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Phil Keoghan is better known as the Phil in Amazing Race to you fellow Yanks.

This book started with so much promise. It tailed off at the end. It's worth a shot if you are looking for some inspiration/motivation (who isn't?) but I have to admit that I felt less and less motivated to read the book as it moseyed along.
 
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wellington299 | 8 altre recensioni | Feb 19, 2022 |
Like a lot of people, I only knew Phil from watching the Amazing Race for so many years... I had no idea how much of an "extreme" adventure/sports/food/etc. person he is! It was a little shocking, but also really interesting... I'd now like to see if I can find episodes of the "No Opportunity Wasted" TV show, as it sounded like a fascinating concept that made a real difference in peoples' lives. That said, this book (aside from the anecdotes from Phil's personal experiences) is a challenge to everyone who lives in complacency, stagnation, and fear, or is full of regrets and "I always wanted to" wishes. Phil challenges you to make a list for your life: Things you want to accomplish, fears you want to overcome, ways you want to help others... basically how to step out of your boring, comfortable existence, and really live life. There's a whole, wide, beautiful world out there, and how sad would it be to come to the end of one's life and regret not making the most of it!

What I really appreciated was Phil's inclusion of non-extreme challenges for those who may have other obstacles to overcome: Public speaking, or learning how to swim, or even finally sitting down and writing that book you've always wanted to write. With calm, reasoned logic, he refutes the most common excuses people give for not traveling or not following their dream, and offers simple explanations for breaking down those barriers (which are mostly mental) in order to move forward.

While I didn't end up making a list of my own, I talked about this book with my husband and we agreed that we do follow many of Phil's principles and therefore maybe don't need quite as specific a list for guidance. If one of us has a goal or a challenge, we try to do what we can to make it happen, and we're willing to try new things. But it was a good reminder that we only get one life to live, so if there's something we really want to do, it's up to us to make it happen. I think this book would be a good wake-up call and source of encouragement for someone who wants to get out there and do things or face one's fears, but isn't sure where to start or how to even think about doing it.

And you know what? I really do think that this kind of thing is easier than ever now, with the preponderance of GroupOn and WagJag and other group buying sites. There are plenty of great opportunities that come up as "deals" on these sites -- things that otherwise might have been too expensive -- that make them more accessible than they were before.

Overall? A good "get off your butt and live" challenge for all of us!
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dk_phoenix | 8 altre recensioni | Mar 16, 2012 |
In my continuing quest to see what I want to be when I grow up (I'm in my 40's), I thought this instruction manual on creating your own "Life List" would put me on the right track, and the fact that I love Amazing Race (and do actually wonder what it would be like to participate in it), I thought it would be perfect. Well, I was a little disappointed.

Although some of the things they do on Amazing Race are "outdoors" and "athletic", what I did not realize is that in Keoghan's personal life, he is all about living on the edge and testing your limits - and the ideas behind writing a life list tended to focus on that type of activity. Although that it fine in and of itself, the writing took on the tone that if you didn't want climb Mount Everest (or something similar), you are lazy and not living up to your potential and here's how to get over your fears. I'm not afraid of Everest - I just don't want to do it. Ever. And I do not think less of myself because of it.

The book is chaptered by themes of the types of challenges you should present yourself (i.e., face your fears, test your limits, etc). Most of them did include ideas that were not physical in nature - facing your fears could be giving a public speech - but they seemed like afterthoughts. His excitement is palpable in this very readable book, and because of it, I did enjoy reading it. It simply did not motivate me to follow his example in creating his kind of Life List.

However, I have taken the concept to heart, and I am creating a kind of Life List, but a practical one. Trips I'd like to take, experiences I'd like to have with my daughter before she graduates, possessions I would like to (realistically) own, etc. If nothing else, it is starting a dialog in my own house about where our next trip should be. So maybe not the perfect read, but it served its purpose
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pbadeer | 8 altre recensioni | Jan 16, 2012 |

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