Are you facing a significant transition? Do you have doubts about what else is possible? Kat shares stories of personal and professional transformation that provide hope, inspiration, reassurance, and encouragement, as well as a clear strategy, plan, and practical tools to help you on your journey from doubt to do… from impossible to possible.
As she cheers readers on to face their own desires for change equipped with the four “C”s (courage, clarity, commitment, and capacity), O'Sullivan shares inspirational quotes from sources familiar in the genre (Steve Jobs, Dale Carnegie) and some welcome wild cards (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé). Her goal, she notes, in chatty prose, is for the book to be both rousing and practical, showcasing two keys to change-making and seeing yourself on the other side of challenging situations: “the courage and a roadmap to say, ‘Hell, YES!’” O’Sullivan’s zeal for life jumps off the page as she shares her journey from a child born into mysterious circumstances, to a teen that wanted to perform with a traveling group of inspiring performers, to using what she refers to as “The Bob Hope Method,” which “is about believing the seemingly impossible is possible and being brave enough to ask for what you want.” (Rest assured, younger readers, she explains who Hope is.)
Throughout, she balances actionable steps for change-making with breezy accounts of putting them into practice. The book is quite literally colorful, especially in typography, though some all-caps passages can feel unintentionally shout-y. Still, she charmingly invites readers into her world and encourages them to participate in things that wow and excite them as she does.
Takeaway: Upbeat and positive self-help memoir and journal encouraging change-making.
Comparable Titles: Andi Andrew’s Braving Change, Case Kenny’s That’s Bold of You.
Production grades
Cover: A-
Design and typography: A-
Illustrations: N/A
Editing: A
Marketing copy: A
5-Star Review:
Are you living the life you want? If the answer is no, what’s stopping you from finding fulfillment and happiness? In From Doubt to Do: Navigating Your Path to Possibility,bestselling author and keynote speaker Kat O’Sullivan draws upon her years of life experience in offering a transformational guide to help you embrace change and open yourself to new opportunities that will set you on the path to living the life you’ve always dreamed of.
With From Doubt to Do, you will learn to use disruption as an ally, embrace constraints to see new opportunities, navigate your pathway to possibility with courage, clarity, capacity, and commitment, cultivate a growth mindset, and much more.
Kat O’Sullivan’s story inspires as well as encourages you to build courage and take calculated risks while you’re on the path to chasing your dreams. This is a comprehensive guide to navigating a major “shift” in life and using the disruption to search for new opportunities, take action, and maximize your inner potential. In the second part of the book, you will find writing prompts with helpful questions to start your own transformational journey. I was very impressed by O’Sullivan’s insights, which are informative, motivational, and practically applicable.
Highly recommended.
