Professional Troublemaker book review

Sometimes you’ve got to pull out your gloves and fight, but you need to know the best way to fight.

I wish I could tell you everything I loved about this book, but there is literally not enough time. There are so many things underlined, double-lined, highlighted in red, green, black, all the colors because this is actually a book that I own and write in.

There are notes everywhere.

One quote that really touched me comes from the chapter called “Fire Yourself.”

“If control is a mirage, trust that God will order your steps.”

Very simple sentence. Twelve words. But that quote hit me hard because with every book review, the quotes or plot twists that stand out to me usually connect to whatever is happening in my life right now.

And right now, I am right in the middle of toddler funness.

I wanted to say “mania,” but honestly, the kiddo is amazing. I just cannot control what the kiddo does. I cannot control if they eat their lunch, if they want to get dressed, or why they suddenly do not want to get out of the bath.

I cannot control it.

So reading, “If control is a mirage, trust that God will order your steps,” really blessed me.

As I was reading the book, it kept feeling like getting lovingly chastised by a big sister. You know there is encouragement on the other side of it, but first she is going to tell you the truth.

I used to go to church with a pastor who would say, “If it’s a good word, it rolls down your street and over your toes.” There were so many moments in this book that rolled right over my toes.

The chapter titles alone tell you exactly what energy this book has:

• Dream Audaciously

• Fail Loudly

• Fire Yourself

Just reading the titles, you already know Luvvie is giving people permission to stop shrinking themselves.

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One thing I really appreciated was learning about “oríkì.” Luvvie explains the history and meaning behind it in the book. She is famous for writing them online about different people, including Michelle Obama and Amanda Gorman.

She tells readers to sit down, brag on themselves, and write one too.

And I actually did it.

It was great.

The quote about control stayed with me because parenting constantly reminds me that love is not about control or possession. I have to trust that the kiddo is eating what her body needs that day. I cannot obsess over why she touched something yesterday and ignored it today.

Control is a mirage.

Girl, let it go.

Would I reread Professional Troublemaker?

Yes.

Capital Y-E-S, apostrophe, exclamation point. Yes.

I am a lawyer, and honestly, advocating is being a professional troublemaker. You are fighting for something. You are negotiating. You are stirring things up because you believe something matters.

That is what this book feels like. Permission to take up space and stop apologizing for it.

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Until the next book review, 

Kyla