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Transformed!: The Neuroscience of Changing Your Life for the Better, Forever
In the radical new book Transformed!, bestselling author Dr. Judith Wright and acclaimed speaker Dr. Bob Wright explore how individuals can achieve lifelong transformation—in their careers, their relationships, and their lives.
Transformed! integrates cutting-edge findings across many fields with groundbreaking research about the highest performing students at the Wright’s internationally recognized leadership training institute, who didn’t just make exceptional improvements in their lives but took remarkable leaps forward. This study, combined with over 30 years of feedback and program development, is crafted into an effective and compelling six-phase process for growth and transformation, the heart of which is a person’s deepest yearning and the pathway to finding it.
Providing a powerful breakthrough to understanding why most self-help and personal development programs don’t work, Transformed! profiles individuals who have attained deep fulfillment in every aspect of life and illustrates how anyone, by following this proven process, can achieve lasting, revolutionary transformation.
“The Wrights’ book is about transformation that taps human potential at all levels. The strength and commitment of the people they coach and train is proof of their effectiveness.” —Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate and Founder of Grameen Bank
“I've seen the results of the Wrights’ science-based, proven technologies in leaders and folks from all walks of life, and the results are unique and powerful. The integrity, critical thinking, and accomplishments of their students are remarkable.”
—Brad Anderson, former CEO, Best Buy
"Thanks to Dr. Judith Wright and Dr. Bob Wright, we now have a powerful and comprehensive toolkit for personal and global awakening. If you are ready to activate your visionary birthright, read and apply what you learn in this 'must-absorb' new book. You will absolutely see significant changes in every domain of your life." —Barnet Bain, producer of What Dreams May Come and The Celestine Prophecy and member of the Transformational Leadership Council
Excerpt from Transformed!
If you’re like most people, you know what you want. In fact, if pressed, you could probably rattle off a laundry list of wants: cars, houses, vacations, jobs, electronic devices, and so on. But when it comes to what you yearn for, you may draw a blank.
There’s something vaguely old-fashioned about the term. It has an Old Testament ring to it. Or it sounds like what a heroine in a Victorian novel might say as she stares out the window of her Gothic tower waiting for a lost love to return. As a result, you probably haven’t used “yearn” in a sentence recently. It feels awkward on your tongue, uncertain in your mind.
But take a moment to reflect upon what you yearn for. Let your mind go blank and listen to your heart. Imagine if your soul had a voice and could articulate what it wants most in the world. Or, more simply, consider what you desire deeply, what would turn your good life into a great one.
Still nothing? That’s okay. Yearning is a natural capacity you can develop.
Or maybe you’ve come up with a list of things you yearn for that are actually wants—you yearn to be rich, you yearn to travel the world, you yearn for freedom, you yearn to have your boyfriend or girlfriend agree to marry you, you yearn for a gigantic television. It’s okay, too, to mistake wants for yearnings—we all do it.
The good news is that we know what you yearn for—they are the same things that everyone
in the world yearns for. Specifically, we yearn:
~ to matter
~ to love and be loved
~ to be seen
~ to contribute
~ to connect
~ to belong
~ to achieve mastery
~ to be affirmed
~ to connect with a higher power
There are different ways to parse these yearnings—Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one way to view them—and we’ll look at them through various lenses, from stories of those who have learned to yearn effectively, to perspectives including education, positive psychology, and neuroscience to behavioral economics. But for now, recognize that these yearnings are universal, and that by getting in touch with them, you open your life to the possibility of greatness.
So all you have to do is memorize this list and you’re set? If only it were that easy, we could limit the frustration of career dissatisfaction, unfulfilling relationships, and much general emotional pain and frustration with a snap of our fingers. Getting in touch with what you yearn for is an attainable skill, but you need to learn the process. We know—the word “process” sounds dull and formulaic. But this process is neither of those things. Instead, it’s challenging, exciting, and transformational.
Transformed! integrates cutting-edge findings across many fields with groundbreaking research about the highest performing students at the Wright’s internationally recognized leadership training institute, who didn’t just make exceptional improvements in their lives but took remarkable leaps forward. This study, combined with over 30 years of feedback and program development, is crafted into an effective and compelling six-phase process for growth and transformation, the heart of which is a person’s deepest yearning and the pathway to finding it.
Providing a powerful breakthrough to understanding why most self-help and personal development programs don’t work, Transformed! profiles individuals who have attained deep fulfillment in every aspect of life and illustrates how anyone, by following this proven process, can achieve lasting, revolutionary transformation.
“The Wrights’ book is about transformation that taps human potential at all levels. The strength and commitment of the people they coach and train is proof of their effectiveness.” —Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate and Founder of Grameen Bank
“I've seen the results of the Wrights’ science-based, proven technologies in leaders and folks from all walks of life, and the results are unique and powerful. The integrity, critical thinking, and accomplishments of their students are remarkable.”
—Brad Anderson, former CEO, Best Buy
"Thanks to Dr. Judith Wright and Dr. Bob Wright, we now have a powerful and comprehensive toolkit for personal and global awakening. If you are ready to activate your visionary birthright, read and apply what you learn in this 'must-absorb' new book. You will absolutely see significant changes in every domain of your life." —Barnet Bain, producer of What Dreams May Come and The Celestine Prophecy and member of the Transformational Leadership Council
Excerpt from Transformed!
If you’re like most people, you know what you want. In fact, if pressed, you could probably rattle off a laundry list of wants: cars, houses, vacations, jobs, electronic devices, and so on. But when it comes to what you yearn for, you may draw a blank.
