Girl, Stop Apologizing Book Summary

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Brief Summary

"Girl, Stop Apologizing" is a self-help book written by Rachel Hollis. The book aims to empower women to embrace their ambitions, overcome self-doubt, and stop apologizing for pursuing their dreams. Hollis encourages readers to let go of societal expectations and instead focus on their own goals and desires.

Through personal stories and practical advice, Hollis tackles common excuses and fears that hold women back from reaching their full potential. She discusses topics such as goal-setting, self-confidence, time management, and personal growth. Hollis encourages readers to take ownership of their lives, set clear goals, and prioritize their dreams without feeling guilty or apologizing for their aspirations.

"Girl, Stop Apologizing" inspires women to embrace their worth, unleash their inner strength, and go after what they truly want. The book provides actionable strategies and mindset shifts to help readers overcome obstacles, silence self-doubt, and build a life they love. By implementing the principles in the book, readers can gain confidence, embrace their authentic selves, and pursue their dreams unapologetically.

About the Author

Rachel Hollis is an American author, motivation speaker and blogger. Her book, Girl Wash Your face, has been one of the top best selling books in the USA for seven months and has sold more than 880,000 total copies in the United States. She worked at Miramax after graduating college and founded a successful event planning company called Chic Events. After her book's launch, she moved to Austin Texas, where she frequently posts motivational videos on Youtube.

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Self Development Psychology

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Girl, Stop Apologizing is about recognizing social normalities against women and overcoming them to achieve goals and happiness.

Society expects women to be caregivers, wives, and mothers. Pursuing careers and goals outside of this creates negative feedback, fear, and male intimidation.

Women must rise above this to live the life that they want.

Key Insights

That's Not What Other Women Do

Society has expectations of what a woman should do: cook, clean and raise kids. Women are thought down upon when they deviate from this "norm.”

Women care about what others think of them. When going against the "norm," they need to ignore what other people say.

I'm Not a Goal-Oriented Person

It is foolish to wait around hoping that their dream life will appear. Women need to work on goals to make their dream life a reality.

Women have the potential for an extraordinary life and they should not settle for less.

I Don't Have Time

Since time is so limited, it is crucial to prioritize tasks so the important ones get done first.

Planning, organizing, and scheduling are important to manage time effectively and get all the important things done.

I'm not Enough to Succeed

Women need to chase their dreams and have full faith that they can achieve them.

Fear and negativity from others can hold women back, but they should feel confident in themselves and their abilities.

I Can't Pursue My Dream and Still Be a Good Mom/Daughter/Employee

Women need to set new social standards. They have been confined by gender roles for centuries and have not had the opportunity to dream big and achieve bigger.

Being a good wife and mother doesn't stop women from also pursuing happiness.

I'm Terrified of Failure

Failure is a building block to success and women shouldn't fear it. Everyone has faced failure at some point. Women should use setbacks to learn and improve themselves.

It's Been Done before

Women should avoid comparing themselves to their competition. They should focus on themselves and their goals only.

What Will They Think?

Caring about negative criticism slows women down. It is best to ignore it and not worry about what people think.

Good Girls Don't Hustle

Women need to hustle if they want to achieve their goals. They must be strong, be motivated to make their life better and ignore the status quo.

Stop Asking Permission

Grown adults do not need permission from anyone to make decisions for themselves. Women do not need to seek permission from men or society.

Choose One Dream and Go All In

Focus on one goal at a time and do the goals in order of priority.

Organize goals with the 10, 10, 1 formula. This formula is to help a person envision what they want their life to look like in 10 years. Decide what 10 dreams will take you to that vision. Then from that list, choose 1 goal at a time to focus on.