Dare to Be Yourself: How to Quit Being an Extra in Other Peoples Movies and Become the Star of Your Own

by Alan Cohen

In this powerful map to self-discovery, Alan Cohen draws on sources from Buddhism to the Bible, from Gandhi and Einstein to A Course In Miracles, sharing many of his own radiant moments of revelation on the spiritual path. He shows how we can let go of the past, overcome fear, and discover the power of love in our lives. Once we are engaged in the work of truly being ourselves, each challenge becomes an opportunity for growth, each choice a lesson in commitment, each relationship a renewal of God's work.
Dare To Be Yourself will dramatically enlighten, empower, and enliven you as you awaken to life and love and the unique gifts that are yours to give the world.
"Alan Cohen has a rare and precious quality. He inspires happiness, and the message itself is as pure as his heart." -- Hugh Prather

Genres: Self Help

329 pages, Paperback

First published June 14, 1994

About the author

Alan Cohen is the author of several self help books.

Reviews

[Kimba]

This book helped me to realize that most importantly we must learn not to look to others for acceptance and approval. Although as humans we desire acceptance and try to find our niche in life, we must always remember "To thy own self be true". While compromise is essential in this world to maintain healthy relationships, it is detrimental to your mental and physical well being to compromise your beliefs and values to appease others!
This book also inspired me to go within myself to re-evaluate and clarify some of my old beliefs that were holding me back in life.

[Mo Alsaedi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dare to Be Yourself is an interactive read that allows you to form solutions to your most pressing sources of anxiety. It also guides you through a process of sifting through useless baggage you carry on your mind everywhere you go, unaware. Each chapter ends with a series of relevant questions with space to answer them, creating a nice recap and valuable notes for the future.

Chapters have titles like Dare to Trust, Dare to Ask for What You Want, Dare to Be Wrong, Dare to Say No, Dare to Say Yes and many more that address seemingly benign but immensely obstructive mental habits. It's a good book to read and re-read as it gives a fresh air of calm and purpose.

[Lucie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting with some good ideas, but I knew already about 95% of them. Also I couldn't really agree with all the religious side of it as I am agnostic, so it didn't help with my liking of the book. Read half of it and just browsed the rest.

[Steven Myers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book of practical lessons and revealing questions to ponder.