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Authentic Success: Essential Lessons and Practices from the World's Leading Coaching Program on Success Intelligence
Are you living a successful life? Have you got a vision? Do you enjoy your work? Are your relationships thriving? Previously released under the title Success Intelligence, Authentic Success examines how to enjoy real, soulful success while living in a manic, busy, and hyped-up world. Robert Holden is the creator of a unique program—called Success Intelligence—used worldwide by artists and writers, entrepreneurs and leaders, and also global companies and brands such as DOVE, the Body Shop, the BBC, and Virgin. This landmark book is an invaluable guide to genuine success and happiness. The themes of Authentic Success include creating a vision for your life, work, and relationships that doesn’t get lost in sick hurry, identifying what the REAL YOU really wants, and discovering the real purpose of your life, freeing your mind, liberating your talent, and attracting more effortless success, conducting a Busyness Audit, giving up Destination Addiction, releasing dysfunctional independence, and overcoming your fear of success, and learning why happiness is the key to greater inspiration, creativity, and meaningful success.
418 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2011
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About the author
Robert Holden
93 books107 followersRobert Holden, Ph.D., is the Director of The Happiness Project and Success Intelligence. His innovative work has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America, and media worldwide. Robert coaches leaders in business, education, politics and healthcare. His clients include Dove and the “Real Beauty Campaign,” and also Virgin and The Body Shop. Robert is a student of A Course in Miracles. He is author of the best selling books: Happiness NOW!, Shift Happens!, Authentic Success (formerly titled Success Intelligence) and Be Happy. Robert also hosts a weekly show on Hay House Radio called Shift Happens! Website: RobertHolden.org.
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November 11, 2021
Love the way the book is structured and a lot of good insights and take aways . I wish there were more exercises for the reader to embody or reflect on some of the learnings . I intend to reread this Again regardless
Some key takeaways
1. The reminder of what are we working so hard for , waking us up from the constant busyness and without having a strong why or values to remind us why we are doing all this we get suck into the madness
2. Definition of success and failures - this was quite insightful as the common perception of what it takes to be successful was a good wake up of what is my subtle programming . It also reminds me that I cAn setup my own definition of success and failure consciously .
3. the different goal systems were helpful I like the present goal as it reminded me what are the daily wins I want in my journey to the far distant goal
4. Measuring success - this was another good one as it reminded me that not just quantitative output are to be measured but also the value of how it makes me feel during the journey eg happy , joy , excited . I am experimenting on this with a goal i am working on now
5. How much is enough ? A good wake up call that we are program to always want more and if we are not conscious and blindly follow it we get suck into the busyness without evaluating why we are doing it
Some key takeaways
1. The reminder of what are we working so hard for , waking us up from the constant busyness and without having a strong why or values to remind us why we are doing all this we get suck into the madness
2. Definition of success and failures - this was quite insightful as the common perception of what it takes to be successful was a good wake up of what is my subtle programming . It also reminds me that I cAn setup my own definition of success and failure consciously .
3. the different goal systems were helpful I like the present goal as it reminded me what are the daily wins I want in my journey to the far distant goal
4. Measuring success - this was another good one as it reminded me that not just quantitative output are to be measured but also the value of how it makes me feel during the journey eg happy , joy , excited . I am experimenting on this with a goal i am working on now
5. How much is enough ? A good wake up call that we are program to always want more and if we are not conscious and blindly follow it we get suck into the busyness without evaluating why we are doing it
June 26, 2018
An honest look at why so many don’t succeed in life
I loved this book! It’s a true and honest look at our American Culture. It tells us why so many people are unfulfilled. It reminds us to look at what’s important . It then gives advice on how to find that. The author gives readers some of the deepest questions I have ever read. These questions should help steer readers to a path of most fulfillment.
I loved this book! It’s a true and honest look at our American Culture. It tells us why so many people are unfulfilled. It reminds us to look at what’s important . It then gives advice on how to find that. The author gives readers some of the deepest questions I have ever read. These questions should help steer readers to a path of most fulfillment.
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November 20, 2019Worthwhile read
Some much practical information that I found useful in both personal and professional life. I'm glad a friend suggested this book
Some much practical information that I found useful in both personal and professional life. I'm glad a friend suggested this book
November 17, 2024
Identify the real you
Identify the real you and then create a vision for that life to live. It can be really powerful if you do the work to identify the real you.
Identify the real you and then create a vision for that life to live. It can be really powerful if you do the work to identify the real you.
July 7, 2012
Another wonderful book by Robert Holden.
Given that I had already read Happiness NOW!, a lot of his ideas were already familiar to me. But these ideas are so important that they bear repeating, and so I don't think that reading this along with other works by Holden is in any way a waste of time. In fact, I think I got more out of this one because I had read it already, because his approach to success is very much based on his ideas about happiness. Basically, happy people are more naturally successful.
While Happiness NOW! was more philosophical in nature, this one has a more practical outlook. It's filled with exercises and tips on how to find what success really means to you, and then taking action. It forces you to look at your fears and at your deeply conditioned thoughts and beliefs about success and all its related elements.
A book, by itself, will never change your life, just like money by itself cannot make you happy. So unless you're willing to sit down with yourself and do the work, you probably won't reap all the benefits that this book can provide.
This book was well-structured, with tons of examples from a variety of sources like clients, seminars and other writers (including other psychologists, novelists, poets and philosophers). But, most of all, it's Holden's own deep belief in what he preaches that convinces me. You can feel his commitment to his subject through every word, and he doesn't seem like the hypocritical "do as I say, not as I do" type.
One chapter that especially touched me was the one about Money Sickness. I was on the edge of tears throughout. But if you want to know what he says about it... you'll have to read the book. I think that it should be read with an open mind and a desire to become a better person.
Given that I had already read Happiness NOW!, a lot of his ideas were already familiar to me. But these ideas are so important that they bear repeating, and so I don't think that reading this along with other works by Holden is in any way a waste of time. In fact, I think I got more out of this one because I had read it already, because his approach to success is very much based on his ideas about happiness. Basically, happy people are more naturally successful.
While Happiness NOW! was more philosophical in nature, this one has a more practical outlook. It's filled with exercises and tips on how to find what success really means to you, and then taking action. It forces you to look at your fears and at your deeply conditioned thoughts and beliefs about success and all its related elements.
A book, by itself, will never change your life, just like money by itself cannot make you happy. So unless you're willing to sit down with yourself and do the work, you probably won't reap all the benefits that this book can provide.
This book was well-structured, with tons of examples from a variety of sources like clients, seminars and other writers (including other psychologists, novelists, poets and philosophers). But, most of all, it's Holden's own deep belief in what he preaches that convinces me. You can feel his commitment to his subject through every word, and he doesn't seem like the hypocritical "do as I say, not as I do" type.
One chapter that especially touched me was the one about Money Sickness. I was on the edge of tears throughout. But if you want to know what he says about it... you'll have to read the book. I think that it should be read with an open mind and a desire to become a better person.
May 12, 2012
Another good read from Dr Holden. Authentic Success examines how to experience success that is more authentic and meaningful. It is especially relevant in our current maniac society, where we are perpetually chasing one goal after another, filling up our schedules with activities, as a result often loosing touch with what's really meaningful to us, and "feeling empty" instead. The book covers topic such as Self Priniciple or self image, how to listen to our inner thoughts / dialogue and apply wisdom to success.
February 3, 2020
Fantastic read that will help you lead an authentic life.
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