Fired up

Fired up How to turn your spark into a flame and come alive at any age

Shannon Watts

Book - 2025

"From the founder of Moms Demand Action, a guide to harnessing your potential, living without fear, and coming alive at any age"--

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2nd Floor New Shelf 158.1/Watts (NEW SHELF) Due Dec 20, 2025
Subjects
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women.
Self-realization in women.
Aging.
Informational works.
Self-help publications.
Instructional and educational works.
Genres
Informational works
Self-help publications
Instructional and educational works
Published
New York, NY : The Open Field/Penguin Life [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Shannon Watts (author)
Physical Description
252 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780593831939
9780593831946
  • Part 1. How To Start a Fire
  • 1. What It Means to Live on Fire
  • 2. What Your Fire Is Not
  • 3. Why Women Don't Live on Fire and Why You Must Anyway
  • Part 2. Your Fire Formula
  • 4. Finding Your Fire Formula
  • 5. Finding the Heat of Your Desires
  • 6. Tapping Into the Oxygen of Your Values
  • 7. Adding the Fuel of Your Abilities
  • 8. Bringing It All Together
  • Part 3. Sustaining Your Fire
  • 9. Keeping the Flames Alive
  • 10. Tools to Sustain Your Fire
  • 11. Bonfire
  • Part 4. Protecting Your Fire
  • 12. Preparing for Blowback
  • 13. The Traps Extinguishers Create
  • 14. Burnout
  • 15. Controlled Burn
  • Part 5. The Fire Cycle
  • 16. Decay
  • Conclusion: Rebirth
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
Review by Booklist Review

It took the Sandy Hook tragedy to convince Watts that she needed to make some changes in her life. Married too young and hurled into motherhood, the author began to re-examine her life and her marriage, finally realizing that what was missing was the fire of ideals, ambitions, and goals. Forming "Moms Demand Action," a group to fight gun violence, she found what she was seeking. Now in this book, Watts has made a blueprint for finding that fire in other women. Using stories from other successful women as well as her own experiences, the author encourages readers to identify their passions, move ahead with confidence, and seek support when needed. Keeping with the fire metaphor, she teaches readers how to stoke the bonfire, prepare for blow-back, fight burnout, control the burn, and finally pass on the flame. Each chapter includes "light the match" exercises and "fan the flames" actions to get readers started on their own journeys. This is sure to be a much-needed jumpstart for women of all ages.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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