Prisoners of Our Own Beliefs takes you on an extraordinary journey through time which lets you see how your past affects your present, and may negatively affect your future--unless you take action, now! In reading this book, you will find a new way of thinking--and understanding--that lets you make decisions based on true beliefs in your life, not false beliefs. That understanding is the key you need to focus your awesome potential, and to build the life you have always dreamed of--a life of love, passion, and the desire to embrace life's challenges with determination. So, are you ready? Are you ready to unlock your awesome potential, today, right now? Then let's get started! Gary Parent is dyslexic and "aged out" of Orono High School in Minnesota when he was 20 years old. Until the age of 46, he never read a book. But he always kept reaching for his dreams. He has been a gravedigger, sign painter, martial arts instructor, and business owner. He is also an artist. With this book, he is now an author. Prisoners of Our Own Beliefs is Gary's first book--but not his last!
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Self Help for People in the Real World,
This review is from: Prisoners of Our Own Beliefs (Paperback)
I like real.
From the second I picked this book up I was taken in. Gary Parent didn't learn to read until he was well past 40 years. He was a high school dropout when no one dropped out of high school. No longer drifting down an endless highway, Gary's has changed his life and in rare fashion...shows everyone how they can make real changes in their own lives. Parent has written a remarkable book. I'm not going to replicate his story which is written in long hand in the book. (kind of cool) The first lesson is to not let people's opinions of you, get in your way of what you want in life. He has a nice triplet: "No Regret, No Retreat, No Surrender" The dedication of the book is most unusual. He dedicates the book in part to the people who *stole his dreams.* He comes right out and acknowledges that without those thieves he would never have been given the obstacles to overcome. The books layout is quirky looking. I didn't get it until near the end. I just thought it was poorly edited. Then it dawned on me...there was a subtle unconscious point to the odd font sizes and strange format. It's the author...who he was and is and how he evolves. Like the Davinci Code kind of thing. Parent warns of the Circle of Influence around each of us. Those people who limit us...or try to...or how they help create possibilities. He gives solid solutions to self doubt and the feelings of needing to conform. I have to disagree with Parent's take on feelings. He states that no one can make you laugh or cry, angry or happy, etc. without your permission. I think that the direction he heads here is useful but the statement in total is a bit overstated as many others have. Try yelling at your 8 year old and see if it requires permission to get them to cry.... Gary's exposition on the three drivers of behavior (pain, fear and pleasure) simplifies some very complex terrain. It's really well done. He goes into great detail about dream stealers and dream builders. I found these chapters very helpful. And there is more about lifting limitations and really getting goals. All of this done in a very unusual and unique way. The book put me off at first with it's formatting but once I got that I really found that...and the rest.... valuable. Get this book. Give it to your friends and give to your employees and then give it to your teenagers. Kevin Hogan Author of The Psychology of Persuasion
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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"MUST HAVE BOOK",
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Through the influence of knowing Gary over the past years.
His patience of sharing his knowledge and understanding. So I can not express how excited I am that Kevin Hogan Author of Psychology of Persuasion has not only promoted this book, he has published this "MUST HAVE BOOK" Not only did it change my life, I know it will change yours. Eric Baxter President PAGEmployment and MY Video Productions
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Simply Moving,
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This book was so moving and so inspirational that I have read it over and over again. When others are bringing me down, this book reminds me that I have the power to bring myself back up.
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