Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

Girl, Wash Your Face

by

Rachel Hollis

As with the last book I listened to on audio,  this book is out of my normal genre and it is a book that I have heard talked about by more than one of the young women in my family.  Heck,  even my hair stylist mentioned she had purchased Girl, Wash Your Face.  Therefore, in an effort to understand what is clicking in the minds of so many important people in my life, I decided to listen to the book.  It would be considered a self help book.  The author herself narrates it and in this manner adds authenticity to the stories she tells.  Rachel Hollis has put what she calls a lie as each chapter heading.  What she is doing is addressing various myths and negative self talk in each chapter.  She explains in an enthusiastic manner and by using  amusing stories of her own experiences, how to set goals and achieve them.  Nothing she writes about goal setting is new and it can be found in other books and at other seminars.  But her presentation is done in such a way that she resonates with women.  This book is considered Christian lit.  She does write about how important her faith is to her.  Part of me feels like she would reach a larger audience if she didn't stress her faith so much.  But she does encourage diversity in ones life,  she does encourage women to realize their dreams and potential,  and if she didn't include that part of her make up she would come off less authentic.  So like any other self help book,  the reader should approach it with critical reading skills and discern what of the material is helpful and what is not.  A lot of this book would be a great ideas for women of many nationalities,  of varied belief systems and from all socioeconomic groups.   Personally,  my goals are not as materialistic as the author's goals.  But the same steps will work to achieve all types of goals.   I would recommend women to read this book.  Whether it is to review goal setting and their achievement or to see why many women are so excited about this book.  Please click on the author's name and the book title above to follow the links to more information and enjoy the video that follows.