Hey there incredible human! Welcome to One Infinite Life.
My name is Chloe and I'm an award-winning Certified Life Coach and writer with a background in psychology.
My mission (the quick version) to to help you get the most out of your one infinite life.
I hope you find something here that makes your day (or life) better than it was before!
I acknowledge the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nations where One Infinite Life is operated from. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and also to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in my community and wider network.
I love reading memoirs because I love seeing the world through someone else’s perspective. I also love how much you can learn from reading about other people’s experiences.
Honestly, before I read Amy Poehler’s Yes Please I didn’t know much about her at all, besides that she was funny and played Regina George’s Mum in Mean Girls.
Rolling Stones described this book as a “329-page nonlinear hopscotch across Poehler’s life and career” – and I found it unexpectedly charming. It also made me realise that Amy is so much more than just Regina George’s Mum!
Yes Please is a candid account of Amy’s experiences in life and I would describe the book as hilarious, honest, inspiring and genuine.
One of my favourite things about this book is that it’s chock full of nuggets of wisdom and real life advice, so here are some of the standout takeaways for me…
8 lessons from Yes Please by Amy Poehler
1. Judge other people less.
Just because someone isn’t doing something differently than how you would, doesn’t make them wrong and us right. I absolutely loved Amy’s motto suggestion…
- “Good for her! Not for me. This is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again.”
2. Winning isn’t everything.
I loved hearing about Amy’s perspective of success and winning. It was refreshing and I think really helpful for all of us. I love how she admits that winning is great, but it isn’t everything.
- “You don’t always have to win to get the pudding.”
3. Everything is always changing.
Amy says that “change is the only constant” and this is such a good reminder that nothing is permanent and whatever you’re going through will pass.
- “Emotions are like passing storms, and you have to remind yourself that it won’t rain forever. You just have to sit down and watch it pour outside and then peek your head out when it looks dry.”
4. Treat yourself as a friend.
I love how Amy says she tries to treat herself as she would a friend. It’ challenging, but a really powerful way to stop being your own worst enemy.
- “Sticking up for ourselves in the same way we would one of friends is a hard but satisfying thing to do.”
5. Let go of what’s not important.
If it isn’t important to you, let it go. This book reminded me to let go of what isn’t serving me, so I can focus on what is actually aligned with me – and make more room for the good stuff.
- “I am a firm believer that every few years one needs to shake one’s life through a sieve, like a miner in the Yukon. The gold nuggets remain. The rest falls through like the soft earth it is.”
6. You can say no if you want to.
Saying no can be really difficult, but it can also be super empowering. I love that Amy recommends making ‘No’ a complete sentence and that she says…
- “You actually don’t have to do something if you don’t want to, and you don’t have to explain yourself either”
7. Don’t take life (or yourself) too seriously!
This was one of the biggest things I took aways from this book. It reminded me that life is meant to be fun! Amy says “nobody looks stupid when they are having fun” and I totally agree. Reminder to self: make more time for fun – and for spontaneous dance parties!
- “I think if you can dance and be free and not embarrassed, you can rule the world.”
8. Start before you’re ready.
Starting before you’re ready is powerful. It is one of the reasons you are reading this here on my blog today. I loved Amy’s perspective on this…
- “Because what else are we going to do? Say no? Say no to an opportunity that may be slightly out of our comfort zone? Quiet our voice because we are worried it is not perfect? I believe great people do things before they are ready.”
Some extra incredible nuggets of wisdom from Yes Please (that I just HAVE to share with you!)
“Always tell people when they do a good job.”
“Everybody is scared most of the time.”
“Ask for what you want”
“I try not to text anything that I wouldn’t mind the whole world seeing.”
“Don’t think. Just do.”
Now over to you awesome human… Have you read Yes Please? What did you take away from it? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
PS. You might also dig 5 Life-changing Lessons From Wild by Cheryl Strayed.
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