YOU CAN DO IT
What can you do if you’re having problems expressing what it is that you want from your relationships? How should you deal with negative behaviour? The solution isn’t always easy or obvious and there are times when it might be necessary to bring in some outside help.
Up to Me by Mary Ancillette, is a self-help manual that aims to show all of us how we can fulfil our potential and improve our self-confidence. There are no quick fix solutions, just insights backed up with powerful tools and the satisfaction of knowing that happiness and success are attainable.
Ancillette uses the image of a see saw as her starting point: list the good and the weak points of your character and place them at both ends of the board to find the balance that lies between them. This may sound easy, but don’t be fooled because this is the kind of self-analysis that relies on honesty and patience. Thankfully Ancillette is a sympathetic guide, while the exercises in each chapter lowers the tension on an emotional journey that might be fraught.
The author’s approach was shaped by her own personal experiences. At the age of 20 she battled the after-effects of a road accident that left her weak, bereft of hope and drained of motivation. It was a long way back from the edge but Ancillette did it through a “steadfast approach that is easy to maintain” without “imprinting negatively on anyone else.”
Reviewed by Juliette Foster
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