Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently

by Marcus Buckingham

So when I got this book I was skeptical just from the cover. Shallow I know, but I am always leery about books on woman empowerment written by men. The sparkly-eyed man on the cover with the title of his book in bright pink did not attract me. The other reason for my skepticism was that although Thomas Nelson is a Christian book publisher, this is not a Christian book.

As I opened the book I realize why any publisher would fight to publish this man’s book. Mr. Buckingham has been on Oprah. I had my own “Ah-ha” moment right then as to why this was a Thomas Nelson book.

Synopsis

It starts with a story about Gloria Steinem being quoted as saying “You can have it all.”  Ms. Steinem replied that she had never said that.  She had said that men and society should not dictate what women can achieve. So the book progresses from there. The author presents various statistics which are quite enlightening. He has a background with the Gallup organization so these can be taken seriously. In the chapter “Of Choice and Men” he proposes the idea that women are now afflicted with too much choice. He goes on to explain finding our “strong moments” and how to “Catch and Cradle” them.

Included is “The Strong Life Test”, which comes after the first 7 chapters of foundational material. This test helps you find out what type of work environment is right for you as an individual. I am an Advisor/creator.

The book then is summed up by explaining that we should “Strive for Imbalance”. It also gives “Tactics” for dealing with different life scenarios. These tactics are presented in the form of questions and answers such as : How do I find my passion? How do we divide and conquer? What do I do if Motherhood weakens me? » Read more: Find Your Strongest Life