Who's Driving Your Bus

Discover Your Flow, Recharge, and Live Your Best Life!

Non-Fiction - Self Help
628 Pages
Reviewed on 08/18/2024
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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite

In Who's Driving Your Bus, Gillian Gorrie begins with her personal evolution from battling depression and self-doubt to achieving personal fulfillment. Gorrie illustrates her transformative journey, starting with a wellness event that sparked her shift from isolation to growth. Gorrie’s approach includes embracing self-awareness, taking responsibility, and actively participating in one’s life to foster development. She discusses effective communication, goal-setting, and overcoming avoidance behaviors, such as procrastination and perfectionism, leaning toward self-belief and positive thinking. Gorrie also speaks on the importance of maintaining physical and mental health, managing stress, and establishing structured routines. Her work provides practical advice on managing overwhelm, building self-confidence, and forming new habits as she champions a balanced approach to personal and professional growth. Gorrie’s aim in all this is to guide individuals in taking control of their lives—by driving their own bus—and achieving happiness through mindful practices and intentional actions.

In Gillian Gorrie’s empowering guide, Who's Driving Your Bus: Discover Your Flow, Recharge, and Live Your Best Life!, readers are inspired to seize control of their own lives and make decisive choices. Her self-help approach shines through with actionable advice that encourages immediate implementation. Gorrie’s practical tips, such as starting a gratitude journal with a provided template, facilitate the integration of real-life ways to apply her ideas to daily routines so we see for ourselves the tangible benefits. The book is organized into clear categories that allow readers to systematically analyze their experiences. This structured format makes complex concepts more accessible. Gorrie’s empathetic tone acknowledges the challenges of overcoming areas like procrastination and bad habits, offering both encouragement and practical support. Her reassuring messages, the standout to me being, “Don’t beat yourself up. Be nice to yourself and celebrate your achievements,” motivate readers to persevere and embrace personal growth. Overall, this is a well-written, clean, and wonderfully accessible all-in-one manual and map to get us into the driver's seat and take control of our lives.