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Midwest Book Reviews:

Regardless of gender, life is so often spelled out as "how it ought to be" -- but it is rarely as expected when experienced on a daily basis. "The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life!" is just what it's title implies. Most people don't even know where to start, and "The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living" will show them and launch you into a more interesting and intriguing life with no limits or "how it ought to be" sayings, just tips on getting into your life, hearing your true calling, overcoming obstacles to your happiness, and live your life fearing nothing and regretting less. "The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life!" is very highly recommended to women everywhere and for self-help and women's studies community library shelves.

Book Review -BellaOnline.com:

This book came into my life at my moment of greatest need. So I flipped through it and thought “can this little book really do all of this?” And that was a very valid question, as I’ve tons of books on my bookshelves that are designed to guide readers into lives of exceptional living.

But from the moment I opened this delicious little book, I could feel the energy shifting around me.

The Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living (hereafter referred to as “WFG”) is truly a guidebook that is every bit as valuable to exceptional living as a map would be to a world traveler.

The book is 179 pages long, and the first time I read it, I read it easily in two days (and that was over a weekend with family coming and going).

The second time I went through the WFG I took it a section at a time and gave myself a couple of weeks. The changes that happened were remarkable. I found myself feeling more comfortable with who I am, feeling more inspired and creative, enjoying the life that I have more and having more compassion for others.

What I really loved about the WFG is that it’s designed to bring about change in a simple manner. You don’t have to do anything big or scary! For example, the first section is titled “A BOLD Woman – a Brilliant, Outrageous, Luminary Diva.” This particular section is a call to step out of our comfort zone, and do something a bit bold.

”It is ever so easy to find yourself in early retirement from your life. Your days become routine, the same thoughts recycle over and over, and your actions are executed within the narrow groove of what’s familiar.” From the book.

How often can we say this statement has been true in our own lives? Corrie asks us to remember a time when we did take a bold step, a stretch, and to remember how good that felt. She then reminds us that it takes action to move into bold living. And to take that first step, she simply asks us to do something out of the ordinary. It could be as simple as inviting a friend to lunch at a new restaurant, or wearing a color you’ve never dared to wear before. For me, my first bold step was to create a myspace page that features my original music.

The WFG is divided into three parts:
Setting Your Inner Compass for Yes
- A BOLD Woman
- Make your Life a Celebration
- The Gifts of Gratitude
- Stand in the Spotlight
- Self-Courtship – Love Thyself

Trailblazing the Experience
- Crafting a Personal Retreat
- Come to Your Senses
- Beloved Treasure – Your Body
- Making Mud Pies
- Invite Others Over to Play

Navigational Tools for Your Journey
- A Change-Savvy Woman
- Become a Master Gardener
- Lessons from Your Past
- Stepping Back into the Flow
- Touchstone Living

Every section includes steps you can take to move you forward into that life of extraordinary living.

“To live authentically means that you truly hold nothing back. You believe in who you are and the gifts you have to share.” From the book.

The WFG guides us to live the lives we dream of living, so at the end of all things we can say we lived a life with no regrets.

Too many of us believe that we have to first get into the great relationship, get the great job or loose that weight before we can begin living extraordinary lives. But the WFG shows us that exceptional living starts right now, from where we are!

Deanna Joseph
Inspiration at BellaOnline

From an essential website for women: www.WomensSelfesteem.com

Reviewer: Reviewer- Dorothy Lafrinere, Founder of WomensSelfesteem.com

Corrie Woods known as an author, speaker, women's retreat leader, and professional life coach, she is a creative partner, collaborator, and "way-outside-the-box" thinker. She challenges women to see new possibilities, to shift from negative to positive priority living, and to become vitally engaged in life. Working in collaboration with women to dramatically expand the view of what's possible in living a fully expressed and fully loved life is Corrie's passion. Corrie is the founder of WindRiver Coaching and Consulting, offering products and services in support of living your life as the brilliant, joyful, authentic you! She is also a Graduate of CoachU Coach Training Program, Certified Seasons of Change Facilitator, Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator Administrator, Participant National Outdoor Leadership School, Parent, Poet.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living is an enjoyable and light read full of inspiration, motivation, positive direction and feel good tips.
This book is a retreat of its own words. It is written with a light hearted direction and purpose. You will learn how to love yourself, nurture yourself and how to, "find love instead of finding fault"

Womensselfesteem.com highly recommends, The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living as a very empowering guide to a happier and healthier you. You will read about self-acceptance, which is a key to unlocking the doors of low self-worth feelings in every word Corrie Woods shares with her readers in this book. A true sweet escape for all women who suffer todays demands and confusions

From AllBookReviews:

You don’t want to miss reading this proverbial wake-up call!
Are you off track, reaching out for support or have you lost sight of your authentic self? Have you forgotten how important it is to love yourself or need to feel your own passion for life again?
This woman’s guide has been written with inspirational spirit, revealing ideas, practices and tools to help you design, then begin, the life you truly want to live. You will learn how to recognize the special moments, otherwise missed, to be tucked away but remembered as milestones. Uncover the magnitude of gratitude, a heartfelt emotion of thankfulness and appreciation but most importantly a reminder that you choose that state of being.
Are you aware of the healing powers of retreat? It is a time to revitalize your inner being. It can be accomplished through many forms such as journaling, getting in touch with nature or actually taking a personal weekend away.
Instead of intimidating the reader, this light hearted, factual book reminds us how simple it really is “to make the body we have the best it can be.” When physically feeling stronger, you will have the energy to focus on the quality of your relationships; perhaps recognize it is time to renew old friendships or develop new ones, both with positive, appreciative outlooks.
There is no doubt, you will have to look inside yourself, finally putting some tragic memories to rest. Clear the clutter from your life and mind, enabling yourself to move forward into the direction of fulfillment and a beautiful life.
The author, Corrie Woods has magically produced a practical guide, with step by step suggestions on how to achieve the kind of life you truly deserve. At the end of each chapter, she provides pages for you to journal your thoughts and then your newly inspired plan of action. You can read through it quickly but most readers will benefit by going back and taking the time to allow each chapter to become a guideline to exceptional living.
Corrie Woods has been blessed with the energy not only to have ‘worn many hats’
along the way but also with a delightful way of sharing her knowledge. She is a Woman’s Author, Motivational Speaker, Retreat Leader, Personal Life Coach and much more. She has been a homeschool mom, program evaluator for children of low-income families and as well has experience in an upper management position of a multi million dollar corporation. With her wealth of experience, she challenges women to restructure negativity into positive living, ultimately enhancing your life.
I would very highly recommend this book. Reviewer: Cheryl Ellis, Allbooks Review

From CoffeeTimeRomance

Top Rating: 5 Cups!

Ms. Corrie Woods is a Professional Life Coach, Speaker and Women's Retreat Leader. She has filled this book with thought provoking ideas on how to live an authentic life. Brilliant, Outrageous, Luminary Diva or BOLD for short; this stands for women who dare to be present in the moment every moment of their lives and Ms Woods gives you steps on achieving the life you want. She encourages you to step-out of your comfort zone and take a risk at what life has in store for those who dare to dream, to push the envelope and to finally find your true self.

Ms. Woods chronicles the possible reasons why we as women choose to stay in our respective ruts, doing the same ole, same ole. In addition, she gives suggestions on stepping beyond those boundaries that we often enslave ourselves with. Fear of the unknown often encourages a stuck mentality which fosters stagnation. She gives you tips on changing the way you look at your problems.

This author talks about expressing gratitude, the power of positive thinking and being true to yourself as you discover the real you behind the mask of expectation, the expectations that others expect you to live by. The standards by which you are expected to live up to no matter the cost to yourself. She encourages you to explore the infinite possibilities that await you outside of your box, to experience the infinite joy that is possible when you live a life with no regrets. She gives you precise questions at the end of each chapter that urges you to
contemplate what thoughts are provoked by the chapter, hopefully fostering a new outlook.

Ms. Woods has written a thought provoking book that will have you reexamining your life and how to improve it. Her book is a breath of fresh air that has this reviewer thinking about the way I go about living my life. Many readers will question their own lives and hopefully adopt a new way to live life more authentically. The subject
is timely and worth exploring as more women, work outside the home, in a "Man's World". I would recommend this book to all women who want a richer, fuller life.

Kathy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living is an enjoyable and light read full of inspiration, motivation, positive direction and feel good tips.
This book is a retreat of its own words. It is written with a light hearted direction and purpose. You will learn how to love yourself, nurture yourself and how to, "find love instead of finding fault."

Womensselfesteem.com highly recommends, The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living as a very empowering guide to a happier and healthier you. You will read about self-acceptance, which is a key to unlocking the doors of low self-worth feelings in every word Corrie Woods shares with her readers in this book. A true sweet escape for all women who suffer todays demands and confusions.

From Jennifer Louden, author of The Woman's Comfort Book and The Life Organizer, www.jenniferlouden.com

"I have come to believe that the main task of each of us perfectly imperfect humans is to remember: there are always fresh possibilities to be discovered, we are always loved, we are part of the Whole. Corrie offers exactly the kind of splendid playful reminders I need."

From Wanda Urbanska, President/Host of Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska television series
www.simplelivingtv.net

"Corrie provides a powerful call to action and simple solutions to begin today. Pick up the book and prepare to be inspired."

From Helene Van Manen, MCC Master Certified Coach
www.coachhelene.com

"This field guide to being a woman is inspired. It is a powerful resource for making a good life great. Don’t leave home without it!"

Carol McClelland, Ph.D., author of The Seasons of Change www.transitiondynamics.com

“A fun, thought-provoking little book you’ll want to revisit often! Written with a light hearted, yet soulful style, it’s thoroughly engaging, inspiring, and uplifting.”

Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropologist author of The Four-Fold Wayand Signs of Life
www.angelesarrien.com

“Corrie Woods offers an irresistible invitation and resourceful guide to living a life boldly, creatively, and happily. She provides a wealth of ideas, practices,
and tools that are inspirational, practical, and motivational. This book makes a life-affirming and positive contribution to any reader!”