Identity

by Robert Fritz, Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen, Cathryn Lykes/DC Design Books (Editor)

This groundbreaking book explores how identity issues thwart the ability to create the life you want. This book demonstrates how the modern trend to promote self- esteem training, positive thinking, and the tenets of the self-help movement encourages self-obsession, which backfires and makes it harder for people to create success. Authors Andersen and Fritz make the ultimate case that what you think about yourself doesn t matter, nor does it determine your prospects of accomplishment. In fact, the more you focus on yourself, the less you are able to learn, grow, develop needed skills, and create what matters most to you. This book will ruffle many feathers in the self-help world by revealing how some of the most common concepts are simply not true and even harmful. On the other side of these concepts is freedom from illusions, dogma, and belief. The ideas in Identity will give you the opportunity to truly become the dominant force and author of your life building process.

Genres: Self Help

200 pages, Paperback

Published October 17, 2016

Reviews

[Dolores · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Genre: Non Fiction: Health/Mind/Body

THOUGHTS/REFLECTIONS: Another of my 22 in 2023 challenge, the premise here is that the current focus on building self esteem and positive thinking actually hinders the ability to succeed in life, as it draws you toward what you think and away from what’s real. It made me think, and for that reason alone it was worth reading.

QUOTES:

“An ideal is a picture of what you should hold dear. Values are what you do, in fact, hold dear.”

“You don’t know who you are, and that doesn’t matter in the least.”

“Reality is an acquired taste, but once acquired, it’s hard to abandon.”

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winner by Robert Fritz. All his books focus on same premise but each of his books has a slightly different view. Some may see it as repetitive, but I find it useful in better learning his strategies.

[Margot Pienaar · Rating 5 out of 5]

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This book tells the truth. To all those people who struggle with limiting beliefs - if you want to achieve your dreams then you need to learn and live by what’s in this book.