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Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want

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Cindy Fox was a waitress. Now she's a pilot. Peter Johnson was a truck driver. Now he's a dairy farmer. Tina Forbes was a struggling artist. Now she's a successful one. Alan Rizzo was an editor. Now he's a bookstore owner.

What they have in common--and what you can share--are Barbara Sher's effective strategies for making real changes in your life. This human, practical program puts your vague yearnings and dreams to work for you--with concrete results. You'll learn how to

- Discover your strengths and skills
- Turn your fears and negative feelings into positive tools
- Diagram the path to your goal--and map out target dates for meeting it
- Chart your progress--day by day
- Create a support network of contacts and sources
- Use a buddy system to keep you on track

246 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

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Barbara Sher is a speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and best-selling author of seven books on goal achievement. Her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into many languages. She has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Good Morning America and her public television specials air regularly in the United States. Sher lectures at universities, Fortune 100 companies and professional conferences all over the world.
Sher's latest book, Refuse to Choose (Rodale 2006) is a step-by-step program designed for "scanners", people with many interests who are unable to decide on a single direction for their lives.

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13 reviews
September 9, 2007
This little gem has been around for almost thirty years now and I've worked through it a number of times, both personally and sharing it with friends, particularly those making life choices.

The central principles of the book - daring to say what you really want, and then finding the support to help you broaden the idea and make it a reality -- were freeing to me intellectually when I first read this. I had just come out of a graduate program in which I studied vocational choice theory, among other things, and found that more limiting than helpful. Sher's straight-forward language and encouragement with her emphasis on divergent thinking was far more worthwhile.
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April 26, 2008
I read this book MANY years ago, so I am commenting on that edition - don't know if she has changed it much in the years since. I hope not - it was excellent then.

I am NOT a sucker for a good self-help book, but this takes a very practical approach to figuring out what is important to YOU and then figuring out how to make it happen.

There's no navel-contemplating, no existential psycho-babble - just clear cut, real life ways to make things happen in your life.

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May 27, 2017
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袦械薪褨 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪胁褋褟 锌褨写褏褨写 袘邪褉斜邪褉懈 楔械褉: 褋锌械褉褕褍, 蟹 写芯锌芯屑芯谐芯褞 薪械胁械谢懈泻懈褏 胁锌褉邪胁 (褟泻 芯褌 芦袨锌懈褕褨褌褜 胁邪褕 褨写械邪谢褜薪懈泄 写械薪褜禄 褔懈 芦袧邪锌懈褕褨褌褜 20 褍谢褞斜谢械薪懈褏 蟹邪薪褟褌褜禄) 胁芯薪邪 写芯锌芯屑邪谐邪褦 褋褎芯褉屑褍谢褞胁邪褌懈 褋胁芯褞 谐谢芯斜邪谢褜薪褍 屑褉褨褞. 袗 锌芯褌褨屑 褉芯蟹斜懈胁邪褦 褩褩 薪邪 写褉褨斜薪褨褕褨 褋泻谢邪写芯胁褨, 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 芯褉褨褦薪褌懈褉懈 薪邪 褕谢褟褏褍 写芯 薪械褩 褨 褌械, 褟泻 褑械泄 褕谢褟褏 蟹薪邪泄褌懈/胁褨写泻褉懈褌懈. 携泻褖芯 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌懈 写褍卸械 褋锌褉芯褖械薪芯, 褌芯 褑械 鈥� 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写褨 薪邪 锌懈褌邪薪薪褟: 芦些芯 褟 褏芯褔褍 写芯褋褟谐褌懈?禄, 芦效芯谐芯 屑械薪褨 写谢褟 褑褜芯谐芯 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦?禄, 芦携泻 褟 屑芯卸褍 褌械, 褔芯谐芯 屑械薪褨 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦, 芯褌褉懈屑邪褌懈?禄. 袉, 蟹薪芯胁褍 卸 褌邪泻懈, 薪邪 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褨 褍褋锌褨褕薪懈褏 褨褋褌芯褉褨泄 蟹褨 褋胁芯褩褏 芦谐褉褍锌 褍褋锌褨褏褍禄, 胁 褟泻懈褏 锌褉邪褑褞褦 泻芯褍褔械屑, 袘邪褉斜邪褉邪 楔械褉 写邪褦 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔薪褨 褨 褍薪褨胁械褉褋邪谢褜薪褨 褉械褑械锌褌懈, 褟泻 蟹薪邪泄褌懈 褉褨褕械薪薪褟 芯褋褌邪薪薪褜芯谐芯 锌懈褌邪薪薪褟. 袛谢褟 褑褜芯谐芯 胁芯薪邪 锌褉芯锌芯薪褍褦 蟹邪写褨褟褌懈 写胁褨 锌芯褌褍卸薪褨 褋懈谢懈 鈥� 褋懈谢褍 谢褞写褋褜泻芯褩 褍褟胁懈/胁懈薪邪褏褨写谢懈胁芯褋褌褨 褨 褋懈谢褍 谢褞写褋褜泻芯褩 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯褌懈 (褋褍褋锌褨谢褜薪懈褏 蟹胁鈥櫻徯沸貉栃�). 袗 写芯锌芯屑芯卸褍褌褜 褍 褑褜芯屑褍 写胁邪 褨薪褋褌褉褍屑械薪褌懈 鈥� 屑芯蟹泻芯胁懈泄 褕褌褍褉屑 褨 褌芯谢芯泻邪.

