Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. (ROUGHCUT)

Both my wife and I enjoyed Just Who Will You Be? I started reading it at 10 p.m. and by the time I was ready to fall asleep, I had finished the book. Although it's less than 100 pages, Maria's message is much bigger than the book's page count.

What you do is less important than who you are. In other words, it's not as important to be a doctor, lawyer, taxi driver or accountant. What's most critical is how you live your life and the values you uphold. Don't be afraid to reevaluate your life from time-to-time and be receptive to the notion of reinventing yourself. The world is constantly evolving, why can't you?

JUST WHO WILL YOU BE? is worth the $12 I paid for it and certainly worth the 2 hours it took to read!

Matthew A. Martinez
Author of:
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I truly believe every parent should read this book and also give each of their children a copy!. Excellent!

There are two ideas in this book that I absolutely love -
First, Shriver suggests that WHO you are - all the little ways, the so-called insignificant ways, you can be of service to the world, like smiling at the bus driver - matters MORE than your job description. And that it is WHO you will be in life that is exciting, what you do being a part of that greater, richer whole of the person you are. This may sound obvious, but frankly its not what I was taught, nor what I experience in the world at large. Like she says, she was Maria Shriver-Anchorwoman, until she was forced to become Maria Shriver, and discovered what a gift that truly was.

Second, she suggests that each day "we are starting out fresh in the world." What a profound point of view! And it is in fact TRUE. There is nothing at all that holds us to our past other than our point of view that it somehow matters. What Shriver suggests is that each new moment is a completely new opportunity - not a linear progression from the past - but a chance to look and see who you are in THIS moment.

Thank you Ms. Shriver for a very lovely book - Two other books that I love and which also discuss being of service and living in the moment, offering astonishing shifts in perspective about life, are Ariel and Shya Kane's Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment and How to Create a Magical Relationship. Check them out!

This is a wonderful book and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It's inspiring and thought provoking, taking you beyond "me" to "we" and then back to "me" again in a fascinating study of how none of us are ever finished growing and developing. Its words empower you to change and grow no matter what your age or situation. It's short and sweet, but full of wisdom. I read it in under an hour (so no excuses that you are too busy!), and I know I will refer to it again and again. If you are experiencing change in your life (and who isn't these days?) this is definitely the book for you.

I enjoyed reading this book. It was surprising to me that we all go through the same struggles in life whether we are rich or poor. I will recommend this book to any woman struggling with personal issues or identity issues.