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A review by rest15resistance
Believe Bigger: Discover the Path to Your Life Purpose by Marshawn Evans Daniels
2.0
The opening, the standout portion of this book takes readers through a devastating experience Evans-Daniels went through. It's real, raw, and vulnerable. It add to her relatability, that she isn't perfect. As a whole the book focuses on the journey of growth. Evans-Daniels narrates the audiobook herself, making for a good listening experience. The tone is highly positive and simple to understand.
Her candor about a very hurtful personal situation that happened to her offers a refreshing take of honesty. She could’ve kept the details private, as many of them could be deemed as embarrassing, and maybe she did keep some things private. However, she seemed very open and authentic in the feelings that she discussed about it.
There were many lessons throughout the book, most are along the lines of trusting in God and your inner voice. These are not new ideas that haven’t been heard before. One big takeaway is that one can bounce back from any situation, and also one may have to let go of previous ideas in order to advance to the next level in life.
The book grabs readers with an engaging drama-filled story in the beginning. Although, it was very predictable. Readers can easily tell where the story is going to lead. After the intro, things slow down quite a bit. There is a lot of motivational speak, interspersed with personal anecdotes. The tone is a mixture of marketing-like sound bites and churchy rhetoric. The ideas discussed are not necessarily new ways of thinking or big, deep ideas, but rather just another's interpretations of biblical messaging. These portions are a bit monotonous. Unfortunately, the majority of the book reads this way.
Evans-Daniels has a positive energy about herself and is likable. She's very ambitious given her many accomplishments mentioned in the book. However, the writing isn’t necessarily a standout. I would recommend for Christian women in particular, as there is a lot of Christian rhetoric. Also, if you just like simple, upbeat, light, motivational things, this could fall into those categories..
Her candor about a very hurtful personal situation that happened to her offers a refreshing take of honesty. She could’ve kept the details private, as many of them could be deemed as embarrassing, and maybe she did keep some things private. However, she seemed very open and authentic in the feelings that she discussed about it.
There were many lessons throughout the book, most are along the lines of trusting in God and your inner voice. These are not new ideas that haven’t been heard before. One big takeaway is that one can bounce back from any situation, and also one may have to let go of previous ideas in order to advance to the next level in life.
The book grabs readers with an engaging drama-filled story in the beginning. Although, it was very predictable. Readers can easily tell where the story is going to lead. After the intro, things slow down quite a bit. There is a lot of motivational speak, interspersed with personal anecdotes. The tone is a mixture of marketing-like sound bites and churchy rhetoric. The ideas discussed are not necessarily new ways of thinking or big, deep ideas, but rather just another's interpretations of biblical messaging. These portions are a bit monotonous. Unfortunately, the majority of the book reads this way.
Evans-Daniels has a positive energy about herself and is likable. She's very ambitious given her many accomplishments mentioned in the book. However, the writing isn’t necessarily a standout. I would recommend for Christian women in particular, as there is a lot of Christian rhetoric. Also, if you just like simple, upbeat, light, motivational things, this could fall into those categories..