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First off, I want to thank Emily from Two Harbors Press for the opportunity to review this book and being able to give 2 winners a copy of this book.
Have you ever wondered how life came to be this way? How did we end up here? Living this way? The popular answer may be “It’s just the way it is,” but author Bill Giruzzi tells us we don’t have to accept that – not if we’re ready to challenge the established paradigms and demand a better life for ourselves. We’ve made decisions about life, people, and the world – all of which impact the way we live, but it’s time we realized that those decisions are not the end of our story. It’s in our hands to change our lives to our own design.
This isn’t a large book, only 114 pages long, but it packs a lot into those pages. We all have those questions that bug us after a particularly bad day at work. “Is this what I’m going to do the rest of my life?” We may make more money now at our jobs then people used to but the days of someone working for 30 years for a company and having our retirement taken care of by them for loyalty and dedication are over. Very few companies or business provide company retirement plans any more.
Job satisfaction is way down according to the Gallup Organizations findings that only 29% of American workers are happy at their jobs. So what can we do about this?
A Life Worth Living isn’t the usual type of self-help book. Bill Giruzzi makes you think and gives examples of the way we become drones in the working world and why. He ends each chapter with questions concerning the concepts in the chapter and many give you those wonderful, “aha” moments when we see things in a new way.
If you want to change the way you look at life and our daily grind, then this is a book you should read.
MANDATORY:
For your main entry, check out A Life Worth Living and leave me a comment about something you learned there.
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( 2 entries ) Tweet about this giveaway and leave me the link
(5 entries ) Blog about this giveaway, leave on a linky and leave me the link
Giveaway ends on July 1, 2009 at 9pm CST. Giveaway is open for US mailing addresses only. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to notification with shipping info – if no response, another winner will be chosen .
Winner will be notified by either Twitter, Blog or email so make sure I can get in touch with you some how or a new winner will be chosen.
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88 responses to “Book Giveaway – A Life Worth Living”
Joanne Willey
June 23rd, 2009 at 15:00
Thank you for the contest
Barbara Lima
June 23rd, 2009 at 15:25
My life is worth living.
Rita M
June 23rd, 2009 at 15:48
I learned that the author is also a life coach and keynote speaker.
Valerie Furr
June 23rd, 2009 at 18:13
Wow I read the reviews and this book looks like it would be an awesome read.
I love reading these make you think and self help books. Thanks for a chance to
win one of these copies.
Laura
June 23rd, 2009 at 18:35
I learned that the author works as Director of Training and Organization Development for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
lavery328 at yahoo dot com
Laura
June 23rd, 2009 at 18:36
I follow you on twitter lifestooshort7
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Laura
June 23rd, 2009 at 18:38
I tweeted
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Beth
June 23rd, 2009 at 19:56
Sounds very interesting . The author lives with his wife Lisa and puppy Toby in New York.
pbclark(at)netins(dot)net
shannon Baas
June 23rd, 2009 at 20:15
That the author is from NY.
dorothy l
June 23rd, 2009 at 20:54
i learned that it is more than a self help book con5459(at)gmail(dot)com
noemi
June 23rd, 2009 at 22:13
let’s try this again :p
Subscribed by email
noemi
June 23rd, 2009 at 22:14
tweet here: http://twitter.com/noemiruth
noemi
June 23rd, 2009 at 22:15
lol D…just saw that it’s for US shipping add only…can I use my sister-in-law’s address in MD?
noemi
June 23rd, 2009 at 22:16
that is, IF I win 😛
delaney55
June 30th, 2009 at 03:51
Yes you can!
Gloria McKellar
June 23rd, 2009 at 23:26
the author lives with his wife lisa
angie
June 24th, 2009 at 01:20
I learned that the author holds a degree in Engineering.
Carol Lawrence
June 24th, 2009 at 05:09
I learned that It’s in our hands to change our lives to our own design.
Carol Lawrence
June 24th, 2009 at 05:10
RSS subscriber.
Carol Lawrence
June 24th, 2009 at 05:10
Twitter follower. jelly15301
EMMA L HORTON
June 24th, 2009 at 06:20
I WOULD LOVE TO READ THIS BOOK….AS I HAVE SOME ISSUES I NEED TO FACE
Lesley
June 24th, 2009 at 09:29
Sounds great! I loved the part about how paradigms guide us even when we are unaware of it. Thanks!
beth shepherd
June 24th, 2009 at 13:15
I would love to win.
The author lives with his wife Lisa and puppy Toby in New York
Thank you for the chance
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Amanda W
June 24th, 2009 at 15:06
I learned that I shouldn’t speak backwards but rather say it forward
Amanda W
June 24th, 2009 at 15:08
following you on twitter (flil2)
Amanda W
June 24th, 2009 at 15:09
Following this blog
Amanda W
June 24th, 2009 at 15:10
Subscribed to william’s blog
Amanda W
June 24th, 2009 at 15:12
Tweet 1 (but please contact via email)
Amanda W
June 24th, 2009 at 15:12
Tweet 2 (please contact via email)
Joe
June 24th, 2009 at 16:44
Count me in! I already subscribe to your blog! I also Tweeted it here: http://twitter.com/bloggerjoe/status/2317530457
Love the new Theme! Sorry it’s been a while–There’s no excuse! Will you forgive me, Please? 🙂
Erika H
June 25th, 2009 at 14:43
I learned the author is a life coach. That is so awesome. I really need this book b/c I am going through alot at the moment.
Jason
June 26th, 2009 at 10:16
I learned that Bill Giruzzi holds a degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and a law degree from Western New England College School of Law
Katherine Frazier
June 26th, 2009 at 11:14
This book seems perfect for where I am in my life right now…recently widowed, my son is grown up and I am trying to find out the new me and a new life.
