Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior (Perigee)

and so are their griefs and fears.”

you might just free them to give you what you need

act as your parent’s parent,

Give to your parents what they never got

In many cases, what you do not get from your parents is precisely what your parents never received from their own

All they know is that you’re displeased—and that bewilders and saddens them

Look at yourself candidly as you proceed with the book. As they say in Twelve-Step programs, “make a searching and fearless moral inventory.” Your honesty, combined with the information and advice in each chapter, will give you the confidence and wisdom to leave self-defeating behavior behind and move forward to a more satisfying future. Instead of being your own worst enemy, you will become your own best frien

That sense of responsibility is crucial if you’re going to beat self-defeat

It’s not easy to admit that you get in your own way, and harder still to take responsibility for getting out of your way.

“If you create an achievement, you create a habit.
If you create a habit, you create a character.
If you create a character, you create a destiny.”
—ANDRÉ MAUROIS