Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction

By Laura Berman Fortgang

Aug 6, 2009 Sandra Williams

Now What? is a perfect book for anyone wanting to make positive changes in his or her life. It's suitable for any age, with good advice for challenging circumstances.

Laura Berman Fortgang wrote Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction in order to outline her 90 day program she successfully used with her clients to get fast results.

Each chapter includes steps for one week and the book is meant to be read in sequence. At the end of every chapter there are exercises and questions to ponder, so the direction that provides the most happiness becomes clearer.

There’s an assessment in the introduction that pinpoints obstacles in the way of a new life direction. This helps clarify which chapters will be most helpful.

Examining What’s Wrong

Chapter one for example is called “What You Hate Gives a Name to What you Want”. It’s an odd way to start, but it’s effective because by examining what’s frustrating, it helps get in touch with true desires.

“Often, being able to name specifically what is wrong or not working can get momentum going and put you into action to start resolving the issues”, Laura Berman Fortgang explains in Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction.

Section One & Section Two

• The first section of the book (weeks 1 to 7) focuses on self-discovery and deciding next moves, while the second section focuses on an action plan. Chapters in section one include: “With Every Gain There is a Loss”, “Most Limits Are Self Imposed”, “The Past Holds the Clues to the Future”, “Your Purpose in Life is Right Under Your Nose”, “Your Purpose Needs a Vehicle” and “Your Criteria for Happiness: Is This Really It”.

• Week 8 or “The Bottom Line is The Bottom Line” begins with examining personal finances, including feelings about money and budgeting.

• Week 11 or “You Don’t Have to Do it Alone” will help people develop a proper support system, ask for help and enforce boundaries. There are some brilliant and simple suggestions in this chapter for setting boundaries and correcting behaviors.

Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction (Published by the Penguin Group, ISBN: 1585423211) is well organized, detailed and structured into easy to understand steps for discovering new directions in life. The great thing about this book is that it also manages to keep it fun and wraps it up in 90 days.

About Laura Berman Fortgang

Laura Berman Fortgang is a sought after life coach, speaker and owner of the life coaching business InterCoach Inc. Other books by Laura include The Little Book on Meaning, Living Your Best Life and Take Yourself to the Top. For more information see laurabermanfortgang.com.

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Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction