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Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters
Life Strategies Doing What Works Doing What Matters
Author: Phillip C. McGraw
If you are: — * capable of more than you are accomplishing — * frustrated that you are not making more money — * stuck in a rut and not getting what you want — * bored with yourself — * silently enduring an emotionally barren life or marriage — * trudging, zombie-like, through an unchallenging career — * just "going through the motions" of yo...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780786884599
ISBN-10: 0786884592
Publication Date: 1/19/2000
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 208 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on
Helpful Score: 2
This book teaches what Dr. Phil calls "The Ten Laws of Life". There is a good "relationship questionnaire" and the last chapter is "Relationship Rescue". There are 18 assignments through the entire book to help you reflect. I really liked that this is an easy to understand book and that it helps you look at things in your life that you might not have thought of before.
reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on + 215 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
He explains the ten laws of life: You either get it or don't.
Solution: Become one of those who gets it.

~You create your own experience.
Accept accountability for your life.

~People do what works.
Identify the payoffs that drive you and others.

~You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.
Get real with yourself about life and everybody in it.

I could list more laws, but you really need to read
the book. He gives you the best "nuts and bolts" info
to help you turn the negatives into positives.
reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book by Phil McGraw captures and keeps your attention from the first page of the introduction (where he tells the story of how he met Oprah and took the first steps from being a litigation consultant to the country's life coach). He shares personal experiences of what some would call "light bulb moments" or times he "got it". He distills the life lessons he's learned into a clear action plan for a better life. Get out a pencil and actually do the exercises to best create real change.

Highly recommended to all who want more out of life.
Twintoni avatar reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
If you watch Dr. Phil on TV you know all about this book. He tells it like it is and lays out a plan to change your life.
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Helpful Score: 1
Good strategies if you think your life is going no-where and can't forgive yourself for past mistakes. Real life advice for real people. No nonsense.
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reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on + 2 more book reviews
It's a good book, well worth the read.
Dr Phil is right on with his therapy.
buzzby avatar reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on + 6062 more book reviews
Unpickupable.
precycle avatar reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on + 87 more book reviews
Life Law #1: You either get it or you don't!
Strategy: Become one of those who gets it.
reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on + 2 more book reviews
This book was hard for me to get thru because it challenged me to take a step back and examine my life and myself. In the end, I learned a lot about myself. A good book for anyone who wants to move forward in life and get to the next chapter.
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Dr. Phil McGraw's # 1 best seller shows readers how to make changes to improve every aspect of their lives. A good self-help book with practical suggestions.
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This is a great book to get you thinking and moving into a problem solving mode. Dr. Phil at his best.
gooddenmom avatar reviewed Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters on
I enjoyed the concepts in this book. I believe that it helped me some in my own life strategies.


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