If You're Curious About These Questions...
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- What if you could silence the 'what-if' thoughts that hold you back and finally turn your secret dreams into a reality?
- Have you ever wondered what specific steps are necessary to successfully reinvent yourself when you feel completely stuck?
- What’s the secret to transforming your deepest fears into a powerful catalyst for your personal and professional success?
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Key Takeaways from Living Beyond “What If?”
- Understand why imagining a different future is the crucial first step to making any major life change, especially after facing severe personal setbacks.
- Discover how to embrace calculated risks that can completely change your life's trajectory, just as the author did after a series of intense life events.
- Learn how to craft a detailed exit strategy—spanning three months to three years—to gracefully transition out of unfulfilling jobs or relationships.
- Overcome procrastination and 'time inconsistency' by using a technique called behavioral chaining to break massive goals into manageable, actionable steps.
- Master the ability to silence disempowering thoughts by questioning their source and measuring success against your own goals rather than the expectations of others.
Learning Tools
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Mind Map
Living Beyond “What If?”
Imagination & Setbacks
Vision
Adversity
Calculated Risks
The Jump
Exit Strategies
Overcoming Procrastination
Time Inconsistency
Behavioral Chaining
Empowering Mindset
Conquering Fear
Nature of Fear
6-Step Process
Purpose & Planning
Annual Resets
Purpose Statement
Life Plan
Relationships & Leaping
Self-Relationship
Two-Tiered Network
The Final Leap
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 7
According to Shirley Davis, what is one of the most important first steps in making a big life change, despite the inevitable setbacks of reality?
Living Beyond “What If?” — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Being able to envision your future is one of the first steps to making it real.
Chapter 3: After rebounding from painful experiences, Davis learned to jump — and never ever look back again.
Chapter 4: Beat procrastination by reframing how you think about your goals today.
Chapter 5: Confront your fears by processing them, acting despite them, and staying firmly focused throughout.
Chapter 6: To reach your goals, create a plan and discover your purpose.
Chapter 7: After investing in your relationships, it’s time to take a bold leap of faith.
Living Beyond “What If?” Summary & Overview
Living Beyond “What If?” (2021) is an empathetic handbook to realizing your dreams. It shares intimate, affecting anecdotes and sets out a step-by-step guide to overcoming your fears and achieving success.
Who Should Listen to Living Beyond “What If?”?
- People struggling to get over a particular fear or blockage
- Those who want to reinvent themselves but don’t know how
- Anyone looking to level-up their life
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