{"product_id":"wonderhell-laura-gassner-otting-9781646871223","title":"Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should . . . and What to Do about It","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS SEEN ON \u003ci\u003eGOOD MORNING AMERICA!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHave you ever accomplished something you weren't so sure you could do? Success has always been the end goal, but when you achieve it ... something infuriatingly predictable happens. You start wondering what more you can do.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInstead of success bringing you happiness, it hands you an increased hunger to achieve something even bigger. And with that desire also comes uncertainty, self-doubt, anxiety and stress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuccess, in other words, is kinda wonderful ... but it's also kinda hell. Welcome to Wonderhell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWonderhell is that space in your psyche where the burden of your newly discovered potential plops down, unpacks its backpack, and asks: Hey, you! Whatcha got for me? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving in an ambitious, results-oriented society, we often mischaracterize the turbulent emotions that surround success, deeming them a \"necessary evil\"--a byproduct of one's rise to the top. We tend to think that we just need to survive these difficult moments, to hang on by our fingernails and somehow get through these stressful, unwanted side effects of our success. We torture ourselves with a never-ending internal dialogue: I can handle this. Can I handle this? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut we are wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearning to live in this newfound potential can be exciting rather than exhausting. Emotions like fear, anxiety, and heartbreak are not collateral damage, slings and arrows to be absorbed and swallowed down, silenced and pushed aside. Rather, each emotion is a portal that shows us what more we can do, if instead we recognize that on the other side of this wonderful hell that we so badly wanted is another and another and another . . . but only if we choose to accept it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Gassner Otting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646871227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646871223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ideapress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Laura Gassner Otting","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442475249919,"sku":"9781646871223","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4210e95d-9e7f-420a-848c-96859b6128e6.jpg?v=1777197660","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wonderhell-laura-gassner-otting-9781646871223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}