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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Book Beginning: What's Going Well?: The Question that Changes Everything by Greg Bell

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!

MY BOOK BEGINNING



Since I can remember, I've been preoccupied with the question of why some people reach their full potential and others don't.

What's Going Well?: The Question that Changes Everything by Greg Bell. Greg wrote the popular and powerfully motivating book, Water the Bamboo. In his new book, he teaches how to build a habit of optimism.

Wouldn't we all like to learn to be a little more optimistic?





Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.

EARLY BIRDS & SLOWPOKES: This weekly post goes up Thursday evening for those who like to get their posts up and linked early on. But feel free to add a link all week.

FACEBOOK: Rose City Reader has a Facebook page where I post about new and favorite books, book events, and other bookish tidbits, as well as link to blog posts. I'd love a "Like" on the page! You can go to the page here to Like it. I am happy to Like you back if you have a blog or professional Facebook page, so please leave a comment with a link and I will find you.

TWITTER, ETC: If you are on Twitter, Instagram, Google+, or other social media, please post using the hash tag #BookBeginnings. I try to follow all Book  Beginnings participants on whatever interweb sites you are on, so please let me know if I have missed any and I will catch up.

TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.

YOUR BOOK BEGINNING
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19 comments:

  1. Laurel-Rain Snow12/13/18, 5:09 PM

    Sounds good!

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  2. Nicki J. Markus / Asta Idonea12/13/18, 5:33 PM

    Hi Gilion. Looks like an interesting read. Hope you enjoy it.
    I am unable to see the link up, but my post this week is here:
    http://www.nickijmarkus.com/2018/12/weekend-blog-hops-14-december-2018.html

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  3. Catherine @ Book Club Librarian12/13/18, 6:02 PM

    Enjoy the read. Here's my Friday post: https://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2018/12/friday-focus-friday-56-book-beginnings_13.html

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  4. Laurel-Rain Snow12/13/18, 6:12 PM

    Here's my link: “VERITY”

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  5. Bonnie Jacobs12/13/18, 7:58 PM

    I'll check back to see if you've put up the linky. Mine is set to post at 12:01 a.m., so I can't leave a link in the comments ... yet.

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  6. Marie - Pages To Explore12/13/18, 10:03 PM

    My post Marie @ Pages to Explore

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  7. Mark Baker12/13/18, 10:27 PM

    I'm back this week with a teaser from the first in a new series, Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day. http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2018/12/december-14ths-book-beginning-and.html

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  8. Louise @ Foxes and Fairy Tales12/14/18, 1:18 AM

    Not my usual thing, but this sounds interesting - I hope you enjoy it!

    Here's mine: https://foxesfairytale.wordpress.com/2018/12/14/book-beginnings-and-friday-56-a-holiday-by-gaslight/

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  9. collettakay12/14/18, 4:19 AM

    Here's my book beginning :)

    https://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2018/12/first-lines-friday-and-56-121418.html

    Colletta

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  10. Harvee12/14/18, 4:47 AM

    My book this week is a police procedural set in Suffolk, by Charles Todd.
    https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-gate-keeper-by-charles-todd-book.html

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  11. The Candid Cover12/14/18, 4:48 AM

    This does sound like an interesting read! I hope that you enjoy it. :)

    My Book Beginning

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  12. Lauren Stoolfire12/14/18, 5:39 AM

    I know I've seen your pick at the library. :)

    Here's my post.

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  13. Stormi12/14/18, 6:09 AM

    Friday Memes

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  14. Yvonne12/14/18, 7:39 AM

    Sounds like a good one. Here's my post...

    https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2018/12/book-beginnings-on-fridaysthe-friday-56_14.html

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  15. Roberta Gibson12/14/18, 7:46 AM

    Ah, the linky didn't post I guess. I'm optimistic this will work instead :-)

    Karen and I are starting the literary fiction novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close for our reading challenge.

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  16. Ambi12/14/18, 8:43 AM


    This week's book beginning from me! :) Hope you have a good weekend!

    https://edwardsghostengine.wordpress.com/2018/12/14/the-friday-56-friday-book-beginnings-44/#more-7076

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  17. JLS Hall12/14/18, 8:50 AM

    Sounds like a book I really should read!

    Don't see the linky thing, so here's my BB for this week:
    https://jlshall.blogspot.com/2018/12/book-beginnings-appleton-case.html

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  18. Bonnie Jacobs12/14/18, 10:17 AM

    Here's mine, with an excellent book I plowed right through and rated 10 out of 10:
    http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2018/12/beginning-with-angry-father.html

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  19. Gilion at Rose City Reader12/14/18, 2:23 PM

    Where did my linky go? Oops! I was traveling for work and just got back to my computer! Thanks for adapting t the lack of linky week!

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