Brave Thinking: The Art and Science of Creating a Life You Love

This is a big, bold book about “blueprinting,” “bridging,” and “building”—three alliterative practices that speaker, author (No Less Than Greatness), and Brave Thinking Institute founder Morrissey suggests will help people find what she terms authentic success. Grounded in the principle that dreams are achievable if approached in realistic, actionable ways, this book encourages readers to “direct the thoughts that help their dream take form.” While some may initially find the book little too metaphysical, Morrissey deliberately brings together dreams with reality by first guiding readers through self-reflective practices, and then encouraging them to use scientifically backed strategies to bridge the distance between what they want and what’s possible. Finally, she offers advice about how to transform those big ideas and aspirations into real life. She challenges readers to think about whether they’re living by design or by default, and she reminds them of the ways in which complicity is a choice.