Self-help books can be a bit tricky. Some truly go the extra mile to help people cope with whatever issues they may have, and others cause more problems or aren’t quite what the reader needs.
But needs are subjective. And Edward M. Kopko’s book Project Bold Life: The Proven Formula to Take on Challenges and Achieve Happiness and Success.
Edward M. Kopko is a CEO and publisher. He has been published in several publications including Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. His desire to have others live bold lives is one thing that inspired him to write Project Bold Life. Much of this book was inspired by not only his life, but the life of others whether they were titans of business or people who lived simpler lives but still succeeded. And many of these people had to overcome obstacles and hardships like many of us.
In Project Bold Life Kopko informs the reader on how to define certain goals, both personally and professionally, and then organize them into actionable plans that are practical and will help the reader achieve a bold life as one desires.
Project Bold Life is divided into three sections, which include:
Section One: Living a Bold Life
Section Two: Living Bold, Finding Your Passion, and Success
Section Three: Are Your Ready for a Bold Life?
Kopko also gives us 33 reasons why we will want to live a bold life. Some of the reasons are:
- Makes you happier
- You will be resilient in the face of adversity
- Your life will have a sense of purpose
- A bold life with bold goals achieved makes you feel accomplished and content
- Living a bold life is a great life!
Interspersed through Project Bold Life are stories of every day people who overcame adversity to achieve various goals and are now living very bold lives. Many of theses stories are quite inspiring and often relatable. However, I could have done without reading about Amy “Tiger Mom” Chua. To me, she doesn’t so much live a bold life as a bitchy life.
But, I disgress.
Project Bold Life advises the readers on goal-setting, planning, and achieving. I’m sure much of Kopko’s advice will be familiar to you if you’ve read other books on defining, planning, and achieving various goals. But I’m sure most of his advice will resonate with most readers who want to improve their lives. Just keep in mind, that your goals are yours. And don’t compare your goals with others. You have to define what is important to you and move from there.
And to help readers achieve their individual goals, Project Bold Life provides various worksheets in the appendix. You an also access the projectboldlife.com website to learn more and take tests on where you are in achieving certain goals whether they have to do with relationships, work, or your health.
For the most part, I appreciated Project Bold Life. It’s a well-researched and interesting primer on putting your goals into action.
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