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Franziska Iseli’s new book · Out 22 February 2027
Dangerously
alive
Your life is happening. Are you in it?
You were busy. But were you alive?
You can build a life that looks wonderful on paper and still feel strangely absent from it. Through adventures, ordinary moments and slightly inconvenient questions, Dangerously Alive invites you to think freely, choose bravely and feel more at home in your own life.
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The
idea
Aliveness comes from subtraction, not addition.
Somewhere between being responsible, keeping up and becoming who everyone expected, you may have lost touch with what matters to you. This book invites you to question the beliefs, expectations and distractions shaping your days, and uncover a life you consciously choose.
Sixteen “un” chapters. Here’s a taste.
01
Unbecome
Explore who you are beneath the roles you’ve grown used to playing.
02
Unlearn
Question the stories you’ve mistaken for facts, including your own.
03
Untravelled
Revisit the dreams you quietly filed under “maybe one day”.
04
Unknown
Learn to hear yourself over all that thinking.
05
Unafraid
Choose your next brave move, even with shaky hands.
06
Unapologetic
Honour what matters to you without needing unanimous approval.
07
Unremarkable
Discover when an ordinary moment can feel like enough.
Three
practices
Meet Wonderism: a modern philosophy of engaging fully with life through three simple practices.
Curiosity
over judgement
Courage
over fear
Connection
over distraction
Inside
the book
Adventures, ordinary moments and Dangerous Questions that might have you reconsidering a few things. Including what you do next.
1
Is this what you want, or what you’ve learned to want?
2
Who are you when you stop trying to be so easy to approve of?
3
Are you being sensible, or talking yourself out of your own life?
4
What would you try if you didn’t need the whole plan first?
5
What’s getting your attention at the expense of what matters?
6
Can you stand your ground without closing your heart?
7
What are you postponing until you’ve finally done enough?
8
What would the fully alive version of you do right now?
Why I
wrote this
I wrote this book because the world needs a philosophy that brings us back to being human. Something to remind us to pause, question what we’re told and choose how we want to live.
You don’t need another hack, another hustle or another self-improvement project. Aliveness is something you uncover, not something you add.
I call it Wonderism: engaging fully with life through curiosity, courage and connection. Thinking for ourselves, loosening our need for approval and finding the courage to be more fully who we are, while keeping our hearts open to each other.
We’re here, in this one life, right now. I’d love us to feel more alive inside it, and bring more of our humanity into the world.
Franziska
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About
Franziska
I’m Franziska Iseli, a Swiss-born Australian entrepreneur, author, speaker and mum of two, with a soft spot for motorcycles, the ocean and questions that make a room go quiet.
I’m the founder of Basic Bananas, Oceanlovers and The Wonderists and spend much of my life helping people grow their businesses and themselves. Dangerously Alive is my fifth book, shaped by adventures around the world and the everyday practice of trying to be present for the life right here.
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the first 111.
I’m signing 111 copies for the first readers joining this adventure. I’d love one of them to find its way to you.
Choose from two packages, starting at A$47, with pre-Christmas options for you or a loved one.
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