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Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream
Whitney Johnson, popular Harvard Business Review blogger, has a goal: to help us identify and achieve our dreams. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on other people in our lives. In this inspiring book, Johnson directs her attention to teaching women, in particular, a three-step model for personal advancement and h...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
May 8th 2012
by Bibliomotion, Inc.
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I came to the book expecting practical how-to advice from a seasoned professional who balances family and career as beautifully as the author does. I kept thinking, as I read it, that it sounded more like a blog than a book. Then, on page 142, I saw that she forgot to edit the phrase "blog post" to say "book," and let it slip that the whole book is a collection of blog posts. There are numerous guest bloggers throughout the book (complete with links to their sites) who have sweet things to say a...more
This is a book for women, the same women that have, most of the times, a lot of difficulties to have a career, a family and kids. The author try to help with suggestion, real life stories and her story too and at the end she says that if you dare to dream your dream and do something about it, good things happen to help you fulfill it, but you really have to do something about that, which is way more better than "The secret" and the law of attraction, in my opinion anyway.
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I waffled on my rating for this book. I liked the topic and really appreciated Johnson's enouragement that we, especially as women, look beyond the lives of those we love and reach for dreams of our own. I need to be better at that. I wanted to feel driven to change. I appreciated some of the stories from other women's lives that were shared -- but that also brought on the problem for me. While I thought the stories were nice, it seemed to be a book about people's stories. I didn't feel like the...more
I first heard about this book via an interview Whitney did with Jonathan Fields for his Good Life Project. I loved everything about her from that interview, so I knew I had to read the book.
The idea of dreaming and doing actually echoes the ideas from some of the other books I've read recently, including The Icarus Deception and The Element. These authors must all be drinking from the same glass of Kool-Aid cause they all tell us essentially the same thing: figure out what you're good at, what y...more
The idea of dreaming and doing actually echoes the ideas from some of the other books I've read recently, including The Icarus Deception and The Element. These authors must all be drinking from the same glass of Kool-Aid cause they all tell us essentially the same thing: figure out what you're good at, what y...more
A few weeks ago when my friend suggested that I read this I had no idea what I was signing up for. I thought reading this book was little more than a simple favor for a friend. I assumed that it would be an easy, quick read. I assumed that I would write a nice, safe, blog review and then move forward with my life. I was wrong. Dare, Dream, Do has proven to be anything but a quick, easy favor for a friend.
Dare, Dream, Do has invaded my life and messed with my head.
Instead of inspiring a nice, sa...more
Dare, Dream, Do has invaded my life and messed with my head.
Instead of inspiring a nice, sa...more
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This book started out well and then annoyed me for 2/3 of the rest. If you're religious and a mother, this book might be really good for you. But not everyone is. I could barely relate to story after story of just wanting to be a wife and mother. Yawn. I'm really surprised at the lack of inspiration or new information based on the impressive recommendations for this book. I feel like it was written for women in their 40s and 50s who are wives and mothers. As a 30 something, I could not relate. I...more
I picked this book up as a tribute to Whitney, whom I knew when I lived in New York. I was interested in hearing what she had to say and frankly, curious to read the included stories of other New York friends. Very soon, however, I was appreciating the book and ideas for their own sake. I love the honest and respectful discussion of the many paths women take with their lives, coupled with the encouragement to keep dreaming and doing even as we find the right path for ourselves. My reaction to th...more
I read the book and then had the opportunity to hear Whitney Johnson, the author, speak briefly at a luncheon I attended.
A few thoughts about the book:
1. I love the concepts, however, most are probably not a reality for many women.
2. The book, I believe, is more effective for women that are ready to focus on the next chapter of their lives after their first career ~ perhaps women in their 40s, 50s, or olders.
3. Being a woman in my 40s, I believe the author's concepts are solid.
4. If you are just...more
A few thoughts about the book:
1. I love the concepts, however, most are probably not a reality for many women.
2. The book, I believe, is more effective for women that are ready to focus on the next chapter of their lives after their first career ~ perhaps women in their 40s, 50s, or olders.
3. Being a woman in my 40s, I believe the author's concepts are solid.
4. If you are just...more
Nothing too revolutionary here on the self-help spectrum but this book is a good reminder that in order to achieve our dreams we have to remember what they are. This book encourages women, who can tend to put others first, to take the starring role in their own loves. Perhaps the best part of the book is all the stories written by women from all walks of life, sharing successes and frustrations. Lots of the stories were by wives and mothers looking to balance being a good mother with pursuing th...more
A previous reviewer captured precisely my sense of this book- it may be a wonderful thing for people who have very different lives than mine (in particular, married with children and devoutly religious).
I'm starting to believe that I need a new shelf entitled "Abandon ship!" since this one was another that I was unable to finish. I was willing to give it one more chapter and hit the chapter on feminine identity. Instead of dealing with the robust set of issues surrounding women's culturally exp...more
I'm starting to believe that I need a new shelf entitled "Abandon ship!" since this one was another that I was unable to finish. I was willing to give it one more chapter and hit the chapter on feminine identity. Instead of dealing with the robust set of issues surrounding women's culturally exp...more
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I enjoyed the guest writers, fun to read the ones of several friends!
Awesome book. Loved it - LOTS to think about.
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I'll be honest, I wasn't in love with this book. However, there were some really valuable reminders - especially towards the end - of how dreams change throughout your life, and it's so much that you find a dream and hang on to it forever and ever, as much as it is that you dream at all. Maybe your dream is to raise a family - but once the kids are grown, make time to dream a new dream! Without dreaming big and taking a risk, I wouldn't have the job I hold today - it was worth dreaming about.
I enjoyed most of this book and want to purchase my own copy so I can highlight it and mark it up. It is definitely meant for women. There were a few gems that I would love to be able to refer back to.
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Whitney Johnson dared to dream when she began her Wall Street career as a secretary. With courage and persistence, by her forties she had risen to become an Institutional Investor-ranked sell-side analyst, president and co-founder of the investment firm Rose Park Advisors, and a regular contributor for the Harvard Business Review blogs.
Prior to co-founding Rose Park Advisors, Whitney was Merrill L...more
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