- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Inner Ocean Publishing (Nov 19 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1930722427
- ISBN-13: 978-1930722422
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 14.7 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #505,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
For this book, author Diane Conway approached a police officer, a waitress, a politician, a lawyer, a cab driver, and many others, and asked them each the same question: "What would you do if you had no fear?" The results, chronicled in this book, were both surprising and enlightening. Her respondents told her their secrets, their long-hidden dreams, and their fears. Their dreams included quitting mind-numbing jobs, applying to medical school, buying tickets to South America, finding true love, quitting drinking, or having an affair. The distance between dreaming and doing, according to Conway, is surprisingly short. In What Would You Do If You Had No Fear? her fresh voice and "Studs Terkel in drag persona" challenge readers to stop, open their hearts, and truly live. Included are self-tests, quizzes, growth exercises, and inspiring quotes for realizing one's fear-free potential.
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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful
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Inspiration: yes; Substance: no, Jun 30 2005
By GreenEggs-N-Ham - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: What Would You Do If You Had No Fear?: Living Your Dreams While Quakin' in Your Boots (Paperback)
A magazine article prompted me to buy this book. Conway's humor's engaging, and the anecdotes are inspiring. But the book stops there.Each section is headed with an aspect of the title's question:
*What would you do [if you had no fear]?
*Who would you be [if you had no fear]?
*Where would you go [if you had no fear]?
Your answers are likely to be:
...I would do/make/be/write/create ____, if I had ____.
...I would go to ____, except that I don't have _____.
...I would be a ____, if I'd ever gotten to ____ like I wanted to, all those years ago before ____.
And you are left hanging with your answers. Conway does inspire you to rekindle your desires, but she doesn't help you deal with the rationalizations standing in your way.
[For that, honestly, I'd suggest Laura Berman Fortgang's "Living Your Best Life."]
Conway often alludes to what occurs in her seminars. So the reader (or at least this reader) is left to wonder whether the seminars have the same content as the book, or whether they have more meat to them--and if so, why isn't that in this book?
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspirational!, Dec 11 2004
By Vikki "four eyes" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: What Would You Do If You Had No Fear?: Living Your Dreams While Quakin' in Your Boots (Paperback)
This book gives hope and inspiration to many who wish to change or break through a fear. I enjoyed every story and could in some way relate to them all. Ms. Conway has a refreshing and witty way of writing and look forward to her next book!! I recommend this as a gift to someone that needs a little boost.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Take the NO FEAR challenge, Nov 19 2004
By Mark Kerr "Avid Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: What Would You Do If You Had No Fear?: Living Your Dreams While Quakin' in Your Boots (Paperback)
Love this book! You'll find amazing stories between the covers of this book: deliciously funny, inspiring, and challenging, all wrapped up by Diane's witty storytelling. If more of us took the "NO FEAR" challenge, and lived our lives without fear, there's no telling how we could change the world for good.
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