Life Without Limits: Clarify What You Want, Redefine Your Dreams, Become the Person You Want to Be [Hardcover]

Lucinda Bassett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 2001

In Life Without Limits, Bassett asks, "If you could have, do, and be anything right now, what would you ask for?" Eight out of ten people are unable to answer this simple question.

How about you? Do you know how to get what you want? Do you even know what you want? What do you see when you look in the mirror? A self-confident, radiant person who is living life to the fullest? Or do you see a frustrated, insecure, dissatisfied person who doesn't know how to change things? Bassett says, "In my work, I am continually amazed at the number of people who are personally, professionally, and financially frustrated. But the worst part is, if they could change things, they aren't sure how, or even what they would change." People stop dreaming, settling for a life that is neither satisfying nor rewarding because their fears and insecurities prevent them from seeing what they want in life, and how to get it. Acquiring happiness, wealth, or success on any level is difficult when you aren't clear about what you want and you don't have a plan. Before you know it, years pass by, and you're looking back with regrets.

"In my work over the past fourteen years, I have encountered two types of people. The first group is the "doers." They are the movers and the shakers. They plan their life and are strongly motivated. They are on a clear path, know exactly what they want, and they are willing to take the risks to get it. The second group is the "drifters." They drift through life with no real sense of direction, ending up frustrated. This can happen to people in the most prestigious occupations. The drifters have a hard time establishing a sense of true happiness, satisfaction, or security because they know they aren't where they "should be," but they don't know what to do about it.

Life Without Limits helps you clarify what you want in every area of your life. By using Bassett's powerful techniques you will change, therefore your life will change. Your thoughts are magnets attracting everything from the type of people you meet to the types of opportunities that come your way. Your thinking must be clear, distinct, and sharply defined. Your focused thoughts elicit emotion; your emotions ignite your actions and have a tremendous effect on the universal energy that surrounds you. You control your life. You control your destiny. And only you can take steps to change it. Life Without Limits helps you take back your power.

Life Without Limits is the complete guide to attaining abundance in every area of your life. It will help you to achieve satisfaction and fulfillment personally, professionally, and financially. Once you have defined what success means for you, you will clarify your dreams and start pursuing them. Opportunities will present themselves, new doors will open, and you will begin to live the life you were meant to live: a life without limits.

"Begin now to change the person you are into the person you know you have the potential to become." -- Lucinda Bassett

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Lucinda Bassett is one of those self-help professionals who deserve admiration. Severely agoraphobic through her mid-20s, she gradually overcame this and other personal hurdles to become the founder and president of the Midwest Center for Stress & Anxiety, as well as a bestselling author (From Panic to Power). Envious? Good! In Life Without Limits, Bassett helps readers take a more objective look at their feelings of envy--and other "success sabotage syndromes" (like fear of failure or success), the goal being to discover the positive, motivational properties of such "negative" feelings and to tap these properties to reach personal and professional goals. Bassett also does a bang-up job of guiding her readers through a dream-clarification process, so as to provide a clear road map for the journey.

While many of her suggestions sound familiar (accept feelings of fear; ask whether the fear is just an excuse for avoiding something else; stop the thought process and use self-talk to feel empowered), steps for creating a life-changing action plan and plenty of sample dialogue for healthy self-talk make this book quite practical. Two final chapters swing the focus from pure psychology to spirituality. Bassett describes how intuition, divine signs, miracles, prayer, and faith can enhance the many other, more proactive steps outlined in the book. Never preachy and often a bit humbled by her life experiences (she feels past business failures were the result of her asking God to save her mother's life after a stroke), Bassett handles these final topics with the same insight and sensitivity that she demonstrates throughout the earlier chapters. --Liane Thomas

