Philisms

by Mineko Iwasaki

Best known as Dr. Phil, Dr. Phillip C. McGraw has long been a favorite on The Oprah Winfrey Show. His realistic approach to life's challenges and his tell-it-like-it-is style are perfectly captured in this collection of daily thoughts, affirmations, and calls to action -- the short, succinct gems Oprah has dubbed Philisms.As television audiences and readers of his bestselling books, Self Matters, Life Strategies, and Relationship Rescue have learned, Dr. Phil has no time or patience for the everyone's a victim philosophy that permeates American culture. Instead, he focuses on encouraging people to face life as it really is, avoid denial, inertia, and self-deception, and take control of their own destinies. Distilling his philosophy into 365 factual, compassionate, and sometimes funny insights, Philisms covers everything from relationships to self-esteem to finding your authentic self. There is sage advice on how to create your own life (instead of letting life create you); concise and clever guidelines for discovering your core values, goals, strengths, and weaknesses; and straight-from-the-shoulder tips on adjusting to whatever comes your way -- including this priceless lesson he picked up early in My father taught me there are times in life where you don't want to miss a good chance to shut up.For new viewers and old fans alike, this compact, convenient book is a great way to keep Dr. Phil's powerful words in their hearts and minds every day.

400 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Mineko Iwasaki (born Masako Tanaka) is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geisha. Iwasaki was the most famous geisha in Japan until her sudden retirement at the age of 29. Known for her performances for celebrity and royalty during her geisha life, Iwasaki was the heir apparent (atotori) to her geisha house (okiya) while she was just a young apprentice.
American author Arthur Golden interviewed her for background information when writing his 1997 book, Memoirs of a Geisha. Iwasaki later regretted interviewing for Golden, having cited a breach of confidentiality, and later sued and settled out of court with Golden for the parallelism between his book and her life. In 2002, she released her own autobiography, titled Geisha of Gion in the UK and Geisha: A Life in the US.