It Works: Stories From The Book
Giving yourself a one day refund by shaving 15% off across a range of aspects of your life will give you more thinking, breathing, living and working space.
Here are some stories from people who have applied the principles explored in the book.
‘I can’t afford to get sick!’ I’m sure we’ve all said this from time to time. It was Deborah’s catchcry. Her household was a typically busy one with two working parents and school-aged kids.
Jenny is a change-management coach and facilitator who also teaches leadership development. She first heard about the 1-Day Refund when I spoke at a conference in early 2021, and she immediately began to apply the principles that would enable her to give herself a 15 per cent refund every day.
My friend Brian is a shift worker. He has always found it challenging to keep aspects of his life under control, particularly his health. Following the decelerate, decompress and decide framework, he was able to make significant improvements to his health that had a knock-on effect in other aspects of his life.
It took a pretty significant event for Liz to realise she wasn’t really living; she was just existing. Caught up in the whirlwind of a chaotic life, she was chasing after an ideal career that wasn’t only unrealistic but made her unhappy.
