Treasure Yourself: Power Thoughts for My Generation by Miranda Kerr (Hay House)

'I am a huge believer in the power of positive thinking. We all have unlimited potential if we accept the obstacles that cross our paths and learn from the lessons involved we can reach our full potential...In reading this book you will see I have used the metaphor of likening woman/girls to being as unique and as individual as every flower. For example, a rose although it is different to a lily is still just as stunning. Likewise, a frangipani is just as unique and beautiful in its own right as an orchid.'

I decided to read Miranda Kerr's sugary pink book of goodness after a few weeks of feeling down and out as an unemployed graduate. Admittedly what truly sold this book to me wasn't the blurb but the author, because she's beautiful, practices yoga and does an excellent job at brightening up The Daily Mail's showbiz column.

Miranda begins her book with a profound introduction to her belief that "it's so important to keep positive and say 'Yes!' to life." She suggests that if we massage our weary minds with positive affirmations, "and create good, good things will happen in your life." - if only it were that easy.

The chapters counsel you on topics such as dealing with jealousy and remembering to always be thankful. Whilst the first half of the book is dedicated to her good advice, the second half is made up of positive affirmations, one to each page. Miranda sells this as a resource where you can "keep this book close to you" and "chose a power" for whenever you need a positive boost. It's a nice idea, however each short affirmation is made up of about 30 words, which on a single page looks sparse. Consequently this section of the book looks like an attempt to fill pages.

Being one of the world's most lucrative supermodels, a mother, wife, business woman, fashion icon etc. it doesn't leave one with much time to craft a fine literary feat - and that is one thing this book is not. Also the question arises, what comes first, positivity and then great success? Or great success and then positivity? Some would argue that positive thinking comes easy when you're flawless, and worth an estimated $12 million. Miranda Kerr would argue her success is of consequence to her positive approach. 

Amid her mostly practical advice, there are a few questionable moments. One of which is when she recounts the infamous water whisperer Dr. Masaru Emoto, who "made some amazing discoveries on how saying words of love and gratitude around water, even thinking it, could change its structure into something like the form of a beautiful snowflake."

Another moment was upon finishing, the book disappointingly fizzled into an epilogue which came across as an advert for her organic skincare range, KORA. What I'd just lapped up suddenly had a feeling of insincerity, when I realised this book is just another component of brand Miranda; selling her products and reinforcing her famed perfection.

At one point she mentions, "I felt embarrassed about being a model. After all, I wasn't finding a cure for cancer, saving rain forests or working for world peace." Personally, I don't think Miranda Kerr wrote this book to satisfy the doubts she had about pursuing, to what some might think, a perceptively shallow career.

Take from this book what you will. She's a beautiful woman with good intentions, advocating positive thinking to young women in a world where negative thoughts are rife. It's an innocent attempt to share her story and key to success amongst her fans, and let's be honest, she must be doing something right.