How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Personal Success - Softcover

Gray, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060932155 ISBN 13: 9780060932152

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

Create The Life You Want

John Gray, the author of the Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus relationship classic, now presents a brilliantly innovative program for achieving personal success. The wisdom and techniques in these pages will enable you to feel greater joy, love, confidence, and peace.

Some Wise Words From How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have

• Your experience of the world reflects your inner state.

• Whenever you are not getting what you need, you are always looking in the wrong direction.

• Find your soul's desire, and start getting everything you want.

• Material success can only make you happy if you are already happy.

• The power to get what you want comes from confidence, positive feeling, and desire.

• You have the power to change. No one else can do it for you.

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Review:

What you want materially and what you want spiritually are both important, says John Gray, Ph.D., in How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have. "Wanting more is the nature of our soul, mind, heart, and senses," he says. As an antidote of sorts to the sometimes overly strict books of late that advocate a life of utter simplicity, he concedes that it's okay to want a big promotion or fancy car. It's also noble to want a solid spiritual life and to want to be at peace with yourself. However, he says, you need to recognize and work on the many self-defeating behaviors that may be thwarting your chances for reaching your goals. In fact, he identifies 24 typical stumbling blocks to look for.

How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have is perfect for the ostensibly successful businesspeople who can't explain why they're miserable, or people who blame their partners for their miseries instead of looking inward. It's filled with anecdotes and tools to help you achieve a fuller sense of identity. Gray says that one of the most important steps to reaching this level of self-awareness is meditation, and Gray gives dozens of stepping-off points for meditation exercises to help you ascertain what exactly it is that you want, and how to remove any obstacles--whether external or internal. Take it from a man who used to be so ascetic that he was rendered homeless but now has achieved a strong sense of self and has managed to write nine bestselling books: both spiritual and material success are within your grasp.

About the Author:

John Gray, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading relationship experts, and an authority on improving communication styles for couples, companies, and communities. His many books have sold more than fifty million copies in fifty different languages worldwide. John lives with his wife and children in northern California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060932155
• ISBN 13: 9780060932152
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336