Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

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Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice--nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "littlepeople," mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. It's not just sustenance to them; it's their self-image. Their lives and belief systems are built around the cheese they've found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods--our jobs, our career paths, the industries we work in--although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.

Dr. Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager and many other books, presents this parable to business, church groups, schools, military organizations--anyplace where you find people who may fear or resist change. And although more analytical and skeptical readers may find the tale a little too simplistic, its beauty is that it sums up all natural history in just 94 pages: Things change. They always have changed and always will change. And while there's no single way to deal with change, the consequence of pretending change won't happen is always the same: The cheese runs out. --Lou Schuler

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The Change Survival Kit is an A-Mazing Way to Deal with Changes in Your Work and in Your Life. It reminds you to use what you discovered in the "Cheese" story - and enjoy it!
The kit contains:
A copy of the #1 Hardcover Book
12 Animated Reminders
24 Screen Saver Prompts
12 Desktop Wallpapers
Photo-Top Mouse pad
FREE! Multi-Level Maze Game

Customer Reviews:

It's an OK book.......2007-10-04

Just like most of the people, I got this book from my employer (I hope it's not a sign of restructuring :)).
I'm afraid that I do a too good job of reviewing the book one would no longer need to buy it anymore. In essence, the whole book can be summarized in about 10 statements. In all fairness though, these are insightful and worth meditating on statements.
So, like I said... An OK book.

Thought Provoking.......2007-10-03

The book is an easy and quick read but the story will put thoughts in your head that you will think about for years if not a lifetime. Life brings us all challenges so this book is for all of us... That is, unless your life is perfect.

Genuinely Insulting..........2007-09-29

Genuinely insulting to the independent thinker. Yeah I know, it's been said countless times but I felt the need to reinforce that notion. If you're someone that's more comfortable being a follower and having your life and work environment structured for you then you're more likely to enjoy this book and find something meaningful in it. If you're someone that uses logic and reason to guide your decisions then don't waste your time or money on this rehashed brainwashing manual. This is a book written for unquestioning, mindless followers, not a book for leaders. But a tool that leaders would use to try and control their subordinates.

who moved my cheese.......2007-09-21

Light, but nevertheless thought provoking reading. Good for an hour or so by the fire.

Overrated.......2007-09-17

This book has been considered a classic by many and used widely in the corporate world. In my opinion, however, if you are seriously considering reinventing yourself or improving how you manage life, this book won't get you there. Change doesn't come about with a superficial one-hour read. Consider a book like "The Path of Least Resistance" by Robert Fritz. It will take more time and effort, but I think it's a seminal work in the field of human motivational theory. If you give it a chance, it might transform you.
Mario Alonso, Ph.D; author of "Family Business Survival: Six Key Tasks Required for a Successful Family Business" www.AlonsoStrategyConsulting.com

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

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Manage Energy - great insight.
Push Past Your Limit To Grow
Not a silly self-help book
Disappointing
WOW! Awakened to New Way of Looking At Work

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
Jim Loehr , and Tony Schwartz
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ASIN: 0743226755

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The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and

quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live.

As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in their groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. Their Full Engagement Training System is grounded in twenty-five years of working with great athletes -- tennis champ Monica Seles and speed-skating gold medalist Dan Jansen, to name just two -- to help them perform more effectively under brutal competitive pressures. Now this powerful, step-by-step program will help you to:

· Mobilize four key sources of energy
· Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal
· Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do
· Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals

The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully. It provides a clear road map to becoming more physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned -- both on and off the job.

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"We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless. Facing crushing workloads, we try to cram as much as possible into every day. We're wired up, but we're melting down. Time management is no longer a viable solution. As bestselling authors Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in this groundbreaking book, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live your life. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully both on and off the job. During the past decade, dozens of Fortune 500 companies have paid thousands of dollars to learn the Corporate Athlete training system. So have FBI swat teams, critical care physicians and nurses, salesmen, and stay-at-home moms. The Power of Full Engagement lays out the key training principles and provides a powerful, step-by-step program that will help you to: . Mobilize four key sources of energy . Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal . Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do . Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals Above all, this book provides a life-changing road map to becoming more fully engaged on and off the job, meaning physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned. "

Customer Reviews:

Manage Energy - great insight........2007-08-23

We need to manage our energy to perform the most important things. We often take our energy for granted and are not aware of our ebbs and flows.
We need to do the most important things when we have the most energy. We need to eat and sleep to have more energy. It originally comes from a sports performance model, but has been adapted for executives. It is also important as we grow older. Truely a new insight for me that unified a few things I ahve been learning.

Push Past Your Limit To Grow.......2007-06-04

I felt this book's main premise was a useful idea, but nothing novel. Expanding past one's limit, followed by a rest period resulting in growth whether physical or psychological. I liked the informational nature of the book, however, I didn't care much for the examples of actual people written about in it. I understand it is used to help prove the points, but it appeared to be fluff to me and I would have liked more information to drill the point home and more sources to back up the info.

Those opinions aside, it is worthwhile, to the point and contains enough information to satisfy reading it once, but I don't expect to re-read it.

Not a silly self-help book.......2007-05-17

At first look, the subtitle "Managing Energy, Not Time" smells of another 'just do this and your life will be great' self-help book. However, this book avoids most of the simplistic approaches other books take. Outlined is excellent, yet straightforward guidance on how to bring into balance a work life that is out of control or at least a bit out of whack. The simple advice given (which regretfully requires some basic self discipline - I prefer to avoid self discipline) is both helpful and if followed, effective. The book is relatively careful not to imply that applying its principles or introducing self discipline is easy. It is, however, unapologetic when suggesting that making a set of changes in how one manages one's life will make a difference. The book also lays out a very helpful distinction between one's energy and one's time - and it is a very helpful distinction - describing a truth that I had not before carefully considered. The book includes numerous case studies of actual people with which the authors have worked. I think you will be able to identify with a number of these case studies. If you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and/or lack balance in how your work life, home life, and downtime function, take a look at this book.

Disappointing.......2007-03-21

Nothing new here. Eat right, get plenty of sleep and drink your water and you too can have more energy. I have to agree with other reviewers that state that this book is poorly written. Instead of providing a method for creating your own energy plan, the authors give simple hazy case examples.

WOW! Awakened to New Way of Looking At Work.......2007-03-06

This book really helped me to discover how to manage my energy and not my time. It gave me skill sets to use for daily life processes.

I have recommended to over 50 people since reading the book and everyone has loved it. Great Book!

Flipping the Switch...: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability Using the QBQ!

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Taking Charge Of My Life
Great for Harnessing Your Own Strength
Flipping the Switch - Nice Refresher on the QBQ
Wonderful!
Quick read, life changing, and needed by all!!!

Flipping the Switch...: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability Using the QBQ!
John G. Miller
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ASIN: 0399152954

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Asking the right kind of question isonly the first step to becoming fullyengaged at work and in life.

In his bestselling book QBQ! The Question Behind the Question, John G. Miller revealed how personal accountability helps to create opportunity, overcome obstacles, and achieve goals by eliminating blame, complaining, and procrastination. The result? Stronger organizations, more dynamic teams, and healthier relationships.

Now Miller takes readers to the next level to show how they can use the power of the QBQ! and personal accountability every day.

When a light switch is flipped the flow of energy that is released reaches the lightbulb in an instant, bringing it to life. Similarly, asking the right kind of question-a QBQ-is the first step to empowering what Miller calls the Advantage Principles-five essential practices that will lead to a richer experience in every aspect of life:

- LEARNING: live an engaged and energized life through positive personal growth and change
- OWNERSHIP: attain goals by becoming a solution-oriented person who solves problems
- CREATIVITY: find new ways to achieve by succeeding "within the box"
- SERVICE: build a legacy by helping others succeed
- TRUST: develop deep and rewarding relationships

With compelling real-life stories and keen insights, Miller demonstrates how anyone can find success and satisfaction by "flipping the switch."

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Asking the right kind of question isonly the first step to becoming fullyengaged at work and in life. In his bestselling book QBQ! The Question Behind the Question, John G. Miller revealed how personal accountability helps to create opportunity, overcome obstacles, and achieve goals by eliminating blame, complaining, and procrastination. The result? Stronger organizations, more dynamic teams, and healthier relationships. Now Miller takes readers to the next level to show how they can use the power of the QBQ! and personal accountability every day. When a light switch is flipped the flow of energy that is released reaches the lightbulb in an instant, bringing it to life. Similarly, asking the right kind of question-a QBQ-is the first step to empowering what Miller calls the Advantage Principles-five essential practices that will lead to a richer experience in every aspect of life: - LEARNING: live an engaged and energized life through positive personal growth and change - OWNERSHIP: attain goals by becoming a solution-oriented person who solves problems - CREATIVITY: find new ways to achieve by succeeding ""within the box"" - SERVICE: build a legacy by helping others succeed - TRUST: develop deep and rewarding relationships With compelling real-life stories and keen insights, Miller demonstrates how anyone can find success and satisfaction by ""flipping the switch.""

Customer Reviews:

Taking Charge Of My Life.......2007-10-03

For years I'd worked in an environment where complaint was the norm, a way to pass the time, to even connect with colleagues. A teachers meeting would start with griping about our principal and move on to how the parents weren't involved enough or were involved too much. Both complaints were equally possible in the same meeting! It's funny how a shift in perspective could transform a shift in my reality. All I needed to do was "Flip the Switch" and take a look at my actions, pose different types of questions and suddenly my working life was filled with ease and enthusiasm. Instead of asking the question: "Why aren't the parents involved more?" I now ask "How can I communicate better to bring in more parent involvement?" Shifting the responsibility onto me has made all the difference.

John Miller fills each page with enthusiasm and a belief that personal accountability is the key to success. He believes in posing questions that don't blame but resolve; questions that focus on action and the moment....because the moment is all we have.

"Flipping The Switch" was the glorious icing to a rich cake I discovered a while ago when I read the books "How To Create A Magical Relationship" and "Being Here, Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment" by Ariel & Shya Kane. They taught me that I could either complain about the events happening in my life OR I could embrace them. I've chosen the latter for a while now and shared with others how this simple phenomenon is possible for each of us. It's great that I'll be able to share this new book too. I highly recommend all of them!

Great for Harnessing Your Own Strength.......2007-08-16

"Flipping the Switch" is a small but muscular tool. It helped me to get out of a cycle of complaining, pushing me to ask "What Can I do about this situation?" rather than "Why is this situation so annoying?" As a teacher, I have found I can sometimes dwell too much on the faults of the school system, or my colleagues, blaming them for the way things are, rather than truly trying to make a situation better myself. When I catch myself doing that now, I remember the QBQ, or the question behind the question: rather than saying "Why is the bureocracy preventing me from getting things done?" I ask, "What can I accomplish right here, right now?"

