Product reviews for The Pocket Life Coach

I can't believe it is that time again! 2007 has passed and now we begin our journey through 2008. With this, comes a time of resolution and promises to ourselves and sometimes others of things we want to change or indeed achieve over the coming twelve months. So how do we go about making such resolutions come true? Well, some of the privileged few could hire a life coach! But that is expensive and surely how many of us can really afford one? True?

False! Look no further, help is at hand, well rather in your pocket with The Pocket Life Coach by Pete Chapman. This book is a gem and could not have arrived in the post for me to review at a better time. In 2007 I managed to quit the dreaded smoking habit and was just wondering what I should do throughout 2008? Now the answer is simple I will be following Pete's words of wisdom and 'coach myself to health and happiness.'

For a relatively thin book this one packs a punch and contains a myriad of information from looking at life as it is now, making the best of it to beginning with the changes and developing your inner self. I must say that it isn't for the faint hearted either. The exercises in the book are designed to get you thinking about you and the life in which you find yourself. Just like a real life coach would? But, it has to be said for a mere fraction of the cost! I loved the section on the puzzle of life where Pete cleverly highlights three main categories including the needs of the mind, the body and the inner self. It made me think how much easier it is to change things and make things happen when things are placed neatly into the little boxes we love so much. However, again be warned, do not get too comfortable as The Pocket Life Coach will challenge your comfort zones and aid your journey to where you want to be at the end of 2008.

From the introduction to the end, Pete coaches the reader in setting goals, assessing the present and recaps each chapter so the reader really can get to grips with the exercises and concepts discussed before moving on to the next.



This one should definitely be in the pocket of every What's Happening reader this month as I am sure it will not fail to inspire you and give you a head start in attaining your hopes, dreams and aspirations for 2008.