Deborah Reber - Doable. The Girls Guide to Accomplishing Just About Anything

Doable inspires and equips girls to be powerful authors in their own lives.

Alexis Jones, founder of I AM THAT GIRL

Doable is relevant, relatable, and filled with AWESOME resources to help you accomplish real time goals and big time dreams! If you follow these Doable steps, you will have coached yourself to live a life you truly love.

Tami Walsh, president/founder of TeenWisdom.com

I love this book! Life can be overwhelming at any age, but Doable provides a positive and encouraging way forward. Dont make the mistake of thinking this is merely a self-help book. Its a make-it-happen, get-it-done, and feel great about tomorrow book.

Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup

My daughter is only six, but I am already reading her passages from Doable . Debbie is the perfect coach, guide, and mentor to ensure our teen girls love their lives, and grow into strong, confident women.

Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work

I love this book! I dare you to read it and not feel totally inspired to go out into the world and own it. This book will give you the tools to set and accomplish goals, figure out who you are and what matters to you, and face your fears.

Rachel Simmons, author of The Curse of the Good Girl and Odd Girl Out

Doable is a smart, clear guide with actionable advice. The book shows girls that any goal is within reach!

Melissa Walker, author of Ashes to Ashes and Unbreak My Heart

If you love a teen, buy her this book. Inspiring, engaging, and full of action-packed advice, Doable is the ultimate teen playbook for turning goals into reality.

Samantha Ettus, bestselling author and Forbes contributor and radio host

What I love about Doable is that it offers a goal-pursuing approach that leverages the readers unique strengths so she doesnt have to change who she is to get what she wants. Author Debbie Reber shows us that when girls truly understand their own doable style, any goal becomes attainable!

Dr. Robyn Silverman, teen development expert, speaker, and author

Calling all girls: Doable gives you everything you need to know to take actions to find your power, live your dreams and then dream bigger.

Denise Restauri, author, Forbes contributor, and founder and CEO of GirlQuake

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Reber, Deborah.

Doable : the girls guide to accomplishing just about anything / Deborah Reber.

pagescm

1. SuccessJuvenile literature. 2. Success in adolescenceJuvenile literature.

3. Motivation (Psychology)Juvenile literature. 4. Teenage girls PsychologyJuvenile literature. I. Title.

BF724.3.S9R43 2015

158.0835'2dc23

2014005614

ISBN 978-1-58270-467-8 (hc)

ISBN 978-1-58270-466-1 (pbk)

ISBN 978-1-4814-0330-6 (eBook)

To my sweet son, Asher, who is fueled by intense creativity and the belief that anything and everything is possible.

Alison is a junior in high school. She has a regular volunteer gig, a slew of babysitting clients, a full load of college prep classes, a spot on the varsity field hockey team, and an active social life. Oh yeah, shes also on the schools environmental Green Team, has weekly chores at home, dreams of starting her own nonprofit this year to help rescue shelter dogs, and has her sights set on getting into a small, liberal arts college in New England.

Alison is the epitome of a classic overachieversomeone who outperforms expectations. And even if thats not how you would describe yourself, my hunch is that you have a lot in common with her. Like Alison, you have big dreams, things you need to take care of every day, longer-term goals youre reaching for, and a busy, busy life. (Am I right?)

Having a To Do list a mile longwhether its full of huge aspirations or mundane little tasksjust seems to be how teens roll these days. Perhaps more than any other generation before you, youve got full lives, full schedules, and a ton of things to do. So the question is, how good are you at getting stuff done?

Perhaps some To Dos are a piece of cake for you, while just the thought of doing others makes you break out in hives. Perhaps getting just about anything completed is challenging for you, so much so that youve started doubting your own ability to tackle and accomplish anything of importance. Maybe youve come up with your own way of tracking whats on your plate, be it jotting down your tasks on scraps of paper or putting them in a memo app on your phone. Wherever you fall on the continuum, theres no doubt that successfully tackling To Dos involves a lot more than just writing down what needs to be done and then doing it. If it were that easy, wed all be super productive, procrastination wouldnt exist, our stress levels would be close to zero, and frankly, this book would never have been published.

One of the things people ask me all the time is how I manage to get so much done. Because, like you, I have a lot on my plate. I mean, I have a nine-year-old son who requires a lot of energy and patience to parent, I volunteer regularly, I exercise (nearly) every day, I take care of the house (clean, cook, laundry, and so on), and as of the writing of this book, I had just relocated to Amsterdam in the Netherlands with my family. Plus, I coach writers and creative entrepreneurs, consult on a number of writing projects including a website for teens and a television show for preschoolers, and write books for a living.