My
colleague, Dr. Alexandra Gayek, just wrote this review of Do More of What Works: A Practical Prescription for Figuring Out
Your Life for her readers. I thought you might get value from
it. Enjoy.
As of now the book ranks #1 in Happiness books.
This one
is absolutely free until midnight Pacific Time, May 8, 2013!
If
there's something in your life that's not working, here's the best advice I
know for making it different: Do MORE OF WHAT WORKS (and less of what
doesn't!)
If you're
like me, you might, just sometimes, have a tendency to think of your problems
in bigger-than-life terms. You know, completely insurmountable,
impossible.
And you
know where that kind of thinking leads:
·
discouragement,
·
despair,
·
hopelessness,
·
what's-the-point-in-trying...
·
Then what follows is self-sabotaging behavior--the exact opposite of what would
help.
I like to
think I'm above all this, but the truth is, I'm not. I've certainly obsessed
about my problems until I'm completely miserable. More than once. You?
Another
tendency some of us have is all-or-nothing thinking. You're either completely
in the dumps, or into magical thinking. For example, you want to lose 30 lbs,
and you get into believing the promise that some pill you saw online really
will make it all disappear in 3 days "without dieting or
exercise!"
You try
the magic pill, it doesn't produce the magical results, and you're not only
upset about the lack of results, but also for being so foolish as to
waste your money and believe it could have worked.
What if
you tried a different approach to the things that aren't working in your
life?
What if
you allowed change to happen a little at a time?
The thing
is, it's exactly that sort of acceptance that paves the way for big, even "miraculous"
changes.
You start
by accepting that you are where you are, turning your attention to where you
want to go, and being willing to take small steps and look for and applaud
small signs that you're heading in the right direction.
It's not
so glamorous or exciting as an "instant cure," but it's much more
reliably effective.
You get
to choose: drama or what works.
I have to
laugh at myself for my tendency to choose drama. You know, secretly believing
I'm the exception to the rules of the universe.
So, along
comes my dear friend and colleague William Wittmann, with another of his
wondrously helpful, practical little books: Do More of What Works: A Practical Prescription for Figuring Out Your Life
It's so
good! It's honest. It made me laugh. It's true. It's full of useful stories and
easy tools that feel good instantly when you use them.
This last
part is important: *easy.* Have you noticed that when you're upset, angry,
blameful, ashamed, embarrassed, obsessed with your problems, that you can't
easily access your own brilliance and wisdom?
The
solution has to be broken down into something easy, or you can't do it.
Then,
there's the *feel good* part. When you feel bad, you don't usually have
patience for something that will work eventually. You might be willing to do
something helpful, but only if it works NOW. You know, immediate
gratification.
So, here
you go. Something easy. No cost. A couple of clicks and you'll be nodding and
laughing along with William and everyone else who's already enjoying his book.
You can read it digitally whether you have Kindle or not.
Pass on
the link to your friends, so they can get it too!
Enjoy!
With love
and appreciation,
P.S. If
you're reading this after midnight Pacific Time, May 8, William's book won't be
free any more, but it's still worth getting!
William: Alexandra has tons of great offering for
you health at her site – Science of Being Well. Go and harvest.
