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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
kind of… pointless to read? i mean it is definitely is an account of her life but she’s gone through nothing all that crazy and the advice she has to give is nothing revolutionary. the takeaways are that she was a disciplined model then became focused on being a good mom and wife… not much character growth. it was just a lackluster book. but i did love the part she wrote about her first dog!
A book that makes you reflect while also looking forward
I didn’t expect to take away so many quotes and insights from this book. I found a lot of similarities between myself and Gisele (from height and work ethic to some of our life philosophies) and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her thoughts about these things as I reflect on my life thus far and plan for my future.
I didn’t expect to take away so many quotes and insights from this book. I found a lot of similarities between myself and Gisele (from height and work ethic to some of our life philosophies) and I thoroughly enjoyed reading her thoughts about these things as I reflect on my life thus far and plan for my future.
Fue más de lo que esperaba. De fácil lectura, se siente real y honesto. Además, deja un mensaje positivo y en estos tiempos los mensajes positivos no sobran. Además tengo que decir que me identifique con varios puntos de vista.
Que mulher maravilhosa! Sem dúvida, é muito inspirador ler esse livro e conhecer um pouco mais do lado pessoal da Gisele. Mesmo depois de tantas vitórias e sucesso, ela continua sendo a mesma pessoa simples de sempre.
Adorei saber das histórias da infância dela, ver o carinho que tem pela família e pelo nosso país. As fotos que ela compartilha desses momentos são a coisa mais linda! Se alguém acha que vai encontrar imagens de catálogos e capas de revista, está enganado. A intenção dela era justamente nos mostrar a vida pessoal, os momentos descontraídos com os filhos e marido, os cães, as lembranças de Horizontina, contato com a natureza, dentre outros.
Eu não tinha a menor ideia de todas as dificuldades que ela enfrentou com depressão e ataques de pânico. Dá pra imaginar o quanto deve ter sido assustador passar por tudo isso enquanto sua carreira estava a todo vapor.
Me emocionei muito no capítulo dedicado à cachorrinha Vida! Realmente só quem já teve um animalzinho sabe o quanto nos apegamos a eles e o quanto se tornam nossos melhores amigos e anjos da guarda.
Embora as lições que ela compartilha sejam comuns em livros de auto-ajuda, eu gostei muito da forma que foram escritas. Pude mesmo sentir todo o carinho e dedicação que teve nesse projeto, realmente querendo levar uma mensagem positiva para os leitores.
Super recomendo!
Adorei saber das histórias da infância dela, ver o carinho que tem pela família e pelo nosso país. As fotos que ela compartilha desses momentos são a coisa mais linda! Se alguém acha que vai encontrar imagens de catálogos e capas de revista, está enganado. A intenção dela era justamente nos mostrar a vida pessoal, os momentos descontraídos com os filhos e marido, os cães, as lembranças de Horizontina, contato com a natureza, dentre outros.
Eu não tinha a menor ideia de todas as dificuldades que ela enfrentou com depressão e ataques de pânico. Dá pra imaginar o quanto deve ter sido assustador passar por tudo isso enquanto sua carreira estava a todo vapor.
Me emocionei muito no capítulo dedicado à cachorrinha Vida! Realmente só quem já teve um animalzinho sabe o quanto nos apegamos a eles e o quanto se tornam nossos melhores amigos e anjos da guarda.
Embora as lições que ela compartilha sejam comuns em livros de auto-ajuda, eu gostei muito da forma que foram escritas. Pude mesmo sentir todo o carinho e dedicação que teve nesse projeto, realmente querendo levar uma mensagem positiva para os leitores.
Super recomendo!
I picked up this book on a whim without reading the back cover and it was not what I was expecting, but in the best way. Rather than it being a memoir of the more glamorous parts of her life and her experiences, it is a glimpse into who she is and how she has navigated a complicated and extraordinary career and life while dealing with things that many of us can relate to. She mentions in the beginning of the book that she wanted to write about her real life and not the celebrity 'her', and she succeeds at that. This was a worthwhile read!
✅Self Help Book
Though-out this book Giselle shares her struggles and how she was able to over come them. I felt like I really got to know Gisele throughout this book, I was really able to relate to her. Expecially with how she grew up and wanting to become either a professional volleyball player or veterinarian.
When she started talking about how she tore her ACL and the mental frustrations with it, I was really able to connect with that because I’m currently undergoing ACL rehab right now and it definitely is one of the hardest mental things I’ve ever had to deal with. Giselle said being immobilized and not being able to exercise was really tough for her and made her a little low. It took patience, dedication and consistency to fully recover but today she’s appreciative to have her body back and feeling good. That give me a little bit of home and I’m really excited to be able to use my body like I should have been before. I think in the past I would take advantage of things I was able to do like run, and go to the gym and I wasn’t grateful at the time for my abilities, but now that I can’t do much I mss it. Now all I want to do is get back to my regular and make sure I’m incorporating all types of physical activity and focusing on mobility to prevent another injury. I think it really proves the point if you don’t use it, you lose it, and that we should treat our bodies with respect because its the only vessel were getting in this lifetime.
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Listed below are some quotesI took away and my thoughts on them
“The life I’ve lived in public has very little connection to who I really am or what matters most to me or what I believe in”
—> I can understand that, I think lots of us myself included tend to put on a persona for people, so that we are liked and are able to fit in.