袛邪谢褨 - 褌褍褌:
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456 reviews
July 27, 2013
The new age-y title seems more like edgy spin for this nuts and bolts handbook for owning and realizing goals (wild dreams). First printed in the late 1970's, this 30th anniversary edition references quaint, dated practices like using a typewriter and researching at the library. But charming anachronisms do not dilute the potent, practical guidance Sher presents with humor and tested, step-by-step expertise. Over and over Sher's wisdom made me laugh as I realized how much that is served up as cutting-edge in coaching, menifesting, and hefty-price-tag online courses, has been around a LONG time.

The writing works. It's not brilliant prose, but it doesn't set out to be. Sher's engaging voice reads like a wise, patient, and compassionate aunt who KNOWS you're brilliant and won't let you give up your dream for lack of good counsel.

Chapters 1 & 2 build the rapport and trust. Beyond that I kept nodding and smiling as she shared her experiences and examples from students in her classes to illustrate each step of the wishcraft process. Instead of banning fear or complaining, Sher honors them as important tools for realizing great goals. The chapter "Barn-raising" is a brilliant study of the value of social capital.

A few lines that reeled me in:
"What I'm interested in is what you love. ... You may have a case of amnesia about it. That amnesia can be so total that you're not even sure anymore what you love." I've spent plenty of time there.

"All the people we call "geniuses" are men and women who somehow escaped having to put that curious, wondering child in themselves to sleep. Instead, they devoted their lives to equipping that child with the tools and skills it needed to do its playing on an adult level."

"Before you can get what you need, you've got to take responsibility for knowing what you need."

"Love your life. ... Be really happy at what you're doing. That's when you're irresistible ... you're cheerful, enthusiastic, and loving."

Instead of purging references to typing or pocket calendars from the original text, Sher simply includes her website and BlogTalkRadio.com credit in her brief bio.


13 reviews4 followers
September 30, 2011
This book is easily the best and most important book I've read this year!

What makes this book so important is the metaskill that Barbara Cher teaches the reader - how to go out and get what you want.

The essence of this book can be pulled from the title itself - Wishcraft. Or rather Wish-Craft. The first part is the "wishing" part, and Barbara walks the reader through several exercises that removes their inhibitions and allows them to reveal what they truly want out of life.

The "craft" part is where the rubber meets the road or where the reader comes out of the clouds and puts their feet on the ground. Barbara is able to switch gears teaches the nuts and bolts - the skills - needed to get from the present to your dreams. What is so great about this book is she explicitly tells you how to take step after step toward your goals. That's where this book shines over other self-help literature, it is explicit! Nothing is left to chance. She wants you to succeed is giving you the game plan to make it happen.

The magic of this book is how Barbara bridges this chasm. Most people see this chasm between where they want to go and where they are now and it stops them dead in their tracks. After reading this book, they'll know what to do next and even if you don't they'll know how to get the answers. After reading this book you'll be busy building bridges to those long lost childhood dreams or to wildest fantasies in spite of fears and doubts.

