Live the Life You Love: In Ten Easy Step-By-Step Lessons

Barbara Sher has helped thousands of people recapture their dreams, overcome self-doubt and fear, and find meaning in their lives with her sensational bestsellers, I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was and Wishcraft.  Now, in a work that is a brilliant culmination of her groundbreaking ideas, the New York Times bestselling author goes beyond the principles introduced in her previous books to explore the unique genius inside each of us.  Here, Sher employs a new, phenomenally effective approach to uncovering hidden talents--and nurturing the inborn "gifts" that make you different from any other person and provide the key to creating a life you will love.

Combining fast-acting strategies and innovative exercises with motivational techniques and warm encouragement, Sher has designed an extraordinary step-by-step program that will help you uncover:

What quality will make you "unstoppable" (and it's far more effective than "discipline" or "willpower").

What your favorite childhood pastimes reveal about what it takes to be a happy adult.

How to use your natural curiosity, talents, and resources to turn your thinking--and your luck--around.

Why one-size careers do not fit all.

Foolproof techniques for leaping over the hurdles between you and your dream.

If you've been waiting for a job that rewards you with more than a paycheck, or for the perfect moment to take that "long-lost" dream off hold, Barbara Sher's exquisitely simple but utterly transforming program makes right now the perfect time to break free from a career that doesn't cut it tailor-make a meaningful, rewarding life to your personal specifications and create a foundation for success that's strong enough to support your heart's desire.  With profound wisdom and insight, Barbara Sher has written a book that will lift your spirits, transform your thinking, and inspire you to dream--freeing you to do what you love and love what you do for the rest of your life!

Barbara Sher is a therapist and career counselor who conducts workshops all over the United States and throughout the world.  She has been featured on Oprah, Donahue, and Sonya Live! and in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today, among many other places.  She is heard on the radio in cities all over America every day.  Barbara Sher lives in New York City.

Look for Barbara Sher's latest guide to getting the most out of your work, your goals, and your life, It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now,available from Delacorte Press this spring (on-sale April


From the Trade Paperback edition.