Life is an Attitude: How to Grow Forever Better [Paperback]

Dottie Billington PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2001

The person you become next year--or ten years from now--is up to you! You can become the gloriously vital person you were meant to be. You can reach into every precious corner of your soul to liberate all your hidden potential--to radiantly blossom forth, fully yourself. This book guides you through that process, offering 46 inspiring ways to make the rest of your life the most dynamic and fulfilling of all. The author shares eye-opening secrets of the exceptionally vital, effective, ever-growing people she studied--attitudes and techniques you can adopt for yourself. You'll learn how to: *Discover and live your passion *Create satisfying relationships and friendships *Deflate your problems by massaging them *Develop superb communication skills *Exercise your body--and your brain *Cultivate a winning attitude, and much more!

Editorial Reviews

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"A terrific new book. . . It's an easy read . . . and it does make readers think." -- THE SEATTLE TIMES

"This book speaks to the heart of the matter. Thanks for spreading positive, uplifting messages to our world." -- Richard Carlson, Ph.D., author of "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. . . And It's All Small Stuff"

"Undoubtedly one of the most fascinating books I have read. . . . Would appeal to both young and old, those who want to make their lives count for something. I urge you to check out this book." -- Francie Hill, THE RINGLING EAGLE

From the Author

One crisp winter morning several years ago I was out walking with Katie, a 51 year-old friend. A little embarrassed, she confided, "I dread getting older. I see so many people getting narrow and negative, bored and boring." Her words stunned me. This dynamic, attractive woman with bubbling enthusiasm had everything going for her--challenging work, good friends, a loving family--and she fears getting older? It was then I realized this book had to be written. For 17 years I had been studying exceptionally vital, dynamic, ever-growing midlife men and women. I discovered they shared a unique set of habitstechniques and attitudes that can be adopted by all of us. Yet until then I'd reported these findings only in academic journals and magazines. It was time to write a book, to share this information with everyone. It was time to remind this youth-oriented society that our mature years are destined to be the time to blossom, the time to become our very best, to become the special person each of us was meant to be. This small book with rich messages takes you by the hand and guides you along that path. Your best is yet to be. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Lowell Leigh Books; 2nd Revised edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967183707
• ISBN-13: 978-0967183701
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #812,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and Realistic, March 3, 2000

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Lisa Ann (Lake Union) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life is an Attitude : How to Grow Forever Better (Paperback)

"Life is An Attitude" touched me in a special way that other motivational books have not. As a gal in her 30's and wanting more out of life, I felt many of the messages within spoke directly to me and every day situations I've experienced. This book is rich with reality - of realistic situations of real families, of real people and with real problems... living in the 21st century and who by making very tiny changes in their daily life - made huge differences in their outlook on life. The little exercises concluding chapters helped me focus and discover how to make little changes in my daily routines. I'm not talking about losing 5 pounds - I'm talking about waking up in the morning and smiling. That is simple. That is "mindfulness". That is what this BIG little book is about! :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is real..., February 23, 2000

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William J. Wortley (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life is an Attitude : How to Grow Forever Better (Paperback)

I am sixty-two and still growing. I have experienced 37 years of corporate life. I managed to survive in spite of changes in responsibility and some of my bosses. At times I didn't think it would be worth it. I had wonderful mentors and mavens to help me along the way. When I became responsible for others I had to learn the values presented in this book.

You have done a wonderful thing. It was very strange to find sections that had been life changing for me. I also found thoughts that had nearly consumed me for many years. You have all of this in print...I wonder about my life and what would have been had I found this book at several points along the way.

This is a wonderful gift for my children and grandchildren.

Thank you

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life is an Attitude, you bet!!, January 4, 2001

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Leslie Carney (Hanover, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life is an Attitude : How to Grow Forever Better (Paperback)

Of all the self-help, inspirational books I've read, this is the best. Ms. Billington is concise, direct and to the point. It is a bedside must. I have given at least 2 dozen to friends with great responses. It is Simple Abundance, condensed. Ms. Billington writes in an easy understandable but thought provoking manner. She tells it like it is, like Phil McGraw on the Oprah Show. Her directness and simplicity are refreshing and I continue to read specific chapters again and again. I hope there will be another book in the future.