17 Lies That Are Holding You Back : and the Truth That Will Set You Free

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Summary: Steve Chandler Tells The Truth So We Can Hear It
Review: After listening to Steve Chandler's tape of the book 17 Lies That Are Holding You Back and The Truth That Will Set You Free, I was able to approach each day with a greater sense of honesty and found myself recognizing the lies with myself. It has helped me to change things about myself that I have been working on for years.

I had a sense that this book had grown out of years of Steve's personal experiences, struggles, and triumphs, which made the book even more authentic, for me.

There are LOTS of self help books out there. I believe I have read at least half of them. 17 LIES does just that..... it helped me to help myself...and start becoming a more honest person..
Thank you, Mr. Chandler!

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Summary: If A Wise Man Were Across The Table......
Review: Having read and admired Steve Chandler's first two books, I was prepared for a lot of rehashing of the same material - which was okay as the first two were truly inspiring works. However, there's no recycling here. "17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & the Truth That Will Set You Free" is truly a book of practical thoughts to help you quit fooling yourself with self-inflicted falshoods and face life with a new attitude. Mr. Chandler does not allow for excuses (too old, not enough education, etc.) and he writes with an easy-to-read style that is without pretense. This is a guy who hit bottom, fought his way back, and plainly tells you how he managed to do it - and how you can too. This wasn't meant to be a deep psychological tome -- It was meant to be practical. For example, most "self-help" books are full of exercises that tell you that "you must stop right now and take this test," or "write this 100 word essay," before you can go on. You will find none of this in "17 Lies."

Imagine sitting across a table with a man who has hit rock bottom in his life, and between sips of coffee he tells you his story and how he climbed back, and you batter him with questions which are answered without psychobabble and in a humble, enlightening way. If you listen carefully, you'll here truth that is simple, makes sense, and hear many things to make your own life better, whatever your lot in life. Imagine that litle scene and make it happen by spending a night or two with Steve Chandler's "17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & the Truth That Will Set You Free."

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Summary: Nothing motivational in this book.. Don't waste $
Review: I read other books of steve chandler 100 ways to motivate yourself and was lot better than this one. If you already that one, don't waste money on this. You can read a whole chapter but I bet you won't know what he is talking about. Examples he gives in this book are not solid enough to convince what he is saying.

I expected lot from this book but totally disappointed.

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Summary: Powerful read on overcoming negative conditioning
Review: I started reading this book on a Friday evening, and did not put it down until I had read every page. It was a late, great evening of discovery.

"17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & the Truth That Will Set You Free" exposes the barriers we erect preventing us from achieving our goals. While meant as a defense mechanism, this internal sabotage is directly in the way of our true happiness.

While I found when I would read a new chapter heading, I would often say, "This lie will not pertain to me," I found something in my life where I told this lie to myself. Without fail, every chapter had relevance to my life.

It's a riveting, relatively quick read, with plain talk and highly readable messages. Not the academic psycho-babble that is difficult to digest.

This book will probably open up some deep-seated wounds, but it will also bring forth the healing process through the new understanding you will have about yourself. I will read it again this year and see how I am doing in my personal quest for honesty with myself.

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Summary: This book can be your companion for a better life
Review: Readers who have read Steve Chandler's other self-help books, or who have heard his audio-books, will not need to bother reading this review - for they've already clicked on the shopping cart and are checking out with their own copy of 17 Lies That are Holding You Back... Steve's books are so good that once you've experienced one you'll want the whole set.

With 17 Lies..., as with his other works, Steve Chandler moves beyond the philosphy of his contemporaries in the field of self-help and motivation. What distinguishes Chandler's writing is the insistance of personal responsibility for one's success and happiness. Unlike other authors who encourage us to apply relationship formulas or positive thinking mantras onto our lives, Chandler convinces us to get INTO our lives, examine them for what they truly are, and then take action to CHANGE our lives.

Do you have a plan for your life? A plan to change the way you think? A plan to challange your habit of deceiving yourself? If you are ready to begin today, then read or listen to 17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & The Truth That Will Set You Free. If on the other hand you believe that change is not possible because "That's just the way I am" then go ahead and stay that way - you're a believer in lie #15. Or perhaps you can't do anything to create a happier life because "I'm too old for that" - fine, your a believer in lie #3.

But if you are ready to change. If you are ready to make your life happier and ready to share that happiness with others - read Chandler's new book. Your life will change for the better as each of your lies is vanquished. YOU - CAN - DO - IT! Just read the book, just vanquish your lies, just choose to be alive.

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Summary: Can you handle the truth?
Review: Whenever people are about to start a self-improvement habit or change, a little voice in the back of their mind tells them one of the 17 common lies that Steve Chandler writes in this book. In this book, he tells why each of these common excuses is really a lie, and why you cannot use the excuses to prevent yourself from taking positive life-improving actions. So, if you really want to change and really want to destroy any excuse for not changing, this is the book to read!