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What if Life Came With a User Guide?: How to overcome negative self-talk, deal with difficult people and adjust to challenging situations
“The problem we are trying to fix is that you are useless!”
In one sentence, my manager turned my biggest fear into a reality.
Before becoming curious about the source of her behaviours, Deanne Duncombe regularly doubted herself. She was fearful, anxious, didn’t know how to deal with difficult people (like her manager) and felt like she didn’t have a voice. Thinking she was doing the right thing, she would often put other people first, even if her sacrifices caused her own suffering to increase. It was only after putting aside her self-judgement and negative self-talk and throwing herself into studying the factors that drive our Way of Being that she was able to turn things around and become the leader of her life.
In What if Life Came with a User Guide? Deanne takes you on an eye-opening journey of self-discovery and awareness. The book explores the impact our language – including the stories we tell ourselves – moods and emotions, and our physical body have on our everyday interactions. You will be introduced to fresh new perspectives based on an ontological approach that will make you realise that we all have the power within to be resourceful and resilient when interacting with ourselves, others and the world around us, no matter what life throws our way.
Written in an engaging, relatable and easy-to-understand way, What if Life Came with a User Guide? helps you tap into your personal ‘user guide’ to unleash your potential, empower yourself and navigate life's challenges with greater confidence and ease. Bid farewell to personal angst and welcome a life of purpose and fulfilment.
In one sentence, my manager turned my biggest fear into a reality.
Before becoming curious about the source of her behaviours, Deanne Duncombe regularly doubted herself. She was fearful, anxious, didn’t know how to deal with difficult people (like her manager) and felt like she didn’t have a voice. Thinking she was doing the right thing, she would often put other people first, even if her sacrifices caused her own suffering to increase. It was only after putting aside her self-judgement and negative self-talk and throwing herself into studying the factors that drive our Way of Being that she was able to turn things around and become the leader of her life.
In What if Life Came with a User Guide? Deanne takes you on an eye-opening journey of self-discovery and awareness. The book explores the impact our language – including the stories we tell ourselves – moods and emotions, and our physical body have on our everyday interactions. You will be introduced to fresh new perspectives based on an ontological approach that will make you realise that we all have the power within to be resourceful and resilient when interacting with ourselves, others and the world around us, no matter what life throws our way.
Written in an engaging, relatable and easy-to-understand way, What if Life Came with a User Guide? helps you tap into your personal ‘user guide’ to unleash your potential, empower yourself and navigate life's challenges with greater confidence and ease. Bid farewell to personal angst and welcome a life of purpose and fulfilment.
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 31, 2023
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January 1, 2024
I simply love and respect the way that Deanne has written this book. She draws on many life experiences and has created an easy to read as she calls it “user guide.” This has a fill series of interactions between two people, one of whom is initially doubtful about the benefits of coaching.
Each chapter has a concise series of summaries, activities and safe spaces for you to practice or even just find out where your challenges lie. You may not realise that some things are holding yiu back but by reading this you’ll come to see the benefits of engaging additional support. We just can’t do this thing called life by ourselves and the more complex we make it the more we need help such as Deanne offers.
If you want a self help book that will make you think, give easy to follow practical and pragmatic help without setting your goals for you, whilst allowing you to set the pace then this book is one for you.
Each chapter has a concise series of summaries, activities and safe spaces for you to practice or even just find out where your challenges lie. You may not realise that some things are holding yiu back but by reading this you’ll come to see the benefits of engaging additional support. We just can’t do this thing called life by ourselves and the more complex we make it the more we need help such as Deanne offers.
If you want a self help book that will make you think, give easy to follow practical and pragmatic help without setting your goals for you, whilst allowing you to set the pace then this book is one for you.
May 24, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It helped me deal with a difficult situation I was having in the workplace.
I read while listening to rain pouring through trees in a forest, I was relaxed and I got a lot out of it.
Not has it only helped in the workplace but in friendships and other relationships.
Give it a go...you will really enjoy it.
I read while listening to rain pouring through trees in a forest, I was relaxed and I got a lot out of it.
Not has it only helped in the workplace but in friendships and other relationships.
Give it a go...you will really enjoy it.
December 11, 2023
Great book!
A book to help overcome negative self talk. It's important to have ways to deal with difficult situations and I found this book a great resource.
A book to help overcome negative self talk. It's important to have ways to deal with difficult situations and I found this book a great resource.
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