RECOMMENDED READING 

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SELF MATTERS - Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D..   Simon & Schuster

   Creating your life from the inside out. Your life has a root core or authentic self that, once understood, unlocks a powerful force to create your life the way it was meant to be, the way you want and need it to be. “The best book I’ve seen for building self-esteem in my nearly 15 years of doing the “Building Self-Esteem” workshop. Coming from the “Authentic Self” is what it is all about.  No one on the path of personal growth should be with out this book.” Billy Deane Lilly, Instructor “Building Self-Esteem”. You can contact Dr. McGraw at www.drphil.com on the       Internet.

 

LIFE STRATEGIES - Doing What Works; Doing What Matters - Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D.  Hyperion, New York

   Do you know the 10 laws of life ?  Dr. McGraw is a professional psychologist that has worked in the field of human    functioning and strategic life planning for over 20 years. Dr. McGraw shoots straight from the shoulder in telling what works and what matters as a strategy for life.  He has a very practical approach.

 

The RELAXATION RESPONSE - Herbert Benson, M.D. with Miriam Klipper; Avon Books, New York

  A Simple Technique to Cope with Anxiety and Stress. A Means of Gaining Insight Into and Integrating Your Beliefs.

   The practice of this technique twice a day for the last 27 years has contributed so much to my personal and spiritual growth that I recommend it as a must for those truly interested in manifesting their Authentic Self.

 

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - Daniel Goleman; Bantam Books - New York

   The latest on understanding human development based on brain and behavioral research. How nurturing strengthens all of us. The emotional lessons a child learns actually sculpts the brain’s circuitry and Mr. Goleman provides detailed guidance as to how parents and schools can best use this window of opportunity in childhood. Emotional intelligence includes self-awareness and impulse control, persistence, zeal and self-motivation, empathy and social deftness. Mr.Goleman shows precisely how emotional intelligence can be nurtured in all of us.

 

HORSE SENSE FOR PEOPLE - Monty Roberts  Viking

   This is a real break through for developing creative relationships of all kinds. He changed the way we treat horses and now this book may change the way we treat people. His creative way of how parents deal with teenagers is must reading.

 

PSYCHO-CYBERNETICS, Maxwell Maltz, M.D., F.I.C.S., Pocket Book, Simon & Schuster

   This book presents the basic concept of the self-image which has been so helpful on understanding human behavior and the forces that motivate and molds our actions. Dr. Maltz found that he could change the outside looks of a person through cosmetic surgery but it had little impact on a persons sense of worth if the inner picture the person held in the sub conscious belief system did not change.  A person’s self-esteem does not change unless the self-image in the subconscious belief system changes.

 

RELEASE YOUR BRAKES, James W. Newman,  Warner Books.

   Learn how your self-image acts like a thermostat, how your inner feelings of worth and value as a person have a direct impact on your ability to function effectively, how to allow your innate creative abilities to flow more easily. Mr. Newman presents implicit instructions on the use and writing of affirmations to affect changes in your life.

 

                                                                                                                                   

DO WHAT YOU ARE - Paul D. Tieger & Barbara Barron-Tieger; Little Brown and Company, Boston & New York.

   Learn the Secrets of Your Personality Type and Discover the Perfect Career for You. An important bit of information for understanding your “Authentic Self” are the natural talents and characteristics given to you from your parents, half from your mother and half from your father each half intertwined to form that lattice called your DNA.  This DNA is in every cell and fiber of your body, dictating your biological self. If you have not had the opportunity to learn this aspect of yourself, then this is the book for you.

 

 

PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Avon Paperbacks

YOUR ERRONEOUS ZONES, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Avon Paperbacks

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Pocket Book, Simon & Schuster.

  Dr. Dyer will show you how to deal from a position of strength,  how you can be in firm and effective control of who you are, and how to recognizing your unlimited potential.  His later books will introduce you to concepts of spiritual truths and principles.

 

THE DANCE OF ANGER - Harriet Learner, Ph.D., Harper Perennial.

   Have a problem with anger ?  What we all need to know about anger, its source and how to deal with it. It is especially written for women but we men can learn a thing about anger too.

 

The 7 Habits of HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE, - Stephen R. Covey;  A Fireside Book, Simon & Schuster.

   Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Through a Belief in Principles, a More Intellectual approach.

 

THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ALL DEAL WITH THE POWER OF MIND AND ITS USE IN BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE BOTH WITHIN A PERSON AND IN THE PERSON’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.

 

      THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING, Claud M. Bristol, Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster.

 

      YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK, Doug Hooper, Whatever Publishing

 

      DYNAMIC IMAGING, Norman Vincent Peale, Fleming H. Revell Company.

 

      THE MAGIC POWER OF SELF-IMAGE PSYCHOLOGY - Maxwell Maltz, M.D.F.I.C.S., Pocket Books,

      New York

        The New Way to a Bright, Full Life.

 

      HOW TO PICTURE WHAT YOU WANT - Harold Sherman; A Fawcett Gold Medal Book, New York

        Humans Think in Pictures. How to Picture a Good Life for Yourself. Useful if you have a problem with

            visualization.

 

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