The Most Important Lesson No One Ever Taught Me [Hardcover]

Doug Ph. D. Newburg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2006

Bob Buchanan is stuck. "I've done everything I was supposed to do in my life. I thought it would feel... different." Join author Doug Newburg, Ph. D. as he shares with Bob The Most Important Lesson No One Ever Taught Me. With help from an Olympic Gold Me

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Doug Newburg has interviewed and worked with hundreds of world-class performers in fields as diverse as sports, business, aeronautics, the military and education. He was on the general faculty at the University of Virginia Medical School for 15 years where he was named to the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators, and he worked for several years at the University of Florida Medical School in the thoracic surgery division. Doug has consulted with a wide variety of organizations interested in becoming world-class. Among those, State Farm, Capital One, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He is the author of The Most Important Lesson No One Every Taught Me, A Pearl's Promise, and Powered By Feel. He was featured in John Eckberg's book, The Success Effect: Uncommon Conversations with America's Business Trailblazers, and has appeared on Good Morning America. His work has been cited in publications including Outside, Self, Reader's Digest, Olympic Coach, and GQ. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 276 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (January 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413490255
• ISBN-13: 978-1413490251
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,400,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like the title - "The Most Important Lesson" no one should miss, February 13, 2006

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A. Chang - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Important Lesson No One Ever Taught Me (Paperback)

In this book, Newburg used the power of stories to share meaningful life lessons he learned from remarkable people he came to know in his life. These lessons can be applied to all areas in life so you will no longer need a bookcase full of self-help books to tell you how to manage your time, lose weight, find a mate, get the job you love and so on. Newburg helps you answer all the important life questions without telling you what to do or reducing your unique experience down to a score on a questionnaire. It's a MUST read for those who are in search of true meaning and happiness in their lives.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Read the World's Last "Self-Help" Book, February 13, 2006

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J. Birch - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Important Lesson No One Ever Taught Me (Hardcover)

Wow. This book "solves" so many questions people have about their lives so simply, so elegantly it left me wondering why it took "the kind universe" so long to help people understand how to get on the road to and build their own happiness.

Let me attempt to explain: What's wrong with "traditional" self-help is there's no "self" in it. We read about other people's "success patterns". They sell us on why their "patterns" work best. Problem is they don't work for us precisely because they're other peoples'. This creates a nice self-help industry, but doesn't help readers become any happier--or even help them realize what does make them happy! Does this make sense?

Newburg's genius is giving us a "process" for identifying, understanding, and incorporating into our lives what uniquely makes us happy. He has put the "self" back where it belongs, at the center of the process. Warning: he's also put the responsibility (and fun) for understanding and action back where it belongs, with us, not with Dr. Phil, Steven Covey, or Tony Robbins.

I know why he had to publish this himself. It's the last "self-help" book-- the only "self-help" book you'll ever need. Why would an industry that exists because people are searching for "themselves" actually tell you how to find yourself? That's business suicide.

Anyway, thank-you Dr. Newburg, thank-you. If you don't like this book, I'll give you your money back.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifechanging, February 7, 2006

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M. Brown (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Important Lesson No One Ever Taught Me (Paperback)

Dr. Newburg's book distills meaningful life to its essence: How do you want to feel everyday. He blends a fictional 'answer seeker' with the remarkable people to whom he is connected. The reader walks step-for-step with 'Bob' on a journey into the familiar (ourselves) cast in a light of renewal, setting the stage for self-RE-discovery. When you open the book, he's Dr. Newburg; when you close it, he's your good friend, Doug.