Making Your Dreams Your Destiny: A Woman's Guide to Awakening Your Passions and Fulfilling Your Purpose

Making Your Dreams Your Destiny by author, speaker, and corporate communications consultant Judy Rushfeldt is an inspirational guide to releasing the restraints that so many woman have, preventing them from contentment, fulfillment, or true enhancement of life overall. Enhanced with Notes and concluding with "Peace with God", Making Your Dreams Your Destiny is nicely organized into the following twelve sections: The Message of the Boxes; Daring to Dream; Your Spiritual Birthright; The Nurtured Heart; The Restored Heart; Embracing Change; Unfolding Vision; Discerning Your Passions; Defining Mission, Vision and Goals; Dream Thieves; Conquering Fear; and Run to Win. Making Your Own Dreams Your Destiny is particularly commended for self-help, self-improvement supplemental reading lists.

Through personal stories, and personal reflection/group discussion questions, Judy Rushfeldt challenges readers to look at their unrealized dreams in terms of the self doubt or perhaps social conformity that have prevented them from fulfilling their passion. She refers to the outside influences that rob people of their dreams as "dream thieves." Rushfeldt believes the price that is paid for conformity and not following passions is anger, resentment and a lack of motivation that impacts all areas of a person's life. The author states that God has given everyone talents and every person is required to be faithful stewards of those talents. She encourages people to ignore their fear and provides the tools that will help them step out in faith and to follow their dreams. Because as Rushfeldt points out, God promises He will empower everyone to develop what He has given to everyone. Armchair Interviews says: Making Your Dreams Your Destiny is a logical and practical manual to help not just women but everyone, zero in on their passion and translate them into God's purpose for their lives. The portion of the book that helps identify passions and setting goals is particularly helpful.