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Self Matters Creating Your Life from the Inside Out
Author: Phillip C. McGraw

Your life has a root core that, once understood, unlocks a powerful force to create your life the way it was meant to be, the way you want and need it to be. Key questions and an amazingly clear "map" are now at your fingertips to begin your journey to "Live by Design." These are questions that, with the help of this book, you can answer and bri... more »ng into action-oriented focus: What are the ten most defining moments of your life? What are the seven most critical choices you have made to put you on your current path? Who are the five most pivotal people in your world and how have they shaped you?

Identifying and working with these key elements are at the heart of Dr. Phillip C. McGraw's latest work, Self Matters, and soon they will be at the heart of your own new work: you.

Through his books, McGraw has changed the lives of millions. In introducing the world to his matter-of-fact, tell-it-like-it-is philosophy of life, Dr. Phil, as he is known to his legions of fans, has put an end to the "everyone's a victim" attitude that had taken hold of our culture. Published in over twenty-five countries, and with millions of books sold, his two number one bestsellers, Life Strategies and Relationship Rescue, forced readers to take a serious look at the excuses they had so long been clinging to as to why they were not happy, not successful, and not enjoying their one chance at living.

Now, Dr. Phil takes those lessons a great leap further and explores one of the most challenging questions facing us all: When you look in the mirror, who is truly hiding beneath that face? Instead of taking a surface look at the way we live our lives, Dr. Phil demystifies how your self-concept came to be and gives a nuts-and-bolts approach to creating a new plan for living and, in turn, for discovering the real you.

In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Phil challenges you to find your "authentic self" -- that person you once were before life took its toll. It is you at your greatest, most fulfilled, most real moment. It is the person you have always wanted to be, but were too distracted, busy, or scared to become. Instead, you have created a "fictional self" -- taking on the identity of who you believe you are supposed be, the person people tell you you are. The incongruence between these two selves is what leads you to feel that your life is incomplete, unbalanced, and altogether more difficult than it really should be.

The good news is it no longer needs to be that way. By using the plan set forth in Self Matters, Dr. Phil helps you to demystify your self-concept and learn how to reclaim your authentic self. In evaluating your life by only the facts, you can learn to think beyond the excuses and fears that have masked the person you have always wanted to be.

Self Matters is one of the most forward-thinking works on self-concept and self-esteem ever published. For the first time, an author tells it how it is and, in the process, teaches us all how to live the lives we have always wanted but prevented ourselves from living. We get only one chance in this world, and now, Dr. Phil shows all how to make the most of it.

ISBN-13: 9780743224239
ISBN-10: 074322423X
Publication Date: 11/13/2001
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

Michelle K. (kevinsbebe) reviewed Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out on 3/29/2008 + 162 more book reviews

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This book is pretty good. You must do a lot of writing work with it but it does help you learn alot about yourself.

Currently 1/5 Stars.

Jeanne W. reviewed Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out on 9/30/2007 + 8 more book reviews

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

What can I say - this man grates on my nerves, makes a mockery of our profession with his instant pudding methods, and I still can't find out where he got his PhD. For whatever reason [probably entertainment value?] a lot of the general public does like him...enjoy!

Currently 4/5 Stars.

Ward K. (koalabearkid) reviewed Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out on 2/23/2007 + 221 more book reviews

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

If you have some heavy "what ifs" in your life, then you need to read what Dr. Phil has to say. The bad news is that you have made the choices that got you thus far. The good news is you are going to make further choices to change your life circumstances!

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