Super Self: Doubling Your Personal Effectiveness [Hardcover]

Charles J. Givens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1993

The bestselling author of Wealth Without Risk now presents a toolbox of repeatable strategies and success responses for almost any situation--from achieving goals to eliminating fears.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 327 pages
• Publisher: Poseidon Pr (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671700979
• ISBN-13: 978-0671700973
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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72 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best self help books. Way under-rated, November 2, 2003

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Business Builder "[phone]" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Super Self: Doubling Your Personal Effectiveness (Hardcover)

I have a library of over 300 personal development and consider this as one of the very best. I constantly refer back to it since buying it over ten years ago.

SuperSelf shows you the person you have to be. It shows you how to flatten your fears and become more productive. I was hesitant to believe the claim "of doubling your personal effectiveness" but found that was indeed the case, I doubled my personal effectiveness and then some.

In chapter 1-Where you is, is where you is Givens states that where you are is an okay place to be but where you are going is entirely up to you. You can create your own destiny. Mr. Givens talks about the three time zones; the past, the present and the future and goes on to say that your only point of power is in the present moment.

In chapter 2-Playing to Win: The Ballpark Principle Givens explains how to win with other people even if you don't like the rules.

In chapter 3-Trying is Lying Mr. Givens explains the difference between success and failure. Concerning failure Givens explains "Failure is the refusal to establish a plan and work toward it's acomplishment regardless of the obstacles." Failure is simply the refusal to establish goals or objectives in your life and to work toward their achievement. "Talk to people who have neither goals nor the motivation to succeed" says Givens "and you'll find that their lives have no excitement, no purpose."

"To succeed" says Givens, "You will constantly find yourself sailing uncharted waters, doing things you have never done before, buut if you want anymore from life than mediocrity, then that's where you'll have to go."

Givens also blows a hole through common programming such as it doesn't matter if we win or not, just as long as we try hard. "Trying is lying." exclaims Givens. "When striving to achive your goals, there is no such thing as trying." is one of Givens mantra's.

Givens also suggests using near misses that you are off course, not that you have failed.

In Chapter 4-Devloping Your Blueprint offers 5 steps that make up your blueprint or life plan. These include:

1) Dreams list
2) Goals List
3) Values List
4) Action Plans
5) Daily Activities List

"A full 50% of accomplishing what you desire in life" Givens tells us "And most important, enjoying the experience---is dependent on how well you have drawn up your blueprint."

Givens goes on to state that if you haven't achieved what you want in life it's not because of a lack of ability, it's because of a lack of planning.

In chapter 5-Discovering Your Dreams and then realigning those dreams with your core values. Interesting is that Givens mentions two dreams that he gave up; one was to walk on the wing of an airplane and walking the full length of the Shara Desert from east to west. After careful consideration, Givens relates that these dreams were not practical so took them off his list.

"Defining what you are after is 50 percent of the battle in getting there." says Givens.

But Givens also warns; "Accelerating your life by setting goals also accelerates but does not create the problems and setbacks that you'll encounter." Here is where most people get buried. They set a goal, encounter a reversal and then quit.

SuperSelf is split up into 3 sections, 22 chapters and over 300 pages of good, powerful information. Other points that Givens makes that I believe stand out are not treating your family members as second class citizens, keeping agreements, doing discipline, managing the mundane, handling talkers and dumpers, fighting fatique and handling stress.

While I loved Mr. Givens financial books, I truly believe that SuperSelf is by far, Givens best work and a must read for anyone who wants success.

65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm more in control of my time, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Super Self: Doubling Your Personal Effectiveness (Hardcover)

The strategy that had the most benefit for me was to "Hire Out mundane Jobs" and stopping those "Honeydo errands" You know, our spouses say; "Honey can you do this or do that?" You hate to refuse, what do I do? I hire out. I don't cut the grass, run to the store or do this or do that. I hire out and now I have the time to work that sidebusiness, manage my rental properties and my wife is thrilled because now we have even more time to spend together. I recommend that if you read just one part of this book, it would be the section of "Hiring out mundane jobs" and also read what your hourly worth is. A major mistake made by millions ofAmericans is spending, wasting time onmundane duties when your time can be invested more profitably elsewhere. Thank you Mr. Givens. Great strategy!

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will show you how to design yourself, May 3, 2002

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fred petersen (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Super Self: Doubling Your Personal Effectiveness (Hardcover)

While most people are on a misguided mission to find themselves, this book shows the winning processes necessary to design yourself---to get rid of limitations.Super Self shows you how to make things happen...instead of waiting for things to happen.To control your own mind...instead of trying to control or being controlled by others.To control your emotions...isntead of allowing your emotions to control you.To double the creative power of your mind.To create happiness, joy and aliveness...instead of waiting or wishing for them to happen.To focus on results ...in order to discover the processes required.Super Self focuses on producingimmediate positive results. Super Self treats the human system as a magnificent and powerful programmable machine, whose natural state is mental, emotional and physical balance with an unlimited capacity for accomplishment.Super Self is a must read for anyone who wants the most out of life.I also recommend Turner, Turner, Turner: The King of Network Marketing.