The Better Life: Small Things You Can Do Right Where You Are
Little ways to be you at your best, right where you are.
From the can-do entrepreneur Claire Diaz-Ortiz, The Better Life is a motivational memoir about little changes that make all the difference.
In winsome style, Claire offers vignettes from her life to yours. A top-level Twitter employee, world traveler, author, non-profit founder, and mom, Claire tries to make the most of every moment. In The Better Life, she shares stories and insights about balance, productivity, self-care, and other essentials for rocking it at life every day.
Take some advice from Claire: Say yes. Say no. Quit something. Take your mornings seriously. Make your weekends count. Write more. Worry less. Travel. Pray. Pause. Rest. Know your limits. Do Hatchi Patchi. Don’t beat yourself up. Be still. Be thankful. Be you, but your best.
Read this book, and start living the better lifeyou’ve been meaning to.
From the Back Cover
Little Ways to be at Your Best, Right Where You Are
Say yes. Say no. Quit something. Write more. Worry less. Travel. Pray. Rest. Pause. Know your limits. Become a morning person. Do Hachi Pachi. Don’t beat yourself up. Be still. Be thankful. Be you, but your best.
With vignettes from her world to yours, Claire Diaz-Ortiz shares action steps and reflections on balance, productivity, and other essentials for living well every day.
Read this book, and start living the better life you’ve been meaning to try.
Set Your Intentions
Become a Morning Person
Try the PRESENT Principle
Say Yes
Say No
Do Something Big
Find the Peace around You
Realize That Sometimes It’s Not Going to Be What You Thought It Would Be
Live through the Hurt
Keep up the Search
Be Open to See
Be Who You Are
Celebrate Your Real Life
Do a Good Thing for You
Learn to Waste Time Well
Quit Something Every Week
Stop Beating Yourself Up
Remember Practice Makes Perfect
Give Thanks
Live the Life You Choose
Do Good
Remember It’s Just Stuff
Learn the Art of Hospitality
Worry Less
Expect More from Life
Look for Help in the Right Places
Read More
Let Go
Write Now
Track Your Days
Be On Your Best All Year Round
Build on Small Early Wins
Do Less to Do More
Disconnect
Believe in the Power of Small Things to Change Your Life
Do the Thing That You Can Do
Practical, witty, intelligent, and a well-articulated read, The Better Life wooed me toward the kind of journey I love—a simple, focused, meaningful life.
Mary DeMuth, author of The Wall Around Your Heart
I can't say enough great things about The Better Life. Each chapter had me nodding my head and having an aha moment. Claire Diaz-Ortiz has such a wide array of expertise. We all benefit from her wisdom with this book. From productivity to increased happiness to finding time for yourself, I loved the gentle reminders and wisdom she shares. This is a book you will read again and again.
Alli Worthington, chief operating officer of Propel Women and author of Breaking Busy
Sometimes we forget that the moments that allow us to feel fully alive aren’t found in what we accomplish but who we become. In The Better Life, Claire reminds us that those moments are still possible and inspires us to make them ours, new once again.
Bonnie Gray, author of Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest
Claire is a force of nature—brilliant, compassionate, unstoppable. And this book, The Better Life, is her manifesto on living well.
John Sowers, author of The Heroic Path
I read The Better Life in one sitting—and it made me want to be a better person. Claire’s words are wise, transparent, and practical. They breathe hope into souls inundated with information and overloaded with pressure. They offer rest to the weary heart. Highly recommended.
Emily T. Wierenga, founder ofThe Lulu Tree and author of six books including the memoir Making It Home
Claire Diaz-Ortiz is like a travel guide for life. Her stories and insights will give you a vision of where you want to go and practical steps that will help you get there. And the place you'll arrive at by the end of these pages will be more filled with joy, peace, and what truly matters to you.
Holley Gerth, bestselling author of You're Already Amazing
The Better Life is a super-motivating, practical, inspiring book that will help you live a more meaningful, intentional life without feeling overwhelmed. If you feel like you've been going through the motions and are aching to live out a better life, get this book stat!
Sarah Mae, author of Desperate and Longing for Paris
Product Details
- Title : The Better Life: Small Things You Can Do Right Where You Are
- Author: Diaz-Ortiz, Claire
- Publisher: Moody Publishers
- Publication Date: 2015
- ISBN: 9780802493095