Amber Howard - Stop Quitting on Yourself: The 5 Rs to Living Your Dreams

Stop Quitting on Yourself

The 5 Rs to Living Your Dreams

Amber Howard

Stop Quitting on Yourself: The 5 Rs to Living Your Dreams

Amber Howard

Copyright 2017 by Amber Howard

ISBN-13: 978-0-9958919-0-6

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Contents

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my #1 bestest mom, your angel wings continue to illuminate my life in ways I will never fully understand.
You are forever loved and deeply missed.

Love,

Your#1 Bestest Daughter

And to

My dad for instilling in me a work ethic only a farm kid has and for the support that is never taken for granted.

And to

My children Jada and Edwin, you are the fuel for my soul.

Foreword

The question is not if your life will change after you experience this book; it is WHEN and by how much it will change. I never knew how simple change could be until I read Amber Howards book, Stop Quitting On Yourself. Applying the 5 Rs, as Amber explains in this book, will take you beyond what you thought possible.

Often you set limits on your goals based on the beliefs you currently have, but as you change those unsupportive beliefs, the metaphorical ceiling of your goals naturally rises. Your expectations and results rise because your self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth have also risen. Instead of seeing this as a challenge or defeat, the new mindset created after reading this book will have you prepared and ready to meet any opportunity.

The 5 key components Amber outlines in her book make achieving what you want feel not only possible, but also easy. The practical, clear and experiential exercises in this book will guide you to transform your struggles into successful endeavours. You will no longer feel the guilt, shame, and frustration of not reaching your goals.

Amber tells her experiences exactly how you need to hear them, so that your growth and development will be very specific to what you need. Authenticity shines through her words, and you can feel her compassion, understanding and empathy. Her passion and drive to help you surpass your potential is evident in the value and caliber of her work.

Powerful examples and testimonials bring this book to life, to provide inspiration and empowerment. It will feel like you are not left alone to figure it out, as Amber is right there, mentoring you each step of the way. You will discover things about yourself that you were unaware of, and you will be able to use this knowledge to exponentially expand and grow, both personally and professionally.

With the extraordinary amount of advertising you are influenced with every day, this book could not have come at a better time. Stop Quitting on Yourself forces you to look within yourself to reignite your power and potential. Internal motivation creates more results and success than external motivation does, which is a contributing factor to why you feel like you can reach your goals.

Amber guides you on an exploration inside yourself to uncover what it is you truly want before taking one step forward on your path. You could save years of future struggle, heartbreak, and tears by reading this book right now! It is the blueprint for creating a fulfilling life, free from sabotage, triggers, regret and excuses. I recommend this book if you are struggling to make changes in your life.

When I first met Amber, it was overwhelmingly evident that she is passionate about helping you create the life you truly deserve. She is a living example of the teachings applied within these pages. She has personally experienced the feelings of frustration and failure as a result of trying to change without getting results. Amber teaches from her heart, and from years of researching human habits and behaviours. Her book, coaching, and courses provide the opportunity for you to discover who it is you want to be, and bring forth the confidence and resources to achieve your goals. Change doesnt have to be hard, especially when you have this book as a navigational map guiding you on your journey. Follow the 5 Rs to change your life and make your dreams a reality!

Raymond Aaron

New York Times Bestselling Author

Chapter 1

Behind the Struggle

Why People Struggle to Change

Have you ever struggled to quit this, start that, slim down, fix this or solve that? If you are human, chances are there is some habit or behaviour in your life that you are trying to change. It is in our DNA to be driven to evolve and advance. Science has proven that humans are happier and healthier when they are learning and growing. If this is true, why do we find ourselves staying stuck, struggling, sabotaging, and ultimately stopping, on our way to what we say we want?

Unfortunately, we are not taught how to make changes. Schools do not have Change 101 classes. Our parents struggled with change themselves, so they were not much help in this department. There have been no instruction manuals, Holy grails, or stepping stones to teach us how to change.

Why do we say we want change, only to, more often than not, be right back where we began? Hours, days, months, and in some cases, years of our lives dwindle away as we chase the ever- elusive, disappearing rainbow and its pot of gold. All the sacrifice, blood, sweat and tears seems futile as we find ourselves, once again, back at the starting gate. What is worse than starting over is that self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth gets hit hard during the process. So not only are you back doing the same old habits and behaviours, it is easy to start buying into the belief that you dont have the ability to change. Riding the merry go round of motivation and defeat reaffirms the belief that change is hard.

If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.

Albert Einstein

But, what if change wasnt really all that difficult? What if it was only a belief that we have been taught so that companies could profit from individuals stuck on the merry go round? What if, with the right tools and education, change could be simple and easy?

Weight loss and stopping smoking are two of the biggest markets in demand in North America. Billions of dollars are spent annually on products, services, marketing, and advertising, convincing society that they cant make changes on their own. Industries have created an epidemic with these messages telling us that change is difficult and cannot be done without this or that product. This is further reaffirmed by people