How Are You, Really?: The Question You Want to Hear for the Answers You Need to Live

Forget Hustle Harder. Forget That 5 A.m. Wake-up. Forget Outlining Your Life Plan In Six-month, One-year, And Five-year Spans. Collectively, The Recent History We Have Lived Through Has Forced A Cultural Shift, A Reframing Of Our Perspective Around What Work Is For, What Work/life Balance Really Means, And How We Want To Spend Our Time On The Planet. In Her First Book, Jenna Kutcher--entrepreneur, Photographer, Instagram Influencer, Teacher, Mom, And Host Of The Wildly Popular Goal Digger Podcast--shares Her Philosophy On How To Live A Life That Exists Outside The Tired Cliché Of Having It All. How Are You, Really? Is About Taking A Moment To Soak Up The Richness Of The Experience And Creating A Life That Allows For That. When Jenna Kutcher Was 22, She Left Her Corporate Job, Bought A Camera On Craigslist For $300, And Started Her Own Business As A Wedding Photographer. From That Single Investment In Herself, She Built A Successful Company, A Thriving Podcast, A Brand. But Her Driving Force Is Never About Working Harder/smarter/faster/better. What Jenna Kutcher Embraces Is The Simple Notion That We, Women Especially, Crave Lives Of Fulfillment, Lives Of Enrichment. That Comes From Investing, First And Most Importantly In Ourselves And In Our Dreams. How To Make That Investment Successfully Is What How Are You, Really? Is About. Divided Into Three Sections, How Are You, Really? Is A Path To Coming Home To Yourself, Following What Your Intuition May Have Been Quietly Telling You To Do For A Long Time, And The Practical Tools For How To Make Changes For The Better. In Part One: Who You Are, Jenna Uses Stories From Her Childhood, Some Career False Starts, Her Marriage And Path To Motherhood, And More To Show How To Crystallize Your Sense Of Your Own Identity. Because How Can You Know What You Really, Truly Want Out Of Your Life If You Don't See Yourself Clearly? In Part Two: Who You Have, And Who Has You, Jenna Shows The Benefit Of Building A Support System, How Mentorship And Kindness Can Come In Surprising Ways And From Surprising Sources, And How By Giving Yourself In This Way To Others, You Grow. In Part Three: What You're Going To Do About It, Jenna Guides You Through Illustrations From Her Career On How To Turn Your Dearest And Deepest Wish, Your Goal, Into A Life That Brings Success, Joy, And--most Importantly--the Time To Enjoy The Fruits Of Your Labor. We All Want, Simply Put, A Life Of Enrichment. So, Ask Yourself The Question You've Been Avoiding. How Are You, Really? It's Time To Find Your Answer, And Start Living. This Is How You Get There. Forget hustle harder. Forget a mandatory 5 a.m. wake-up. Forget outlining your life plan in six-month, one-year, and five-year spans. We're living in a cultural shift as we reframe our perspectives around the purpose of work, what work/life balance really means, and how we want to spend our time on this planet. In her first book, Jenna Kutcher?entrepreneur, photographer, influencer, teacher, mom, and host of the wildly popular Goal Digger podcast?shares her philosophy on how to live a life that exists outside the tired clich? of "having it all." How Are You, Really? is about taking a moment to soak up the richness of our experiences and creating a life that makes room for more actual living. When Jenna Kutcher was 23, she left her corporate job, bought a camera on Craigslist for $300, and started her own business as a wedding photographer. From that single investment in herself, she built a successful company, a thriving podcast, and a beautiful brand. But her driving force has never been about working harder/smarter/faster/better. What Jenna Kutcher embraces is the simple notion that we, women especially, crave lives of fulfillment. Divided into three sections, How Are You, Really? is a guide to creating such a life. In Part One: Who You Are , Jenna uses stories from her childhood, some career false starts, her marriage and path to motherhood, and more to show how to crystallize your sense of your own identity. Because how can you know what you really, truly want out of your future if you don't see yourself clearly in the present? In Part Two: Who You Have, and Who Has You, Jenna shows the benefits of a support system, how mentorship and kindness can come in surprising ways and from surprising sources, and how to build your own authentic community. In Part Three: What You're Going to Do About It, Jenna guides you through illustrations from her career on how to turn your deepest dream into a life that brings success, joy, and?most importantly?the time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. We all want, simply put, a life well-lived. So, ask yourself the question you've been avoiding. How are you, really? It's time to find your answer, and start living AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The perfect read for every person who has ever felt stuck between where she is and where she wants to be. In short? Everyone I know." — Maria Menounos, New York Times bestselling author The truth is, we lie. We lie to ourselves about how we're really feeling and what we really want. Not anymore. In How Are You, Really?, Jenna Kutcher teaches how to harness your power to take control of your life. You deserve more – and deep down, you know it. If, when you get really honest with yourself, you discover that you want more out of your life: more joy, more passion, more fulfillment, and more peace? This book is for you. In today's chaotic world, sometimes you might wake up and not feel like yourself anymore, and you don't even know how you are... REALLY. You're trying to balance it all: your family, your work, and your goals, but your emotions are all over the place and you don't feel as confident and happy as you thought you would. This book is a guide to reframing your entire life and finally finding your own sense of joy and fulfillment in a world telling you who to be. It's about understanding what's going on in your head and finding your way back to a life that is truly your own. Your expert guide is Jenna Kutcher, who started from working a day job at Target to building an empire while living in a small town in Minnesota as a mom. In her inspirational debut book, she shares how she struggled with these same issues to find her identity and balance in launching a business, raising a family, and, eventually, starting her popular podcast The Goal Digger. Join the millions of people who count on Jenna's life and business advice every week because of her authentic example and deep understanding of how women think and strive to achieve their dreams. It's time to ask yourself the question you've been avoiding: How are you, really? It's time to find your answer, and start living. "A simple question, isn't it? So why does it feel so hard to answer? What's happening behind our smiles, our busyness, our to-do lists? It's time to sit with all the questions we've been avoiding, ignoring, or just not hearing, to find a path to something real. Crack open this spine and get ready. We're about to get really honest. Because this book? It's not about my truth, it's about yours"--back cover