In preparation for the inevitable (and mostly self-imposed) stress of the approaching holidays, popular motivational speaker and syndicated columnist Rosemarie Rossetti¹s book “Take Back Your Life!  Regaining Your Footing After Life Throws You a Curve”, is a wonderful common sense guide to gaining renewed focus. It will also assist you in slowing down the frenetic pace in your life.

We have an overabundance of self-help books available on our bookstore shelves today which is probably a reflection of the times that we are living in, but this one is truly a little gem. It is simply but beautifully written and one that you will want to refer to over and over again.

The author offers a collection of short essays selected from her syndicated column. Each essay contains personal reflections, anecdotes, and important life lessons. She uses her own experience of overcoming a devastating life changing injury to offer us insight into how to maintain a positive outlook while overcoming adversity, and taking the necessary steps toward a happier life.

One of the keys to her success was in the ability to examine the balance in your life and having the courage and discipline to make the changes that are needed to get the most out of every day. Each of us has experienced loss and disappointment in our life. Rosemarie reminds us that out of most every crisis comes an opportunity for personal growth.

We often waste time on self-pity which ultimately has a negative effect on us and those around us. It is clearly an obstacle to attaining happiness. We should be focused on a hopeful future and establish reasonable goals that we can achieve. Instead we often end up setting the bar too high and sabotage ourselves. To avoid the obvious road blocks to happiness that life often presents, Rosemarie offers five simple lessons to live by.

1)    Do some thing new every day.
2)    Focus on a hopeful future not on self-pity.
3)    Believe that the impossible might just be possible.
4)    Allow time to get things done and be patient with yourself.
5)    To lower your stress, lower your expectations of other people.

Read this insightful little book and give it as a gift. You will be inspired
about your future knowing that you can “Take back your life”. For more
information about Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D., or to order the book, you can visit her website at www.RosemarieSpeaks.com