
The Fire Starter Sessions
A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms
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Danielle LaPorte
About this listen
The Fire Starter Sessions is an apathy-kicking, integrity-infusing guide to defining success on your own terms.
As the creator of DanielleLaPorte.com - deemed "the best place online for kick-ass spirituality", Danielle LaPorte’s straight-talk life-and-livelihood sermons have inspired over one million people. Bold but empathetic, she reframes popular self-help and success concepts:
- Life balance is a myth, and the pursuit of it is causing us more stress then the craving for balance itself.
- Being well-rounded is overrated. When you focus on developing your true strengths, you enter your mastery zone.
- Screw your principles (they might be holding you back).
We have ambition backwards. Getting clear on how you want to feel in your life + work is more important than setting goals. It's the most potent form of clarity that you can have, and it's what leads to true fulfillment.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Critic reviews
"Danielle LaPorte is scary smart, yet so kind and practical that she kindles the fire in you without causing you to feel consumed by the flames. She has the knowledge you need to succeed. Lean in and listen close. What she has to say is what our spirits need to hear." (Martha Beck, author of Steering by Starlight)
"The revolution you’ve been waiting for, it will shake up and wake up every aspect of your life. Danielle LaPorte offers soulful wisdom to create a blueprint for moguls, spiritual rock stars, and lovers of life. Skinny-dip headfirst into this hot and fabulous book. I dare you." (Kris Carr, author of Crazy Sexy Diet)
"Danielle’s passion leaps off the page, and reading a few chapters of this book will ignite you into action.” (Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project)
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- Triccia D. Ramos
- 09-10-12
This book truly lives up to its name!
Would you listen to The Fire Starter Sessions again? Why?
Yes absolutely! This got me taking powerful action in my life that will cause positive changes for years to come!
What does Danielle LaPorte bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The emotion behind her voice brought the book to life.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, but it was also a book I wanted to playback over and over.
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- Linsey
- 02-04-13
MUST Read/Listen!
Absolutely wonderful! Danielle LaPorte is insightful and enlightened, but extremely real and relate-able. I also bought the hardcover book, and I'm going to make this a quarterly listen/read. Poignant and powerful - plus LaPorte has a great reading voice!
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- Alissa Shafer
- 09-26-18
My bible
I have listened to this book 3 times now and each time my soul Art has shifted. I am now completely aligned and listening to the author read is very soothing.
Cheers to enlightenment!
LOVE THIS BOOK!
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- Will Becky
- 07-16-15
AMAZING!
Love love love this book! Love the personality that comes out as she reads through her book as well!
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- Andreina
- 07-26-12
Simply awesome!!
As for the content, reading/listening to this is an eye-opening experince with the potencial of being a life changing one! for me it was so I'll be recomending this book for a long time.
I read the first chapter of the print version of this book (it's available for free on daniellelaporte.com) and it was great but I have to say that listening to this book narrated by the writter itself it's fantastic!! Why? Because you get to listen the emotions and enfasis she puts behind the words so you get the info as she intended to, so I think this fact takes this book to another level.
Well, having said that I would also say that sometimes the same audio nature of this piece makes it difficult to diggest the info and belive me, there is a lot to diggest, so I found myself pausing and replaying a lot! So this is definitely something to consider. My personal opinion is that the replaying and pausing it's totally worth it.
If you do buy this audiobook make sure you download the pdf that comes with it (It's a workbook that normally comes as part of the print version), although this workbook is read as part of the audiobook it's definitely useful to have it written.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-29-20
AMAZING!
This entire book was sooo good. And even better hearing the author read it herself so beautifully. This is one I will return to over and over again.
Thank you, Danielle!
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- Miss F Bragagnolo
- 03-06-24
Very inspiring book, it reignited the fire!
I loved every part of this book. I wish it came with the worksheets as an attachment, so I can do my homework!
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- Ashley Risacher
- 05-16-17
All the yes!
Such a wonderful book to listen to for anyone looking to keep their business theirs 💛
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- Claire
- 06-17-13
A MUST have - so refreshingly honest and helpful
Where does The Fire Starter Sessions rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
TOP x
Have you listened to any of Danielle LaPorte’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
She is awesome :)
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Listened to it twice in the car over a few weeks
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Get it x
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- MARKHOWARD
- 03-01-17
Helped me through the day
What did you love best about The Fire Starter Sessions?
I have listened to this book a few times now. Danielle's outlook, experience and life lessons have helped me view my situations in a new light. A new perspective and a very well told story.
What did you like best about this story?
Her ability to tell a story and help me connect to her and her experience.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
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