Permission To Succeed [Paperback]

Noah St. John (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1999

The fear of success, also known as self-sabotage, paralyzes million of men and women from all walks of life, preventing them from fulfilling their dreams and achieving their goals. This book is the first to identify the condition that underlies, and actually produces, self-sabotage: success anorexia. It is also the first book to present a comprehensive, easy-to-understand, practical program that shows readers how to overcome the psychological dynamic of success anorexia, and finally to allow themselves to succeed.

Readers will learn that the best how-to-succeed program in the world will not help as long as they continue to sabotage their own success. Rather than providing the latest technique for "how to get what you want"," "how to influence people" or "how to make lots of money," Permission to Succeed identifies what causes self-sabotage, shows readers that they are allowed to succeed, teaches them how to overcome their own self-sabotage and helps them implement their own individual programs for achieving personal success.

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"Noah's concepts have been powerfully insightful not only for me and building my business, but also for many of my patients." -- Irene Mazer, Ph.D., clinical psychologist

"Permission To Succeed moves you from 'no-saying' into yes-being! This splendid book offers a beacon that makes you lighter and more sure-footed on your journey to your life's purpose." -- SARK, artist/author of _Succulent Wild Woman_

About the Author

Noah St. John is the inventor of Afformations and bestselling author of six books including Permission to Succeed (Health Communications), The Secret Code of Success (HarperCollins) and The Book of Afformations series.
 
Noah is the world's most-quoted expert on how to dump your head trash. He's appeared in over 2,500 media outlets including CNN, ABD, NBC, Fox, The Washington Post, PARADE Magazine and Bottom Line/Personal.
 
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Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: HCI; First Edition edition (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558747192
• ISBN-13: 978-1558747197
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Noah St. John "The Accelerated Results Guy" is the inventor of Afformations® and bestselling author of Permission to Succeed® and The Secret Code of Success. He's been featured in over 3,000 media outlets including CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, National Public Radio, PARADE, Woman's Day, Los Angeles Business Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Sun-Times, Southwest Spirit, and Bottom Line/Personal.

Noah launched NoahStJohn.com in 1997 with a mission to teach entrepreneurs around the world how to get unstuck. Noah's books have been translated into twelve languages, including Japanese, French, German, Russian, Arabic, and Mandarin Chinese.

"Noah St. John's work is about discovering within ourselves what we should have known all along - we are truly powerful beings with unlimited potential." - Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

"Before working with Noah, my company's revenues had been stuck at $4 Million for four years. Since we started Noah's coaching program, our revenues grew to over $20 Million Dollars and kept going up from there." - Adam Schran, Entrepreneur

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "When the student is ready...", October 7, 2005

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"When I first started reading "Permission to Succeed," I thought Noah St. John was speaking directly to me. He wondered why many intelligent, creative, sensitive people would unconsciously stop themselves from gaining more success in their lives. That sounded just like me, so I kept on reading. I commiserated with stories of Noah's struggles, I laughed aloud at the humorous parts and I dove into the exercises that he prescribed. I have to admit that the work was painful, but it drilled down to the core of my mixed up emotions and my faulty thinking. Within weeks, my business and my personal life began to improve. I have read countless books, attended seminars and invested in private counseling, but I can honestly say that "Permission to Succeed" was the first breakthrough I ever experienced that showed me why I do the things I do as well as why I don't do what I know I should do... to bring me the successes I deserve! My only regret was that I was not exposed to this book twenty years ago. Thank you, Noah St. John!"

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fresh Approach, November 2, 2006

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The book is completely unique in perspective. The author has taken a very fresh look at success and why we deprive ourselves of it. His viewpoints are enlightening, groundbreaking. And using Afformations (not affirmations) - YES!! this is exactly how my mind works, so it's much better to use a tool that works. (THANK YOU!)

Read the entire volume and you will see how he comes full circle to help us understand what has caused us to make certain choices in the past. Defining our own success, becoming responsible for ourselves (rather than the entire world), these are things that help us clarify what we want.

I've spent quite a bit of time reading success literature, and Noah is right in that there are plenty of recipes books out there. But, a recipe is not what you are missing. It is in fact the desire to cook.

The book does an excellent job of teaching us how to give ourselves permission to enjoy. And enjoyment, now isn't that what success really is after all?

Reading a ton of "Succeed This Way" volumes? Do yourself a favor, read this one, think it through, run through the exercises. You may be doing a lot of busy work in those other volumes for no reason at all.

The best insight I got from this was that choosing not to succeed can be because you feel responsible for the entire world, since you can't get there you can't succeed. Not to say don't have ambition, more to say ambition is best when your feet are planted firmly in your jet - otherwise you simply won't be able to fly there. With your feet firmly planted, it's okay to go there. Let it be okay, let yourself go.

The parable of the dining room - EXCEPTIONAL. The central message here, we all have something to contribute. People are waiting for us to contribute it. You are not doing anyone any good by NOT contributing what you have to offer. With this in mind, we can contribute, be successful, and still be humble. We are part of a much greater design that we were chosen to participate in.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor and buy this book NOW!, February 8, 2000

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Dan Geist (St. Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews

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Over the years, I have spent thousands of dollars on self-help books that didn't do anything for me. Everyone kept repeating things I already knew. Noah's book not only helped me discover why I was preventing my success, but showed me how to accept the success I deserved. Finally, someone gave me the power to turn on the lights so I can see all the wonderful things around me. The exercises in the book were more valuable than any seminar I have ever attended. The simple writing allows the profound ideas to leap from the page and into your soul. This is more than just a book, it can change your life!