Episode 34: Why Bother? with Jen Louden

The Liz Cast

What if one question could change your life?

Author Jen Louden has been helping women care for themselves and achieve their creative goals for decades. Her latest book, Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What's Next is out April 21st. Listen to this episode to hear why life wants you to get your bother on, what Jen calls the alien invaders, the why bother canaries, and the time monsters, and why creativity happens in the gap between what you want to do and what you can do.

Pre-order the book and get oodles of bonuses, including early access to Chapter 1, a brand-new, 5-day LIVE online training event, a virtual book party on April 22nd, and be entered to win a FREE retreat spot at a Desire Retreat this year!

Share this episode with a friend (email me a photo of your share) and be entered to win a free copy of the book from me! (I pre-ordered a few, so I'll share the pre-order bonuses, too!!)

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book:

• "Cynicism is perfectionism ... wrapped in self-protection ... disguised as world-weary experience." (chapter 3)
• "You can only care about what is yours to care about." (chapter 6)
• "There is no golden age of spaciousness and stillness." (chapter 7)
• "Desire is a one-word feminist manifesto." (chapter 8)
• "You become the person who can write the book by writing the book." (chapter 9)
• "Your soul is not toothpaste. It is never for sale." (chapter 9)
• "We can't bother when we are all alone." (chapter 10)

This book is AH-MAZ-ING.