I have also been reading "Working on Yourself Doesn't Work," and "How to Create a Magical Relationship," both by Ariel and Shya Kane, and find them to be a wonderful companion to "Flipping the Switch." Their principles of transformation and everyday examples of how one can live with excellence (rather than being dominated by a situation you resist) are brilliant. Both are inspirational reference tools to be pulled out whenever you need it. I highly recommend these books along with "Flipping the Switch."

Flipping the Switch - Nice Refresher on the QBQ.......2007-07-30

John Miller has written another easy to read reference that outlines the simplicity of his topic, personal accountability. Too often everyone gets hung up the blame game or being a victim; John asks his readers to consider the way positive thinking can affect how you attack a challenge or mindset.

The author keeps his lessons easy to read and short, you can read it in 1-2 sittings, and continues to emphasize the same concepts. This is not the depths of the 7 habits or How To Win Friends, but is a very easy read which makes it ideal for a quick lesson. Breaking out of a slump can be hard to do and Mr. Miller provides that lifeline, including writing it simply when procrastination is one of his concepts to overcome!

Wonderful!.......2007-03-26

This book is worth your time and then share it with everyone at work! I am ordering another copy for my manager. This book is an eye opener.

Quick read, life changing, and needed by all!!!.......2006-12-25

This little book on personal accountability is worth a lot MORE than the retail price. Anyone struggling with blame, finger-pointing, and a desire to COMPLAIN needs Flipping the Switch And the author's original book, QBQ! As a sales exec for a large pharmaceutical firm, we have brought these books into our organization, formed book discussion clubs, and have begin to see a true level of change in our culture. From one of recrimination to creativity, trust, service and ACCOUNTABILITY. We have big goals to hit in 2007 without personal responsibility by all, they'll never be achieved. The stories in these books are terrific, the reading is quick, and Mr. Miller's insight into human nature is amazing.

The Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways to Do Less and Accomplish More

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Excellent Book to save time
The original "Simplicity" is a must-read companion
WOW! Buckle your Seat Belts.
Fix my job......please!
Excellent Book

The Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways to Do Less and Accomplish More
Bill Jensen
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Release Date: 2003-11-04

Book Description

In the Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways To Do Less and Accomplish More, Bill Jensen, author of the best-selling Simplicity, offers step-by-step techniques to running your business more successfully and getting more accomplished in a shorter amount of time. In today's extremely fast-paced world, Jensen's user-friendly-and often hilarious-survival guide is an indispensable guide to workplace survival.

In a world of more-better-faster, the challenges and stresses in the workplace have never been greater. The new rules seem to be too much to do and not enough time. Time is at a premium and the pace is always increasing. And in an economy where worker talent (things like know-how, energy, attention, commitment, and creativity) is at a premium, everyone is trying to maximize personal productivity.

In The Simplicity Survival Handbook, Jensen offers the antidote you're seeking: a practical guide to doing less in a world of more. He also demonstrates how to make your time count. A few of the daily struggles that Jensen addresses include how to:

* Deal with Bosses Who Don't Get It
* Delete 75% of Your Emails
* Clarify Your Goals More Quickly
* Decide: Stay or Go

From "How to Write Shorter Emails for Better Results" to "How to Use Your Mentor to Help You Do Less," Jensen offers proven strategies for communicating more effectively, setting priorities, and balancing the competing demands on your time, while avoiding the time-sinkers. He also takes on corporate foolishness, walking you through how to be more productive and take greater control of your workday and, by extension, your life. The Simplicity Survival Handbook is an indispensable tool for anyone struggling to succeed in today's take-no-prisoners business climate.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Book to save time.......2006-12-23

This is a must read for anyone who uses a computer for their work. The book suggests the reader skip to the summary in the back and save even more time by not reading the book - great idea. Since what Bill Jensen has to say can be said in so few words because he know what he wants to say, how he feels about it and what he wants the read to do.
Read it or at least the summary; then just hand it to a co-worked, family member or anyone you just want to help out.
I have deleted more e-mails without opening them then ever in my life. Since I read this book it has handed back hours a day to me that I was wasting on work and e-mails.

The original "Simplicity" is a must-read companion.......2005-09-26

Bill Jensen's ideas and tactics have crystallized my ability to be effective. I read "The Simplicity Survival Handbook" before reading Jensen's original "Simplicity", and for me, "Simplicity" is superior because (1) it explains the rationale behind Jensen's ideas and (2) offers invaluable guidance on effective presentations. "The Simplicity Survival Handbook" 's examples were not as helpful to me as the initial wisdom and suggestions in "Simplicity". Read them both!

WOW! Buckle your Seat Belts. .......2005-05-13

What I like about this biz book:

1) Its fun and challenging "If your boss doesn't get it, and has a high likelihood of never getting it... time to say "goodbye". Pretty simple right?

2) Attitude of "You don't have to be a victim of corporate crap"... reminds me of a refrain I have heard from my husband when he talks about his day job "They can't even run their own life, I will be damned it they run mine"

3) Respect yourself more. Your time is valuable. Push back.

4) The complexity starts from within. From within my own company, within myself.

The How To Section(s)
Email
Scan incoming subject and author, if not relevant hit "delete"
Scan email for 1) action to take 2) deadline date.

In sending messages use the 3"x5" space constaint.

If it is simplier it is more likely to be done. Make it easy.

Remember the key: what do you want them to know, feel and do!

Presentations:
Turn the one point you want people to know into a question. Provoke conversations. Give everyone handouts. Use of Stories is a good thing.
1 hour presentation = 20 slides MAX!

Meetings Big Idea!! When you agree to chair a meeting approachit as if you have just been handed a portion of someones life. Because you have. Run a meeting like one that you wish you had been invited for.