The book is well written and thoughtful. She doesn't seem to leave any stone uncovered. One of the biggest parts of becoming successful is the mental dimension and she takes considerable time to address this mental dimension to achieving your dreams. Fear and doubt loom in your path to success. Barbara gives you the sword and shield to help you slay these dragons, or at least how to walk around these monsters.

This book resonated with me so much since I feel like this is a skill I was deprived of learning. If I had learned this skill when a teenager or young adult, I shudder to think about where my life would be at now! I'm learning that setting and achieving goals is a skill much like programming in C++ or tying a shoelace. After you learn it, you are unstoppable. Until then good luck because you are rolling the dice on your future.

Favorite Quotes:

"But I want you to know that most dreams are not impossible. We've just been brainwashed into thinking they are. A few limits to possibility are in the human body. A few. The rest are in the mind, and those can be changed."

"Fear is the natural companion of creative action. There is only one way to live free of fear - and that is to live without hope, change, or growth."

"All the people we call "geniuses" are men and women who somehow escaped having to put that curious, wondering child in themselves to sleep. Instead, they devoted their lives to equipping that child with the tools and skills it needed to do its playing on an adult level."

"In the age of ecology, we ourselves are the only creatures we would ever expect to flourish in an environment that does not give us what we need! We wouldn't order a spider to spin an exquisite web in empty space, or a seed to sprout on a bare desk top. And yet that is exactly what we have been demanding of ourselves.
As a results, most of use are not aware that we didn't grow up in an environment that nurtured genius. We just think we aren't geniuses, and blame heredity or our own lack of character for the spot we're in. Whatever was amiss with the environment we grew up in, we figure "geniuses" had it just as bad or worse. They just had the mysterious fortitude to overcome it. We don't see the grandmother or special teacher who was there with the right kind of love and help at the right moment. We wouldn't recognize the key features of a nurturing environment if we feel over them."

Pros:
- Well written and well-organized. This book easily holds your attention.
- You'll actually learn how to make your dreams come true!!!

Cons:
- After reading this book, you won't be able to go back to old ways.
- A little dated. She has a few anachronistic moments in her book. For instance,


I enthusiastically recommend this book to everyone independent of demography or history. I think even Bill Gates or the uber-successful entrepreneur, artist, or athlete. I honestly believe anyone who reads this book can gain alot from it. Check it out.

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December 9, 2017
协褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 薪邪褔邪谢邪 锌芯屑芯谐邪褌褜 屑薪械 褍卸械 褌芯谐写邪, 泻芯谐写邪 褟 锌褉芯褔谢邪 芯褌 褋懈谢褘 20% 懈 锌芯屑芯谐邪谢邪 泻邪卸写褘泄 褉邪蟹, 泻芯谐写邪 褟 械褢 芯褌泻褉褘胁邪谢邪. 袛芯 薪械械 褟 褋褔懈褌邪谢邪, 褔褌芯 薪懈泻芯谐写邪 薪械 写芯谐邪写邪褞褋褜, 褔械屑 褉械邪谢褜薪芯 褏芯褔褍 蟹邪薪懈屑邪褌褜褋褟 懈 褌邪泻 懈 斜褍写褍 谐褉褘蟹褌褜 谐褉邪薪懈褌 褌芯谐芯, 褔褌芯 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯 屑械薪褟 薪械 胁芯芯写褍褕械胁谢褟械褌. 袠 写褍屑邪褞, 褔褌芯 斜褍写褍 械褢 锌械褉械褔懈褌褘胁邪褌褜 胁 斜褍写褍褖械屑, 锌芯褌芯屑褍 褔褌芯 屑械褔褌褘 懈 懈褏 褉械邪谢懈蟹邪褑懈褟 - 褝褌芯 懈 械褋褌褜 卸懈蟹薪褜.馃
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421 reviews26 followers
July 22, 2015
I need to reread this and read any updates in the latest edition. I had to laugh one time when I saw some unschooled cataloguer had Deweyed it in the "witchcraft" area! Ha! But in a way, this self-help book is witchery because it guides you to begin to bend and manipulate your life in the direction you really long to go.

A good way to read this is not propped up by pillows in your comfy bed but upright in a chair, at a desk, with pen and blank notebook at the ready. You will be prompted to consider many things and you will need to record them as well as any spontaneous memories which will help you mark a path for the future.

A friend of mine (Ruth) in California told me years ago a friend of hers read it. That woman ended up in a very different lifestyle -- she moved to Oregon to live in a log cabin by a creek which she used to canoe to town for supplies.

