Be the Person You Want to Be: Harness the Power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to Reach Your Potential [Paperback]

John J. Emerick Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997

If you could change anything about yourself, what would you change? Would you want to be more capable, effective, wealthier? Self-motivation is often the key to change, but how does one motivate oneself to be capable or effective?
Each year millions of people attend motivational seminars based on the powers of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Millions more wonder what NLP is all about. Finally, a book has arrived to introduce the practical techniques of NLP in easy to understand language.Be the Person You Want to Be offers a refreshing and different view of the principles of NLP. It guides readers in assessing who they want to be and how to attain their goals by setting guidelines and slowly changing behavior. Said to be a self-motivational program without the hype, NLP is explained in detail by John J. Emerick Jr., who focuses on original applications of these time-tested principles. Emerick shows readers how to apply these key strategies to achieve personal and business success by:
Increasing confidence in social and business interactions
Handling difficult situations smoothly
Gaining new insight into how people think and act
Taking control and achieving results in all aspects of life
Be the Person You Want to Be will enable readers to make significant and lasting changes in any area of their lives. By utilizing the NLP principles, and developing structures and guidelines, anyone can be the person they want to be.

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If you could change anything about yourself, what would you change? Would you want to be more capable, effective, wealthier? Self-motivation is often the key to change, but how does one motivate oneself to be capable or effective?
Each year millions of people attend motivational seminars based on the powers of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). Millions more wonder what NLP is all about. Finally, a book has arrived to introduce the practical techniques of NLP in easy to understand language.Be the Person You Want to Be offers a refreshing and different view of the principles of NLP. It guides readers in assessing who they want to be and how to attain their goals by setting guidelines and slowly changing behavior. Said to be a self-motivational program without the hype, NLP is explained in detail by John J. Emerick Jr., who focuses on original applications of these time-tested principles. Emerick shows readers how to apply these key strategies to achieve personal and business success by:
Increasing confidence in social and business interactions
Handling difficult situations smoothly
Gaining new insight into how people think and act
Taking control and achieving results in all aspects of life
Be the Person You Want to Be will enable readers to make significant and lasting changes in any area of their lives. By utilizing the NLP principles, and developing structures and guidelines, anyone can be the person they want to be.

About the Author

John J. Emerick Jr., is a successful consultant and NLP trainer who has taught people thousands of ways to improve their lives. A former engineering manager for an international manufacturing company, he has applied the techniques of NLP to business relationships for many years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761508066
• ISBN-13: 978-0761508069
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,731,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be the person you want to be, June 19, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Be the Person You Want to Be: Harness the Power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to Reach Your Potential (Paperback)

Be the person you want to be by John J. Emerick is a fantastic book about getting congruent with yourself and other people you deal with. I like the test near the front of the book. It gave me an opportunity to really take a good look at myself and for me to decide if I am in fact, the person I want to be. It is a great book because it is easy to read, understand and apply. I've recommended the book to several friends who had very little knowledge about NLP. The feedback I have received is very good, and they all have said they understand the principles and could instantly apply the methods to their lives. I think the book is stimulating, I am a certified trainer of NLP, and even the most advanced of NLP practitioners or trainers can get much value from the book. I was never bored with it and often times had a hard time putting it down. It's one of those books I'll be reading again and certainly recommed it to anyone who has an intrest in bettering their life.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Promises and padding. Not much delivered., March 8, 1999

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This review is from: Be the Person You Want to Be: Harness the Power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to Reach Your Potential (Paperback)

The book promises practical steps in NLP to improve aspects of ones life. These are not forthcoming. There is a lot of padding and redundancy which becomes tedious after the first chapter. I started making notes. Then I got to scoring out passages. Then pages. In the end I was so annoyed I tore out irrelevant pages in chunks. Out of the first 150 pages, there was only about a page and a half I thought worth keeping. Simple ideas are cloaked in obscure terminology which reminds me of those boring management seminars in hot rooms where everybody falls asleep in the afternoon. Which is a shame because I am sure NLP has something to offer.This is not a 'how to' manual although it claims to be.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too many words make for a tedious read., August 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Be the Person You Want to Be: Harness the Power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to Reach Your Potential (Paperback)

When seperated from all the chaff, Emerick's ideas are intriguing. The problem with this book is the chaff. On his way to (eventually) conveying his message, Emerick manages to bore and irritate the reader with page after page of empty and useless elaboration of a point that he has already made. I found myself saying "enough already!" as I skimmed in search of the next bit of substance. Ironic for a book about communication, eh?