The Crossroads of Should and Must
Ratings12
Average rating4.2
Although the art in this book is really beautiful, I feel that the information in it was really shallow and didn't have practical tips to really follow your “musts” instead of your “shoulds”.
Great book! I picked it up after hearing her interviewed on the unmistakeable creative podcast and I was not disappointed. I picked it up in a Barnes and Noble and read it all the way through in the store. It's a quick read, but I got a lot out of it. Very inspirational, I had many ideas while reading it and wrote them down for the future.
This book had a lot of lofty quotes and ideas about finding your calling but it was not as in-depth or engaging as other books I've read on the topic of identifying your life's mission and pursuing it. The painted quotes were cute but did not necessarily win me over.
If you're looking to finally do that thing you've always wanted to do but never even whispered it allowed to your significant other or pet, I'd recommend Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way or The right to Write over this book. Even if your life's calling is to join the Peace Corps, go back to school and get your law degree or something you don't think is creative, Cameron's book focuses on using writing and other specific activities to help you figure out what it is you want to do and mentally clear away your emotional baggage on the way. The Crossroads is a little too “top level”.
