Zest : how to squeeze the max out of life / Andy Cope, Gavin Oattes, Will Hussey.

Includes index.

"ZEST equates to zing, enthusiasm, energy, gusto, eagerness, zeal and fervour. It also connotes a tang, a sharpness. It's the opposite of bland. And Zest: How to Squeeze the Max out of Life is exactly that. It's more than just a book on personal development. There are an awful lot of those. Zest is a catalyst, a spark that ignites your remembering of what makes you, in a word, you. It drives you to rethink, rejuvenate and reinvent. It also contains a touch of the revolutions.  Have you, as a grown-up, fallen into the trap of becoming a Groan-up? You know you should try to make the best of things, but oftentimes you don’t know what your best is anymore. It’s strange. You used to know. What happened? Was it the years of social conformity? There is a whole beige generation out there – a generation that has lost its identity and forgotten who they once were – buried under the crushing, stifling facades of adulthood. If only there was a way to unearth your passions, recover the zest for life you once had. Maybe there is. Zest is a wake-up call for you to explore the formative moments that define your life. It challenges you to believe that your best days are still ahead, to search your soul, to shake things up and bask in the warmth of glorious individuality. Zest will help you: Explore the pivotal, defining moments in your life Examine both the good and bad experiences that define you Reconnect to the essence of who you are Embrace your quirks, qualities and peculiarities Determine to be the person you always wanted to be Zest is your permission to play, your licence to wreak the right kind of havoc. Moreover, it's not about pretending to be someone you're not, it's about squeezing every last drop out of who you already are"-- Provided by publisher.

"Grown-ups have become Groan-ups. They know they should be making the best of it, but don't actually know what their "best," looks like anymore. Years of societal conformity have created a beige generation who have lost their identity; forgotten how they once were -- buried under a stifling fa�cade of adulthood. But underneath, those moments, memories, passions are still there. If only they could be re-ignited... "Zest," explores the pivotal, formative moments in our lives, both good and bad. It shows how they shaped us, moulded us -- but they don't have to (or maybe they should) define us. It's a wake-up call that challenges the reader to reconnect with the essence of who they are, and embrace their forgotten quirks, qualities and peculiarities. It challenges you to believe that the best days are still in front; to search your soul and wear it proudly. To break free. To awaken the rebel within. It's a catalyst for glorious individuality and shaking things up. For creating the best possible havoc. Other books have light and shade; Zest will explore the dark and blindingly bright.."-- Provided by publisher.