Jump and find joy Embracing change in every season of life

Hoda Kotb, 1964-

Book - 2025

"From #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved former Today co-host Hoda Kotb comes her most personal, ambitious book yet-a guide to dealing with change and upheaval, even (and perhaps especially) when it's unexpected. Hoda Kotb didn't expect to join the Today show at age forty-four. Or to become a mother at fifty-two. Or to leave Today and embark on a new adventure at sixty! Change doesn't always arrive when we expect it, and its effects are anything but predictable. But Hoda believes that the benefits of change can be extraordinary...if we're willing to listen to and learn from them. In the tradition of books like Savannah Guthrie's Mostly What God Does and Maria Shriver's I've Been Thinking... comes Hoda Kotb's Jump and Find Joy-an intimate book that reveals for the first time what Hoda discovered as she started embracing change in every aspect of her life. In her quest to better understand change and how to work with (not against) it, Hoda relies on her reporting instincts to investigate HOW change works, WHO is approaching it with grace, and WHAT she can apply to her own life and share with others. Jump and Find Joy combines the wisdom of change experts, insights from the latest work on resilience, and deeply personal stories from celebrities and inspirational people in our own communities. From small shifts in daily routines to major leaps of faith, Hoda shows why change isn't to be feared but celebrated...and how each of us can thrive in the midst of changes we'll inevitably face ourselves"-- Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Genres
Autobiographies
Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Hoda Kotb, 1964- (author)
Physical Description
xxi, 279 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9798217043880
  • Introduction: Right on Time
  • Part 1. A Jumping-Off Point
  • Moved to Make a Change
  • Jumpstart: Anne Lamott
  • Jumpstart: Bette Midler
  • Your First Leap Won't Be Your Last
  • Think Before You Jump
  • Jumpstart: Chip Conley
  • It May Not Be Broken, but It May Not Be Working
  • Jumpstart: Ally Love
  • Jumpstart: Thomas Rhett
  • Don't Be Afraid to Change Your Story
  • Jumpstart: Mel Robbins
  • Helpful Tips and Tools
  • Part 2. Leap Of Faith
  • A Second Chance to Make a First Impression
  • Jumpstart: Steve Harvey
  • I Never Want to Wonder What If?
  • Jumpstart: Ina Garten
  • Jumpstart: Noelle Barifle
  • Surrendering Control
  • Those Four Fabulous Words
  • Jumpstart: Chip Conley
  • Don't Hog Your Journey
  • Jumpstart: Delia Epbron
  • Baring It All
  • Jumpstart: Viola Davis
  • Letting Love In
  • Making Space for a Leap of Faith
  • Jumpstart: Thomas Rhett
  • Jumpstart: Michael Todd
  • Helpful Tips and Tools
  • Part 3. Hop, Skip, And A Jump
  • Today's the Day
  • Sink or Swim
  • Jumpstart: Bethenny Frankel
  • Sweet Soul
  • Finally, Yes
  • Jumpstart: Pat Garner
  • Jumpstart: Sam Worthington
  • Take a Deep Breath
  • Jumpstart: Mel Robbins
  • Face-to-Face
  • Share the Load
  • Jumpstart: Rachel Platten
  • Jumpstart: Olivia Munn
  • Forward
  • Jumpstart: Brianna Wiest
  • Helpful Tips and Tools
  • Part 4. Jump In With
  • Finding My Spark
  • Jumpstart: Tiffany Hainesworth
  • Finding Time for Transformation
  • Jumpstart: Yung Pueblo
  • Jumpstart: Dr. Wendy Suzuki
  • The Pandemic Push
  • Lead with Love
  • Jumpstart: Sheryl Crow
  • Jumpstart: Simone Biles
  • Get Growing
  • Jumpstart: Yolanda Taylor
  • Jumpstart: Gabby Bernstein
  • Helpful Tips and Tools
  • Part 5. Jump For Joy
  • Room to Grow
  • Jumpstart: Lainey Wilson
  • Jumpstart: Me!
  • Jumpstart: Savannah Guthrie
  • Turning Sixty and Turning the Page
  • Jumpstart: Karen Swensen
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
  • With Love
  • My Next Big Jump
  • The Day After Today
  • Walking the Walk
  • Helpful Tips and Tools
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Today show alum Kotb (Hope Is a Rainbow) draws from her and others' personal and professional lives for this energizing guide to self-transformation. After becoming a mother in her 50s, Kotb decided in 2024 to retire and devote herself to parenting, caring for her mom, and making room for other priorities. Tracing that decision alongside the ups and downs of her broadcasting career, she shares advice on surrendering control in order to take risks; implementing small, daily changes that build a sense of accomplishment; and making shifts when things feel right, even in the absence of an obvious trigger ("Just because something's not broken, doesn't mean it's working," she writes, adding that one should feel free to revise decisions they've made to please others or otherwise "for the wrong reasons"). The author's charismatic voice will keep readers hooked, and her solid advice is bolstered by candid personal disclosures as well as brief commentary from celebrities, actors, and media figures--among them Bette Midler and Thomas Rhett--who've made life changes of their own. This inspires. (Sept.)

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