There’s something vaguely old-fashioned about the term. It has an Old Testament ring to it. Or it sounds like what a heroine in a Victorian novel might say as she stares out the window of her Gothic tower waiting for a lost love to return. As a result, you probably haven’t used “yearn” in a sentence recently. It feels awkward on your tongue, uncertain in your mind.
But take a moment to reflect upon what you yearn for. Let your mind go blank and listen to your heart. Imagine if your soul had a voice and could articulate what it wants most in the world. Or, more simply, consider what you desire deeply, what would turn your good life into a great one.
Still nothing? That’s okay. Yearning is a natural capacity you can develop.
Or maybe you’ve come up with a list of things you yearn for that are actually wants—you yearn to be rich, you yearn to travel the world, you yearn for freedom, you yearn to have your boyfriend or girlfriend agree to marry you, you yearn for a gigantic television. It’s okay, too, to mistake wants for yearnings—we all do it.
The good news is that we know what you yearn for—they are the same things that everyone
in the world yearns for. Specifically, we yearn:
~ to matter
~ to love and be loved
~ to be seen
~ to contribute
~ to connect
~ to belong
~ to achieve mastery
~ to be affirmed
~ to connect with a higher power
There are different ways to parse these yearnings—Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is one way to view them—and we’ll look at them through various lenses, from stories of those who have learned to yearn effectively, to perspectives including education, positive psychology, and neuroscience to behavioral economics. But for now, recognize that these yearnings are universal, and that by getting in touch with them, you open your life to the possibility of greatness.
So all you have to do is memorize this list and you’re set? If only it were that easy, we could limit the frustration of career dissatisfaction, unfulfilling relationships, and much general emotional pain and frustration with a snap of our fingers. Getting in touch with what you yearn for is an attainable skill, but you need to learn the process. We know—the word “process” sounds dull and formulaic. But this process is neither of those things. Instead, it’s challenging, exciting, and transformational.
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First published November 6, 2012
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January 8, 2013
When I first started reading this book, it was hard to get into. It kept saying how when you transform your life, you'll love it, but it seemed to never get into the "how" of transforming your life. Persevering, further into the book some snipits of information started to make sense in the how-to process. The big picture of this book can be summed up with the typical, "to talk the talk you must walk the walk". You must put your dreams into actions and step our of your comfort zone to grow as a person!
It gave insight in how to recognize your body actions and emotions to show whether you are or are not working towards your greater good. One of the things I liked the most is how this book broke down what we think we feel, into what we're really feeling. For example, if we want to be rich and famous, what are the main things we want? Love and respect, and then it gives you a blueprint from which to work on the love and respect, the rest will follow. Reading others stories of how they transformed their life was inspirational as well.
***Reviewed by Jackie for New Age Mama blog.***
It gave insight in how to recognize your body actions and emotions to show whether you are or are not working towards your greater good. One of the things I liked the most is how this book broke down what we think we feel, into what we're really feeling. For example, if we want to be rich and famous, what are the main things we want? Love and respect, and then it gives you a blueprint from which to work on the love and respect, the rest will follow. Reading others stories of how they transformed their life was inspirational as well.
***Reviewed by Jackie for New Age Mama blog.***
August 20, 2013
This book is a nice pairing to Judith's lectures and is meant to preclude her next big workshop in Chicago next year. Judith is a fabulous speaker, I find that I definitely am more inspired, informed and energized attending her workshops as opposed to reading this book. I think there are many more pages of the details of personal growth and accolades than their are of actual transformative direction. That being said, there are enough personal activities to get your brain busy, and following her advice you'll end up with a clear idea of your goals, barriers, strengths, weaknesses and ways to overcome setbacks that make this a useful tool to "transform" your life. Just prepare to roll your eyes to the heavens from time to time while flipping through page after page of people's personal achievements - they're meant to inspire everyone to aim for the stars, reach them, then shoot out to an unexplored universe, and keep going. Just nod and smile and keep reading. Take what she offers and discard what doesn't apply, as she expects over-achievement and somewhat of a Type A personality to be the goal of everyone reading. A why-would-you-settle-type attitude, though she mentions that lower-type goal setting is "fine". She also mentions a few times when you should stick your neck out at work, even if the outcome of telling people how you really feel could cost you your job. In the current economy that hardly seems like the wise thing to do, or to even encourage, in others. Atheists and Agnostics too be warned that there is a fairly heavy spiritual undertone throughout, as she believes that everyone has a special purpose or destiny you're meant to fulfill, and you should try and meet it to be the best that you can. Though she mentions that this book can work for the non-spiritual, and I already knew that this would be an undertone of the book from attending her seminar earlier this year, I found that it tended to be tied to her encouragement of everyone to be the best, then be better, etc. Though I do not agree that everyone can meet greatness, or not meet the type of greatness that would be noticeable to society, I do still stand by my opinion that this book can be a useful tool to those who are ready to tackle their goals but aren't sure how to start.
June 22, 2017
This book is so inspiring! It sets the context for really looking at myself and just how unaware I am in every day life. Not only that, but helped me visualize a pathway for me to grow into a better me and make some changes in my life.
June 28, 2018
I love this book. It is inspiring, and unlike many books out there, really puts emotions at the heart of personal growth and development. I have used it to learn to follow my heart--to use what matters most to me as a guide to what my next best step is. It has inspiring personal stories that highlight each concept in the book. I highly recommend it.
June 19, 2017
A great read on who we are and how we think, a fascinating and comprehensive look at the best of psychology, philosophy and neuroscience!
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September 2, 2022A really transformative approch of how we thinking & re-thingk about eveything.
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