- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Element Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (5 Feb 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1862042632
- ISBN-13: 978-1862042636
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 5.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 591,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A practical guide to the complaint called "Achilles syndrome", which affects otherwise successful people who are concerned by the fear that they are really failures. The topics covered by the book include: how to recognize Achilles - identifying characteristics in oneself and others; Achilles learning - the student or trainee; Achilles at work - the executive; Achilles in love - mother/father/lover; and healing the Achilles syndrome.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor editing spoiled the good idea in this book,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Achilles Syndrome: Overcoming the Secret Fear of Failure (Paperback)
This book is about why some highflying and sucessful people are crippled with fear. It also has interesting things to say about how the business world creates and maintains fear in its work force. Unfortunately the author of this book did not decide who her audience is. The book is part text book and part self help workshop. The Achilles learning chapter reads like a recycled accademic paper. The part of the book about self healing runs out of steam and is boring. This is a shame. The Achilles syndrom is something I have meet while working as a nurse, but have never had a name for it or guideline about it. This book had a good idea spoiled by poor editing. I would like this author to make a proper self help book. I wish this book had been up to the standare of "A courage to heal." A good work book about this subject is badly needed by some people.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Useful information,
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This review is from: The Achilles Syndrome: Overcoming the Secret Fear of Failure (Paperback)
I have found this book very useful and I can identify with many of the behaviours contained within the book.
I believe that books, whilst they may not have all the answers, contain some very useful information, it's up to the reader of these books to take what they need and then look further.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Highly interesting content, but terrible organised text,
By Sunniva (Norway) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Achilles Syndrome: Overcoming the Secret Fear of Failure (Paperback)
The topic and themes are highly interesting and important. It really made sense to me and it might be that Clarkson is very close to some important and novel insights here. It is thus very frustrating that her messages and insights are made partly inaccessable. Some parts are good, but most of the text is badly organised and "messy". The book should have another round or two of re-writing! That said; I have not managed to find another text on these issues - so I stillre commend it to people interested in these topics. I have learned from it and found it helpful - but I wish Clarkson had made it easier for me.
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