Chanel Dokun - Life Starts Now: How to Create the Life Youve Been Waiting For

PRAISE FOR LIFE STARTS NOW

If you are at a crossroads or a tipping point; if you are successful, yet empty; if you feel sad about the way life turned out and need to chart a way forward, look no further. You have found a trustworthy guide in Chanel. She is one of the wisest people I know. Life Starts Now is timely, accessible, and exactly what you need as you evaluate your priorities, pursuits, and purpose. You dont have to suffer in silence or settle for less. You dont have to overwhelm your heart or schedule looking for significance. You can find contentment where you are, on the way to where you are going. This book will help you embrace the truth and create the future you need.

ASHLEY ABERCROMBIE, PODCAST HOST AND AUTHOR OF RISE OF THE TRUTH TELLER AND LOVE IS THE RESISTANCE

From the outside it appears we have it all. On the inside we fear were missing out on our own lives. Chanel has an action plan. She guides our souls from exhaustion to nourishment. After absorbing her tactical wisdom, your life will officially be in session.

AMY JO MARTIN, FOUNDER OF RENEGADE GLOBAL, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, AND MOM

Most of us live with a sense of angst, either deep below the surface or screaming in our face. For many this results in paralysis and further disappointment about how our lives have turned out. Angst and frustration can be used to fuel and discover our calling and redeem the broken parts of our lives. But it takes a leader with insight and wisdom to help you make that happen. And help is what Chanel so skillfully and beautifully does in this book. Chanel is equal parts wise guide, empathetic friend, and skilled practitioner, as she shows us how to channel frustration and uncertainty into calling and purpose. Life Starts Now will heal and awaken many hearts to the life they have been longing for. This book will be a profound gift for years to come.

JON TYSON, AUTHOR AND PASTOR OF CHURCH OF THE CITY NEW YORK

Chanel Dokun has helped hundreds of women find their lifes true purpose. In Life Starts Now she shares the overarching trends shes noticed in her years of life coachingthe trip-ups, the limiting beliefs, the lies we tell ourselves. Then she proceeds to walk the reader through her own coaching session. Dokuns insights are sharp; her writing is gorgeous. A truly thought-provoking, life-altering read!

GINA HAMADEY, FOUNDER OF PENKNIFE MEDIA AND AUTHOR OF I WANT TO THANK YOU

This book is hitting at the core of every meaningful conversation I am having with friends these days. Chanel found a way to give words to our foggy dialogue. This is the book I will send to all those friends.

JEFF SHINABARGER, FOUNDER OF PLYWOOD PEOPLE AND AUTHOR OF LOVE OR WORK

From a young age I was taught that if you love what you do, youll never work a day in your lifeas if knowing what you love is easy. In Life Starts Now Chanel has given us one of the most honest and eloquent descriptions of how challenging it is to figure out who you are and what you want. With humor, wisdom, and clarity she guides us through letting go of the life we should live to experience the freedom of the life we most long for.

DANA SPINOLA, FOUNDER OF FABRIK AND AUTHOR OF LOVE WHAT YOU DO

Its not enough to keep you from drowning; I want to teach you how to swim. It is this line among many that settled so deeply into my soul. As a guide, confidant, fellow traveler, and at timesdare I sayeven a friend, Chanel Dokun not only offers so bold a sentiment, she delivers. Life Starts Now is legitimately one of the most grounded and helpful books I have ever read, and I genuinely believeif you take her words to heartthis book will start you on your journey to cultivating a meaningful, rich, and purpose-filled life. God never intended for us to feel as though we were drowning in our own lives; Chanel shows us how to keep our heads above water and swim toward a glorious finish.

LONCE B. CRUMP JR., COFOUNDER OF RENOVATION CHURCH AND AUTHOR OF RENOVATE

Ive spent much of my life walking alongside women, encouraging and equipping them to create positive social change through building purposeful businesses. In Chanel, Ive found a kindred spirit, fiercely committed to helping women become powerful leaders by owning their average and living courageously. With humor, wisdom, and a little bit of pluck, Life Starts Now is a must-read for any woman who wants to build a purposeful life.

LIZ FORKIN BOHANNON, FOUNDER OF SSEKO DESIGNS AND AUTHOR OF BEGINNERS PLUCK

Chanel is the friend and cheerleader you didnt know you needed, and she might just change your life. Warm, funny, relatable, and wise, shes written a book that will challenge you to rethink your routines and refine your purpose, so that you can stop performing your life and start living it in a way that is true to your authentic self.

CATHERINE PRICE, FOUNDER OF SCREENLIFEBALANCE.COM AND AUTHOR OF HOW TO BREAK UP WITH YOUR PHONE AND THE POWER OF FUN

Life Starts Now

2022 by Chanel Dokun

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Epub Edition June 2022 9781400231355

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Dokun, Chanel, 1983- author.

Title: Life starts now : how to create the life youve been waiting for / Chanel Dokun.

Description: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: Certified Life Planner and Relationship Expert Chanel Dokun shows women how to leave behind the stress and disappointment of a life spent chasing external significance and success and find profound joy and fulfillment in building a new one rooted in living out your unique purpose--Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022003321 (print) | LCCN 2022003322 (ebook) | ISBN 9781400231294 | ISBN 9781400231355 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Christian women--Religious life. | Self-actualization (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity. | Vocation--Christianity.

Classification: LCC BV4527 .D635 2022 (print) | LCC BV4527 (ebook) | DDC 248.8/43--dc23/eng/20220404

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022003321

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022003322