{"product_id":"9780446538640","title":"Eat the Cookie... Buy the Shoes: Giving Yourself Permission to Lighten Up","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngrained in our culture is the belief that unbending discipline is the only sure way to success. You \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e go to the gym five times a week, \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e order the dessert, and don't even \u003ci\u003ethink\u003c\/i\u003e about buying that dress you keep staring at in the store window. Breaking from such a regimented lifestyle is a sign of weakness, right? Wrong!-and Joyce wants to tell us why...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough setting rules in our lives are important, it's just as important that we break them from time-to-time. Structure is a powerful tool, but when diverging from your own goals is seen as catastrophic, it can have a hugely negative effect on us. Balance is a core value in life and every once in awhile we deserve to indulge in a guilty pleasure or two. So don't feel bad about straying from your goals every once-in-awhile and in fact, embrace it: eat the cookie and buy the shoes!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FaithWords","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046943244528,"sku":"9780446538640","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780446538640_p0.jpg?v=1763771291","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780446538640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}