Box Lunch Lifestyle

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A lifestyle that’s a little bit healthier (and a LOT more interesting) isn’t as far away as it might seem.

Cheryl K. Johnson, a researcher—and a boxer—believes that real change happens one tiny-bit- rebellious lunch break at a time. You don’t need a gym membership, a new job, or to throw out everything in your pantry to start. You just have to decide to be your own champion.

Full of practical tips and personal stories, readers will learn how simple it can be to make lunch a training ground for putting yourself first once in a while: how to look excuses in the eye, show yourself a little mercy, and watch ordinary workdays become something quietly remarkable.

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Book club questions for Box Lunch Lifestyle by Cheryl K. Johnson

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Describe your last workday lunch: the food, the place, and how you felt. On a scale where 10 = Super-proud and 1 = Eek, where did this one land?

Chapter 1 talks about the difference between First-Place and Second-Place Dreams. What quiet aspiration might people be surprised to learn about you?

A better lunch starts with defending a 30-minute break. Does that feel hard? Rebellious? Why might lunch be a good place to practice setting boundaries?

In Chapters 4 and 5, lifestyle is boiled down to two fundamental components: what you eat and how you spend your time. Is one a bigger challenge for you? Explain.

The author trains as a boxer, and Chapter 6 talks about good sparring partners. When you're ready to take something to the next level, do you enjoy having someone in your corner, or do you prefer going it alone?

Americans spend more than $7 billion each year on lifestyle-related stuff. Rather than buying their products, how can lunch be a starting point to reclaim lifestyle as a personal and sustainable process?

When it comes to taking a proper stance as described in Chapter 7, which of the five fundamental truths about yourself is the hardest to say aloud, and why?

What first came to mind when you read Chapter 8’s title “No Sneaky Quitting”? Is one of these excuses causing you to doubt that there's a better lunch in your future?

Which of the recommended Books You'll [Heart] are you most likely to read? What other titles belong on this list?

Whether or not you change your routine, in what ways can lunch become a daily reminder of the life you want to experience? How could setting aside this time change your perception of what's possible?

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“Slow down. Stop multitasking. And savor this remarkable work.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Power of Regret, When, Drive, and To Sell is Human

“Big dreams become reality one small step at a time. In this clever book, Cheryl shows just how to turn the midday meal into both a respite and a launch pad for achieving great things.” — Laura Vandkerkam, writer, speaker, and author of Tranquility by Tuesday

“A practical guide to help us reach toward the beautiful, kind, and remarkable world we all want to live in” —Jonathan Fields, bestselling author of Sparked and founder of Good Life Project

"Can change really be this easy? It can. Box Lunch Lifestyle is a winner because it presents all its bigger-picture thinking through smaller-picture windows. Readers are given a clear and unobstructed chance of effec8ng the kind of change they value in both their lives and the world at large. Nobody is too busy for lunch. And nobody is too busy for this book." —D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

"A...kindly delivered strategy for pursuing one's dreams." —Kirkus Reviews