Life Strategies Self-Discovery Journal: Finding What Matters Most for You [Paperback]

ph.d., Phillip C. Mcgraw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 19, 2001

Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller with two million copies in print -- a beautifully designed journal that includes 365 inspirational affirmations.

With 365 daily affirmations and blank pages for journal writing, Phil McGraw is back to help millions of followers figure out what is wrong in their lives, and how to fix it. In his trademark tell-it-like-it-is style -- made famous by his weekly Oprah appearances -- he provides readers with daily affirmations and inspirational statements that will become a source of strength for anyone who has used his books to change their lives. The Life Strategies Self-Discovery Journal is bound to become the next big "Dr. Phil" bestseller.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D., author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Life Strategies and Relationship Rescue, has worked in the field of human functioning and strategic life planning for over twenty years. He is the co-founder and president of Courtroom Sciences, Inc., and has been associated with some of the highest-profile litigation cases in the country, including Oprah's highly publicized mad cow suit. A professional psychologist, he appears regularly on Oprah as her resident expert on human functioning. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (September 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786887435
• ISBN-13: 978-0786887439
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #815,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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104 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT!, December 6, 2001

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Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life Strategies Self-Discovery Journal: Finding What Matters Most for You (Paperback)

If you have read Life Strategies or have completed any of the exercses in the Life Strategies Workbook, then you are already on your way to self-discovery. Both are excellent self-help tools and highly recommended. However, this journal is not like the original book or the companion workbook and readers could be very disappointed. There is nothing contained in this journal that would lead one to self-discovery other than what the reader actually chooses to write. You are not prompted for ideas, thoughts or feelings but left to your own resources to express your own thoughts. There are a variety of basic journals on the market, many for more outstanding than this one, so invest your money in the Life Strategies book and the Life Strategies Workbook and pass on the Self-Discovery Journal.

78 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An Expensive Way to Buy Lined Paper in Bound Form!, November 8, 2001

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This review is from: Life Strategies Self-Discovery Journal: Finding What Matters Most for You (Paperback)

Each page in this journal is in the same format. It has a one sentence epigram from Life Strategies at the top. You then get blue lines across the rest of the page, where you can fill in your ideas on this topic.

Compared to either Life Strategies or The Life Strategies Workbook, this journal is not very helpful at all.

If you have read Life Strategies, you can simply write down your ideas about the key elements in that book on your own paper.

If you want to do exercises, The Life Strategies Workbook is superb and I highly recommend it.

Skip this journal!

Do you learn best by thinking, writing, talking, doing, or some combination of the above? Whatever the best method is, use that method to apply Life Strategies to improving your life.

18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Personal Growth!, November 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Life Strategies Self-Discovery Journal: Finding What Matters Most for You (Paperback)

This journal will help you to map out and record your quest for self-discovery and enlightenment. The lay out is great and you will find all of the extra tools and hints are useful and somewhat inspiring. Dr. McGraw has done it again! I also like to use this journal to record my personal growth from a book by Matt Pasquinilli called "The Child Whisperer." Even though the book is written with parents and teachers in mind, the ideas are simple to understand and apply to any person of any age.