Get Out of Your Own Way, Dave Hollis
Get Out of Your Own Way, Dave Hollis
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Get Out of Your Own Way
A Skeptic’s Guide to Growth and Fulfillment

Author: Dave Hollis

Narrator: Dave Hollis, Rachel Hollis

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/10/2020

Synopsis

The idea that you could be more but got in your own way should wake you up in the middle of the night. Dave Hollis used to think that “personal growth” was just for broken people, then he woke up.When a looming career funk, a growing drinking problem, and a challenging trek through therapy battered Dave Hollis, a Disney executive and father of four, he began to realize he was letting untruths about himself dictate his life. As he sank to the bottom of his valley, he had to make a choice. Would he push himself out of his comfort zone to become the best man he was capable of being, or would he play it safe and settle for mediocrity?In Get Out of Your Own Way, Dave tackles topics he once found it difficult to be honest about, things like his struggles with alcohol and his insecurities about being a dad.Offering encouragement, challenges, and a hundred moments to laugh, Dave will help you:Discover the way for those of us who are, like he was, skeptical of self-help but wanting something more than the status quoDrop negative ideas about who we are supposed to be and finally start living as who we really areSee our own journeys more clearly as he unpacks the lies he once believed—such as “I Have to Have It All Together” and “Failure Means You’re Weak”Learn the tools that helped him change his life, and may change your life tooGet Out of Your Own Way is a call to arms for anyone who’s interested in a more fulfilled life, who, along the way, may have lost their “why” and now wonders how to unlock their potential or be better for their loved ones.

About Dave Hollis

Dave Hollis, New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Own Way, host of the Rise Together podcast, health & fitness enthusiast and online coach works to inspire others to take control of their lives and create a future of fulfillment and purpose. Dave’s history includes CEO of a media start-up, former president of sales & distribution for the film studio at The Walt Disney Company, a talent manager across film, tv & music and work in the publicity, research, and technology fields across the entertainment sector. In those roles, Dave has seen both the negative consequences of limiting beliefs and the positive power of imagination, dreams, and believing in oneself. Dave has sat on the board of the membership committee for the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences of which he is a member, and on the boards of Fandango Labs, Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers, National Angels and his alma mater Pepperdine’s Institute for Entertainment Media and Culture. Dave’s philanthropy exists via the Dave Hollis Giving Fund where acting as an ally to the needs of children in foster care, teen homelessness and food insecurity have been a recent focus for grants. A father of four and former foster parent to four more, Dave and his family live in Austin, Texas, where he drives a 1969 Ford Bronco named Incredible Hulk and has a mini schnauzer named Jeffrey.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheri on January 10, 2020

Amazing, amazing, amazing read!!! Dave Hollis is coming in HOT ON THE HEELS of his wife Rachel in the personal growth arena with his first (of many I'm sure) book! Even though I believe his main target audience is technically men, this book literally has something for everyone. I quite literally cou......more

Goodreads review by Christy on February 15, 2020

4 stars If you’re looking for a motivational read about living up to your potential and chasing your dreams, look no further. Dave Hollis’s debut Get of of Your Own Way is a refreshing and relatable read full of humor and honesty. 
Hollis has 19 chapters with 19 different lies he’s faced in his......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on January 11, 2020

This is a partial review because I am still waiting to read the other half of the book, but I had to come on and post this really fast. Ok, so I have been a fan of Rachel Hollis for a while now. I helped launch GWYF and GSA and appreciated both. I have loved Dave and Rachel's Morning Show and they'r......more

Goodreads review by Adriana on March 10, 2020

Dave, I’m writing this to you just as you wrote this book just for me (and a few million other friends, but I know mainly for me). You rocked it. No, you KILLED IT. You poured everything into this book. It couldn’t have been easy, but WE do the hard things. WE DO THEM. We just do. Your book is the k......more

Goodreads review by Nelly on April 10, 2020

I became aware of Dave Hollis from reading GWYF and GSA. I became a fan because Dave's approach to self improvement matches my style of pragmatism. Dave also has an understanding of how to hack a preference for extrinsic motivation which I can also identify. GOOYOW is a blend of motivation and good s......more

Quotes

'Dave Hollis packages his own vulnerability in an impactful but fun way to empower readers. This is a wise, introspective, and purposeful guide to anyone looking to break free of fear, ego, and blame.' —Mike Bayer, author of the New York Times bestseller Best Self: Be You Only Better and life coach on the Dr. Phil show

'Dave's first book is vulnerable, authentic, and earnest, written from the perspective of a friend on the journey with you. What started as a collection of stories to illustrate the masculine point of view turned into something that will help both men and women struggling to reach for more.' —Rachel Hollis, #1 New York Times bestselling author

'In Get Out of Your Own Way, my friend Dave has identified an important truth: believing certain lies about ourselves keeps us skeptical that we can ever change the trajectory of our lives. Thank goodness in this great book! Dave also shares with us the tools that helped him change his own life so you can change yours too.' —John C. Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert

'In his compelling first book, my friend Dave Hollis shares his path to change with candor, humor, and humility in a way that will inspire you to take charge, change your habits, and lay a foundation for living the life you always dreamed of.' —Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author and host of The School of Greatness

'In this life-transforming book, Dave Hollis inspires us to take a good hard look at the lies we tell ourselves and flip them into reasons for real growth. It's a witty, vulnerable, and truly thought-provoking work from a skeptic who became brave enough to change. A must-read in personal development.' —Brendon Burchard, #1 New York Times bestselling author and CEO of Growth.com

'To improve you have to confront yourself and your ways of thinking. Dave Hollis's book is an important guide for any man--and woman--who wants a better life.' —Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stillness Is the Key

'Get Out of Your Own Way is a testament to one's ability to take control of your own life by freeing yourself from the lies that hold us back. Dave's approach to max out his life will inspire readers to do the same!' —Ed Mylett, entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, and top podcast host

'I love Dave for a million reasons, but one is because I relate to him. I get the impulse to side-eye the whole personal development movement from a comfy perch on my couch like a real Sideline Critic. So his straightforward, funny advice on how to get out of that self-defeating rut hits me right between the eyes. This book is for anyone who wants to figure out how to start showing up for their life.' —Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author of For the Love and Of Mess and Moxie and host of the For the Love podcast

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