Your Survival Strategies Are Killing You: The Eight Principles You Must Follow To Thrive in Life and Work [Paperback]

Martha Borst (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2007

Throughout this intriguing tale you will be captivated by the four characters who, in a few life-changing days of denial, resistance, internal struggle, and awakening, learn how they are blocking their own success. This is not another "power of positive thinking" book, with lists of things to do, theories or rules you have to follow. In "Your Survival Strategies Are Killing You!" you will actually be drawn into the absorbing story in a way that moves you from observer to participant allowing you to experience your own transformation at the skillful hands of Martha Borst.

Editorial Reviews

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I could not put this book down. Something new was happening around every corner. I had no idea I would learn so much about myself. i saw myself in everyone of the characters. I want all of my friends to read it. --Pamela Mills

Excellent book for team development. Everyone who reports to me has read it and we now use the eight principles as our operating guidelines. The assessment tools were very informative and helpful. --Dan Armstrong, Executive VP of a Silicon Valley software company

I am giving this book to every person in my company and to every new hire. It's sets a new standard. --Mike Hirsh, CEO of a marketing and PR company

About the Author

Martha Borst has enjoyed a highly successful twenty-eight-year career as a business owner, executive coach, corporate consultant, and facilitator working with close to 20,000 individuals. In her corporate workshops and personal development seminars, she has worked with CEOs and fast-track executives, entrepreneurs, writers, students, stay-at-home parents, and people in career transition. Currently she is President of Avista Consulting Group, Inc., a management firm that provides a systematic, integrated approach to organization effectiveness and culture change through professional consulting, executive coaching, and and leadership/team development programs. Martha's extensive organizational development and facilitation background is grounded in personal experience. Despite daunting challenges and significant physical limitations of crippling rheumatoid arthritis, she has started up and sold four successful companies. This experience gives her first-hand knowledge of human dynamics, the organizational challenges that every senior executive and manager faces, and the ability of all people to overcome any obstacle or circumstance to achieve success. Working with Fortune 100 companies as well as startup organizations, she knows the requirements, differences, and demands of a variety of corporate cultures.

Product Details

• Paperback: 279 pages
• Publisher: Avista Press; 1 edition (May 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979156106
• ISBN-13: 978-0979156106
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #847,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #31 in Books > Business & Investing > Business Life > Work Life Balance

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Survival Strategies are Killing You, June 19, 2007

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Arnie Davis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Survival Strategies Are Killing You: The Eight Principles You Must Follow To Thrive in Life and Work (Paperback)

Over the years I have taken many self help courses. EST, Landmark Forum, Life Spring, and several courses related to improving myself as a person and business person. They were helpful, but time consuming and expensive. Reading "YOUR SURVIVAL SKILLS ARE KILLING YOU" was like taking a three day course, and it cost less than $20 and I didn't have to give up a weekend. As a matter of fact, I found this book to be better than the courses. Having time to ponder each character, I was able to find the characteristics in each of them that pertained to me, or to members in my family. Through their revelations, I had many of my own revelations. As they found the sage within them, I could see the sage within me. I think this happend, in part because the reading flowed easily. The writing was literary and with just enough description to give clear images, but not get in the way of feeling like I was in the room with Martha and the characters. Martha, the character who leads the sessions, and who happens also to be the author, is a true inspiration, a true sage and teacher in the most fundamental and profound sense of the words.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever done a self improvement weekend and would like an inexpensive refresher, and, I recommend it to anyone who has not done the weekend, but would like to get the results anyway.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Create Balance, June 27, 2007

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María - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Survival Strategies Are Killing You: The Eight Principles You Must Follow To Thrive in Life and Work (Paperback)

This book allows you to create balance with work and family life. Of course, many books have been written highlighting this before. Where this book shines is in illustrative fictional accounts that give clarity to the eight principles that lead to harmony in life. Through the accounts you learn about practical application of each principle to daily situations in work and home. Ultimately, the book is intended to help you take control of your destiny and it for the most parts succeeds in doing this. Its greatest value is in asking us to reexamine our basic assumptions about what creates success in work and in life.

I also recommend "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" and a powerful novel on personal transformation "Nexus: A Neo Novel."

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CHECK OUT MY REVIEW....., June 29, 2007

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Mark Twain "G-Love" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Survival Strategies Are Killing You: The Eight Principles You Must Follow To Thrive in Life and Work (Paperback)

I'm not a friend of the author. I don't even know the author, but I did
just read the book and I think it's terrific. It was an engaging story that
showed me how I have been getting in my own way of what I want. It was one
of the best books I've read in a long time. I didn't want to put it down.
I, too, am giving it 5 stars. Hope that's okay with the person who
criticized the author and reviewers.
A note to that person: In my opinion, using the star system as a way of
making a comment not a review (you did not read the book) is a disgraceful
use of the Amazon system. You, sir or madam who cast judgment on others
should look in the mirror. Perhaps the shame is YOURS!"
AND JUST BECAUSE I CHOOSE NOT TO REVIEW MOST OF THE BOOKS I BUY THROUGH AMAZON, DOES NOT MEAN THAT I AM NOT A WORTHY CUSTOMER. I HAVE BEING BUYING BOOKS/DVDS FROM AMAZON SINCE 2003. THIS TIME, I JUST HAD TO STAND UP FOR THE AUTHOR OF AN AMAZING BOOK.