The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier - Softcover

"Ariane has a wonderful, warm, inspiring approach to life, to changes we all go through and to what's important. This book is filled with ways to make change simpler, easier and less stressful. I highly recommend it."--Mike Dooley, author of Notes from the Universe, featured teacher in The Secret

"This book is full of practical information that will both inspire and inform. ... a must read."--Cathie Black, New York Times bestselling author of Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life), president of Hearst Magazines

"The First 30 Days is ideal for anyone going through a change, wanting to make a change or helping someone through a change. There are gems of wisdom in here that will make a difference in how we all get through change and transitions in life."--Karen Salmansohn, bestselling author of How to be Happy, Dammit

"de Bonvoisin found common threads among those who successfully navigated shifting circumstances, whether they were thrown cruel curveballs or desperately seeking something new: They have a positive outlook, a support team and an action plan."--Brandweek.com

"Smart, sane advice to guide you through the first month of any life change..."--Redbook Magazine

"Good or bad, whether foisted upon us or of our own choosing, change is always tough. Author Ariane de Bonvoisin focuses on the first 30 days in her book and offers nine principles to lessen the pain and nurture the gain."--Chicago Tribune

: "Life coach/trainer de Bonvoisin expands on the change theme by offering readers direction in the changes they want to make...taking an in-depth look at resistance to change (the drive that wants things back the old way) and suggesting ways to surmount it."--School Library Journal

"This beautiful book is like having a compassionate friend guiding you through the beginning stages of any major change in your life. I loved it."--Wayne Dyer, New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life

"What could you do to start loving your life more? This book helps you answer that question and provides the tools you need to make it happen."--Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author of Happy for No Reason, Chicken Soup for the Women's Soul and featured teacher in The Secret

"Since change is the only constant in life, it helps to have an expert navigate through the ups and downs of life. The First 30 Days is an excellent guide."--Deepak Chopra, New York Times bestselling author of Buddha and The Third Jesus

A guide to surviving the first month after a life change makes recommendations for meeting life-altering challenges with wisdom, strength, and clarity, in a reference that provides for a range of experiences from breakups and new jobs to a poor health diagnosis and new exercise regimes. Reprint.