“The Perfect You” book review

I had the pleasure of being on the launch team for the release of Dr. Caroline Leaf’s newest book “The Perfect You”. I loved it!  It is a fascinating book about discovering the Perfect You that God designed us to be and focusing on Him which will enable us to love, reach beyond ourselves, and grow into the fullest expression of His design and plan. Dr. Leaf emphasizes that whatever moves into our conscious awareness is what we spend the most time thinking about.

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist with a Ph.D. in Communication Pathology and a BSc in Logopedics and Audiology, specializing in metacognitive and cognitive neuropsychology. Dr. Leaf is the author of “Switch on Your Brain”, “Who Switched off My Brain?”, “Think & Eat Yourself Smart”, and others. She also hosts her own TV show “The Dr. Leaf Show” on TBN. She is a speaker, lecturer, and writer of magazine journals and periodicals. Her passion is to help people see the power of the mind and the link between science and God as a tangible way of controlling their thoughts and emotions, and find their sense of purpose.

I was amazed at all the affects our toxic thinking can cause to our mental and physical bodies! It is a scientific fact that our mind controls our brain, our brain does not control our mind. Our brains respond to what we do, so we can change our brain, through changing our thoughts, words, and actions.

“The Perfect You” is rich with Dr. Leaf’s expertise of the brain and how our thinking affects our daily lives. She thoroughly explains how the brain functions, the philosophy, and science behind the “Perfect You” and how the “Perfect You” blueprint for identity came to be. It is based on God being our focus, and living out the purpose He uniquely designed for each one of us to reflect His glory.

In Dr. Caroline Leaf’s words, “The Perfect You is how you uniquely and specifically feel, and how you uniquely and specifically choose. Our thinking is designed to reflect his image since we have the mind of Christ.” When asked why people should know their Perfect You, her reply is, “knowing your Perfect You will unlock you and set you free to be you, a particular reflection of the Creator, which fulfills your sense of purpose, increasing your intelligence and your joy in the process.”

I will admit this is a bit of a heavy read, but so worth it! Dr. Leaf mentions that this is a serious book, and it is serious business requiring serious consideration. As I read “The Perfect You” it all made so much sense! I believe that God designed each one of us to be unique and to collectively live out His purpose in this broken world and to live out the fruits of His spirit. It is a book you want to take the time to read to digest all the valuable information and powerful truths within it and then begin doing the work to bring about the freedom of change, to be more Christ-like.

Dr. Leaf has included her UQ Profile (Unique Qualitative Assessment Tool) which was structured from her Geodesic Information Processing Model that she developed thirty years ago. It is a series of questions that you answer and then summarize to discover your own “Perfect You” blueprint identity, the one God destined for us to live out. Dr. Leaf includes fascinating charts, checklists, exercises, and diagrams all geared to successfully live out our “Perfect You”. She gives the tools and information needed to discover and understand our blueprint and then how to apply it and change our lives. One of the exercises in the book is to become mindfully aware of our thinking, feeling, choosing, words, behaviors, and habits. I loved her list of Spiritual Elements of the Discomfort Zones. Fascinating!

 

Some of my favorite quotes in “The Perfect You” by Dr. Caroline Leaf:

 

•  “Your Perfect You sets you free to be who you are and to do what you love. Operating in your Perfect You brings satisfaction and contentment. It reveals your kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control (Gal.5:22-23). It is hopeful—it never gives up, enduring through every circumstance.”

 

• “We were created to reflect the glory of God into the world and reflect the praises of creation back to God.”

 

• “We need to develop the same mindset as Christ so that we create realities that are in alignment with God’s plan to bring heaven to earth.”

 

• “When we learn to focus on our God, who is love, and what he says about us, we learn how to embrace our unique identity and discover who we truly are in him. (1 John 4:8). We have, after all, his love, power, and a sound mind. (2 Tim. 1:7)!

 

“The Perfect You” really woke me up to how I have been living my life. It also answered many questions I have asked myself about my life experiences. I want to live out the life the Lord predestined for me. I want to be the best version of myself, which is how the Lord designed me to be. I know these changes will take time, but I am already starting this journey of living in my Perfect You. Thank you, Dr. Leaf, for writing this amazing book, rich with powerful truths, scripture, research, and scientific facts, merging science with faith. I hope you consider gettting a copy for yourself so you can begin on your journey of “The Perfect You”.

You can order a copy of “The Perfect You” at drleaf.com,  Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes and Noble or any retailer where available.

 

 

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist with a Ph.D. in Communication Pathology and a BSc in Logopedics and Audiology, specializing in metacognitive and cognitive neuropsychology. Dr. Leaf is the author of “Switch on Your Brain”, “Who Switched off My Brain?”, “Think & Eat Yourself Smart”, and others. She also hosts her own TV show “The Dr. Leaf Show” on TBN. She is a speaker, lecturer, and writer of magazine journals and periodicals. Her passion is to help people see the power of the mind and the link between science and God as a tangible way of controlling their thoughts and emotions, and find their sense of purpose.

You can connect with Dr. Leaf at drleaf.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube.