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Get Out of Your Own Way
A Powerful Road Map for Surpassing Everyone’s Expectations
Break through your self-imposed limitations by learning how your own brain can be your biggest obstacle—or your greatest ally.
You’d expect your brain to be an always-reliable ally in your quest for a successful, satisfying life, but surprisingly the opposite is usually true. That’s because your brain is pretty much the same model your ancestors were using thousands of years ago when mere survival was everyone’s primary goal. It tells you now what it told them then: Play it safe. Avoid risk. Evade confrontation. Don’t venture outside the territory you already know. And never break the habits that have gotten you this far.
Coming at just the right time to help you deal with the growing demands of our pressure-packed, fast-changing world, Robert Cooper’s Get Out of Your Own Way helps you understand what’s going on in that head of yours. Once you know what really drives you, you can switch off the counterproductive parts of your brain, engage the helpful parts, and set out on the path to accomplishing what everyone else thinks you can’t. Based on more than two decades of worldwide research, Get Out of Your Own Way shows you the five keys for making the choices that let you engage and triumph over the realities of today’s world:
• Direction, not motion
• Focus, not time
• Capacity, not conformity
• Energy, not effort
• Impact, not intentions
Filled with wonderful stories—about everything from the note written by one of the author’s ancestors upon leaving Dublin for America in 1829 (“On the horizon is where hope lives . . . I am going there”) to the unlikely exploits of the world record–setting Jamaican bobsled team—this groundbreaking book confirms that the next frontier is not only ahead of you, it’s inside of you . . . and what everyone else thinks is impossible isn’t.
Also available as an eBook
From the Hardcover edition.
Break through your self-imposed limitations by learning how your own brain can be your biggest obstacle—or your greatest ally.
You’d expect your brain to be an always-reliable ally in your quest for a successful, satisfying life, but surprisingly the opposite is usually true. That’s because your brain is pretty much the same model your ancestors were using thousands of years ago when mere survival was everyone’s primary goal. It tells you now what it told them then: Play it safe. Avoid risk. Evade confrontation. Don’t venture outside the territory you already know. And never break the habits that have gotten you this far.
Coming at just the right time to help you deal with the growing demands of our pressure-packed, fast-changing world, Robert Cooper’s Get Out of Your Own Way helps you understand what’s going on in that head of yours. Once you know what really drives you, you can switch off the counterproductive parts of your brain, engage the helpful parts, and set out on the path to accomplishing what everyone else thinks you can’t. Based on more than two decades of worldwide research, Get Out of Your Own Way shows you the five keys for making the choices that let you engage and triumph over the realities of today’s world:
• Direction, not motion
• Focus, not time
• Capacity, not conformity
• Energy, not effort
• Impact, not intentions
Filled with wonderful stories—about everything from the note written by one of the author’s ancestors upon leaving Dublin for America in 1829 (“On the horizon is where hope lives . . . I am going there”) to the unlikely exploits of the world record–setting Jamaican bobsled team—this groundbreaking book confirms that the next frontier is not only ahead of you, it’s inside of you . . . and what everyone else thinks is impossible isn’t.
Also available as an eBook
From the Hardcover edition.
272 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2006
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November 28, 2009
Interesting research - explained in a layman's language - on what our mind does to us, without us realizing it!
You will not behave the way you do now after reading the book.
I read a short article on the subject on my blog: 'Flowers or Weeds in YOUR Garden?'
Check it out at: http://powerofourthoughts.blogspot.co...
You will not behave the way you do now after reading the book.
I read a short article on the subject on my blog: 'Flowers or Weeds in YOUR Garden?'
Check it out at: http://powerofourthoughts.blogspot.co...
October 13, 2007
I often (translation: almost always) find myself doing nothing that seems important or avoiding doing things that are important. This book is giving me a pretty reasonable explanation of why that happens. I still haven't gotten any more productive though.
November 3, 2008
The best book I have ever read ! Innovative and with fresh air for crazy people that wants to be the contribution for our world!
June 20, 2012
I loved this book, learned a lot, and was inspired. I'm definitely going to use the information and tips from this book as I move forward towards my own dreams!
July 16, 2011
Love this book. It is clear an concise with regards to business and life. Love how the author shares his life in the process. This is a must read.
March 29, 2013
A should-read book on executive ability in managing your career.
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