Reviews for Be Your Own Life Coach How to Take Control of Your Life and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams

The average rating for Be Your Own Life Coach How to Take Control of Your Life and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-05-08 00:00:00 Joe Pietz Hooo boy. Me and Harrold were getting on so well. I worked through the book methodically, doing all the exercises. I found them useful, and Harrold's words inspiring. I mean, I balked at some suggestions. Harrold asks, "Why not make an altar to yourself? " And the answer to that is, "Because it would make me a dickhead." But still, I was heading to a five star, baby. And then at 60% I hit an interesting and unusual mix of hard core neoliberalism and the Power of Attraction. First the neoliberalism. However well intentioned, the modern welfare state, with it’s vast array of social benefits, has spread the malaise of chronic dependency that has stunted the lives of vast numbers of able people. Too many people believe that it is acceptable and even their right to depend on the state to support them. And the disastrous consequence of this for each one of those people has been the weakening of self-reliance, the erosion of self-belief and self-worth and the growing belief that they’re useless and unfit for anything. When we begin to depend on institutions and outside help to support us then we destroy our potential for success and fulfilment . . . Today things are changing, as successive governments in both Britain and the USA are recognising the massive deficiencies of the welfare state and are putting policies in place to force people back to relying on their own resources. Several states in the USA have adopted a ‘sink or swim’ policy, by withdrawing welfare payments after two years. Critics predicted a social disaster, with hundreds of families ending up on the streets, but this hasn’t happened. Families have rallied round, jobs have been found, people have fallen back on their own resources and found solutions. (loc. 2132). I doubt there enough space in a review for me to list the multitide of reasons why this is bullshit, so just read this NY Times piece on The Myth of Welfare’s Corrupting Influence on the Poor instead. And do some research on the fight for a living minimum wage and functional homelessness. Then Harrold started on health. If you’re ill, ask yourself why. Illness is always the body’s way of giving us a message. What’s yours telling you? Trust your own instinct . . . It may be that what you need is rest, a change of scene, a decision or a fresh start. If a job, a house or a relationship is making you ill, move away from it. Use the vast array of complementary health practitioners to support you in making and keeping yourself well. Try homoeopathy, reflexology, Tibetan healing, shiatsu massage, cranial osteopathy, acupuncture, naturopathy, herbalism or kinesieology. Try one at a time, to see which one works best for you. Make it your business to find out about complementary healing. Talk to other people about it, find out what works for them and get recommendations. Never forget your body’s remarkable ability to heal itself. Trust yourself to know what you need, find people you like and trust to help you heal and never accept that any condition is beyond help. (loc 3138) Illness is always the body’s way of giving us a message? Well, sure, as long as that message is, "Don't drink the water containing Enterobius vermicularis," or 'Don't accidentally lick rat urine," or even, "I'm so sorry you had shitty luck with your genes." You have not magically given yourself myalgic encephalomyelitis because your job isn't fulfilling you. The statement "never accept that any condition is beyond help," is not useful. On the other hand, "Never forget your body’s remarkable ability to heal itself" is downright reckless. Medical science, my friends. It can literally cure cancer. And sometimes it can't and people die and that is a thing that happens too and denying the reality of it will not give you a satisfactory end of life experience. Quite the opposite. So anyway, here I am at the end of the book not knowing if I should average it at 3, give a 5 for all the useful stuff, or delete it from my Kindle forever. I guess the first option?

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-24 00:00:00 Pranav Pareek I'm not usually enthusiastic about self-help books and suchlike, but I am enthusiastic about this one. Unlike many others, it does not assume that its readers' lives are iin ruins to begin with. It merely offers cosntructive advice.