Miranda Allen
June 26th, 2009 at 19:45
i would love to read this
Carlene
June 27th, 2009 at 06:34
Mr. Giruzzi lives in Albany NY. with his wife Lisa. Please include me in your giveaway.
Thanks
Carlene
iluvreading(at)verizon.net
Carlene
June 27th, 2009 at 06:35
I am a follower.
Thanks
Carlene
iluvreading(at)verizon.net
bridget3420
June 27th, 2009 at 21:27
I learned that the author has a puppy
bridget3420
June 27th, 2009 at 21:28
I’m a twitter follower – bridget3420
bridget3420
June 27th, 2009 at 21:28
tweet
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bridget3420
June 27th, 2009 at 21:29
2nd entry for tweet
gwendolyn b.
June 27th, 2009 at 21:48
I learned that my thought processes are being guided by unrecognized assumptions. I need this book! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
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June 27th, 2009 at 21:49
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gwendolyn b.
June 27th, 2009 at 22:00
I follow you on Twitter.
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gwendolyn b.
June 27th, 2009 at 22:00
And, here’s my Tweet: https://twitter.com/ASeaOfBooks/status/2367662525
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gwendolyn b.
June 27th, 2009 at 22:01
I subscribed to William Giruzzi’s blog.
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gwendolyn b.
June 27th, 2009 at 22:02
And, I follow this blog in Google Reader.
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Gaby @ Starting Fresh
June 28th, 2009 at 05:39
That 29% of Americans are happy at their jobs.
gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT com
Daniel M
June 29th, 2009 at 20:20
Bill lives in Albany, New York, with his wife, Lisa, who never stops seeing the best in him, and their (cutest-cutest) Maltese puppy, Toby.
Erma
June 30th, 2009 at 06:48
I learned the author lives with his wife Lisa and puppy Toby in New York.
valerie mabrey
June 30th, 2009 at 09:20
this is a great contest thanks
Christine Walker
June 30th, 2009 at 13:57
I learned that: “Bill Giruzzi holds a degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and a law degree from Western New England College School of Law, where he wrote a note on securities law.”
Benita G.
June 30th, 2009 at 16:01
In his book, Bill Giruzzi creates a paradigm for how life should be lived, and the reader is left with the possibility of change. Optimistic thoughts!
Benita G.
June 30th, 2009 at 16:03
I just subscribed to Bill Giruzzi’s newsletter.
gloria
June 30th, 2009 at 20:18
It’s in our hands to change our lives to our own design is what I learned.
gloria
June 30th, 2009 at 20:21
I follow you on twitter as kngmckellar
gloria
June 30th, 2009 at 20:23
I subscribed to William Giruzzi’s Blog by email
gloria
June 30th, 2009 at 20:24
tweeted!
Christina
July 1st, 2009 at 01:30
I learned that the author has a degree in Engineering, and that our lives are in our own hands, to change!
Veronica Garrett
July 1st, 2009 at 06:40
I learned that we don’t have to accept “its just the way it is.” Its in our hands to arrange our lives to our own design.
Anita A.
July 1st, 2009 at 06:47
I saw that the author is from NY and lives there with his wife and puppy.
Tamara Burks
July 1st, 2009 at 07:55
THat all of these describe me.
You want more out of life but don’t know where to begin
You feel like your life is in a rut and you can’t get out
You desire to be the creator of you future
You want to elevate the quality of your life
You are tired of working harder and getting nowhere.
Susan Smith
July 1st, 2009 at 08:37
our lives are in our own hands, to change!
Jenny Martin
July 1st, 2009 at 11:06
This book should help me with my feeling like my life is in a rut and I can’t get out
Leilani
July 1st, 2009 at 11:11
I learned that he offers “Questions for Further Discovery” at the end of each chapter. I think that’s incredibly helpful.
Thanks!
kathy pease
July 1st, 2009 at 11:49
Bill found his true calling while in law school and has pursued a career in the field of personal and organizational transformation ever since. Currently, he works as Director of Training and Organization Development for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
kathy pease
July 1st, 2009 at 11:50
following on twitter klp1965
kathy pease
July 1st, 2009 at 11:52
Denise
July 1st, 2009 at 12:18
I learned that our decisions about life, people, and the world is “in our hands to change our lives to our own design,” and it is this which is at the heart of the book.
blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 12:57
When it said the book was for you if: You want more out of life but don’t know where to begin, it hooked me.
blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 12:58
I follow your blog.
blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 12:58
I follow you on twitter (blueviolet)
blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 13:01
I blogged about it here #1
blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 13:01
I blogged about it here #2
blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 13:02
I blogged about it here #3
blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 13:02
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blueviolet
July 1st, 2009 at 13:02
I blogged about it here #5
Betty C
July 1st, 2009 at 13:21
I like the statement that the book is for you “if you are tired of working harder and getting nowhere.”
Gianna
July 1st, 2009 at 15:02
The author is from NY 🙂
Ed Nemmers
July 1st, 2009 at 16:15
There is a puppy Toby.
Lily Kwan
July 1st, 2009 at 16:51
I learned that Bill Giruzzi holds a degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and a law degree from Western New England College School of Law, where he wrote a note on securities law.
Lily Kwan
July 1st, 2009 at 16:51
I subscribed to William Giruzzi’s blog by email.
Heather C
July 1st, 2009 at 18:07
Bill has a Maltese puppy named Toby. 🙂
Heather C
July 1st, 2009 at 18:11
I subscribe to WG’s blog via rss feed.
Heather C
July 1st, 2009 at 18:11
I follow you on twitter – choochoo428
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