You Already Know What to Do: 10 Invitations to the Intuitive Life

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Browse books by Lynn A. Robinson, Laura Day, Sonia Choquette, Marcia Emery, Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Judee Gee before buying this book.

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Summary: Save Your Money
Review: The title is not Zen, it refers to... Intuition. The book is about how to develop it. If you like doing endless exercises and keeping a journal, this book is for you. I found no value at all in this work, and very little information, despite the author's PhD claim and a lot of quotes by more famous authors. The theme of this book is a series of exercises designed to improve the reader's "Intuition".
There are many valuable, useful books in the self-help category on the market today that deserve recognition and praise (such as "Happiness Is a Choice" by Barry Neil Kaufman). This book is not one of them.

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Summary: Dare to Find Your Self
Review: This book is a readable, practical, and fun introduction to trusting your intuition and to gaining greater access to the wisdom within. Based on the premise that everyone has inside them all the resources to live abundant and happy lives according to each individual destiny, the book and the exercises are an invitation to transform your way of being in the world. The potential to live with exponentially greater power and satisfaction unfolds to the degree that the reader can accept it. I found that simply focusing attention on my intuition intensified the number and clarity of signals that I got, a clue to the potential power of Sharon Franquemont's thinking. Her style is direct, compassionate, and non-judgmental and full of anecdotes and descriptions that demonstrate the principles she espouses. Franquemont acknowledges the need to be in grounding relationships and to maintain effectively the responsibilities of everyday life while exploring the tools that are part of intuition. She tugs us gently into the spiritual realm and shows how it is intertwined with every aspect of our lives. This is a book that is both profound and friendly. I recommend partnering in this work. Work through the exercises individually, then check in with one or more trusted friends to compare notes and increase opportunities for synchronicity, the exciting things that happen when we begin to get our lives aligned with our purpose. Excellent read. Excellent tool for growth.

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Summary: Gave me the confidence to hone and follow my instincts.
Review: This book is much more than a series of eloquently phrased anecdotes or philosophies. It goes beyond other books in that it provides specific exercises (or invitations) that help the reader recognize and connect with the intuition they already possess. I have been working with it for several weeks now, and I smile (and sometimes cry) at the surprising, almost poetic results. The "Image Vocabulary" that Ms. Franquemont has you build for yourself may seem like sport at first, but you'll be startled by the almost magical messages your intuition can bring you with these images. I'm a very pragmatic, logical person who approached this book with a sincere desire to know and a fear of being conned: Yet, I've learned and experienced so much from within myself as a result, that I'm happy to give "You Already Know What To Do" a big thumbs up! My thanks to all who made this book possible.