Helpful hints 1) get only the important people 2) get the right people 3) define what success looks like 4) Mentally see the successful meeting 5) Put the objective of the meeting up front
6) Be passionate about the people and reason of the meeting.

Fix my job......please!.......2004-05-15

With a title like this, Jensen's book should be flying off the shelf. I know it caught my eye when I first saw it. We all want to "do" less and "accomplish" more and there are some excellent ideas in this book to help you do just that.

Nothing in this book is easy, though. Someone as inclined to follow the rules like myself will find it difficult, if not impossible, to implement the more demanding recommendations. This is a shame, as these people are those who would probably benefit the most.

Even if you don't think of yourself as a rabble-rouser, you should still read this book and take heart that there are some possible methods of extracting yourself from business situations that leave you feeling busy, but not very productive. There are ways of escaping the bureaucracy and yet keep your job.

The cutest, yet still effective, idea in the book is the "Less-O-Meter" associated with each chapter. These graphical gauges give you an "at a glance" reading on how much Courage you will need to put this tip in place, how difficult it can be and the possible yield to your productivity and happiness.

You may be ready to take on your whole company and engage in full-scale "pushback", but implementing even one idea from this book could do a world of good for you, your job and your career, while helping your company, as well.

Excellent Book.......2004-04-03

I think this book is the best book ever written for dealing with the business world today. I feel like it was written for me. I wish I had access to this book 5 years ago, I could have used it.

Thank you for your contributions for helping to make a healthier more informed work environment and employee for those who take a long time to get there.

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (Revised Edition)
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Highly recommend.

Impressive!

Chock full of Life-improving lessons

I am so happy to have this book

Several good insights, but a lot of anecdotes as well (which is not necessarily bad), making this book feel pretty long.

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (Revised Edition)
Dale Carnegie , and Dorothy Carnegie
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Amazon.com Audiobook Review

"Those who don't know how to fight worry, die young." This ominous advice begins Dale Carnegie's bestseller, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, an eight-part treatise on the follies of worrying. Like other Carnegie books, this one is packed with good old-fashioned common sense, illustrated with examples drawn from research on historical figures and interviews with business leaders. Somehow, even the most simple advice--such as Carnegie's four-step method of problem solving--is presented in a way that makes you want to write it down and post it on the employee bulletin board. Narrated by the resonant and engaging voice of Andrew McMillan and loaded with relevant real-life examples, this unabridged audiobook maintains interest throughout. (Running time: 10.5 hours, eight cassettes) --Sharon Griggins

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-THE BOOK. -UNABRIGED AUDIOBOOK IN MP3 FORMAT.

Customer Reviews:

Highly recommend........2007-09-21

This is a great book, I never really considered myself a worrier but looking back now I guess any worry is too much. This book gives real life stories of other people who kicked the worry habit and there will probably be one story in there that will make something click for you and allow you to look at things differently.

Impressive!.......2007-09-09

This is a life changing book!! Another new bestseller that I love and recommend - How to be a Super Hot Woman: 339 Tips to Make Every Man Fall in Love with You and Every Woman Envy You

Chock full of Life-improving lessons.......2007-09-03

Dale Carnegie has unknowingly had such a positive impact on my life. I learned as many critical lessons in his books as I have learned in 16 years of traditional schooling. In the 1980's, HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE made me look at others and see where they are coming from. It made me a better friend, a better work associate, a better club member, and a better businessperson. Then in 2005, I listened to the entire unabridged recording of HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING. From start to finish, it was loaded with stories, relavant stories, of people just like me and how worrying got them nowhere. And most importantly, this book teaches you how those people learned to LET GO of their worry and truly, start living differently. Since reading this book, I can much more easily let go of things that used to tear me apart and made me sick thinking about. I wish the author was around to thank, but somehow you just know he knows. And the mere fact that these books are still bestsellers today ought to tell you that they are valuable, worthwhile reading, and worth their weight in 24k gold.

I am so happy to have this book.......2007-07-22

I've been dealing with an issue over the last few months that has worried me to no end. I saw this book in a bookstore a couple of weeks ago, purchased it and started reading it. Each time I do, I feel much calmer and am reminded of the fact that some things are out of my control.

One quote out of many helpful ones in this entertaining book is "When the fierce, burning winds blow over our lives - and we cannot prevent them - let us, too, accept the inevitable ... And then get busy and pick up the pieces!"

I want, no I NEED to internalize the messages of the book. I'm going to read it, then I'm going to read it again with a highlighter. I'm going to take several of the quotes and type them and post them strategically all over my home and car and office. I'm also going to order the CDs and wake up and fall asleep listening to them. I am determined to lead a life free from worry. With "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living", I know that I can.

By the way - it's not that every second of my day is consumed by worry. But far too much of it is.

I most highly recommend this book.

Several good insights, but a lot of anecdotes as well (which is not necessarily bad), making this book feel pretty long........2007-07-19

Several good insights, but a lot of anecdotes as well (which is not necessarily bad), making this book feel pretty long.

Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond

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Educator/College Counselor
Definitely worth the read
Every parent of a high school junior should buy her book today.
Less Stress, More Success: A New approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond
One of two great books for stressed out parents

Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond
Marilee Jones , and Kenneth R. Ginsburg
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Is your teenager stressing over college admittance? Are you? Co-written by a top college admissions dean and a leading pediatrician, this first-of-its-kind book delivers strategies for surviving the admissions process while strengthening parent-child relationships, managing the stress of applying to college, and building resilience to meet challenges today and in the future. Less Stress, More Success is just what parents and teens need to thrive during this important rite of passage into adulthood.