I read this right out of college. All these years later and I still have not yet implemented its lessons toward living a life I love.

Yes, past time to reread and do the work!
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471 reviews40 followers
May 24, 2020
(锌褉芯屑芯-谢褨薪泻)

袣褉邪褖褨 薪芯褌邪褌泻懈 蟹 泻薪懈谐懈:

"锌械褉械屑芯谐褌懈 - 褑械 芯褌褉懈屑邪褌懈 褌械, 褔芯谐芯 褏芯褔械褕. 袧械 褌械, 褔芯谐芯 褏芯褌褨谢懈 写谢褟 胁邪褋 褌邪褌芯 泄 屑邪屑邪, 薪械 褌械, 褖芯 褦 写谢褟 胁邪褋 褑褨谢泻芯屑 写芯褋褟卸薪芯褞 屑械褌芯褞 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌褨, 胁 褋邪屑械 褌械, 褔芯谐芯 胁懈 褏芯褔械褌械, - 胁邪褕褨 斜邪卸邪薪薪褟, 褎邪薪褌邪蟹褨褩 褌邪 屑褉褨褩. 袥褞写懈薪邪 屑芯卸械 胁胁邪卸邪褌懈 褋械斜锟斤拷 锌械褉械屑芯卸褑械屑, 泻芯谢懈 谢褞斜懈褌褜 褋胁芯褦 卸懈褌褌褟, 泻芯卸薪芯谐芯 褉邪薪泻褍 锌褉芯泻懈写邪褦褌褜褋褟, 褉邪写褨褞褔懈 薪芯胁芯屑褍 写薪褞, 褨 褉芯斜懈褌褜 褌械, 褖芯 褩泄 锌芯写芯斜邪褦褌褜褋褟, 薪邪胁褨褌褜 褟泻褖芯 褨薪芯写褨 褌褉芯褏懈 薪械褉胁褍褦 褔懈 斜芯褩褌褜褋褟."

"袘邪卸邪薪薪褟 褌邪 屑褉褨褩 - 芯褋薪芯胁邪 胁褋褨褏 谢褞写褋褜泻懈褏 锌芯褔懈薪邪薪褜"

"斜邪卸邪薪薪褟 + 褍屑褨薪薪褟 - 屑芯卸械 蟹屑褨薪懈褌懈 褉械邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 "

"些芯 胁懈 谢褞斜懈褌械 - 芯褋褜 谐芯谢芯胁薪械 锌懈褌邪薪薪褟"

"袛懈褌懈薪褋褌胁芯 - 锌褉芯械泻褌 薪邪褕芯谐芯 卸懈褌褌褦胁芯谐芯 褕谢褟褏褍 胁 屑褨薪褨邪褌褞褉褨, 薪褨斜懈 谐械薪懈 胁 薪邪褋褨薪薪褨, 褟泻褨 胁懈蟹薪邪褔邪褞褌褜, 褖芯 蟹 薪褜芯谐芯 胁懈褉芯褋褌械: 锌芯屑褨写芯褉懈, 锌邪谢褜屑邪 褔懈 褌褉芯褟薪写邪. 袨褌卸械, 褟 褏芯褔褍, 褖芯斜 胁懈 锌芯胁械褉薪褍谢懈褋褟 写褍屑泻邪屑懈 胁 写懈褌懈薪褋褌胁芯 泄 褋锌褉芯斜褍胁邪谢懈 蟹谐邪写邪褌懈 褟泻芯屑芯谐邪 斜褨谢褜褕械 褎邪泻褌褨胁, 褟泻褨 斜 褍泻邪蟹褍胁邪谢懈 薪邪 胁邪褕 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁懈泄 褌懈锌 谐械薪褨褟."

"袣谢褞褔芯胁械 褋谢芯胁芯 褌褍褌 - 写芯褋谢褨写卸褍胁邪褌懈. 袛懈褌懈薪褋褌胁芯 - 褔褍写芯胁懈泄 褔邪褋 写谢褟 褌芯谐芯, 邪斜懈 褋锌褉芯斜褍胁邪褌懈 薪械蟹谢褨褔械薪薪褍 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 屑芯卸谢懈胁芯褋褌械泄, 胁褨写泻褉懈褌懈褏 锌械褉械写 胁邪屑懈."

