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The well-known "life strategist" and TV personality Dr. Phil begins this upbeat self-help book by recalling one of the most unpleasant phone calls he ever had to make. In 1989, ten years into a flourishing career, McGraw called his father to say that, despite the outward trappings of success, he was miserable. His new plan was to move away and start a new career and a new life. According to McGraw, many people are currently in a similar situation-trapped in unsatisfying lives or jobs that they loathe. Too many people, says McGraw, are "so busy being busy, that they have let the colors fade from their lives." They're worried about superficial matters rather than what's important: "I'll bet 90-plus percent of them spent months, or even years, planning their wedding and almost no time planning their marriage!" To change their lives, McGraw's readers must first complete two questionnaires he designed to assess their "authentic self" and their "congruency" (how someone's current life compares with a vision of an ideal life). With the scores from these tests, readers can then embark upon a specific plan for changing their lives-and for determining which external and internal forces they will, or won't, allow to control their futures. Readers familiar with McGraw's aggressive TV personality may be surprised by this book's thoughtful and serious tone. McGraw's notion of making change is not a simple one-it requires readers to examine every aspect of their daily lives-and it's likely that some readers may not be able to make all the changes he advocates. But his book offers a thorough, realistic resource for those who are committed to turning their lives around to get what they really want and need.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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SELF MATTERS is a powerful self-help, self-realization audio performance guaranteed to catch the listener's attention from the very first word. In a loud, exuberant voice, McGraw goes straight to the heart of the matter: Who are you, and how is the real you going to find expression and realization in the real world? Workbook and journal exercises are the key; so is facing the truth about the events, choices, and people that have shaped your life. With all the energy McGraw exudes, listeners will be inspired to work on themselves. M.B.K. 2002 Audie Award Winner © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Save your money!,
By Cynthia Prue (Richmond, KS United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out (Hardcover)
I checked this book out at my local library. Thank God! I usually like watching Dr. McGraw on TV and maybe he's a good counselor, but this book was awful. First of all, it was boring. Secondly, it was poorly written, and thirdly his advice seemed to me to be heavy handed and simplistic. There are better self help books out there, there just have to be. And for those other reviewers who wondered how it got to be a bestseller. Can you say Oprah?
2.0 out of 5 stars
not a keeper,
By "kellys_mom" (Laurel, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out (Hardcover)
I was bored with this book from the beginning. The writing to capture your interest is just not there. There are much, much better self-help books than this.
2.0 out of 5 stars
You don't need this book to find out that self matters,
By Silence Dogood (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out (Hardcover)
My mother purchased this book because she is a ritualistic viewer of Dr. Phil's program. Reading through the first couple of pages, I have found that this book will in no way help someone's life. Although he hides it behind a fatherly facade, Dr. Phil is first and foremost a capitalist. I don't think reviewers understand that. From the sections I read, this book is a second rate self-help book at best. Don't waste your money on self-help books, and certainly don't buy this rubbish.
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