From Publishers Weekly

Motivational expert Bassett follows her successful From Panic to Power with a smoothly written if unoriginal self-help book that aims to help readers achieve their dreams. As founder of the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety, Bassett (now in California) claims to have helped more than 100,000 people overcome feelings of stress, depression and anxiety through programs, seminars and a popular infomercial. Now she seeks to bring her fans to a higher level of fulfillment by encouraging them to find and pursue their dreams of satisfaction in many areas of life (e.g., personal development, physical appearance and spirituality). The tone is uplifting and accessible to a mass audience, but on the page lacks the dynamism of a personal performance. While her advice is broad and encouraging, readers of the genre will find her points familiar: defining a personal vision of success; keeping a journal (for which she supplies specific questions); allaying fears of success by finding a "power partner" and composing an "empowerment mantra." Bassett is most engaging and sympathetic when she reveals some of her own history: of conquered childhood fears and deprivations, and instances where she bravely acted on intuition in critical business deals. She concludes with a strong statement of her belief in the power of miracles, prayer and faith and ultimately in God. Agent, Al Lowman. (Jan. 9) Forecast: Bassett's infomercial will most likely kick-start sales, which may be fueled by her author tour and other media appearances, although some readers may be disappointed that her book lacks the fresh ideas of other similar titles, such as Harold Bloomfield's Making Peace with Your Past (Forecasts, June 5).
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 282 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (January 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060196580
• ISBN-13: 978-0060196585
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lucinda Bassett is the founder and CEO of one of the most successful self-help companies in the country, the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety, Inc. Her audio program Attacking anxiety and Depression is used worldwide by health care organizations, hospitals, and universities. Author of the national bestseller From Panic to Power, Lucinda Bassett produces and hosts the award-winning infomercial "Attacking Anxiety." She has shared her techniques with such clients as McDonalds, Chrysler, and AT&T. She has appeared on numerous talk shows, including Oprah and The View, and been featured in Family Circle, Reader's Digest, and many more.

Customer Reviews

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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lucinda Bassett continues to amaze me !, February 9, 2001

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Andrew (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life Without Limits: Clarify What You Want, Redefine Your Dreams, Become the Person You Want to Be (Hardcover)

I first saw Lucinda Bassett on Oprah about 7 years ago, when I was 18, and my life hasn't been the same since. Lucinda's techniques for dealing with daily life and stress have become second nature to me, so much so that I have difficulty remembering a time when Lucinda's insight wasn't a part of my life.

One would think that after having produced one of the most successful self-awareness and self-help programs of all time (the "Attacking Anxiety and Depression" program), and having seen that program go on to be used by countless individuals, not to mention doctors and mental health organizations, Lucinda would rest on her laurels. But Lucinda hasn't - she never stops! She keeps growing and coming up with wonderful and inspiring ways to view life, difficult situations, and to cultivate self-esteem.

Perhaps the most striking thing about this book is the revelation by Lucinda that she, whose programs, books, and seminars have been effectively utilized by many clinical institutions and major corporations (McDonalds, Chrysler, AT&T), is always guided by her intuition. This stuck me as interesting because so often intuition is thought of as untrustworthy, irrational, and unreliable; yet Lucinda's work is consistent, rational, effective, and well respected by many established and reputable persons and institutions. Lucinda tells the reader that when you become more respectful of your intuition, or "gut feelings," you can often bring into your life a sense of synchronicity that you can then utilize to help gain your heart's desire - whether it be inner peace, a new car, a new job, or a more understanding relationship with family members. Thus, this book adds deeper insight and dimension to a topic that has always been present in Lucinda's work - spirituality.

Authors and speakers who are as knowledgeable as Lucinda can sometimes come across as being a little patronizing, a little better-than-though, but Lucinda almost comes across as being a friend. The information in this book can and does stand on its own, but Lucinda has a wonderful way of presenting the information. She's just one of those people who has a gift to make you feel like you know her. She comes across as very down-to-earth, humble, and caring.

I really like this book!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unlimited success!, May 31, 2001

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Carolyn (Fremont, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life Without Limits: Clarify What You Want, Redefine Your Dreams, Become the Person You Want to Be (Hardcover)

What a great book! Most self help books tell us what to do, but leave out the part that tells us HOW to do it.

At first I thought every bad example was me! What an uplifting author, she helped me see there are two sides to me even the not so great traits can lead me to success. I found myself wanting to get rid of the "noise" in my life. What matters? What is my purpose? What makes me happy and fulfilled?

The whole book is a call to WATCH. Watch, look and listen to our own body, mind and spirit.

Chapter 3 is exceptional. Many books have hook chapters in the beginning of the book then kind of disintegrate...not this book. The last chapter is as powerful as the first.

The writing style is concise and easy to understand; the techniques are strightforward and proactive.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a life saver!, June 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Life Without Limits (Paperback)

This book has helped me to gain hope and courage to cope with all my fears and worries. Lucinda writes with such a great understanding and compassion. She herself had problems with panic and worry. Her positive thinking tips are easy to follow, I don't get lost in alot of psycho babble. It's as if she's holding your hand sitting right beside you cheering you on! I believe I can do anything I set my mind to after reading this book. I plan to buy copies for all my friends. God bless Lucinda for writing this book!