LIFE STRATEGIES : Doing What Works, Doing What Matters

New York, NY: Hyperion, 1999. First Edition, 7th Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. 1999, First Edition, 7th Printing. Softcover/NF, w/trace shelfwear. NY Times #1 Bestseller. Author, psychologist & TV host, Phillip Calvin McGraw (1950 - ), known to all as "Dr. Phil", often reminds us: "There's a lot of dogs after them bones," i.e. the real world is competitive. Friendly guide of sensible & practical advice (no mincing of words) on "getting real" in living life --- stop excusing & whining, start taking responsibility &"get going". 304 pgs in 14 chapters of "straight-talk" from which Ten Laws of Life become apparent. They are: Life Law #1, You Either Get It or You Don't; #2, Your Create Your Own Experience #3, People Do What Works; #4, You Cannot Change What You Do Not Acknowledge; #5, Life Rewards Action; #6, There is no Reality; Only Perception; #7, Life is Managed; Not Cured #8, We Teach People How to Treat Us; #9, There is Power in Forgiveness; and #10, You Have to Name It Before You Can Claim It. Reflections to benefit from. Life Law 1 on dealing , with empathy, on relationships, motivation, money matters, careers, raising children, etc which can be crippling. ten are crippling. On being addressing the point, The First Law is "Either you get it, or you don't". Think. Live life wisely with accountability; it is not a trail-and-error rehearsal for another round.