Dr. Susan Biali, M.D. was in her residency in Emergency Medicine in the hospital's Cardiac Care Unit when she began to realize how miserable being a doctor made her. But, how could she change that? Her entire life had been set up to become a doctor. How could she disappoint everyone? What could she possibly want to do with her life if she left the medical field?
Moving Past Her Planned Life
The answer would come to her once she took her seven week stress leave and bought a ticket to Cuba. Why Cuba? Biali was not even that sure, but to her, it made sense at the time and with that, she took the idea, booked her flight and found herself in Cuba trying to debug. Through much self reflection and inner searching, Biali realized that she wanted to be a writer and that there was still a large part of her that held on to her childhood dream of becoming a dancer.
She then, went on to make positive changes in her life that afforded her to move forward in her career as a writer, despite the nay-sayers around her. Within three years of quitting the medical field, Biali became a professional freelance writer who had written for several large publications via unsolicited articles. Through her time in Mexico, dancing in a tiny, dingy room, she would go on to become a renowned flamenco dancer.
Biali's Accomplishments Today
Today, Dr. Susan Biali seems to have it all as she is a world recognized doctor, wellness expert, life coach and flamenco dancer. She blogs for psychologytoday.com and appears regularly in media such as Self, Fitness and the Chicago Tribune.
Biali's Prescription for How YOU Can Live Happier
In seven steps, that while reading it, seem to be logical and the obvious choice, Biali tells her readers how they all can life a life that is happier, more creative and thus more passionate. She shows the reader that though, this is obvious advice, not many people think to do it everyday. Sometimes, people need to be reminded that life is not all about the career that will make the most money nor is it about having the biggest house on the block – after you attain these things, then what? Will you be happy doing this? Is that all there is to a full, completely rounded existence?
Seven Steps to a Happier Self
Through, the following seven steps, Biali shows her readers how everyone is innately creative and how everyone has the desire to be so in their own way. Her thoughts and personal stories back up what the philosophy that she shares and makes the reader think and re-evaluate their own life and current situations.
- Allow yourself to be you
- Learn to love yourself
- Honor your body
- Rescue and revitalize your relationships
- Get a life
- Make room for the Divine
- Make "someday" today
It is within these steps that Biali breaks down her book and shares different ways people can use these steps to create a more passionate and happier self. Her stories are heartfelt and poignant which makes the reader want to not only finish her book, but also implement her philosophy and steps into everyday life.
Overall, Live a Life You Love – 7 Steps to a Happier, More Passionate You, is a quick, fun read that teaches and gives readers a way to get out of the rut they feel they may have been stuck in for years while still speaking to the people who think they may have it all figured out, and showing them that that just might not be the case.
Live a Life You Love – 7 Steps to a Happier, More Passionate You by Dr. Susan Biali, M.D. is available for purchase through Beaufort Books with ISBN 0825305993.
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