For parents…
• How to encourage true high achievement, rather than perfectionism
• Important dos and don’ts about the admissions process and how you can most effectively help your child
• Why and when some forms of “helping” undermine both self-confidence and chances of admission
• How to turn deadlines into opportunities to learn time-management and organization skills
• How you can encourage positive strategies for handling stress and building resilience

For teens…
• How to evaluate campus culture to find the right fit for you
• Ways to manage your parents and your friends
• Tips for the college interview
• Letting your true, authentic self come through in your paperwork
• How your body handles stress…and what you can do to feel better and stay healthy
• Includes a Personalized Stress Management Plan to customize for yourself

Customer Reviews:

Educator/College Counselor.......2007-08-23

Finally, a well thought out book for parents thinking about the college process! My favorite story is early in the book setting the tone for a great and helpful read. Early on, the author is clear that the process is out of control for many parents. As the Admissions Director for MIT, she makes it clear not to worry about college until it is time, rather than picking your preschool with intent to head to the IVYies....This book really tells us there is much more to learn on this road and truly this book is all about that journey in a healthier way!

Definitely worth the read.......2007-05-07

I found this book to be useful. The author had several suggestions that we had not thought of and facts we were not aware of. The whole college admissions process is way harder than when I went through it, and I would say, there is a lot of negative as far as I can see. Her book is encouraging that the process can be a positive one, if you can step out of the frenzy that most other kids and parents seem to be embroiled in. The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars instead of 5 is because I felt there was some conflicting information between our school's college counselors and her and that's confusing.

Every parent of a high school junior should buy her book today........2007-05-04

Ms. Jones's advice on how the parents of high school juniors and seniors can reduce stress in the college admissions process is spot on.

I was lucky enough to receive Ms. Jones's advice when she spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at our Boston area high school. For those not so lucky, you can obtain the advice in her book, coauthored with pediatrician Kenneth R. Ginsburg.

Parents - and their children - will benefit from Jones's advice for two reasons: 1. Jones explains WHY current parents are so hyper about the admissions process (partly due to the fact that we parents are from the generation which mistakenly believes we can accomplish anything!) 2. And Jones gives practical advice on HOW each parent can reduce their child's stress in the admission process, including actions that can be easily implement right away.

Every parent of a high school junior or senior should buy her book today.

Less Stress, More Success: A New approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond.......2007-02-13

Really grounded for both parents and teens. A must to read before any other books on college, including the guides to colleges. This gets you centered on what is important and aligns your values; then you can focus on the facts about colleges. A great duo.....a college admissions dean and a pediatrician....both care deeply about kids and speak to what they need.

One of two great books for stressed out parents.......2006-08-24

As parents who have seen many of our friends completely lose perspective as their kids apply to college, my wife and decided that we would not go down that road when our time came. Forget all the books that imply they will get your child into a "brand name" school. It's about discovering together a place where they can grow, and strenghtening your relationship as you launch them toward their future. In the name of sanity, I recommend this book (and also a great one our own pediatrician recommended, "Getting In Without Freaking Out.") Stop hovering -- start helping your kids by not imposing your agenda.

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Practical ways to become better at human relations
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This book helped me tremendously
You'd do better to get the 2 books this book was extracted from

How To Enjoy Your Life And Your Job
Dale Carnegie
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ASIN: 0671708260

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UNCOVER YOUR HIDDEN ASSETS -- YOU CAN FILL EACH DAY WITH EXCITEMENT AND A SENSE OF SATISFACTION!

Even if you love your work, you probably have days when almost nothing goes right. Bestselling author Dale Carnegie shows you how to make every day more exciting and rewarding -- how you can get more done, and have more fun doing it. Dale Carnegie's time-tested advice will help you to:

Make other people feel important -- and do it sincerely
Avoid unnecessary tension -- save your energy for important duties
Get people to say yes -- immediately
Turn routine tasks into stimulating opportunities
Spot a sure-fire way of making enemies -- and avoid it
Smile in the face of criticism -- you've done your very best!

How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job will help you create a new approach to life and people and discover talents you never knew you had. Dale Carnegie can help you get the most out of yourself -- all the time. Start developing your innate strengths and abilities -- start enriching your life TODAY!

Customer Reviews:

Practical ways to become better at human relations.......2007-09-16

This book merely takes excerpts from Dale Carnegie's two earlier books: (1) How to stop worrying and start living and (2) How to win friends and influence people.

Rules excerpted from How to Stop Worrying and Start Living include

1. Be yourself, do not imitate others.

2. Work habits:
(a) keep your desk clean except for material related to the current problem at hand
(b) work on more important problems first
(c) when you encounter a problem, solve it right away if you have the necessary information rather than leave it lingering
(d) delegate effectively, you're still responsible for the results

3. Relax

4. Be enthusiastic

5. Count you blessings, not your troubles.

6. Remember that unjust criticism is often a disguised compliment.

7. Put in your best effort; don't let others' criticisms get to you

Rules from How to Win Friends and Influence People include

1. Don't criticize, complain

2. Give honest, sincere appreciation

3. Arouse enthusiasm through appreciation and encouragement.

4. Consider and articulate benefits to the other party in pursuing the proposed action

5. Become genuinely interested in other people

6. Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely.

7. Show respect for the other person's opinion.

8. Begin in a friendly way.

9. Get the other person to say successive "yes", "yes" immediately.

10. Let the other person take credit for the idea.

11. Appeal to the nobler motives.

12. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.

13. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.

14. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.

15. Let the other man save his face.

The habits are easy to understand and eminently practical. Reading the book will help you become better at human relations.

Why they do this?.......2007-06-29

Why did they rehash old stuff into a new book? This book is really two books - How to win friends... and stop worrying, start living. I didn't know and I actually read both books already and I got suckered into buying this. You may say I should've read the fine print, but whatever, it's stupid.

Product Description Was Inadequate.......2007-05-13

Dale Carnegie is an amazing author and the wisdom in this book is life-changing.

The real problem with this book is that the product description failed to mention that it is a **COMPILATION** of excerpts from 2 other books:

"How to Stop Worrying and Start Living", and
"How to Win Friends and Influence People".

I already had those two books and, so, wasted my money by buying this book.

This book helped me tremendously.......2005-12-31

I realize that this book is simply an abridged compilation of HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE and one of Dale Carnegie's other famous books, the title of which eludes me for the moment. However, HOW TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND YOUR JOB is still a very important book on its own simply because it allows the reader the opportunity to learn these valuable lessons while concentrating on one central theme, not to mention a theme which is almost always on everone's mind with waking and sleeping: the workplace.

This book was easy to read and offered deep insight on how to work better and smarter. It's not a 12-step program or some kind of money-made-easy scheme. All the techniques in the book require practice, hard work, and a lot of patience. But by doing the best I can to employ these techniques in my workplace, I've become not only more proficient but also more relaxed, and more able to enjoy the job, even to the point at which it's no longer a drudge to have to go to work in the morning.

I highly recommend HOW TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND YOUR JOB.

You'd do better to get the 2 books this book was extracted from.......2005-08-14

"How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job" was created by taking excerpts from "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" - both excellent books. Buy those books separately or buy "Dale Carnegies Lifetime Plan for Success : The Great Bestselling Works Complete In One Volume" (ISBN: 1578660394) which contains both complete books. This way you get Carnegie's work in its complete form. I consider Carnegie to be one of the best self-help authors of all time, and that is reflected in these writings. Carnegie's work will help you improve your attitude, relationships, choices, and the results you achieve in life if you are willing to put his advice into practice. I only gave this book 3 stars because it is just a rehash of Carnegie's other books, with material cut out.

Making the Brain Body Connection: A Playful Guide to Releasing Mental, Physical & Emotional Blocks to Success

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The Learning Brain

Making the Brain Body Connection: A Playful Guide to Releasing Mental, Physical & Emotional Blocks to Success
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ASIN: 0968106633

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Making the Brain Body Connection is one of the top 100 best selling books in Cognitive Psychology, and has been embraced by the mass market and professionals alike for its playful, yet effective, approach to changing behavior, enhancing performance & increasing learning potential. Based on the latest neuroscience this international best seller provides a comprehensive array of techniques, pulled from eastern and western health practices, to help you feel better, be more effective and deal with life changes easily & effectively. The book culminates with the 10 Step Change Process, providing a strong framework for working through any personal issue effectively. Making the Brain/Body Connection gives readers a clear understanding of the elements necessary to achieve permanent change in how they feel and perform, and a template that can be used to deal with all aspects of their life. A practical and completely refreshing way to approach the mind-body connection, this book is designed and cartoon illustrated for brain friendly reading and quick reference.

Customer Reviews:

This should be a natural part of our education!.......2007-05-18

This book offers great ways to overcome the impact of stress and emotions on the learning process. As an educator, I have come to believe that these issues are at the root of many "learning disabilities" that are becoming so common. I honestly hope that someday these sorts of activities will become an automatic part of our educational system from early childhood. This book is very practical, so I would recommend reading up on the neurobiology that underlies the connection between learning and emotion. If you do, you will be very convinced of the importance of these methods. Take a look at this, too! Power Brain Kids

I feel GOOD!.......2007-04-11

I haven't even finished reading the book yet, but I would whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who is looking to create a greater sense of clarity and well-being in his or her life. I've been doing the "Quick Six" and have noticed an unmistakable increase in my enjoyment of life. I'm working on a dissertation and these exercises have helped me be able to better focus, concentrate, and stay on task--a true God-send since I lean toward ADD and my mind tends to jump all over the place. I've even taught the Quick Six to my Educational Psychology students to help them get through finals. Doing the exercises makes me feel kind of silly, but hey--they work!!

Mostly filler........2006-07-21

Based on reviews, I was so certain I would like this book, I ordered 2--one for a gift. I was hugely disappointed. The information would have fit in a pamphlet instead of spread out in an oversized book with big margins. I don't like being repeatedly told what I am about to read and then re-reading it at least two more times, sometimes on the same page, and it is riddled with unnecessary cutesy drawings. I have found very similar information free on the internet.

Great book!.......2006-06-10

This is the book I have been looking for for a long time. We had private BrainGym classes with a BrainGym instructor to help my son's social skills and attention. It worked fine. But it is just too expensive($85/hour). What she did to my son is just what the book describes about ten step change process. In brainGym it is called repatterning/balance. It is very powerful. I would like to learn. So I can do it for my son. But none of BrainGym books give you complete description/steps to do it. Instead they recommend you to take their classes/workshop for several hundred dollars to learn it. It is like a secret. And you need to pay several hundred dollars in order to get the secret. This book is so good and it gives comprehensive instructions. And it tells the secret. And it is easy to follow and implement. I recommend everybody get it and try it. It will work on many areas.