“Im convinced that every challenge I’ve ever faced turned out in the end to be an opportunity in disguise, one that in time lifted me to a better place, making me more aware and also stronger”
—> I would agree with this, I think every challenge I have faced has helped me grow into the person I am today
“We can’t choose the circumstances of our lives but we can choose how we experience them”
—> I just really love this, because its so true, and not something I thought about
“She also talks about how the most negative period she’d ever experienced became the most transformative and the greatest blessing… she said in many ways the 23 yr old in her died but when she can back she came back much happier and healthier”
—> I’m 25 and I’m still waiting for my glow up
“The quality of your life depends on the quality of your relationships”
—> That makes sense if your surrounding yourself with positive relationship you’ll be happier overall
“Change doesn’t come from being judgemental or from putting yourself down it comes from inspiration from the desire to want to do better to try again to give it your best”
—> Agree to disagree, I think that if you have something you dislike about yourself it can give you the motivation to make the change. If you never see anything wrong with yourself you would never grow.
“At the end of every year I need to list that sum up what I’ve done over the past 12 months the first one spells it things that made me proud like learning a new skill polishing up an old talent, being good and present mastering a Sport or activity that I watched,or that scared me, etc. The second last is devoted to the areas that still need improvement like meditation.”
—> I typically make new years resolutions that I want to achieve but I’ve never really reflected on it, I think thats something that I will start incorporating
“We each need to decide what kind of human we want to be where we wanna focus our attention. What do we believe? What our values we want to live by? What kind of life do we want to have?”
—> This really resonates with me, I feel like I’m at that point in my life where I’m still trying to figure out what I’m meant to do with my life”
“Talking to your partner about wanting an interdependent relationship and not a codependent one”
—> I think this is so important, you should never rely only on one person for all your happiness, it starts putting a toll on your relationship if you do.
Though-out this book Giselle shares her struggles and how she was able to over come them. I felt like I really got to know Gisele throughout this book, I was really able to relate to her. Expecially with how she grew up and wanting to become either a professional volleyball player or veterinarian.
When she started talking about how she tore her ACL and the mental frustrations with it, I was really able to connect with that because I’m currently undergoing ACL rehab right now and it definitely is one of the hardest mental things I’ve ever had to deal with. Giselle said being immobilized and not being able to exercise was really tough for her and made her a little low. It took patience, dedication and consistency to fully recover but today she’s appreciative to have her body back and feeling good. That give me a little bit of home and I’m really excited to be able to use my body like I should have been before. I think in the past I would take advantage of things I was able to do like run, and go to the gym and I wasn’t grateful at the time for my abilities, but now that I can’t do much I mss it. Now all I want to do is get back to my regular and make sure I’m incorporating all types of physical activity and focusing on mobility to prevent another injury. I think it really proves the point if you don’t use it, you lose it, and that we should treat our bodies with respect because its the only vessel were getting in this lifetime.
******************************Potential Spoiler****************************************
Listed below are some quotesI took away and my thoughts on them
“The life I’ve lived in public has very little connection to who I really am or what matters most to me or what I believe in”
—> I can understand that, I think lots of us myself included tend to put on a persona for people, so that we are liked and are able to fit in.
“Im convinced that every challenge I’ve ever faced turned out in the end to be an opportunity in disguise, one that in time lifted me to a better place, making me more aware and also stronger”
—> I would agree with this, I think every challenge I have faced has helped me grow into the person I am today
“We can’t choose the circumstances of our lives but we can choose how we experience them”
—> I just really love this, because its so true, and not something I thought about
“She also talks about how the most negative period she’d ever experienced became the most transformative and the greatest blessing… she said in many ways the 23 yr old in her died but when she can back she came back much happier and healthier”
—> I’m 25 and I’m still waiting for my glow up
“The quality of your life depends on the quality of your relationships”
—> That makes sense if your surrounding yourself with positive relationship you’ll be happier overall
“Change doesn’t come from being judgemental or from putting yourself down it comes from inspiration from the desire to want to do better to try again to give it your best”
—> Agree to disagree, I think that if you have something you dislike about yourself it can give you the motivation to make the change. If you never see anything wrong with yourself you would never grow.
“At the end of every year I need to list that sum up what I’ve done over the past 12 months the first one spells it things that made me proud like learning a new skill polishing up an old talent, being good and present mastering a Sport or activity that I watched,or that scared me, etc. The second last is devoted to the areas that still need improvement like meditation.”
—> I typically make new years resolutions that I want to achieve but I’ve never really reflected on it, I think thats something that I will start incorporating
“We each need to decide what kind of human we want to be where we wanna focus our attention. What do we believe? What our values we want to live by? What kind of life do we want to have?”
—> This really resonates with me, I feel like I’m at that point in my life where I’m still trying to figure out what I’m meant to do with my life”
“Talking to your partner about wanting an interdependent relationship and not a codependent one”
—> I think this is so important, you should never rely only on one person for all your happiness, it starts putting a toll on your relationship if you do.
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Little too preachy for me but good to get insight on her life outside of her career.
Gisele is someone is would be easy to hate, with all her beauty, money, and family life. I've always seen her as someone who is very intentional about the choices she makes in life and thoughtful about her beliefs and actions. Lessons was a quick read full of Gisele's guiding principles and life stories. I'm impressed with her hard work, optimism and dedication to her family. It was a quick and easy read, not too self-indulgent, and ultimately inspiring.
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced