Wear Your Life Well: Use What You Have to Get What You Want

by Marilu Henner

It's not enough just to live—you have to wear your life well ! Learn how in this inspiring guide from New York Times bestselling author and beloved actress Marilu Henner. Ten years after actress Marilu started her bestselling Total Health Makeover series, she's in better shape than ever—at peak health, working with a very active online community at Marilu.com, and celebrating life with her new husband, whom she helped to cure of cancer. Now she's back with an inspiring guide to making your life work for you, whatever your age or condition. Are you happy? Are you living the life you want, or are you living for other people? Are you guided by your own plans or by the design of others? Do you see your life as a daily grind, or are you eager to face each day and every new challenge? Do you get along well with your family, friends, relatives, and coworkers, or do you harbor anger, resentment, or guilt? Are you working toward a dream, or are you daydreaming about not working? In essence, do you Wear Your Life Well ? With the verve of a teenager and the wisdom of a sage, Marilu breaks down all the elements in our lives—our minds, our bodies, and the world around us—that can sabotage our progress, and helps us discover the best in ourselves. She pinpoints the often surprising ways we are compromising our lives and offers smart, sensible, healthy alternatives. And Marilu also includes a Booty Camp Life Blitz—a five-day jumpstart that uses the principles in the book in a very specific, directed way to get you a fresh start on the path to optimal wellness. So whether you need a major life change or simply want fresh ideas on improving your life, let Marilu be your cheerleader, muse, and guide.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Marilu Lucy Henner is an American actress, producer and New York Times best-selling author.

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was interested in reading her books after listening to a pod cast she was on. I found her to be abit quirky. This book did nothing for me. Good luck.

[Nicol · Rating 1 out of 5]

I recently finished reading Wear Your Life Well by Marilu Henner. You may remember her from the TV show Taxi.

'Wear Your Life Well" is meant to help you achieve a healthier life. This means stress, exercise, getting out of your comfort zone, and using your brain. I do agree with Ms. Henner that you can look at person and see a little of their lives. You can tell if someone is truly happy, healthy and vibrant. She gives the example of a beautiful women eating at a restaurant in near tears. Of course we do not know what had happen to this woman, but this woman's life is apparently not what she wanted. If this woman had lived her life in a certain way, would she be so upset? Would she appear to be so unhappy? If she lived your life in a certain way, she could have appeared completely different and successful.

For me, yes, I want to be successful but more importantly I would love to come across as a happy person. Someone who is full of life, healthy, smart and beautiful. I agree that by doing the things written in this book, can help me achieve this.

From "Wear Your Life Well,"
Learn the 10 steps to Living Your Life Well!
1. Figure out what's holding you back---fear of failing?
2. Identify and avoid the "mind fields" of self-sabotage
3. Learn to love food that loves you!
4. Set up your environment to win by making minor changes to your kitchen, bathroom, closet, and morning routine.
5. Use an actor's secrets to discover that healthy, lean and vibrant person you want to be
6. How resilient are you? Prepare yourself for Plan B--in every aspect of your life.
7. Discover how "use it or lose it" applies to body, mind, and spirit--especially at midlife.
8. Get new prospective on your presentation--and find out the top five things you can do to freshen your look.
9. Learn to fall in love with your stress--or it will kill you.
10. How's your sex life? Stop living in your head--and get back in touch with your body.

[Cory · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let me preface this by saying that Marilu's Total Health Makeover changed my life (as dorky as that makes me sound). I'm not sure, however, that this book really needed to be written. It rehashes a lot of THM, but in a way that doesn't add anything. New material wasn't overly helpful. I would recommend reading other books by this loopy but interesting author.

[Gato Negro · Rating 1 out of 5]

Try as I might I could not get into this book. Perhaps because she began by talking about her experience on the Apprentice, which I haven't watched more than a handful of times, she lost me right from the get-go. Even selecting certain chapters didn't help...it's hard for me to read books when the author sounds kind of...(um)...ditzy.

[Nancy Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marilu's enthusiasm is contagious! Loved her memorable tips and humor---she even offered advice on the best way to bathe! :) Recipes at the back of the book were not too complicated---very healthy with ingredients you can get find easily.

[Lucille · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marilu spoke at a Luncheon I attended...enjoyed both her talk and the book....very informative

[Pkamholz · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few new ideas on the same old topics. She talks alot about food and dieting. 2

[Cassidy Ostergren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid read, loved the exercises that went with it!