Don't Let Others Rent Space in Your Head: Your Guide to Living Well, Overcoming Obstacles, and Winning at Everything in Life

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John Wiley & Sons, Mar 20, 2006 - Business & Economics - 272 pages
Praise for Don't Let Others Rent Space in Your Head

"Gary offers rich advice for anyone who wishes to succeed in spite of his or her failures. Four simple steps may be all that stand in the way of your dreams becoming a reality. Here's to the good life! Cheers!"
--Robin Leech, TV host

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--Gordon "Butch" Stewart, owner of Sandals Resorts

"A powerful and practical approach from someone who truly knows what he's talking about. You will be unstoppable after reading Gary's no-nonsense ideas on never giving up and becoming more successful."
--Ron Rice, founder, President, and CEO of Hawaiian Tropics

"Gary's book will take you beyond positive thinking and change your life for the better."
--Ron Garl, President of Ron Garl Golf Design
 

Contents

Chapter 0 WHY MOTIVATION ISNT ALWAYS MOTIVATIONAL
1
Chapter 1 WHAT DOES DONT LET OTHERS RENT SPACE IN YOUR HEAD REALLY MEAN?
13
Chapter 2 INQUIRING MINDS DONT EVEN BELIEVE IT
23
Chapter 3 OKAY YOU CAN RENT SPACE IN YOUR HEAD BUT ONLY TO GOOD TENANTS
31
Chapter 4 YOU CANT CHANGE WHAT YOU DONT ACKNOWLEDGE
41
Chapter 5 WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS DONT DRINK THE LEMONADE
53
Chapter 6 IRRATIONAL OPTIMISM
59
Chapter 7 THE HOAX OF POSITIVE THINKING
73
Chapter 11 NOTHING IS GOOD OR BAD BUT THINKING MAKES IT SO
131
Chapter 12 POSITIVE THINKING IS A LIE BUT ITS A START
147
Chapter 13 REWIRING YOUR BRAINGOING BEYOND POSITIVE THINKING THE FOURSTEP PROCESS
161
Chapter 14 FEELING IS BELIEVING
191
Chapter 15 PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR MIND INSTEAD OF LETTING YOUR MIND PLAY GAMES WITH YOU
213
Chapter 16 ACKNOWLEDGE THE JOURNEY
221
Chapter 17 ITS TIME TO REEDIT YOUR VIDEO
229
Chapter 18 ENERGIZING YOUR LIFE IN SPITE OF THE OBSTACLESPULLING IT ALL TOGETHER
243

Chapter 8 MENTAL VERTIGODO YOU HAVE IT?
93
Chapter 9 BEWARE OF THE MARATHON RUNNER WHO SMILES
103
Chapter 10 BE PREPARED TO ABORT OR LOSE AN ENGINETHE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING
111
Chapter 19 FILL YOUR OWN WELL SO YOUR CUP CAN RUN OVER TO HELP OTHERS
253
Index
261
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Page 13 - Where would you be, what would you be doing, what would you have, and, more important, how would you think differently if you didn't let anyone, anything, or your own negative thoughts from your past, rent space in your head?

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GARY COXE is a personal growth expert and life strategist. Internationally recognized as an expert in personal growth, he speaks to hundreds of thousands of people and countless organizations about improving their professional and personal lives.

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