also, and one that is more of an admin point, the references in the footer are not correctly formatted (it needs to be more than a website link, instead it should also feature article titles, authors etc).
14 Lessons in Happiness is a handy little guide when it comes to self-help and succeeds in being a book which can introduce new readers to the art of meditation. Something for your coffee table, this guide would serve as a great pick-me-up alongside a fresh hit of morning caffeine to start the day off right.
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