Why Wait to Be Great?: It's Either Now or Too Late
- 2h 45m
- Terry Hawkins
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- 2013
We all have things we want to change about ourselves: lose a few pounds, quit smoking, get fit, repair our relationships, improve our finances, and so on. But all too often the end goal seems too far away from where we are, so we get on the “try and fail” roundabout. Why? Because change is hard, even painful. We instinctively avoid pain. And our old ways of behaving are so ingrained, so wired in, that we drift back to them without even realizing it.
What we need—and what Terry Hawkins provides in this inspiring how-to book—is a simple, straightforward way to understand what it is that keeps us stuck and a simple process for breaking old patterns and substituting new ones so we can move forward.
Hawkins takes profound philosophical and neuropsychological concepts and renders them in a universally appealing and accessible way. She introduces us to two characters who symbolize two ways of being. We can be Pitman, trapped in the Pit of Misery, chained to our past, a helpless victim of circumstance. Or we can be the superhero Stickman—powerful, courageous, loved, and successful. Why Wait to Be Great? explains in plain, simple, and often humorous language precisely what feelings, thoughts, and behaviors send us to the pit. And it offers an action plan for getting out—concrete steps we can take that will actually make us perceive and react to the world in a more positive way.
Hawkins certainly isn’t promising anyone a trouble-free life—as she shares here, she herself had to rise above abuse, poverty, and serious health issues to become the successful entrepreneur and mother she is today. In fact, she wants to help people “do pain well”—to use difficulties and setbacks as a source of growth, not a reason to give up. This wonderfully human and honest book will help you create the life you want once and for all.
About the Author
Terry Hawkins is CEO of the multinational training organization People in Progress Global. In 2012, she won the Woman of the Year Award for Business Education from the National Association of Professional Women.
In this Book
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There are Only Two Times in Life: Now and Too Late!
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Get Out of that Pit!
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Pit Language and Professional Pit People
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It's Not Always About You!
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Genuine Emotion is Not the Pit
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Gaining the Courage to Feel
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There are No Failures in Life—Just Feedback
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Happiness is a Choice
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Perception
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Mind Mechanics
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Fake it Till You Make It!
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Flipman's Strategy
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The Best Way to Teach is to Be!
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Transition Time
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Our Book of Life
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Writing in Another's Book of Life
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The Buck Stops Here