"小械褉械写芯胁懈褖械, 写械 胁懈褉芯褋褌邪褞褌褜 锌械褉械屑芯卸褑褨, 屑邪泄卸械 蟹邪胁卸写懈 褋泻谢邪写邪褦褌褜褋褟 褋邪屑械 蟹 薪懈褏. 袉 褑械 薪械 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁芯 胁褨写芯屑褨 谢褞写懈, 屑械谐邪锌械褉褋锌械泻褌懈胁薪褨 褔懈 褨蟹 褋褍锌械褉写芯褋褟谐薪械薪薪褟屑懈. 笑械 谢褞写懈 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪褨 泄 写芯锌懈褌谢懈胁褨, 胁褨写泻褉懈褌褨 泄 械薪械褉谐褨泄薪褨, 褟泻褨 胁褨褉褟褌褜 褍 卸懈褌褌褟 褨 锌芯胁邪卸邪褞褌褜 褋械斜械 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈, 褖芯 屑芯卸褍褌褜 写芯蟹胁芯谢懈褌懈 胁邪屑 褨 薪邪胁褨褌褜 蟹邪芯褏芯褌懈褌懈 薪邪胁邪卸懈褌懈褋褟 薪邪 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪懈泄 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌."

"孝褨谢褜泻懈 褍褋胁褨写芯屑懈胁褕懈 褋胁芯褞 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜, 胁懈 蟹屑芯卸械褌械 写褨泄褋薪芯 锌芯褔邪褌懈 褑褨薪褍胁邪褌懈 泄 锌芯胁邪卸邪褌懈 褋械斜械 - 褨 锌芯胁邪卸邪褌懈 褨薪褕懈褏"

""小锌褉邪胁卸薪褦 屑褉褨褟薪薪褟" 锌芯胁懈薪薪械 胁褨写斜褍胁邪褌懈褋褟 胁 褌械锌械褉褨褕薪褜芯屑褍 褔邪褋褨, 胁褨写 锌械褉褕芯褩 芯褋芯斜懈, 斜褍褌懈 胁褨蟹褍邪谢褜薪懈屑 褌邪 锌芯褋谢褨写芯胁薪懈屑. 袙懈 斜邪褔懈褌械, 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褦褌械 泄 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪褦褌械 胁褋械, 褖芯 胁褨写斜褍胁邪褦褌褋褜褟 蟹 胁邪屑懈 泄 薪邪胁泻芯谢芯 胁邪褋; 褔邪褋 屑懈薪邪褦 褌邪泻 褋邪屑芯, 褟泻 褍 褉械邪谢褜薪芯屑褍 卸懈褌褌褨, 褌褨谢褜泻懈 褕胁懈写褕械."

"些芯 褌邪泻械 屑械褌邪? 袦械褌邪 - 褑械 斜邪蟹芯胁邪 芯写懈薪懈褑褟 胁邪褕芯谐芯 卸懈褌褌褦胁芯谐芯 锌谢邪薪褍... 小锌褉邪胁卸薪褟 屑械褌邪 - 褑械 褖芯褋褜 屑邪褌械褉褨邪谢褜薪械, 褟泻械 屑芯卸薪邪 胁褨写褔褍褌懈 泄 褋褏芯锌懈褌懈 褉褍泻芯褞; 褨 胁芯薪邪 屑邪褦 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写邪褌懈 写胁芯屑 芯褋薪芯胁薪懈屑 锌褉邪胁懈谢邪屑. 1) 袦械褌邪 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪邪. 笑械 褎邪泻褌懈, 邪 薪械 锌芯褔褍褌褌褟... 袙邪褕邪 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褟 屑械褌邪, 邪斜芯 褑褨谢褜, 锌芯胁懈薪薪邪 斜褍褌懈 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪芯褞 写褨褦褞 邪斜芯 锌芯写褨褦褞 2) 袣芯谢懈 胁懈 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌械: "笑械 褌械, 褔芯谐芯 褟 褏芯褔褍", - 胁懈 薪械 芯斜屑邪薪褞褦褌械 褋械斜械"

"效懈屑 褋泻芯褉褨褕械 胁懈 褏芯褔邪 斜 褔邪褋褌泻芯胁芯 芯褌褉懈屑邪褦褌械 褌械, 褔芯谐芯 锌褉邪谐薪械褌械, 褌懈屑 斜褨谢褜褕械 械薪械褉谐褨褩 褍 胁邪褋 斜褍写械 写谢褟 写芯褋褟谐薪械薪薪褟 胁邪褕芯褩 屑械褌懈 胁 褑褨谢芯屑褍."

