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Summary: Nothing new here, and a lot of b.s., to boot...
Review: After listening to Steve Chandler's tape of the book 17 Lies That Are Holding You Back and The Truth That Will Set You Free, I was able to approach each day with a greater sense of honesty and found myself recognizing the lies with myself. It has helped me to change things about myself that I have been working on for years.I had a sense that this book had grown out of years of Steve's personal experiences, struggles, and triumphs, which made the book even more authentic, for me. There are LOTS of self help books out there. I believe I have read at least half of them. 17 LIES does just that..... it helped me to help myself...and start becoming a more honest person..
Thank you, Mr. Chandler!
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Summary: and the truth shall set you free...
Review: Chandler has a way of making what we already know something to be grasped for. "17 Lies and the Truth that will set you Free" is a straight forward account of what we teach ourselves and our children to keep us from believing in ourselves. My 80-year-old mother, who has had 2 strokes is reading this for the third time! She is no longer too old to work on improving her memory or her health. She, as we all, can identify with the lies Chandler has identified and overcome. To say the book is life-changing, may overstate; but it does remove the lies that keep us from wanting to change! This is simple, fast, valuable reading. As another reader says, the implementation is the difficult part, but Chandler removes most of the excuses for not improving ourselves.
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Summary: Nothing motivational in this book.. Don't waste $
Review: I read other books of steve chandler 100 ways to motivate yourself and was lot better than this one. If you already that one, don't waste money on this. You can read a whole chapter but I bet you won't know what he is talking about. Examples he gives in this book are not solid enough to convince what he is saying. I expected lot from this book but totally disappointed.
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Summary: A great listen--definitely worth the price.
Review: I really enjoyed listening to Chandler read his book. Not only was the information dead on, he has a great voice. There are tons of nuggets in this book and the only negative to the tape is that you can not underline all the ideas, thoughts and key phrases included. After reading one of his books and listening to this, I think I am going to put Chandler on par with Harry Beckwith, Pat Williams and John Maxwell and just one rung below Harvey Mackay. His books hit home and are worth reading/listening to more than once!
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Summary: Powerful read on overcoming negative conditioning
Review: I started reading this book on a Friday evening, and did not put it down until I had read every page. It was a late, great evening of discovery. "17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & the Truth That Will Set You Free" exposes the barriers we erect preventing us from achieving our goals. While meant as a defense mechanism, this internal sabotage is directly in the way of our true happiness. While I found when I would read a new chapter heading, I would often say, "This lie will not pertain to me," I found something in my life where I told this lie to myself. Without fail, every chapter had relevance to my life. It's a riveting, relatively quick read, with plain talk and highly readable messages. Not the academic psycho-babble that is difficult to digest. This book will probably open up some deep-seated wounds, but it will also bring forth the healing process through the new understanding you will have about yourself. I will read it again this year and see how I am doing in my personal quest for honesty with myself.
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Summary: Good or not? Depends on what you expect
Review: If you expect this book as the sequel to the author's highly acclaimed "100 ways to motivate yourself" (I rated that a five star), you would very likely be disappointed.
To give you an idea of what the book's about and to save your time on checking the content page available here on Amazon, below please find the 17 lies/chapters for your quick reference:-
L1. It's who you know
L2. There's something wrong with me
L3. I'm too old for that
L4. I cant because I'm afraid
L5. I'd love to do that, but I dont have the time
L6. There's nothing I can do
L7. I worry because I care
L8. I'm sadder now but wiser
L9. The longer I have a habit, the harder it is to break
L10. People really upset me
L11. Winning the lottery would solve everything
L12. They're too beautiful for this world
L13. You hurt my self esteem
L14. It's a shame we didnt capture that on video
L15. That's just the way I am
L16. What (alcohol and drugs) doesnt kill me make me stronger
L17. I am helpless
If those lies happen to be your problems, you may find it helpful, though I deem the quoted examples in each chapter few and timid, which is the very reason I dont like this book much. Also, there are just too many blank pages.
In short, much better alternatives are available in a bookstore, like the author's own "100 ways to motivate yourself".
p.s. No matter what, I do like the following quotes in the book.
Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it. People come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we come to be just. By doing self-controlled acts, we come to be self-controlled, and by doing brave acts we become brave.
- Artistole pg 25
The word enthusiasm comes from the Greek en theos, which means "the God within." If that's what enthusiasm means, you can figure out what the opposite of enthusiasm is. pg 98
The real truth is that the wiser you are, the happier you get. Because wisdom does that. If one is becoming sadder, it's not because one is becoming wiser, it is because one is quitting. One is giving up. She left me for another, so i quit. pg 100
There are many ways to victimize people. One way is to convince them that they are victims.
- Karen Huang pg 135
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Summary: No excuses!
Review: If you have taken the time to listen or read "17 LIES" you have no excuse for not getting yourself headed towards a better, more fufilling life. And this is not just another book about how to make more money. As you will learn some of the unhappiest people in the world are lottery winners. Chandler's witty and knowledgeable style brings you along with him as he discusses the 17 Lies and how recognizing them have changed his life and can change yours. We may not have personally had his wide range of jobs, but one can easily see correlations to our own lives. With a mixture of personal anectdotes and figures from studies done on different subjects, we learn about everything from how to escape boring office meetings to obesity. Chandler has infused his book with an energy that literally jumps off the page at you, creating a desire to try out his suggestions at your next staff meeting or meditation session. Will you become everything you always wanted to be after reading Chandler's book? Probably not after the first reading, but after the second or third you have no excuses!
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Summary: This book can be your companion for a better life
Review: Readers who have read Steve Chandler's other self-help books, or who have heard his audio-books, will not need to bother reading this review - for they've already clicked on the shopping cart and are checking out with their own copy of 17 Lies That are Holding You Back... Steve's books are so good that once you've experienced one you'll want the whole set. With 17 Lies..., as with his other works, Steve Chandler moves beyond the philosphy of his contemporaries in the field of self-help and motivation. What distinguishes Chandler's writing is the insistance of personal responsibility for one's success and happiness. Unlike other authors who encourage us to apply relationship formulas or positive thinking mantras onto our lives, Chandler convinces us to get INTO our lives, examine them for what they truly are, and then take action to CHANGE our lives. Do you have a plan for your life? A plan to change the way you think? A plan to challange your habit of deceiving yourself? If you are ready to begin today, then read or listen to 17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & The Truth That Will Set You Free. If on the other hand you believe that change is not possible because "That's just the way I am" then go ahead and stay that way - you're a believer in lie #15. Or perhaps you can't do anything to create a happier life because "I'm too old for that" - fine, your a believer in lie #3. But if you are ready to change. If you are ready to make your life happier and ready to share that happiness with others - read Chandler's new book. Your life will change for the better as each of your lies is vanquished. YOU - CAN - DO - IT! Just read the book, just vanquish your lies, just choose to be alive.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: What I liked most about this book is that Steve talks to you. He is very open about his personal failures and talk about how he overcomes them to achieve success. Many people come to me to help them improve their lives it's so unfortunate that they have been programmed to accept so many limiting beliefs as a truth. This book shows us that there is a better way. It show you how to differentiate many of your beliefs--from the ones that are myths-to the one's that will set you free. Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated
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Summary: Can you handle the truth?
Review: Whenever people are about to start a self-improvement habit or change, a little voice in the back of their mind tells them one of the 17 common lies that Steve Chandler writes in this book. In this book, he tells why each of these common excuses is really a lie, and why you cannot use the excuses to prevent yourself from taking positive life-improving actions. So, if you really want to change and really want to destroy any excuse for not changing, this is the book to read!
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