Each May, Gabrielle Bernstein receives calls from her former interns as they approach life transitions. These interns are proactive young women, 17 to 25 years old. They have pursued degrees in fashion, business, marketing, public relations and finance to name a few. They come from varied economic backgrounds and represent all regions of the country. They carry at least one thing in common - a shared uncertainty of how to answer the dreaded question, "What do you plan to do with your life?"
Research shows that humans experience over 60,000 thoughts a day. The majority are negative, a result of the destructive messaging that pervades advertising, movies and society as a whole. These disparaging thought patterns are especially active in the minds of young women ages 17 to 25, who are going through transitional periods such as graduation, entering the job market and leaving their homes for the first time.
Seven years ago at the age of 21, the author of this book, Gabrielle Bernstein experienced her own existential crisis. Gabrielle left college filled with anxiety. She needed an answer to the overwhelming question ÒWhat do you plan to do with your life?Ó After an arduous struggle with her career, relationships, and battle with drug abuse and obsessive thought patterns, she has created a strategic method for growth and answering this question with ease.
Happiness and serenity becomes an after-thought for these young women since their focus naturally shifts to areas in their lives with which they are least satisfied. A recent qualitative study performed by MTV and the DC-based research & consulting firm Social Technologies, uncovered that 12-to-24-year-olds are pursuing four principal pathways to happiness. The most prominent pathway featured is the ÒAll About MeÓ perspective, which focuses on a desire for personal development. It is clear that the youth market is beginning to seek the tools needed to uncover their happiness and create a life filled with ease.
Through significant personal and professional work, Gabrielle designed organic techniques for achieving peace of mind and discovering deep desires. She has fine-tuned each method for the past eight years, practicing them personally, and discussing them publicly at student lectures and in workshops. Positive feedback from the young women she spoke to was so overwhelming that it became clear to Gabrielle that she must share her message with a larger audience.
Written in the voice of the author, Falling in Love with Your Future is designed to help young women uncover their true passions, to love the moment they are living in and to have faith in their futures. The reader follows a series of inspirational anecdotes, passion exercises and poignant inner work which edifies simple ways to shift thoughts from negative to positive. Each chapter reinforces the next, encouraging the reader to move forward. While chapters cover specific topics such as clarity of mind, effortless actions and the creation of a desire statement, the ultimate goal is to design a lifestyle and career driven by passion and a sense of joy.
Falling in Love with Your Future is a complete course on creating a life of balance and serenity that the reader had not previously considered possible.
In order to believe in these methods there must be a convincing person behind the message. Gabrielle Bernstein is living proof of her programÕs success. By fearlessly starting two businesses at age 22, never saying no to her dreams and most importantly, living a life filled with joy, Gabrielle is the perfect example for her readers.