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How to Do It All: The Revolutionary Plan to Create a Full, Meaningful Life — While Only Occasionally Wanting to Poke Your Eyes Out With a Sharpie
"It's a book I'm currently reading, and I love it. This book is ingenious!" —Dominique Sachse, Emmy Award-Winning News Anchor and YouTube Vlogger.
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*This book is out of print and no longer supported by the author. The worksheets are no longer available.*
In How to Do It All: The Revolutionary Plan to Create a Full, Meaningful Life — While Only Occasionally Wanting to Poke Your Eyes out with a Sharpie, you’ll learn:
Why stress should be welcomed, not avoided.
The importance of living a do-it-all life.
Why you shouldn’t expect support from your family…and where to get it instead.
Why you should shower less, sleep less, talk to yourself, and be inconsistent — and how this can help you live a more memorable life.
How you can get it all done even when right now you have no time, no money, and no motivation.
The revolutionary plan to accomplish everything you dream of doing in your life (includes free worksheets!).
Ready to live your best life? Let's do this thing.
See the entire review here!
*This book is out of print and no longer supported by the author. The worksheets are no longer available.*
In How to Do It All: The Revolutionary Plan to Create a Full, Meaningful Life — While Only Occasionally Wanting to Poke Your Eyes out with a Sharpie, you’ll learn:
Why stress should be welcomed, not avoided.
The importance of living a do-it-all life.
Why you shouldn’t expect support from your family…and where to get it instead.
Why you should shower less, sleep less, talk to yourself, and be inconsistent — and how this can help you live a more memorable life.
How you can get it all done even when right now you have no time, no money, and no motivation.
The revolutionary plan to accomplish everything you dream of doing in your life (includes free worksheets!).
Ready to live your best life? Let's do this thing.
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 17, 2016
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85 people want to read
About the author
Linda Formichelli
31 books25 followersLinda Formichelli is a freelance writer in Los Angeles. She spent 25 years writing for top publications and brands, from Good Housekeeping and Inc. magazines to Best Buy and Intel. She's also the author or coauthor of a dozen books, including the classic The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success.
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April 28, 2019
There is a lot of helpful, practical material that makes me believe I can do it all (just not all at once)!
November 12, 2020
I honestly didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did.
Linda Formichelli writes with an engaging style that I found to be an effective mix one might find in a coach, encouraging friend, and motivational firecracker under my tail. She shares her realistic ideas and systems to create a more satisfying life with just enough snark to keep the corners of my mouth twitching into a smile and with relatability concerning her own struggles and how she overcomes them.
Readers of personal development books may find familiar concepts. Skim them, or give them a try! How to Do It All offers a multitude of ideas to help the reader discover key values and desires and begin to achieve them, no matter the beginning budget or current level of knowledge and achievement.
I reserve 5-star ratings only for those books I would return to on a regular basis. Highly recommend this for those who accept the challenge to lay excuses aside and act on healthy desires for a more fulfilling life. On a personal note, the timing was relevant for me. Like so many, I'm having to start over again in some areas of life due to COVID-19 and the effects on businesses and our economy, and I wasn't sure where to begin. I'm starting my worksheets and 4 most important actions today!
Linda Formichelli writes with an engaging style that I found to be an effective mix one might find in a coach, encouraging friend, and motivational firecracker under my tail. She shares her realistic ideas and systems to create a more satisfying life with just enough snark to keep the corners of my mouth twitching into a smile and with relatability concerning her own struggles and how she overcomes them.
Readers of personal development books may find familiar concepts. Skim them, or give them a try! How to Do It All offers a multitude of ideas to help the reader discover key values and desires and begin to achieve them, no matter the beginning budget or current level of knowledge and achievement.
I reserve 5-star ratings only for those books I would return to on a regular basis. Highly recommend this for those who accept the challenge to lay excuses aside and act on healthy desires for a more fulfilling life. On a personal note, the timing was relevant for me. Like so many, I'm having to start over again in some areas of life due to COVID-19 and the effects on businesses and our economy, and I wasn't sure where to begin. I'm starting my worksheets and 4 most important actions today!
April 8, 2020
Good Useful Book
Serious help for getting up and getting going. Helps you clarify goals in each important area of your life. Recommend.
Serious help for getting up and getting going. Helps you clarify goals in each important area of your life. Recommend.
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October 20, 2016This was inspiring and an exciting read, but it sure gives a lot to chew on! I'll rate later after I've had time to work on some of the material.
July 11, 2019
I'm rating this 5 stars with an asterisk.
