Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Imagine. Believe. Achieve.

Many self-help books offer a lot of new age platitudes and sappy mantras:

Just love yourself.

See the glass as half full.

Believe it and it will come.

Really? That’s not how ...
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Overview

Imagine. Believe. Achieve.

Many self-help books offer a lot of new age platitudes and sappy mantras:

Just love yourself.

See the glass as half full.

Believe it and it will come.

Really? That’s not how it works, and you know it. A lifetime’s worth of struggle is not overturned in a small moment of positive thinking. But if you have the right attitude—attitude and skills—you can and will accomplish anything and everything you want. This book gives you both, attitude and action. By its end you will have all the tools you need to change your life. No hype. No false promises.

You will learn to:
• Cultivate your passion and embrace your uniqueness to create a purpose-filled life . . .on your own terms.

• Transform your suffering into peace, wisdom, and strength.

• Work through fear, worry, shame, and negative self-talk to blast through obstacles and create self-confidence, self-esteem, and a healthy self-image.

• Take powerful, informed, deliberate actions to make your dreams a reality.

Forget surviving: it’s your time to thrive. You do have the ability and potential to achieve unlimited health, wealth, and happiness. Getting there won’t all be easy—nothing worthwhile ever is—but take this journey and your life will change dramatically. Your possibilities are unlimited, and your life is waiting for you to break free and claim it


From the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly
From tough-love fitness guru and life coach Michaels (Winning by Losing) comes a new book about more than just losing weight. Viewers of NBC's The Biggest Loser know that Michaels likes to help people recognize the issues that are keeping from reaching their goals, and she brings the same approach to the page, managing to make clear, urgent demands of readers in her non-abrasive, approachable way. The immensely likable Michaels brings a distinctive edge to both the tone and content; she radiates success and is fulfilled by doing what she loves. From the first page, readers will feel her enthusiasm; a winning mix of humor, contestant case studies, personal experience, and motivation (she demands that readers wake up; "Screw surviving," she says, "It's time to THRIVE") never feels platitudinous. From an early focus on self-esteem and managing deep-seated hurt and fears, all reminiscent of The Secret, to clear, step-by-step strategies for organizing goals, Michaels organizes her book around a dynamic three-step process (imagine; believe; achieve) rooted in positive thinking, martial arts philosophies (such as managing fear), faith (thought not necessarily in God), and action. Lots of action. (Apr.)
Library Journal
Best known as a strength trainer and life coach for NBC's The Biggest Loser, Michaels (Making the Cut) helps readers build up their inner strength to imagine, believe, and achieve. In the first few chapters, Michaels convincingly argues that people can indeed eliminate the roadblocks that hold them back and achieve their dreams. She bases a good deal of her advice on her own experience as a coach and friend as she pushes readers to adjust their attitudes, get organized, strengthen their willpower, and stop making the same limiting mistakes. While there are better books on this subject (see David Gershon and Gail Straub's Empowerment, reviewed above), massive publicity efforts and Michaels's fan base will undoubtedly make Unlimited quite popular.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780307588326
  • Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 4/5/2011
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 12,044
  • File size: 3 MB

Meet the Author

Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels
JILLIAN MICHAELS is best known as a strength trainer and life coach in her hit television shows. Over the years she has helped shape and inspire the lives of millions. She is an ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer and is the multiweek New York Times bestselling author of Master Your Metabolism, The Master Your Metabolism Cookbook, and Making the Cut. Her website, JillianMichaels.com, receives more than 100 million page views per year and ranks as the fourth most visited health-and-wellness site in the world. Visit it for an interactive experience with this book.


From the Hardcover edition.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Step 1 Imagine 1

Chapter 1 Identify Your Passion (Or, What the Hell Do You Want to Do with Your Life?) 3

Chapter 2 It's All in the Details 21

Chapter 3 Say a Little Prayer (That's Right, I Said Prayer!) 28

Step 2 Believe 43

Chapter 4 Time for Your Wake-up Call 47

Chapter 5 Forgive and Accept Responsibility 57

Chapter 6 Get an Attitude Adjustment 74

Chapter 7 Outer 'Tude 87

Chapter 8 Stop Selling Yourself Short 116

Step 3 Achieve 151

Chapter 9 Hit the Books-Then the Deck 153

Chapter 10 Get Organized 178

Chapter 11 Create the Right Environment 189

Chapter 12 Master Communication 201

Chapter 13 Strengthen Willpower and Tame Emotions 226

Chapter 14 Make It Happen: The Art of Conscious Choice-Making 234

Outro: When to Let Go, How to Stay Open 242

Index 245

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  • Posted April 26, 2011

    My FIRST ever book review...and I LOVE to read!

    All I can say is, you NEED the audio version of this book! I've got it on my ipod, and it is amazing! I've read so many self help books, or, I should say, I read the first few chapters of self help books, and none of them "spoke" to me like this one. It is like Jillian is having an intimate, life changing, 7 hr conversation with you, broken down into very logical chapters. I truly feel that this book is going to be THE book I look back on and say "That's when I stopped the BS and changed my life." Also, you can print her workbook pages online, on her website, for free, which correspond to the audio book. I would have paid 3, 4, 5...times more for this book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 29, 2011

    Incredibly enlightening.

    This book is pretty amazing. Jillian gives real advice for how to transform any aspect of your life that you choose. Recommended for anyone who feels unsatisfied with any part of their life.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 8, 2011

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    Love it

    So insipring! Not your eat this, stay away from that, do this type of work out book. Steps to get your life on track and make your dream a reality. Truly loved all the advice

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  • Posted April 15, 2012

    This was exactly what I've needed, and didn't know it. Jillian s

    This was exactly what I've needed, and didn't know it. Jillian sounds exactly like the voices I hear everyday.. " what the hell do you want to do with your life" I've asked that question a million times but never really knew where to go from there..

    I will be checking out everything by JM now... :D

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 12, 2011

    So far so good

    Jillian is right on track with this book. So far im enjoying it. She comes across in a simple, tell it like it is format. No BS. Loving it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 4, 2011

    Amazing

    This book was amazing. Very inspirational!

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  • Posted May 18, 2011

    I loved this book

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  • Posted May 9, 2011

    A MUST READ!

    I had a feeling this book would be good when I bought it. But I never could have predicted the amazing self journey that it was about to take me on! Buy this book from this compassionate intelligent lady. She knows her stuff...follow her, find yourself, define and create life on YOUR terms once and for all. Enjoy!

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  • Posted May 7, 2011

    If ever in doubt, check Jillian out!

    A friend of mine told me about this book because I was getting down about my job status and just losing my 5th possible job after an interview in a row. I was already considering changing my career path because the current field I'm in, I've been in for over 17 years and I am quite burned out. I am not much of a reader, but when I saw I could get this in MP3 format, I hopped on it and am I ever glad I did. I copied it to my iPod, listened to it while I walked and in my car! She has helped me deal feel a lot better about things and in fact, this coming Monday, I am going to a trade school to see about joining the medical profession in some way.

    Jillian pulls no punches in this book and explains everything very well. I hope she does more things like this in this format and I am excited to see where I will end up in the near future, mentally, physically and professionally.

    Thanks a million to my buddy for telling me about this book when I really needed it and much thanks to Jillian Michaels for all that she does for people.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 19, 2011

    A-MAZING book.

    i have recommended this book to everyone I know.

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