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December 11, 2008.

The Best!.

Rating: 5
I am basically a spiritual reader but I fell upon this book by chance. I am always interested in self-help in one form or another. Dr. Phil is a brilliant man and a brilliant writer. So many people live an empty life and I believe this book will help them in many ways. I know I got much out of this book. But if you're looking for something more spiritual that will fill that emptiness in your soul may I suggest a book entitled ,The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone I believe you will love it!

December 22, 2008.

You may also like these books.

Rating: 4
If you are into self discovery and for thinkers, I got these recommendations from another writer, I read them and highly enjoyed them. These two Books are easy to comprehend, and they are one of a kind, full of information for deep seekers. Check it out
RUMI & SELF PSYCHOLOGY (PSYCHOLOGY OF TRANQUILITY)
and
SARA'S THERAY: THE WAY TO PURITY (A SESSION BY SESSION TALK OF AN ACTUAL THERAPY PROCESS OF SELF GROWTH).

December 18, 2008.

Great Read!.

Rating: 4
This is a great book to kick start your personal relationship with self. Dr Phil uses his personality, experience, and education to help others learn the valuable lessons of life. I could totally relate to his book.

Great addition to finding a healthier life, while keeping it simple.

Merna

Pocket of Pearls: A 30-day pocket workbook to start hearing a softer voice inside of you!

December 17, 2008.

Dr. Phil's road to self-awareness.

Rating: 4
Self Matters is Dr. Phil's self-help guide to achieving awareness of ones true self, which he believes will lead to a more rewarding and fulfilling life. Dr. Phil postulates that we are ultimately responsible for the way we are, what we think, feel, and how we behave. Even if we are living with a fictional self-concept of ourselves, it is because we have chosen to do so. The problem is that we tend to make these choices based on the expectations or influences of others, or based on external events for which we have no control.

Self Matters tends to be simplistic in its approach and also in the real-life examples Dr. Phil uses to illustrate his points. Of course, it has to be if the average person is going to use this book as a guide to practicing therapy on themselves. However, Dr. Phil does provide some key insights into the nature of relationships and personal behavior, and uses a number of interesting labels to describe the determinants of our thinking and behavioral processes.

This book will be of benefit to people who meet the following criteria (per Dr. Phil): You believe in God, and that God has a plan for you. You believe that you have a purpose in life, and if you dont realize that purpose, your life will be unfulfilling. You have had one or more profoundly negative experiences in your childhood that has altered your thinking and behavior in a negative way. As a result, you have developed a fictional concept of your true "authentic self", and this "fictional self" causes you to make bad choices/decisions in life. You tend not to be aware that you are living a life that is based on this fictional self.

Dr. Phil then outlines a lengthy process of self-awareness exercises, that involve you recounting your significant life experiences, choices, feelings, beliefs, self-concepts, and their related consequences. Through the process of reviewing, uncovering, and understanding your life's key moments, you become aware of their signifance and value, which will be either positive or negative. With this new awareness, you can create an action plan for changing your thinking and behavior, in a way that will eliminate your fictional self-concepts, and restore you back on track with your authentic self. Or so the theory goes. The older you are the harder it will be to effect this change.

Whether you are successful with Dr. Phil's guide seems to depend on whether you really want to change, your honesty and sincerity with your self, your level of commitment, and your faith in God. Some may be wondering how God fits into the science of psychotherapy, or whether psychotherapy alone, or religion alone, could achieve the same result. Finally, I found it interesting that Dr. Phil would quote Carlos Castaneda in this book. Is Dr. Phil practicing psychology or shamanism, or a little of both?

December 09, 2007.

Self Matters.

Rating: 5
This book changed the way I look at myself and the way I look at the rest of the world. One of the best Books I've ever read and I recommend it to anyone who wants to change their perception and get the most out of their life.