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Approval Addiction-Overcoming Your Need To Please Everyone - Joyce Meyer

Warner Faith 2005 251pp

How do you really feel about yourself? Do you compromise yourself for the sake of feeling approved? Have you been hurt so badly through abuse or severe rejection that you often try to seek the approval of others to cover the feelings of rejection and low self- esteem? Knowledge leads to deliverance and Joyce Meyer’s Approval Addiction will help you to experience healing and freedom.    

The book is divided into three sections. The first part Accepting who you are, covers foundational issues like knowing who you are in Christ. Addressing our Addictions, the second part gets to the heart of the matter. These include pressing past rejection, guilt and shame, anger and unforgiveness. The last section of her book Breaking the pattern for the future is comforting .She encourages the reader to use the pain!

Find out how from the book. Most importantly she closes off giving keys on how to walk free from seeking approval from man. Click here to purchase a copy.

My Verdict: I found this book to be spiritually uplifting and emotionally enlightening

Written by Genstacia Bull.  Genstacia is a review editor and writer. Her passion for books has made her an upwardly mobile international book buff. She can be contacted at Gens Email. Click here to read Gens Blog.

The True Measure of a Woman –You are more than what you see by Lisa Bevere

Lisa believes that every woman no matter her walk in life or experience asks herself at some point “What is the measure of my worth?” Personally I knew the answer in my head but had not ‘caught it’ in my heart. This book set me free.

Lisa cuts no edges in this book she states you are not what you do, who you know, what you know or what you have done. Neither are you what you wear, what you weigh, what you own or where you have been and the list goes on.

She explored the myth of: if only I achieved this or had that I would be happy. She dared to confront those using their past as an excuse or justification for their present behaviour.  Lisa also devotes a whole chapter to the weight issue a subject that is very close to most ladies’ hearts.

Lisa brings the book to a close by stating the threefold measure of a woman. Do you know what it is? Get the book and find out. Click here to purchase a copy.

My Verdict: One of the most liberating books I have ever read.

Written by Genstacia Bull.  Genstacia is a review editor and writer. Her passion for books has made her an upwardly mobile international book buff. She can be contacted at Gens Email. Click here to read Gens Blog.

The Five Love languages – How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman

What is your love language?

Well if you have a blank look like I initially did the five Love languages is for you. According to Gary Chapman the languages are words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch. Gary who is an internationally known marriage expert states that he may send you flowers but all you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug but what you really need is a home cooked meal, the problem isn’t with your love - it’s your love language!

The book illustrates how words of affirmation from a husband gave his wife the courage to take the necessary steps to get her article published. Physical touch is not always sexual. Sitting close to each other on the couch as you watch your favourite television program requires no additional time but may communicate your love loudly. Hugging your spouse before she goes shopping may not only express love, it may bring her home sooner

At the end of each love language chapter Gary gives practical examples of how you could implement your spouses love language.

My verdict: It will help you awaken love in your relationships.

Written by Genstacia Bull.  Genstacia is a review editor and writer. Her passion for books has made her an upwardly mobile international book buff. She can be contacted at Gens Email

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BOUNDARIES: When to say YES, When to say NO to take control of your life by Dr Henry Cloud and Dr John Townsend

Do you have clear boundaries in your life? If you are not sure let me paint you a picture, of a life without boundaries. Your day starts with you yelling for the children to get to the breakfast table, you are blurry eyed yourself because you had to be hospitable to your mother’s unexpected visit and emotional blackmail of loneliness and did not go to bed on time. You rushed to work and walked into an important meeting late, you managed to catch your breath by lunch time but then your needy friend calls you up and wants encouragement but yet keeps making the same mistakes. A colleague passes over his work to you at the last minute and the deadline is the next day. You resent it , but you smile through gritted teeth and accept the responsibility. In the evening you finally get the family together for dinner and the  phone rings in the middle of the meal, someone from church called to say you are needed to co-ordinate the women’s retreat that weekend. After dinner, your husband ignores you to watch football whilst the children leave without clearing the table. Get my drift!

Boundaries when to say yes and when to say no to take control of your life teaches you what a boundary looks like and states that you can still set limits and be a loving person. Boundary problems start when we have difficulties in knowing what things are your responsibility and what isn’t. In your desire to do the right thing or to avoid conflict we can end up taking on problems God did not intend for us to have. This books tackles the laws of boundaries and the myths of boundaries. A common myth is if you set boundaries then you are selfish. This book will enlighten you on these guilt trips issues.  There are different areas where there would be boundary conflict, it could be your family, friends, spouse, children work, your own self and God. Say for instance the employer who wants you to work double the time regularly with no pay at short notice. A person with boundaries would honestly communicate that poor planning on the part of the employer does not constitute an emergency on the part of the employee.

Dr Henry cloud and Dr John Townsend are popular speakers, psychologist and bestselling co-host of several books. They are accredited to speak on the subject of boundaries and they did a really good job, with practical examples from everyday life. I am sure everyone could see an area in their life they could improve. The book will enable you to guard you property which is your time, talent, love, energy or money.

Boundaries shows you how to develop healthy boundaries and how to overcome resistance to boundaries. The book closes  by illustrating what a life with boundaries look like and it encourages the reader that setting boundaries is worth the effort and time. A life with clear boundaries is characterised by freedom, self-control and intimacy.

My verdict: Definitely worth reading , it will get your life in order!

Written by Genstacia Bull.  Genstacia is a review editor and writer. Her passion for books has made her an upwardly mobile international book buff. She can be contacted at Gens Email

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The Magic Of Thinking BIG by David J. Schwartz

I have read a lot of self-developments books and this is the best so far. Follow me to find out why.

The theme of the book is, the size of your success is directly related to the size of your thinking. Education, talent, diligence are all good components but unless you think BIG success will be sabotaged. The book promises; Think Big and you will live Big. You’ll live Big in happiness. You’ll live Big in accomplishment. Big in income. Big in friends. Big in respect. Did the book live up to its claim? Read on….

The book kicks off with what success means and makes a point that to succeed you have to believe that you will. He quickly gives the reader an inoculation for excusitis –the failure disease. This varies for different people for some it’s their age, health, intellect and the list goes on. At this stage the wishful thinkers are separated from those truly committed to success. David Schwartz emphasises that you are what you think you are. The key to winning what you want lies in thinking positively towards yourself. The only basis other people have for judging your abilities is your actions. Your actions are what you think you are.

Where there is a will there is a way. David teaches the reader to think and dream creatively. I will not tell you his solutions; my suggestion is you find out for yourself. Life changing chapters include making your attitudes your allies, get the action habit and how to build confidence and destroy fear. 

David is an excellent writer the reader does not feel ‘lectured’. He actively convinces the reader that, you can do it. Of course you can! He shows how people that have been stuck in a rut turned their life from mediocrity to astounding success when they changed their attitude, and I firmly believe that if you get the book and apply the principles you can do it too.

What makes The Magic of Thinking Big special is that the author uses case studies through out the book; this makes the book persuasive that propels the most passive person into action. 

My Verdict: Start thinking big by investing this book in yourself. Trust me it’s worth it.

Verdict: I have read a lot of self-developments books and this is the best so far.  Start thinking big by investing this book in yourself. Trust me it’s worth it. Score 9/10.

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Written by Genstacia Bull.  Genstacia is a review editor and writer. Her passion for books has made her an upwardly mobile international book buff. She can be contacted at Gens Email