Be That Unicorn: Find Your Magic, Live Your Truth, and Share Your Shine

by Jenny Block

Overview

Learn to live life every day as your true, magnetic, magical self with this personal and practical guide by the author of Open.

Being a unicorn means being true to your authentic self in every aspect of your life—at home, at work, and in relationships. It means having the confidence to share your shine every day, no matter what. When you’re good at being yourself, you’ll make other people feel good about being themselves, too. In Be That Unicorn, Jenny Block shows you how to stop hiding your truth and start finding your magic.

Be That Unicorn shows you how to live your truth in so many ways, including:

• Parenting and taking care of the people you love
• Volunteering your time and inspiring your community
• Learning and growing into your best self
• Playing and loving with a full heart

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642501858
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	07/22/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	145
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jenny Block began her career inwords teaching college English in Virginia. Before too long, she foundherself writing articles and books about everything from art to rockclimbing to finding love. After that came radio and televisionappearances, as well as speaking engagements at universities, atmuseums, and even on cruise ships. She has traveled the world and hashad the pleasure of meeting and working with all kinds of people fromall kinds of places doing all kinds of things. That's when shediscovered her magic-bringing out That Unicorn in all of us. Now, Jennyspends her time and her words living her truth and sharing her shine on a lake in Nowhere, Texas, with her wife Robin and her Chihuahua-terrierWalter.

Read an Excerpt

From Be That Unicorn

I used to think you became an “It Girl” through clothes or beauty or money. Maybe it was her travel or her experiences or her access to the world. The messaging from the world is confusing. “Be rich. Be young. Be beautiful. Then everyone will love you and you’ll have the world at your feet.” But some of the most banal people I have ever met get top marks in all three of those categories. So it set me out on a journey pondering, “If that wasn’t what made the girl — or the guy — what was it?” 

It wasn’t until I truly listened to the words my father had been saying to me since I was a little girl that I realized what the magic quotient of the It girl truly was: authenticity. She feels so comfortable in her skin that she can’t help but let it spring out from her like so many sparkly strands that surround and delight everyone around her. 

Because she feels good about herself, she makes others feel the same way. There’s no one easier to adore than someone who reflects back to you the image of yourself that you long to see: the smart, funny, clever, enchanting, kind, calm, inviting version of yourself that knows just what to do and how to do it in every situation. 

That girl (or guy) is That Unicorn.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I love knowing that I am That Unicorn! Jenny inspires me to be an honest, fun, and accountable leader, mom, wife, and friend. This book is a valuable guide to have by your side as you make the tough calls, keep the culture positive, and take a little time to reflect on your own inner unicorn.”

—Carrie Welch, cofounder of Feast Portland and Little Green Pickle

“Be That Unicorn has a lot of valuable tips, that even That Unicorn may forget sometimes. It’s a good read that everyone should have the pleasure of picking up. It’s lighthearted, informational, and really, really well written to feel as though you’re having a conversation with Jenny! It’s actually quite therapeutic in that sense. Being a trans woman, transforming into That Unicorn is a process, but one that showed me it’s okay to live for myself as myself. Loved it!!”


—Maddie Whitley, trans model and activist

“I’ve known Jenny for a while, and she’s always been an awesome and inspirational friend. She brings a magical energy to every room she’s in and people notice. Be That Unicorn reveals her journey of becoming her authentic, wonderful self. It’s not about being perfect, it’s about embracing who you are. Words to live by. Thank you for sharing your magic, Jenny.”

—Celebrity chef Duff Goldman, founder of Charm City Bakery and star of Food Network’s Ace of Cakes