First, the five stars: I initially read this book as a stay-at-home mom with three babies. Busy but bored out of my mind. I had dreams of doing something, but it was hard to do ANYTHING. And everywhere I turned there was advice to do less.
Sleep more. Take more baths. Go get a mani/pedi. Relax. You deserve it.
Ick. No.
And the other most frequently heard advice: Go to bed early, get up before the kids, it will change. your. life.
Um, hey uber mom with white carpet, I'm a grown-ass woman. Stop telling me what time to go to bed.
This book had nunna that. Instead it spoke directly to my heart. I am a person that wants to do it all (well, when "all" means all the things I *actually* want to do). I wanted to start a blog and lose weight and homeschool my child and practice yoga.
And I did all of that with the help of this book.
It seems ridiculous to credit a book with losing the baby weight and starting two successful blogs and bringing my son home to give him the type of education he needed for the early years... but I will. Because this was THE book that got me up off the couch and moving.
Reading this book is a bit like talking to a friend. Not any friend. Your busiest friend. Your most driven friend. The one that you're in awe of like, "WOW how do you get it all in?!?" This book is her sitting down and telling you, "This is how I do it," with no BS.
Now the asterisk.
I admittedly want to be this friend. I've had lots of periods of my life when I was this person in the group of friends. The one that was doing more and enjoying it. Doing "it all" is my main jam. Let's go.
Now, I know that there are people who will be completely put off by this book.
Some people will openly admit that they don't want to do it ALL. Or they don't believe we "should have to" do it all. Or they are just pretty darn comfortable with the amount that they're doing and aren't interested in taking on anything else.
My guess is that if you're one of these people, you're already totally put off by the title. Girl, you do you. You go enjoy your baths and get that mani/pedi. Go to bed early. Do less.
Me? I like being busy. I like making a to-do list and checking things off. I love trying new things and feeling like I've really accomplished something (many things?) during my day. I do want to do it all.
So, here I am reading this book for the second time with my tiny book club. It was my suggestion. Why?
I'm tired of reading books that compare my habits with the habits of elite athletes or musicians. I'm tired of reading books that tell me that I shouldn't give a f*ck. And if I do, I need to take a second look and just be thankful for what I have. And I'm tired of reading books that spout off all kinds of regurgitated advice and then give you no way to apply it.
So I'm back to chatting with my friend Linda (this is only in my mind, of course, but I so rarely read books twice that I think we must be friends by now, right?) about how this mom life is tough. And she's giving me the encouragement to identify my problems and find ways around them. Figure out my goals and find a path to them.
And you know what? She says I can do this. I believe her.
Bottom line:
If you are a person that feels stifled by your current situation, at once overwhelmed and underwhelmed by your day-to-day life, and you want to break free and start making strides toward the life you really dream of - I think you'll like this book.
It's full of practical advice and kick-in-the-butt encouragement with a bit of research and a lot of personal experience. It's enjoyable to read and it's honest.
PS. The worksheets are a key element, but not available on LF's former website. I'm sure with a little googling you can find her email to ask for a copy.
First, the five stars: I initially read this book as a stay-at-home mom with three babies. Busy but bored out of my mind. I had dreams of doing something, but it was hard to do ANYTHING. And everywhere I turned there was advice to do less.
Sleep more. Take more baths. Go get a mani/pedi. Relax. You deserve it.
Ick. No.
And the other most frequently heard advice: Go to bed early, get up before the kids, it will change. your. life.
Um, hey uber mom with white carpet, I'm a grown-ass woman. Stop telling me what time to go to bed.
This book had nunna that. Instead it spoke directly to my heart. I am a person that wants to do it all (well, when "all" means all the things I *actually* want to do). I wanted to start a blog and lose weight and homeschool my child and practice yoga.
And I did all of that with the help of this book.
It seems ridiculous to credit a book with losing the baby weight and starting two successful blogs and bringing my son home to give him the type of education he needed for the early years... but I will. Because this was THE book that got me up off the couch and moving.
Reading this book is a bit like talking to a friend. Not any friend. Your busiest friend. Your most driven friend. The one that you're in awe of like, "WOW how do you get it all in?!?" This book is her sitting down and telling you, "This is how I do it," with no BS.
Now the asterisk.
I admittedly want to be this friend. I've had lots of periods of my life when I was this person in the group of friends. The one that was doing more and enjoying it. Doing "it all" is my main jam. Let's go.
Now, I know that there are people who will be completely put off by this book.
