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Life Outside the Cubicle by Jen Beck Seymour was such a fantastic read for me that I just couldn’t put it down! I absolutely loved Jen’s story of her finding what truly matters in life to her and her husband Greg. Jen’s life altering change by dropping everything she’s ever known and moving abroad to Costa Rica is inspiring, uplifting, and maybe above all BRAVE!!! So let’s get into Jen’s book and her story a bit. Jen and Greg seemed to be by most accounts your average American couple running the rat race in Dallas, Texas. After years of being treated subpar by their employers and vast amounts of work-related stress taking its toll on their health, especially Greg’s, they decided for the benefit of their sanity and future happiness to give it all up and move to Costa Rica. Now, this might be a crazy thought to most people, but actually more and more people are turning to this “out of the box” lifestyle. What may seem as frightening to most people, ended up being the best possible move Jen and Greg could have made, and their lives are now forever enriched for it. Their story …show more content…

She isn’t verbose and looking to just fill in sentences, she had a lot that she wanted to tell you and managed to get it all in without drowning on, she hits her message home right from page 1. I also found the book to fast-paced which was great for getting inspirational story through to the reader (Life’s short, get to work) My final thought is that “Life Outside the Cubical” was just a fun read in an ever increasing depressing world. Sometime you just need to step back and find some good and listen to other people out there who may feel the way you do about the important things. I highly recommend this book for anyone who just needs to hear something that upbeat for a change, or for anyone who is serious about making life altering, meaningful, changes in their life. A++ on this little book of

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