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Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1 EAN: 9780385307888 ISBN: 0385307888 Label: Delacorte Press Manufacturer: Delacorte Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 322 Publication Date: March 01, 1994 Publisher: Delacorte Press Release Date: March 01, 1994 Studio: Delacorte Press Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: "A life without direction is a life without passion," says motivational specialist, therapist, and career counselor Barbara Sher. In I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was, a sort of broader, less dense, and less intimidating version of What Color Is Your Parachute?, she reveals how to "recapture long lost goals, overcome the blocks that inhibit your success, decide what you want to be, and live your dreams." This is a perfect book for new college graduates or anyone sick and tired of languishing in a dead-end job or relationship--yet reluctant to make drastic life changes due to uncertainty about what would actually inspire them. I Could Do Anything combines the I'm-not-buying your-excuses inspiration of Dr. Laura Schlessinger with the soothing, analytic encouragement of Dr. Martin Seligman in his classic Learned Optimism. In other words, Sher will pick you up off your butt and get you moving. She's included enough self-analytical exercises in here to save you hundreds of dollars in therapy. Whether you're looking to make improvements in your job or personal life, Sher will teach you how to determine what your goals are, and how to successfully reach them--even if right now the only thing you know is that you're vaguely to very unhappy and haven't the foggiest idea what to do with yourself. Product Description: Isn't It Time You Followed Your Real Dreams? This extraordinary book is designed to help you achieve them. In it, Barbara Sher goes beyond the groundbreaking principles introduced in her phenomenal number one best seller, Wishcraft. Here she adds an important new element to the practical advice, success secrets, and motivational techniques that have transformed so many lives... because thousands of people have told her that they can't get what they want because they just don't know what they want. Do those words sound familiar? If so, you have a common problem, and there is a solution. And Barbara Sher has a surprise for you. You Do know what you want. Your life is filled with clues. Everything you do, or don't do, has a good reason behind it. With profound wisdom and reassurance, she helps you peel away the layers, reveal your true hopes and aspirations, and discover exactly what has been holding you back. Because whatever it is Can Be Removed. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - THANK YOU, BARBARA!Once again, Barbara Sher has raised the standard for Self-help books. While others tell you "Just Do It" Barbara takes a deep, sensitive look at why most of us "Just Can't". You don't need to be Superman to do what you love; you do need to look carefully at what keeps getting in your way. And you need this book! Rating:  - helpful but not as helpful as I had hoped..This book has some excellent ideas in it. But since it is targeting the vocationally clueless - I think it could have gone into more depth, as I really think it was more of a surface level study. I'm probably one of those people she calls scanners - but it didn't go into much detail with what can a scanner do for a living.. Rating: - You can have it all - just not at once!I really enjoyed this book, even though I have changed careers many times. I am what Barbara calls a "scanner" and want to do everything in the world - this helped me see that this is fine, but I have to have my adventures sequentially. It also reminded me that life is long and I have time to achieve it all. I particularly liked the exercise on planning your life until you are 95 - yes, I have time! I like Barbara's non-nonsense approach - I can almost hear her counselling me at times! The ... Read More Rating: - The best book everIf the title of this book caught your eye, then it will probably be perfect for you. It is very well written and has many great chapters about what may be holding you back from realizing your full potential. The woman who wrote this really knew exactly what she was doing. Take her advice, which is specific and goal oriented. Her exercises are difficult but they help solve dilemmas in finding direction in life. Inspiring, funny, and a quick read. Rating: - Doesn't quite deliver the goodsThis book is helpful to an extent and has some interesting ways of looking at the problem. Like many such books however, it is lacking when it gets down to brass tacks. She has you fantasize about your Dream Job (and she does mean fantasize: your dream job might be rockstar on weekdays, fighter pilot on weekends)and next thing you know she has you trying to make it happen. What's missing is that crucial jump from fantasizing to identifying real, practical jobs that suit you. Also, ... Read More |
