Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN num: 9780028640051
ISBN number: 0028640055
Label: Alpha
Manufacturer: Alpha
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: February 15, 2001
Publishing house: Alpha
Sale Popularity Level: 571001
Studio: Alpha
Other books you might be interested in perusing:
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
The hardest part of changing your life is figuring out how to get started. 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reinventing Yourself' helps you figure out where you are and how to get what you want. It will show you how to assess your work, home, and family life, and then how to set goals and make them happen.
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers 
-
I bought this book years ago when I was still in college. It made it's way into the back of a book shelf in my closet. At age 28, while at a particulary challenging time in my life, I stumbled on it once again. Although the book was now 8 years old, and I assumed it to be "outdated" I decided to look through it one night, and within the very first chapter I instantly relaxed. I have a degree in Psychology, and have spent all of my teen and adult years reading self help books, and none of them ever did me any good. I would start out with full honest intentions only to get bored halfway through. Most self help books these days are written by an author who feels that he or she has "the system," "the theory," and "the philosophy" that will change your life forever. These books usually include chapters worth of "exercises" which only work if you follow them precisely. Some of these so called "systems" even require you to purchase supplemental workbooks, and six different journals to even follow them. And they all make outrageous claims. Some are so full of psychobabble that even a psychology buff like myself quickly tires of it. Some of them seem are so bland that they seem to be written by an author who looked at the project as a chore. Others are so incredibly ridicolous that the suggestions are almost laughable. Are you REALLY going to put index cards all over your house, car, and office, to remind yourself how wonderful you are? And are you SERIOUSLY going to believe that stopping your car along the side of the road in order to analyze the beauty in the flowers is going to change your life? Some self help books feel like one huge commercial, and are usually written by popular pop psychologists that are on the daytime talk show circut. Not only should you buy the book, but if you REALLY want to change your life, you will need to invest in the daily affirmation cards, calendar, motivational posters, and lunchbox.
And then...there is this simply put together book by an author I never heard of, and haven't in the 8 years since this book was very first published. He isn't trying to sell me anything. He was just reminding me of things that I already knew, but maybe my head was just a little too cloudy at the time to remember. And that is that if I want to....I CAN change my life. Just because I am not happy at this current chapter in my life, does not mean that I am crazy, and need to get on medication. Or that I need to waste a ton of time writing myself essays and posting index cards all over my house. I don't need to run to the nearest bookstore and purchase the entire "kit." Heck, I don't even need to read the book from front to back. But if I want some motivation, and the reminder that I CAN change my life, and maybe some encouragement and ideas...in PLAIN ENGLISH, I can refer to this silly little orange book...and maybe...just maybe...START to get the wheels turning to reinvent myself...on my terms.
Rated by buyers -
My husband gave me this book for my birthday. I was a little surprised, I certainly wasn't expecting it and the title kind of grabbed me. I hadn't really considered the prospect of "reinventing my life" before but after awhile the concept kind of grows on you. I liked the author's encouraging style, and the fact that you can pretty much skip around the book at random and launch into any chapter that strikes your fancy. The middle section on improving your mind, your fitness level and your nutritional hits, I think are the best.
Rated by buyers -
While I don't think that this book is for everybody, I personally found it to be of great value. If you come to a point in your life where you realize that you need to make a change you don't want to spend a lot of money talking to shrinks or counselors, for far less this could be all you need.
Rated by buyers -
I recommend The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reinventing Yourself. It is well worth the money. If you are considering making any kind of change in your life, this is a valuable resource for you. You will get lots of tips in a hurry, and even maybe reflect on things that you hadn't thought before you picked up the book.
Rated by buyers 
-
I was attracted to this book because of the author's earlier work, Breathing Space, which impressed me very much with his wonderful writings about surviving information overload.
Although this book is packed with a lot of useful actionable ideas, I feel that the author could have easily scaled down the book to 250 pages from 350 pages. This would make the book more concise & crisp to read.
Despite the author's rambling thoughts, I would still recommend this book to readers, particularly young professionals, who are interested to learn more about mastering self renewal & mid-life transitions.
In a nut shell, these are the principal themes in the book:
- leveraging your circumstances;
- redefining your mind & body;
- reinvigorating your career;
- improving your relationships;
- reinventing other aspects of your life;
Kudos to the author for coming up with this handy blueprint for helping young readers to become smarter, stronger, & more successful in life!
Find other books like this one:
