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Summary: The origional is wonderful, 2000 is not!!!
Review: I read the origional book by Maltz 15 years ago and it really helped to change my life. I'm always picking up self help books because I believe if you get at least one new idea from it,then it is worth it. Well I can't really say that I got much from this book, nothing actually.
I picked it up mainly because I wanted to see how Dr. Maltz's ideas are viewed with the advancements in the field of psycology. I saw that it mentioned something about the right and left hemispheres of the brain which was something that the original did not touch on.
This version by Bobbe Sommer is long and drawn out, just filled with story after story after story, that really never address anything. A book just needs to tell a person the technics, don't give a thousand case studies. Sure the origional version gives a few examples, be they had a point to them.
The author claims that this book speaks in a language that people can understand today and not in the "outdated language" of the origional. All she does is use a few references that have happened since the origional and mention a few modern appliances that weren't around back then.
If you want something that will make a difference, buy the origional Psyco-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. The ideas were true then and they are true now. If some of the expressions seem outdated, you know how to update it in you own mind. The truth of the book still stands strong today. I'm pulling my old copy off of shelf and reading it again.
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Summary: Psycho-Cybernetics is my Bible!
Review: I really love this book...I have never read a book that contained such positive wisdom and helpful insights on how to be a successful person. Dr. Maltz was a plastic surgeon and a humanitarian, who truly cared about helping people. He had plenty of money being one of the few plastic surgeons of his day--He unselfishly wrote this book from center of his heart. I can't even think about it without getting teary-eyed! His principles are based on some of his psychological experiences as a plastic surgeon. He compared a low self-esteem as being similar to the facial flaws of his plastic surgery patients, and how you can fix your self-esteem to become a better you. He offers useful advice on how to avoid letting your negative thoughts make you a failure. He suggests how one's attitude alone can influence his/her success-level. He also has ideas on how to not let the hateful, hurtful things people say keep you from the success you deserve. His book healed me, and taught me that I have control over my life and destiny. Dr. Maltz passed away some time ago, but his compassion for countless others lives on.
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Summary: Read it!
Review: I want to add my voice to the many readers who express gratititude to Dr. Maltz and to the common sense he articulated long before it was fashionable. He served as a marvelous antidote to Freudian advice to keep activating the wrong engrams.Although his precepts are used, and rightly so, by authors with a narrower focus, it does him an injustice to put this book on a par with others that have "rich" or "wealth" in the title. The concepts are fundamental and apply to the achievement of any goal, financial or otherwise.
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Summary: Why publishers should keep publishing
Review: I was a junior in high school. It was 1976 and my psychology teacher, Mr. Potashnik, required us to read "Psychocybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz. I let a lot of homework slip by as a junior, but this book I read. "Psychocybernetics" and my psychology teacher, inspired me. I suddenly felt empowered to do something with my life, besides graduating from high school and becoming someone's wife. I was 5 feet 4 inches and I weighed 102 lbs. I thought about becoming an airline stewardess because I wanted to travel the world, but instead I became a United States Marine. I never did serve in a war zone, but I am very proud of my 21 years of service as a Marine. More recently, my husband, also a former Marine, and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. We have two beautiful children; a son who is a freshman in college and a daughter who is a senior in high school. I have a Master's degree from the Catholic University of America in Library Science and Informations Systems, and love life. "Psychocybernetics" started me believing in myself, and I have never looked back.
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Summary: Other than the Bible, this is THE BOOK you must read.
Review: I was not going to write a review since I noticed that most of the other reviewers gave the book '5 stars' - but there was the gentleman from Carson City that gave it 4 stars due to his distaste for the few references that Dr. Maltz made related to God. Personally, I found it refreshing to see Dr. Maltz's references to the 'divine' and to God. Some people will complain about anything. Psycho-Cybernetics helped me to eliminate my fears of public speaking, helped me to 'slam-dunk' a basketball, and helped me get a job! I first read it almost 15 years ago and have kept it with me ever since. Sure, the guy was talking about examples of the 1960's - but the book is timeless in it's power and relevancy. You must read this book! I promise you will be glad you did!!! Please take my advice on this one !!!
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Summary: Owner's Manual for the Human Brain
Review: It's been decades since I first read this book - I'm now digging it out for a second read - but it identified some absolutely crucial aspects of the human mind that to my knowledge have either never been adequately presented elsewhere or never given the emphasis they deserve. The analogy of the mind to a computer is dead-on accurate, with the conscious mind being the "programmer" of the subconscious; the subconscious being the machine-language "operating system" that just does what it's programmed to do, whether positive or negative. Absolutely brilliant and in a way frightening - in the fact of the sheer quantity of people walking the Earth who are utterly ignorant of that fundamental structure of their sole survival tool: their brain. The only other book this vital to human self-awareness is Rand's "Intro to Objectivist Epistemology" (and of course her philosophical novels.) These all fall into the category of "Goldmines of information that no one else - not your parents, your teachers, certainly not your preachers, your politicians, and sadly, even most licensed psychotherapists - will tell you." Particularly enlightening - and applicable to so many vital situations in life - is Maltz' identification of the "21 day" phenomenon: the fact that the human mind takes almost exactly 21 days to adjust to a major life change, universally - whether it's a negative like a loss of a limb or a loved one, a change of employment or residence, or positive like entering into a new romantic relationship.
Ever wonder how many couples have broken up because after roughly three weeks the "magic" seems to have dissipated? How in ignorance of this natural aspect of the human mind they automatically assume there was something fundamentally flawed with their relationship? Sad, and so unnecessary. Read this book if you haven't already, and discover how to operate the complex computational instrument that is your mind.
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Summary: This book is different`
Review: It's so easy to see how this book has sold over 30,000,000 copies. I can honestly say that I think this book has ended my search for the "perfect" self-help book. After reading all the glowing reviews I decided to buy this book. Once I started it I couldn't put it down. I've had the book for one week now and I am already seeing results. About 3 years ago I entered into the world of sales and all of a sudden I became painfully aware of my self-image or my self-esteem as others call it. I became very self-conscious and started down a slippery slope into the world of negative thinking and emotions that weren't helping me at all. So I did what any person would do who wants to overcome their limiting beliefs and learn how to overcome negative thinking and I started buying self-help litereature. my library is chocked full of books from all the greats. Well I learned something from all the books that I read, but I just felt there was always something missing. I didn't feel like I had the information that I needed to really turn it all around. I tried "Affirmations" etc. with marginal results. Then I found this book. Maxwell talks about how we act, feel and perform is in direct relation to how we imagine ourselves to be. You may need to read that last sentence again because it's what helped me to start putting it all together. He then gives techniques for changing your self-image and overcoming your negative thinking that really works. I'm very grateful to Maxwell for writing this book. He really put his heart into it and made a masterpiece! Please don't make the mistake of not buying this book. It could well be the best money you ever spent! God Bless!
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Summary: This book is different`
Review: It's so easy to see how this book has sold over 30,000,000 copies. I can honestly say that I think this book has ended my search for the "perfect" self-help book. After reading all the glowing reviews I decided to buy this book. Once I started it I couldn't put it down. I've had the book for one week now and I am already seeing results. About 3 years ago I entered into the world of sales and all of a sudden I became painfully aware of my self-image or my self-esteem as others call it. I became very self-conscious and started down a slippery slope into the world of negative thinking and emotions that weren't helping me at all. So I did what any person would do who wants to overcome their limiting beliefs and learn how to overcome negative thinking and I started buying self-help litereature. my library is chocked full of books from all the greats. Well I learned something from all the books that I read, but I just felt there was always something missing. I didn't feel like I had the information that I needed to really turn it all around. I tried "Affirmations" etc. with marginal results. Then I found this book. Maxwell talks about how we act, feel and perform is in direct relation to how we imagine ourselves to be. You may need to read that last sentence again because it's what helped me to start putting it all together. He then gives techniques for changing your self-image and overcoming your negative thinking that really works. I'm very grateful to Maxwell for writing this book. He really put his heart into it and made a masterpiece! Please don't make the mistake of not buying this book. It could well be the best money you ever spent! God Bless!
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Summary: This book is different`
Review: It's so easy to see how this book has sold over 30,000,000 copies. I can honestly say that I think this book has ended my search for the "perfect" self-help book. After reading all the glowing reviews I decided to buy this book. Once I started it I couldn't put it down. I've had the book for one week now and I am already seeing results. About 3 years ago I entered into the world of sales and all of a sudden I became painfully aware of my self-image or my self-esteem as others call it. I became very self-conscious and started down a slippery slope into the world of negative thinking and emotions that weren't helping me at all. So I did what any person would do who wants to overcome their limiting beliefs and learn how to overcome negative thinking and I started buying self-help litereature. my library is chocked full of books from all the greats. Well I learned something from all the books that I read, but I just felt there was always something missing. I didn't feel like I had the information that I needed to really turn it all around. I tried "Affirmations" etc. with marginal results. Then I found this book. Maxwell talks about how we act, feel and perform is in direct relation to how we imagine ourselves to be. You may need to read that last sentence again because it's what helped me to start putting it all together. He then gives techniques for changing your self-image and overcoming your negative thinking that really works. I'm very grateful to Maxwell for writing this book. He really put his heart into it and made a masterpiece! Please don't make the mistake of not buying this book. It could well be the best money you ever spent! God Bless!
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Summary: Best self help book I've ever read....BAR NONE
Review: It's so refreshing to finally read a self help book that cuts through all the new age hippy nonsense and gives you the concrete black and white truth. It's apparent that this book was written before drugs were prevelant in our society because there's no outlandish statements, no grey area, and it's actually down to earth and makes sense. If you lack confidence, or have a low self opion, this is by far the best self help book available...buy it.
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