The Learning Brain.......2005-08-31

An interesting book, containg a lot of ideas for exercises to helpthe brain make those vital connections that occassionally get missed out in early childhood. If your not into exercises, then just reading the book is also interesting, and has helped us to understand how the brain develops in those important early years. It gives added motivation for ensuring your children are physically active and learn to use their hands and feet to improve co-ordination so important for later years. Whether you can really change the characteristics of a baby to make an improvement I don't know, but theres nothing to lose by reading it. My only regret is that I don't seem to have enough time to read it regularly at the moment, but hopefully I will soon.

How to Simplify Your Life : Seven Practical Steps to Letting Go of Your Burdens and Living a Happier Life

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How to Simplify Your Life : Seven Practical Steps to Letting Go of Your Burdens and Living a Happier Life
Tiki Kustenmacher , Lothar J Seiwert , and Lothar Seiwert
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ASIN: 0071433864

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Practical wisdom on work, money, health, and relationships

The international bestseller How to Simplify Your Life offers concrete advice on achieving happiness in a time of economic contraction and uncertainty. The book explains, in seven steps, how to get rid of unnecessary stuff and unload the burdens of modern life--and points the way back to what we know is important but have forgotten. By following the path outlined in the book, readers will learn to organize their time (and their desks), change the way they think about money, improve their health and relationships, and find meaning in their lives.

The book shows readers how to:

Eliminate chaos in the workplace
Cut back on activities and slow down
Get rid of money hang-ups and get out of debt
Balance private life with career life
Make room for relationships

Customer Reviews:

3.5 stars: A Challenge to Make Lasting Results on this Track.......2007-08-03

Author touts this book as a way to live to one's full potential. It'll get the reader closer to that, but there are a few problems in the philosophy behind the methods.

The PRACTICAL tips for simplifying are the best part of this book, as it outlines methods for dealing with mail and other important possessions, whether at home or while traveling.

I concur with the review before me, in which the reader says he uses the book as a reference. And that is because most of the book's practical tips and methods of dealing with emails, debt and savings, the garage, closets, and even friends, are certainly workable. And they do take WORK. You'll need to crack open the book often, just to get back on track. Nothing wrong with a user's manual, no sir.

But there is an underlying philosophy that I find objectionable and I'll get right to that. The author is suggesting ways of doing away with stress which are, frankly, disempowering. I can totally dig that an angry, stagnated, confused, and hopelessly disorganized person is in dire need of sweeping changes... but this book has more than one section in which "letting go" is promoted to the point where readers see a choice of either staying obsessively stressed on the little things or else going into a virtual / mental rabbit hole. Without tools for dealing with many things that can be confronted and easily resolved.

I was aghast to find in the book a kind of encouragement for giving up on the problems of the world. Yeah, you will experience less short term stress if you stop thinking about global warming and the children starving in Africa, but people who involve themselves in small ways in these kinds of global issues will tell you that it does wonders for stress about our puny concerns in the rat race. Talk about simplification! That wonderful expansive perspective of the giving soul, the humanist, the global citizen, is not part of Kustenmacher's method. His vision is limited to a small scope.

There are some lovely self-affirming nuggets in the book like thinking positively and ideas on how to express yourself in positive ways. Plus a great section on ending TV addiction. These are things that do give a person an enormous boost in self worth. But many of the how-to-make-a-decision tips are ridiculously poor, and some of the relationship tips would be very, very difficult for most marriages to apply without supervision. Scant true knowledge of the workings of relationships, false data in the book will lead some astray.

What is really great about this book is that it helps the reader paint for themselves some very real, very healthy goals. The book's little nudges toward a less wasteful life, a more healthy life, and a less messy life, are definitely nudges in the right direction. But this book is not the be-all and end-all to why the average person's surroundings are so complicated and yet meaningless.

Some good tips for your personal realm, but doesn't help anyone reach Nirvana.

An organizing reference manual.......2006-02-26

This is a very useful and practical approach to organization. Starting with your living arrangement, desk and closets, you progress upward in importance to organizing more important things like free time, work, relationships with others, and with yourself. I find myself carrying this book around and referencing it regularly. My wife and I reread certain chapters and we then tackle another organizing project. I highly recommend this book. There is even a web newsletter run by the author with new tips and suggestions.

A Simple Plan.......2005-01-11

People turn to books for advice on many issues, but the most successful books that fall into the self-help category deal more often with weight loss than self-actualization. That makes it all the more surprising that "How to Simplify Your Life," now in its 13th printing in Germany, has achieved a feat most German books, let alone those focused on self-help, so rarely accomplish: It has been published in English.

The German author duo comprised of Werner Tiki Kustenmacher and Lothar J. Seiwert is a formidable team of self help gurus, the former a trained Lutheran minister and free-lance cartoonist, the latter Germany's most sought-after professional coach. Since their book was first published, the "Simplify Your Life" brand has developed into a complex brand of lifestyle books and products - and a perennial bestseller at home and abroad.

Kustenmacher and Seiwert outline their vision for a simpler life in a seven-step life pyramid that starts with the charge to purge oneself of unnecessary objects and ends with the lofty goal of embracing one's life dream. The steps in between - and there are hundreds of them - stem from both men's private practices and from the over 600 American and German self-help books the authors analyzed while creating their own book.

Money isn't the object in their pursuit of happiness, but neither is an austere lifestyle. Readers are encouraged to weed out the clutter at office and home, which, the experts say, mentally blocks your personal development. If that doesn't scare the packrats to action, they offer ample evidence that having too much stuff in your life can actually make you obese.

