About the Author
Instagram self-love guru, Vex King started a popular hashtag #GoodVibesOnly seven years ago and eventually grew into a social media mind coach, with a follower base of 367k on Instagram, 40k on Facebook and 55.5k on Twitter.
Vex King had a rough childhood: his father died of tuberculosis when he was 6 months old and ever since then his mother took care of him and his siblings, even though they were often homeless. Despite facing racist abuse in a violent neighborhood, he went on to earn a degree in Business Information Systems. He worked as a Systems Analyst and then worked in the field of music production, where he met with many people who started asking him for life advice, thus he gradually built a life coaching business.
What is the book about
Good Vibes, Good Life is a book about how you can learn to love yourself, how you can transform your negative emotions to positive ones and how to find everlasting happiness. Vex King talks about his personal experiences, his childhood to inspire one to :-
- practise self-care, overcome toxic energy, and prioritize your wellbeing
- cultivate positive lifestyle habits, including mindfulness and meditation
- change your beliefs to invite great opportunities into your life
- manifest your goals using tried-and-tested techniques
- overcome fear and flow with the Universe
- find your higher purpose and become a shining light for others
Why did I Read this Book?
This book was initially recommended to me by one of my teachers at a time where my stress levels had reached sky high and I had forgotten to look after myself. This book caught me at a point where I was sleeping barely four hours a night, drinking five to six cups of coffee a day and could not remember the last time I had eaten. Although very hesitantly, I picked up this book and found it to be something I thoroughly enjoyed. It is important to note that at that time, I knew nothing about the author, Vex King.
Sections of the Book
This book is roughly 270 pages long and is divided into seven parts: A Matter of Vibes, Positive Lifestyle Habits, Make Yourself a Priority, Accepting Yourself, Manifesting Goals: Mind Work, Manifesting Goals: Taking Action, and Pain and Purpose.
Each part is further broken down into smaller sections, with each section being about 7 pages long. The book covers lots of topics that you’d find in many other personal development or self-improvement books such as Law of attraction, dealing with negative people, surrounding yourself with positive people, daily habits, changing your environment, affirmations, changing your beliefs, the power of thought and of course, setting goals. This book is slightly smaller than an average paperback and also has a few pages dedicated to quotes. It is an “easy read” non-fictional book.
Why do I Recommend this Book?
If anyone out there is looking for an introductory book on personal development and self love, this is the book to read. This book gives some nice perspective and a number of great ideas. The insights that the author shared and clearly show how much of an impact these values had on him throughout his life.
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