Lessons

My Path to a Meaningful Life

By: Gisele Bündchen

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Gisele Bündchen

Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's Summary

The instant New York Times best seller 

Supermodel and philanthropist Gisele Bündchen shares personal stories, insights, and photos to explore lessons that have helped shape her life.

Gisele Bündchen's journey began in southern Brazil, growing up with five sisters, playing volleyball, and rescuing the dogs and cats around her hometown. In fact, she wanted to become either a professional volley player or a veterinarian. But at the age of 14, fate suddenly intervened in the form of a modeling scout, who spotted her in São Paulo. Four years later, Gisele's appearance in Alexander McQueen's memorably rain-soaked London runway show in the spring 1998 launched her spectacular career as a fashion model, and put an end to the "heroin chic" era of fashion. Since then, Gisele has appeared in almost 400 ad campaigns and on over 1200 magazine covers. She has walked in more than 470 fashion shows for the most influential brands in the world. Gisele has become an icon, leaving a lasting mark on the fashion industry.

But until now, few people have gotten to know the real Gisele, a woman whose private life stands in dramatic contrast to her public image. In Lessons, she reveals for the first time who she really is and what she's learned over the past 37 years to help her live a meaningful life - a journey that takes listeners from a childhood spent barefoot in small-town Brazil, to an internationally successful career, motherhood and marriage to quarterback Tom Brady.

A work of great openness and vulnerability, Lessons reveals the inner life of a very public woman.

©2018 Gisele Bündchen (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Wish Gisele narrated the whole book!

I am still in the process of listening too it, I have a couple chapters left. Overall I like the book, my one complaint is I REALLY wish Gisele narrated the whole book! After hearing her voice on the intro, the rest of the book just doesn't feel the same. I love Gisele's voice and her accent. I think it would have made the whole book much more authentic. Gisele - next book you write, please narrate!

Life changing!!

Gisele is such an inspiration!! I listened to this in the car and finished it just in a few days! it was so interesting to listen to her stories and to hear how she handled the struggles in her life. She is so appreciative of life and I’ve been feeling more appreciation since I’ve read the book! Also I learned so much.

Inspiring, Motivating, Honest

I bought this audible book because I was curious about Gisele Bündchen, both as a super model and as the wife of a record-setting NFL Quarterback. The book is so much better, and different, than I expected. This book is about the private Gisele Bündchen, as opposed to the public Gisele that the media shows us. "Lessons" is an honest, revealing story of Gisele Bündchen’s life--her struggles, her down times, her beliefs, her loves, her deepest feelings. Gisele’s story touches one’s heart. I initially categorized "Lessons" in my library as “autobiography” but changed it to “motivational” after I finished listening to it.
Gisele Bündchen narrates the introductory material, and could have narrated the entire book, with her pleasant voice and accent. However, the transition to the narrator was easy. The narrator’s voice quickly became as though it were Gisele’s. I did not want to stop listening.
I rarely listen to a book a second time, but I will listen to "Lessons" again. In fact, I ordered a hard copy so that I could refer to some of Gisele’s ideas on exercise, eating, meditation, child rearing, suggestions on how to live more productively, and more.
"Lessons" is a truly inspirational story of a humble, strong, and successful woman. Mr. Brady is so fortunate to have Gisele in his life!

very good book

I love her thoughts about love, God. life, health also entertaining . the narrator is good

Sweet and Inspiring!

Thank you Gigi’ for sharing your meaningful life. It’s very important and inspiring to hear that those thoughts, concepts, that wisdom that many of us are seeking have found a beautiful and big spot into your life. This story, your story so far will be in our memory to help us all keep moving forward as you will as well.
Namaste!

Narration

Enjoyed, wish Gisele would’ve narrated! I loved learning more about her story. She’s a fascinating person.

Uplifting read

Inspiration and surprisingly sincere message and light read. I would recommend this book to fight the autumn blues and get a fresh charge for your motivation.

Some good insights

The book offers some good insights about how sometimes it is necessary to make decisions that focus on what is good for what you want and not what other want for you

Great book

I wish she would have narrated the entire book. Having said that, she gives great insight into her life and answers many personal questions people may have about her. Love the book.

Inspiration on the catwalk!

I already had great admiration for Gisele, after Lessons I was fascinated by her simplicity and determination towards life. I am Brazilian and I am proud of this Brazilian warrior. Lessons is a book to inspire us.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Powerful , beautiful book

I recommend this book for someone who is looking for some guidance in life
To see into another person life
We are all the same just dealing with our own selfs ,best we can
It thought me to go for what I want in life don’t be afraid and to be confident with who I am
Thank you

Highly Recommend to read this book 💫

I loved her story and I love her even more after this book.🙏🙏🙏 Thank you Gisele!

Loved it!

Definitely better than expected! I will be brutally honest, I was expecting an airhead model story and was kind of forced into buying it by a friend but ended up absolutely loving it!
She talks a lot of about her childhood, her journey from how she started out, where she is now and all the good and bad in between.

Really enjoyable :)

lots of good tips on a better way of living, inspiring and eye opening, definitely recommend:)

Thank you Gisele

Thank you for sharing your life. The section about Vida was very touching!

Some comments which are meant to be constructive. Please do not relativise truth; it is absolute. Keep searching for the reality outside yourself (I am assuming you do not search for your own truth each time you drive up to a red traffic light? - how much more important that we do not do this with ultimate issues!)

This mindset of finding your own truth owes much to postmodernism and does not stand up to any scrutiny. This kind of religion is merely syncretism, an age old mindset reinvented to look fresh and new in our own times. It ultimately believes in nothing.

Please be very careful who you pray to. The power is in the recipient. What matters about faith is to be found in its object. It matters not that you have faith, but rather where that faith is rooted. Spend your life searching that out; go back to your Bible and read it again.

Thank you for letting us into your interesting life.

Beautiful Book

This is such a nourishing book for the mind, body and soul, for anyone trying to find balance in health, food and relationships.

Wonderful

Great book, part memoir, part self help. Very inspirational... wonderful advice for all ages ... a must read

Loved it.

Well written, well read and surprisingly deep in lessons of life. A very inspirational book

Love it

Love everything about this book! The ways she talks about her life and the struggles that she overcome and also how down to earth her approach to life is. Also appreciate that she credits every school of thought and practices and that she doesn’t talk about it as hers but as means for her to balance her life. Very relatable and would recommend it to everyone especially teenage girls!!

Fantastic!

A very 'real' and inspiring book evoking spirituality, health and the meaning of true wealth for women living in today's society. Loved every minute.