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"In all areas of my life I'm living a life I love. This book will show you how to do the same for yourself," writes author Marcia Wieder (
Life Is but a Dream and
Doing Less and Having More). Wieder offers a step-by-step process for making your dreams come true. The basic formula is simple, even obvious: "
- Get clear about what your dream is
- Remove the obstacles, especially the limiting beliefs
- Design the simple steps to make your dreams happen
But Weider uses the formula as a starting place. She offers practical strategies and exercises to put you in charge of your dreams and making them come true.
For example, she explains how your beliefs "either move you forward or hold you back, and you choose what you will believe." She includes "real people" anecdotes to show how other people let their beliefs limit them, and then how they used Weider's suggestions and strategies to change the beliefs they were "buying." You learn to face your fears, identify your limiting beliefs, and change them. The end of the book is a workbook for implementing what you've learned.
Making Your Dreams Come True has that winning combination of motivation, introspection, and practical steps for achieving your goals. If your life is unsatisfying or routine, or if you have dreams you're not reaching, Weider could be your personal "dream coach." --Joan Price
From Publishers Weekly
Offering simple motivational messages with a dynamic delivery, Wieder (Doing Less and Having More, etc.) has built a loyal following as a self-styled "coach," who helps individuals to achieve their dreams, and corporations to fulfill their missions. To coincide with the launch of her public television fundraising program by the same name, Wieder has revised her self-published 1993 book, which has sold more than 100,000 copies through lectures, seminars and her Dream University. With a cheerleader's enthusiasm, she urges readers to believe that they can do anything (short of realizing impossible fantasies) using her basic formula: decide what you want, remove obstacles like self-doubt and take simple steps to get there. Self-quizzes and guided imagery exercises may help readers to think about their preferences and purpose. One useful suggestion is to assemble a "Dream Team" for guidance and encouragement. However, the material is vague overall, the notions of pursuing one's "passion" or determining one's purpose aren't especially fresh today, and the examples often seem simplistic and too good to be true. For instance, Wieder recalls an incident where she told a conference attend