The 3 Promises: Find Joy Every Day. Do What You Love. Make A Difference.

The three promises David Pollay espouses – find joy every day, do what you love, and make a difference – are fairly simple, requiring very little skill and minimal time. As with most plans for personal growth, this still doesn’t make the promises any easier to fulfill. Luckily, Pollay has organized this book in three parts, helping readers to focus on the many ways one promise may be achieved before moving on to the next. In a warm conversational tone, the ways in which readers may fulfill each promise are presented as separate chapters with its own personal reflection and action step, and most with references for further study from the field of positive psychology. Some activities such as being a “day-starter” or telling people your dreams may resonate; others may not. There is enough variety that readers will find several feasible activities to undertake. In fact, it may be useful to read this book in one seating, taking note of the practicable activities and giving yourself permission to leave the rest. Go a step further and read this book with a journal close by to jot down your own reflections, then take the 3-day challenge to slowly build up your change muscle.