Some people will openly admit that they don't want to do it ALL. Or they don't believe we "should have to" do it all. Or they are just pretty darn comfortable with the amount that they're doing and aren't interested in taking on anything else.
My guess is that if you're one of these people, you're already totally put off by the title. Girl, you do you. You go enjoy your baths and get that mani/pedi. Go to bed early. Do less.
Me? I like being busy. I like making a to-do list and checking things off. I love trying new things and feeling like I've really accomplished something (many things?) during my day. I do want to do it all.
So, here I am reading this book for the second time with my tiny book club. It was my suggestion. Why?
I'm tired of reading books that compare my habits with the habits of elite athletes or musicians. I'm tired of reading books that tell me that I shouldn't give a f*ck. And if I do, I need to take a second look and just be thankful for what I have. And I'm tired of reading books that spout off all kinds of regurgitated advice and then give you no way to apply it.
So I'm back to chatting with my friend Linda (this is only in my mind, of course, but I so rarely read books twice that I think we must be friends by now, right?) about how this mom life is tough. And she's giving me the encouragement to identify my problems and find ways around them. Figure out my goals and find a path to them.
And you know what? She says I can do this. I believe her.
Bottom line:
If you are a person that feels stifled by your current situation, at once overwhelmed and underwhelmed by your day-to-day life, and you want to break free and start making strides toward the life you really dream of - I think you'll like this book.
It's full of practical advice and kick-in-the-butt encouragement with a bit of research and a lot of personal experience. It's enjoyable to read and it's honest.
PS. The worksheets are a key element, but not available on LF's former website. I'm sure with a little googling you can find her email to ask for a copy.
April 22, 2016
I was part of a beta read group for this book selected by the author. A copy of the book was provided in exchange for an honest opinion and comments about the book.
Reading this book is like sitting down and having a cup of tea and a conversation with Author Linda Formichelli. The style of the book is conversational, easy to understand and enjoyable to read. The chapters are short and easy to read a couple if you only have a few minutes.
Even though a lot of this book did not directly apply to me (I live rural and not in a city environment), I still garnered a huge amount of insight from several of the chapters and quite a few of the worksheets that are provided as a free download along with the purchase of the book.
Several topics that hit home are "Stop Checking Your Email" - it is not necessary to check for messages every 15 minutes throughout the day; "Schedule an Admin Day" - set one day a week to run errands instead of running them every day after work; and "Choose Four" - the night before, choose four items on your to-do list that absolutely must be done the next day and post the four items so you see it the first thing in the morning.
The worksheets will prove to be very helpful such as the "Night-Time Brain Dump List" for listing everything on your mind before you try to go to sleep at night. This is a big one for me. Sometimes I just cannot get my brain to be quiet. Listing the items will allow you to rest knowing that you do not have to remember them, they are on a list, and will be waiting for you to tackle tomorrow. The "Naikan Worksheet" ended up being my favorite of them all. I was not familiar with the Naikan method of self-reflection. I have been doing something similar for years but just did not have a name for it -- now I do. It is based on three questions: What have I received from a specific person? What have I given to or done for this person? What troubles and difficulties have I caused this person? The "Tolerations List" is a useful list for getting rid of your frustrations. It is a list you make of everything that irritates you daily from the faucet dripping to the telephone ringing all the time. It is suggested that you list 100 items. It is followed-up by the "Killed Tolerations List" which is where the items go when you have satisfied the problem. This will be a useful and satisfying list for me.
This will be a good book for the person who is trying to balance a full life and wants to still carve out a piece to have for her own. Yes, this is possible and Linda will show you how to do it!!
Reading this book is like sitting down and having a cup of tea and a conversation with Author Linda Formichelli. The style of the book is conversational, easy to understand and enjoyable to read. The chapters are short and easy to read a couple if you only have a few minutes.
Even though a lot of this book did not directly apply to me (I live rural and not in a city environment), I still garnered a huge amount of insight from several of the chapters and quite a few of the worksheets that are provided as a free download along with the purchase of the book.
Several topics that hit home are "Stop Checking Your Email" - it is not necessary to check for messages every 15 minutes throughout the day; "Schedule an Admin Day" - set one day a week to run errands instead of running them every day after work; and "Choose Four" - the night before, choose four items on your to-do list that absolutely must be done the next day and post the four items so you see it the first thing in the morning.
The worksheets will prove to be very helpful such as the "Night-Time Brain Dump List" for listing everything on your mind before you try to go to sleep at night. This is a big one for me. Sometimes I just cannot get my brain to be quiet. Listing the items will allow you to rest knowing that you do not have to remember them, they are on a list, and will be waiting for you to tackle tomorrow. The "Naikan Worksheet" ended up being my favorite of them all. I was not familiar with the Naikan method of self-reflection. I have been doing something similar for years but just did not have a name for it -- now I do. It is based on three questions: What have I received from a specific person? What have I given to or done for this person? What troubles and difficulties have I caused this person? The "Tolerations List" is a useful list for getting rid of your frustrations. It is a list you make of everything that irritates you daily from the faucet dripping to the telephone ringing all the time. It is suggested that you list 100 items. It is followed-up by the "Killed Tolerations List" which is where the items go when you have satisfied the problem. This will be a useful and satisfying list for me.
This will be a good book for the person who is trying to balance a full life and wants to still carve out a piece to have for her own. Yes, this is possible and Linda will show you how to do it!!
April 18, 2016
More than a traditional how to guide, Linda provides you a plan to fulfill your dreams and complete your bucket list. What are you longing to do? What's on your list? Travel, new job, career advancement, write a book, How to Do It All will give you plan to do what is important for you.
You will not find a quick fix or easy plan in How To Do It All. It's only for those individuals with determination and who are willing to work hard. Linda will show you how it can be done, for those with a can do attitude.
This book is enjoyable to read because it takes a topic we have all read about to turns it around. Sometimes we hear, you can't do it all, you have to pick. Linda will show you that with the right plan you can do it all.
Disclosure: I was a beta reader for this book, but all opinions here are my own.
You will not find a quick fix or easy plan in How To Do It All. It's only for those individuals with determination and who are willing to work hard. Linda will show you how it can be done, for those with a can do attitude.
This book is enjoyable to read because it takes a topic we have all read about to turns it around. Sometimes we hear, you can't do it all, you have to pick. Linda will show you that with the right plan you can do it all.
Disclosure: I was a beta reader for this book, but all opinions here are my own.
June 25, 2016
Linda is one of my favorite authors on the topic of freelance writing and building a freelance business. It really wasn't a stretch for me to buy this ebook, and I'm glad I did. I've read through the book, and am now working through the worksheets, and I can't wait to get things in my life more organized and on track.
I love this book. It will be helpful no matter your career choice, and deals anything in life you want to accomplish. The ebook is well-written, and easy to follow along with while filling out the worksheets. On the days I feel like "poking my eyes out with a sharpie", I can look back at this book and my worksheets, and know that everything will be okay and I'll be able to get back on track in no time.
As a person who always seems to need to be busily working on something, How to Do It All is helping me to stay on track in each area of life. Thank goodness.
I love this book. It will be helpful no matter your career choice, and deals anything in life you want to accomplish. The ebook is well-written, and easy to follow along with while filling out the worksheets. On the days I feel like "poking my eyes out with a sharpie", I can look back at this book and my worksheets, and know that everything will be okay and I'll be able to get back on track in no time.
As a person who always seems to need to be busily working on something, How to Do It All is helping me to stay on track in each area of life. Thank goodness.
February 9, 2017
There were some interesting ideas on how to do it all. I did feel like there were many times that the chapters just repeated themselves over and over. I'm sure this was to help get the points across but it sometimes made it difficult to continue reading.
April 27, 2016
Love it! Practical advice, immediately usable
The three parts that really stand out for me are:
·Exercise
·It's ok to be inconsistent (YES!)
·The benefits of gratitude
I love Linda's writing style. She's funny and doesn't hold back her opinions. She's a successful writer and online business person--she's walked the walk. The advice is excellent and practical. This is no woo-woo, pie-in-the-sky book. I highly recommend it.
The three parts that really stand out for me are:
·Exercise
·It's ok to be inconsistent (YES!)
·The benefits of gratitude
I love Linda's writing style. She's funny and doesn't hold back her opinions. She's a successful writer and online business person--she's walked the walk. The advice is excellent and practical. This is no woo-woo, pie-in-the-sky book. I highly recommend it.
April 20, 2016
Your Do It All Roadmap
As a woman with a family, home, and new business, I feel like I've fallen behind on certain desires. This book has shown me I REALLY CAN have it all. Thank you for this book, Linda! I'll be rereading for a long time!
As a woman with a family, home, and new business, I feel like I've fallen behind on certain desires. This book has shown me I REALLY CAN have it all. Thank you for this book, Linda! I'll be rereading for a long time!
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August 12, 2016I was excited by what I see as the almost illicit concept of this book -- I was wary from past experience. Read more here: https://ladysmut.com/2016/08/04/how-t...
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