Finance and time management form two further tiers of the pyramid, and here as well, the authors' advice is sound. Going far beyond their initial sections on how to unblock the flow of money and reduce debt, Kustenmacher and Seiwert have a collection of valuable tools for preventing interruptions at the office and at home, unlocking more free time. For the technically savvy but punctually bereft, they offer quite a few helpful hints for managing that ever-growing email deluge.

Its section on untangling family ties and building a good life partnership could be a book in itself. Here, the authors' advice ranges from using networking to end isolation and how to be a good guest and hostess to dealing with envy and learning to accept your partner's differentness.

The "Last Steps" section is perhaps the most nebulous section of the book - and also the most uninspired. Few will be reassured by short paragraphs on how to develop one's life dream, and the fill-in-the blank greatest strengths test only detracts from the other practical information in the book.

As for the success of its translation, "How to Simplify Your Life" is laced with fun facts about modern German life, but seems an appropriate tool for Americans as well. It has earned its place alongside that other great self-help book for our times, "Who Moved My Cheese?"

Packed With Knowledge!.......2004-09-17

Do you ever wish that you were born with an owner's manual? Well, Tiki Kustenmacher, simplicity expert, and Dr. Lothar J. Seiwert, professional coach, offer a digestible life guide that reads like an operating primer for the human spirit. Livened up with Kustenmacher's cute illustrations, each chapter tackles a different facet of life, such as managing clutter, taming finances and establishing goals. The practical tips from these bite-size chapters are easy to digest and implement. Their recipe for a simplified life includes valuable suggestions for handling difficult emotions (jealousy) and life events (marriage, death). Although the text is fun to read, the authors skip around and circle back to different subjects in each chapter. Tighter organization would have made the book's counsel easier to track. And, each chapter begins with an unnecessary, somewhat annoying "dream of simplicity" visualization. Just skip those little appetizers and dive right into the main course. Also check out the excellent reading list at the back of the book. We recommend this manual to pack rats, workaholics and all those who would welcome simplicity as a relief from life's chaos.

Simply great!.......2004-06-01

Modern life is stressful and complicated, we are torn between working life and private life, we are pressed for time constantly, we are swamped with outstanding tasks - sometimes our everyday life is nothing but chaos. Fortunately, a friend of mine gave me this brilliant book. It shows, how to clean up your life and throw off unnecessary ballast. The practical advices are very easy to implement: after reading the book, I started immediately to clear up my room, and, believe it or not, it was fun and gave me a feeling of rearranging and organizing my life. Of course the book deals not just with tidy rooms. You'll find out what really matters, in your job, your relationship, in your life. Recommended! It works!

Who Will Cry When You Die? Life Lessons from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

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Offering 101 simple solutions to life's most frustrating challenges, bestselling author and life leadership guru Robin Sharma will show you exactly how to recreate your life so that you feel strikingly happy, beautifully fulfilled and deeply peaceful. Specific lessons include how to: "Discover Your Calling," "See Your Troubles as Blessings," "Enjoy the Path, Not Just the Rewards," and "Live Fully So You Can Die Happy." This is a truly remarkable book that you will treasure for a lifetime!

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One of the best........2007-09-18

I love this book and rank it high on my list (along with Winning Nice - another great read I just did a review on)...I LOVE this book because it's so easy to read, you can flip through the tips (they are all about 1-3 pgs long) and the insights he offers are amazing and so easy to use in your everyday life. I buy this book for everyone I know when they are coming on a landmark event in their life or need some inspiration. Get it!

Useful.......2007-08-05

I thought the book was fantastic,. Very easy to read. Finished it in one shot 2 hours.

Lots of good lesson 1. You dont have to finish a book just because you bought it! was the most useful to me. I always felt guilty everytime i bought a book and it was a bad choice.

Loved almost all the chapters. Probably some of them are repetitive but felt good to be reminded again.

who will cry when u die.......2007-02-19

very good book. read it after reading the saint, surfer and ceo.

Your family will if you waste $16 on this book!.......2005-11-17

I did not read the book but just flipped through it and I felt like stating my opinion.
The book is just a collection of commonsense advices cloaked in quotations from scriptures. You don't need a $16 book to tell you
1. Have a mentor (My Note: No you dn't need one)
2. Carry a book with you all the time (My Note: meaningless advice)
etc
Better free advice is available online or in Project Gutenberg.

Power of Perspective.......2004-08-08

Robin Sharma, the Author says: "When you live your truth, your dreams beat a path toward your doorstep". A practical solution to create a sound Life and strikingly balance life filling in the gaps with humility. Robin refers to his father's words that a tree that has most fruits is that which bends to the ground. And though there are some exceptions he have found in his own experience that it is true-the people who know the most, who have achieved the most, and have lived the most, are also the people closest to the ground. In a word, they are humble. There is something special about being in the presence of a person who is humble. Robin sharma thinks that practicing humility shows that you respect others and reminds us that there is something for us to learn. It sends a signal to those around you that you are open to receiving the gift of their knowledge and listening to what they have to say. The book is door to exceptional life and live life to the fullest with a purpose and attain peace. The book is indepth wisdom with absolute life changing solutions to cope with life's trials, challenges, frustrations and so on. As Robin Sharma recently visited India in preparation for the production of 'The Monk who sold his Ferrari' as a major motion picture, Robin reminded in his speech that wherever in the world he went, he found human beings struggle with same challenges, same longings. All people are part of one great family with invisible ties. Thus, peace is at your own doorstep and Robin Sharma's books are real 'Gem Picks' - Yeah, sure you can surf his website too and hear his Gem voice too! Good Pick & Great Message.

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