Improv Wisdom is my daily devotional

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	• Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up Patricia Ryan Madson Harmony/Bell Tower, 2005 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 28 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Ready to read it again

I just finished reading Improv Wisdom this morning and was ready to start again. Patricia's ideas are immediately useful and applicable to everyday life. Writing this review is proof, as I'm not typically prone to do so.

Improv Wisdom is my daily devotional

I devoured Improv Wisdom the first time through, recognizing immediately the value on each page. Then I gave a copy to each of my adult children and to two of my best friends. And now I keep the book by my bed so that every morning I can open to a page at random and make the message on that page be my focus for the day.

It's amazing what small shifts have resulted from this practice. After two months these small shifts in attitude and behavior have led to some major positive changes in my life. Life is happening NOW; Madsen's maxims give you a way to milk each moment as it unfolds.

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Planning is overrated

This is a very insightful journey of transition from a person who planned everything down to the last detail into a person who learned that just showing up is more important.

John Crewdson
www.camptaichi.com

Brilliant

I loved this book. I bought it as an aid for designing training, but it's really a manifesto for living. It is indeed full of wisdom - read it, enjoy it and use it. And just show up.

"Say Yes" to this Book...

How many self-help books have you read that leave you shaking your head saying - well, that was 3-4 hours of my life that I can't get back? (I have read many!) You won't find yourself saying that with this book. Patricia Ryan Madson offers up 13 strategies on how to lead an inspired and satisfying life by facing challenges in an unscripted manner. The book is beautifully written. It is filled with anecdotes and helpful techniques that will enhance your everyday life. Where was Ms. Madson when I needed her in college?

1) Say Yes
2) Don't Prepare
3) Just Show Up
4) Start Anywhere
5) Be Average
6) Pay Attention
7) Face the Facts
8) Stay on Course
9) Wake up to the Gifts
10) Make Mistakes, Please
11) Act Now
12) Take Care of Each Other
13) Enjoy the Ride

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In an irresistible invitation to lighten up, look around, and live an unscripted life, a master of the art of improvisation explains how to adopt the attitudes and techniques used by generations of musicians and actors.

Let?s face it: Life is something we all make up as we go along. No matter how carefully we formulate a ?script,? it is bound to change when we interact with people with scripts of their own. Improv Wisdom shows how to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges?whether it?s dealing with a demanding boss, a tired child, or one of life?s never-ending surprises. Patricia Madson distills thirty years of experience into thirteen simple strategies, including ?Say Yes,? ?Start Anywhere,? ?Face the Facts,? and ?Make Mistakes, Please,? helping readers to loosen up, think on their feet, and take on everything life has to offer with skill, chutzpah, and a sense of humor.

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