The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier

by Ariane De Bonvoisin

Book Overview

The First 30 Days reveals the nine principles of change that will revolutionize how you face transition times. With real-life stories, practical exercises, and inspiring action points, this book teaches the skills you need to face or make any change in your life, including how to:

Use your Change MuscleCombat fear, doubt, and all your change demonsGet in touch with your spiritual sideCreate a plan that will get you results

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061472824
• ISBN13: 9780061472824
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

a must read

I am very grateful for finding this book. Ariane keeps it simple yet challenged me and reminded me that everything I want lies outside of my comfort zone...this book offers tools to making changes powerful and pro active.. not scary. I really enjoyed this book.

It's in brackets (Loving Your Life More)

I met Ariane when she was working for the Boston Consulting Group in London. I was still at the university she had studied at and was interviewing at BCG. I didn't get the job but our meeting sparked a fascinating chain of events in my life...I only talked to Ariane briefly but the next day she came to find me at the university, listened to me, a stranger, moan about my plight and then told me to join her for a walk around London. We talked about life, work, study, travel, finding employment; we brainstormed other options and how my life might be better without the job (how many people put themselves out for strangers like that?). A few months later when Ariane was traveling through London we met up again. I hadn't found a job and was struggling with my studies. When we said good-bye Ariane announced that she wasn't going to get in touch and didn't want to hear from me until I received the grades I needed. Perhaps, she said, that would help me understand how important it was for me to regain my focus. Then she just walked off. I was stunned but what an effect it had! Eventually I went on to do a Masters in Barcelona and then found a job with another consulting firm in New York. It was perfect and I loved it. A year later Ariane moved to New York after Stanford - I had got back in touch with her via fax (a strange notion, I know). In New York I had the opportunity to really get to know this 'life coach' who had helped me re-frame my thinking so dramatically. I know I'm not the only one with such an 'Ariane story'. So the book? Well, to me it is Ariane. A reflection of how she lives and what she has seen work in her own life and the many lives she has touched. A reflection of who she is as a person: somebody who helps. When I read non-fiction I'm almost more interested in the authenticity of the author so I thought I'd tell you about how I met Ariane in case you are too. Ariane has always been a change expert and so it is no surprise that the book is finding success and touching people. It can't not because it's authentic.

Healing My Life

I LOVE THIS BOOK! A cancer diagnosis, the sudden passing of my best friend of 31 years, job loss and a break-up with the love of my life - all in 4 years time. Talk about change! I wish I'd had this book as I navigated my way through. Still, it's here now and I need it just as much. Truly the book and website have been blessings in my life and I'm sharing the info with everyone. I wish I had enough words to express what this has done for me. Thank you over and over. It's like a guide book to life. When I don't remember how to navigate, or even that I can, it reminds me. What a precious gift. God Bless you Ariane. I look forward to more great things from you in the future.

Change positively

most of us hate change, or, to say the least, are ill-equipped to deal with it. This book has helped me to use easy tips to improve my life simply on a daily basis, while going through exciting (living healthier) or challenging (death of a loved one) changes. Great format to take notes; will become one of your bedside's favourites. Must read for all!

This is the first book you need to pick up to help with ANY change in your life

No matter what you're going through, this book will help you find the positive side of everything so that you can get more out of your life. I am going through a big career change and Ariane's 9 principles of change have helped my understand what I'm going through. And, more importantly, helped me navigate the change. I am already feeling more confident and positive about the change and I haven't even finished reading the book yet!!