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The bestseller from Dr Phillip McGraw, as seen on Oprah, now available in mass market paperback
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Take a good hard look at your life. Are there things you are unhappy with? Your life is your responsiblity; the choices you made yesterday brought about the life you have today. If you don't like what you have, then get ready to act and move on. Life Strategies gives powerful, straightforward advice on shaping your life and tells you how to make dramatic changes. Whether it's a bad relationship, a dead-end career, or a harmful habit, Dr McGraw helps you wake up and get out of your rut. It is never too late to take charge of, and be responsible for, your life.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I must admit that I like to use self-assessment tools to find out what I am taking for granted, and ignoring. Complacency is a terrible foe! I found the exercises in this book to be the best that I have ever used. If you have read a lot of self-help books, you can skip right through to the exercises.
If you haven't read many personal self-help books, be sure to read his ideas first before doing the exercises. Basically, Dr. McGraw is pointing out that we become victims when we stop making conscious choices. He helps us surface those areas where we are operating on automatic pilot, and helps us to take the controls again, consciously.
I think that this book is one that everyone would benefit from, who wants to improve their own situation. If you feel particularly weighted down by failure in your own eyes, I also suggest you read Failing Forward. My review of that book will tell you how to find self-assessment exercises for that book, as well.
If you want to improve how other people perform, however, that is beyond the scope of this book. You'll have to look elsewhere. If you have read nothing on the subject, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The One Minute Manager will be good starting points.
I found Dr. McGraw's beliefs to match my own very closely, which is why I liked the book so much -- even the parts that paralleled things I knew already. If you skip the exercises, though, you will have made a serious error. That's probably 98% of the benefit of this book.
I first read the book four years ago, and keep the results of the exercises in a place where I can review them daily to help me stay focused on the changes I need to make.
If you like this book, be sure to also read, use and think about the questions in The Life Strategies Workbook.
63 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a book! I have read many self-help publications in my life in an effort to improve my understanding of human characteristics to enable me interact with others in such a way to minimise friction.
I studied eastern philosophy,many spiritual books and quite a few on psychology. To be honest I found and learnt much of interest from the majority of these books, but too often the advice and suggestions given missed the point which is that it was me who needed to change most of all.
Dr Phil leaves the reader in doubt that until you look at the way you operate in the world and change your attitude, then you are most likely to continually misdiagnose the problem which confronts you and never obtain a satisfactory solution.
In short, each of us must take responsibilty for our own lives no matter what type of childhood or parents we had. Too many of us continually blame others for the adverse things that occur to us instead of looking critically of the part we played ourselves.
I have read several books that tell you that it's all part of God's plan and everything that happens to us is pre-ordained. Rubbish. It might be part of God's plan that we mature as humans through the traumas and challenges we experience, but the way we react is definately down to us.
One of the saddest sights is seeing an elderly person still not taking responsibility for their own actions. Our society to some extent helps us in this thinking in that there appears always to be somebody there to 'hold our hands' when things go wrong. It gets you into an unhelpful mindset.
I wish that I had know the contents of this book years ago. I did not, but do now - no excuses from now on! I would also recommend to readers another book that expands in more detail other aspects of human natue which I found helpful and that is Robert Greens's 48 Laws of Power.
Get both these books, read them and apply. You will then be operating from the only truly base that matters and that is YOU!
The only reason I awarded this book 4 stars and not the maximum 5 is because it starts off with a lot of talk on Oprah Winfrey that I personally found mostly irrelevant and boring. Get past that bit and be prepared to have your eyes opened.
I studied eastern philosophy,many spiritual books and quite a few on psychology. To be honest I found and learnt much of interest from the majority of these books, but too often the advice and suggestions given missed the point which is that it was me who needed to change most of all.
Dr Phil leaves the reader in doubt that until you look at the way you operate in the world and change your attitude, then you are most likely to continually misdiagnose the problem which confronts you and never obtain a satisfactory solution.
In short, each of us must take responsibilty for our own lives no matter what type of childhood or parents we had. Too many of us continually blame others for the adverse things that occur to us instead of looking critically of the part we played ourselves.
I have read several books that tell you that it's all part of God's plan and everything that happens to us is pre-ordained. Rubbish. It might be part of God's plan that we mature as humans through the traumas and challenges we experience, but the way we react is definately down to us.
One of the saddest sights is seeing an elderly person still not taking responsibility for their own actions. Our society to some extent helps us in this thinking in that there appears always to be somebody there to 'hold our hands' when things go wrong. It gets you into an unhelpful mindset.
I wish that I had know the contents of this book years ago. I did not, but do now - no excuses from now on! I would also recommend to readers another book that expands in more detail other aspects of human natue which I found helpful and that is Robert Greens's 48 Laws of Power.
Get both these books, read them and apply. You will then be operating from the only truly base that matters and that is YOU!
The only reason I awarded this book 4 stars and not the maximum 5 is because it starts off with a lot of talk on Oprah Winfrey that I personally found mostly irrelevant and boring. Get past that bit and be prepared to have your eyes opened.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Amazing book, i can't believe the difference it made to my life. The book is easy to read and understand, i would highly recommend it for anyone who wants to make changes in their life. Dr Phil has a no nonsense approach and comes across as a mentor rather than a 'pushy' doctor as some authors of books like these can appear to be. The steps are clear and there is no rush to complete the sections, you can complete it in your own time. I found this book informative and easy to absorb, i enjoyed the process of working through each step and i especially loved the 'life lessons'. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Book
The book helped me evaluate my personal relationships and my life strategies. This is a MUST buy.
Published on 25 May 2009 by Jennifer Jay
Almost Perfect
This book is excellent apart from one small detail. The strategy for a partner who refuses to communicate. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2007 by Looking Forward
A Must-Read!
Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D., better known to Oprah Winfrey fans as Dr. Phil, has popped out a refreshingly in-your-face contribution to the self-help genre that doesn't beat around... Read more
Published on 10 April 2003 by Rolf Dobelli
a "me too" book
I add this review to warn the reader about buying a book which only became successful because of the author's appearance on US television (more than for its intellectual merits). Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2002 by Patrick Merlevede
A self-help book to stick with
Phillip McGraw sounds like a scary kind of guy, a half-lawyer, half-therapist who you'd be mad to cross. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2002
Absolutely Fantastic, the results are astounding.
If you are willing to be honest, and work with this book, the results are astounding.
There is alot to take in and work through, but the revalations, realities, and results... Read more
There is alot to take in and work through, but the revalations, realities, and results... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2001 by a.murphy10@ntlworld.com
Good useable advice on how to enjoy living your life
Dr. Phil gives good, sensible advice not only on how to enjoy and live your own unique life, but also gives you the reasons why you alone must take responsibility for today and... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2001 by Mrs. Aileen E. Grist
Read this... and start to live your life!
I first saw Phil on Oprah, like a lot of people, and within 5 minutes he had struck me with his straight talking, straight to the bone answers to everyday problems. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2001
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