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Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken
Transform Your Life with the Power of Authenticity
Mike Robbins (Author)
9780470395011, Wiley
Hardback, published 24 April 2009
256 pages
21.2 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.34 kg
Robbins, the highly visible lantern-jawed motivational speaker/coach/author/guru (author of Focus on the Good Stuff), returns with a primer on authenticity: what it means, what it can do, and how to achieve it. A master of his craft, Robbins' guide is thorough, direct and carefully organized, with an understanding and enthusiastic voice. Beginning with the reasons we lose our authentic selves, Robbins enumerates the pressures to conform in family, school, religion, politics and the media, as well as the damaging messages we absorb, like "be a good boy," "calm down" and "shut up." Robbins explains how these pressures lead to self-criticism and fear, then how to overcome them through greater awareness and compassion for one's faults. With questions, exercises, action points and sound practices, Robbins provides a map to transforming fear, gaining self-knowledge and celebrating your authentic self, with a measured pace and a minimum of distraction (no sidebars, charts or breakout boxes). Readers looking for a positive, no-nonsense guide to self-actualization should find Robbins an ideal guide (Starred Review, Publishers Weekly)
Praise for Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken "Mike's book is a wonderful expression of authenticity in action—clear, honest, instructive, and a passionate call to be your true Divine Self." "Mike Robbins provides a clear guide for intelligently and compassionately coming face-to-face with yourself and loving the person you meet. His five principles of authenticity teach us how to embrace and celebrate all aspects of who we are and what it means to be a spiritual being having a human incarnation." "Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken is an empowering and refreshing book about how to be successful, real, and fulfilled in life. I highly recommend it." "Mike Robbins has written a powerful, down-to-earth, and insightful book on one of the most important aspects of happiness and fulfillment in life—authenticity. Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken will give you tools and techniques to enhance your life and relationships in a profound way." "Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken reminds us that God created each one of us for a unique purpose.?We live in a world where the lines between fake and real have blurred. This powerful book teaches you how to access and express the realness you crave in your work, your relationships, and yourself."
—Cheryl Richardson, New York Times best-selling author, Take Time for Your Life
—Michael Bernard Beckwith, author, Spiritual Liberation
—Gay Hendricks, New York Times best-selling author, Five Wishes
—Marci Shimoff, New York Times best-selling author, Happy for No Reason
—Jon Gordon, author, The Energy Bus
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part One Why It Can Be Hard to Be Authentic 21 1 Don’t Step Out of Line 23 2 I Can’t Say or Do That 51 Part Two The Five Principles of Authenticity 83 3 Principle 1: Know Yourself 85 4 Principle 2: Transform Your Fear 115 5 Principle 3: Express Yourself 141 6 Principle 4: Be Bold 173 7 Principle 5: Celebrate Who You Are 199 Part Three Authenticity in Action 221 8 Living Your Authentic Life 223 Resources 233 About the Author 237
Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
