Live Your Best Day Ever

Live Your Best Day Ever Success is something everyone wants, yet it often feels elusive. How do you get it? And once you get it, how do you stay at the top? This book is a practical guide for achieving what you want in life—and doing it in a way that doesn’t burn you out, break your integrity, or steal from your personal and family time. The secret is living a habit-based lifestyle coupled with a shift in mind-set. Broken down into bite-sized, achievable pieces, it’s easier than it sounds. Deliberately designed to be part factual information, part personal-application guide, and part inspiration for further thought, Best Day Ever is divided into thirty-five easy-to-digest chapters that will tell you how to use your power and resources more effectively. Author Anne-Marie Faiola has been in the trenches, launching and bootstrapping a multimillion-dollar business while also raising a family and being an active community member. Her experience has allowed her to systemize a style and philosophy of working, living, and thinking that empowers her success. In this book, she’s sharing everything she’s learned, so you can pick and choose strategies to boost you to a higher level—or even set you on an entirely new and exciting trajectory. Stop relying on luck. Plan for success. Choose to be happy!

ANNE-MARIE FAIOLA is founder of Best Day Ever and CEO of Bramble Berry Handcraft Provisions. Bramble Berry is a business centered around creative DIY projects, resources and inspiration for fellow crafters, and shared business advice from the trenches. Best Day Ever, Anne-Marie’s newest business venture, is a lifestyle company. In addition to business, Anne-Marie sits on a variety of nonprofit boards and enjoys contributing to her community. Anne-Marie resides in Bellingham, WA, with her husband and two children.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR FOREWORD WHY “BEST DAY EVER”? Be Responsible for Your Own Success! Write Your Own Story Your Unique Experiences + Your Personal Passion = What the World Needs You Can’t Divorce Success from Discipline Success Can Be Systematized Feet First, Not Head First A DEEPER DIVE: EMBRACE THE POWER OF THE TRUDGE Use a Long-Term Perspective Choose to Be Optimistic Look at Failure from a New Perspective Give It All You’ve Got—and Then Some Overused Strengths Can Become Weaknesses A DEEPER DIVE: WELCOMING FEEDBACK THAT REVEALS YOUR BLIND SPOTS Take Control of Your Life! Find Your “Why” A DEEPER DIVE: A GOOD MISSION STATEMENT FOCUSES YOUR PLANS Make Your Personal Mission Statement Unforgettable Examine Your Life to Determine What Needs to Change Enlist Others When You Plan Practice Accountability Live in the Now, Plan for the Future Be Realistic Manage Your Resources! What Is Measured Can Be Improved A DEEPER DIVE: THE BEST TIME-MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IS THE ONE YOU’LL USE Align Real-Life Time Management with Your Goals Keep a Balance Between Your Work Life, Your Family Life, and Your Personal Life Profitability Equals Opportunity Health Is Not a Matter of Luck A DEEPER DIVE: GET THE REST YOU NEED Fuel Your Body Commit to an Exercise Plan You’re in Charge! Have an Internal Rather Than External Locus of Control Accept Responsibility for Your Life Choose Your Friends Be Thoughtful About Your Exposure to Media Go with the Flow Assume Goodwill A DEEPER DIVE: CULTIVATE GRATITUDE Choose Your Thoughts Use “Anchors” to Keep You Positive Surrender Perfection Know When to Let Go Choose Happy FURTHER READING AND VIEWING LIST