"袨斜械褉褨褌褜 屑械褌褍, 褟泻邪 屑邪薪懈褌褜 胁邪褋 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械, - 薪邪胁褨褌褜 褟泻褖芯 胁芯薪邪 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟 薪邪泄屑械薪褕 写芯褋褟卸薪芯褞 泄 屑芯卸谢懈胁芯褞"

"些械 芯写懈薪 褋锌芯褋褨斜 锌褉芯卸懈褌懈 胁褋褨 褋胁芯褩 卸懈褌褌褟 - 褑械 芯斜'褦写薪邪褌懈 写胁邪 邪斜芯 斜褨谢褜褕械 蟹邪褏芯锌谢械薪褜 褍 褦写懈薪褍 屑械褌褍."

"袙懈写邪褌薪褨 胁褔懈薪泻懈 褋泻谢邪写邪褞褌褜褋褟 蟹 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈褏, 锌芯褋谢褨写芯胁薪懈褏 写褨泄, 褨 褋邪屑械 褩褏 褌褉械斜邪 薪邪胁褔懈褌懈褋褟 褑褨薪褍胁邪褌懈 褌邪 锌褨写褌褉懈屑褍胁邪褌懈."

"袧邪泄泻褉邪褖褨 褨写械褩, 褌褨, 褖芯 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 褌胁芯褉褟褌褜 写懈胁邪, 谐褉褍薪褌褍褞褌褋褜褟 薪邪 蟹薪邪薪薪褟褏, 褍屑褨薪薪褟褏 褨 泻芯薪褌邪泻褌邪褏 褨薪褕懈褏 谢褞写械泄."

"褟泻褖芯 胁懈 褋褌邪胁懈褌械 锌械褉械写 褋芯斜芯褞 褟泻褍褋褜 泻芯薪泻褉械褌薪褍 屑械褌褍 褨 胁胁邪卸邪褦褌械 褍薪褨胁械褉褋懈褌械褌褋褜泻褍 芯褋胁褨褌褍 蟹邪褋芯斜芯屑 褩褩 写芯褋褟谐薪械薪薪褟, 褖械 褉邪蟹 褉械褌械谢褜薪芯 胁褋械 芯斜写褍屑邪泄褌械"

"袙芯谢芯薪褌械褉褋褜泻邪 锌褉邪褑褟 - 褑械 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈褏 褕谢褟褏褨胁 褋锌褉芯斜褍胁邪褌懈 褋胁芯褩 褋懈谢懈 泄 芯褌褉懈屑邪褌懈 写芯褋胁褨写 褍 薪芯胁褨泄 褋褎械褉褨."

"校褔械薪褜 褔邪泻谢褍薪邪. 袧邪泄写邪胁薪褨褕懈泄 褨 薪邪泄锌褉懈褉芯写薪褨褕懈泄 褕褟谢褏 蟹邪褋胁芯褦薪薪褟 蟹薪邪薪褜, 褍屑褨薪褜 褌邪 薪邪胁懈褔芯泻 - 褑械 斜褍褌懈 锌芯褉褟写 褨蟹 泻懈屑芯褋褜, 褏褌芯 褩褏 屑邪褦, - 褋锌芯褋褌械褉褨谐邪褌懈, 蟹邪锌懈褌褍胁邪褌懈, 写芯锌芯屑邪谐邪褌懈."

"写褨褌懈 (4-5 褉芯泻褨胁) 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪芯 泻褉械邪褌懈胁薪褨, 邪写卸械 褩褏薪褦 屑懈褋谢械薪薪褟 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 薪褨褔懈屑 薪械 芯斜屑械卸械薪械"

"孝械, 褖芯 胁懈 屑邪褦械褌械 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌褨, 薪械屑芯卸谢懈胁芯 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 褋邪屑芯屑褍. 袘褍写褜-褟泻邪 褋械褉泄芯蟹薪邪 褍褋锌褨褕薪邪 褋锌褉邪胁邪 - 褑械 褉械蟹褍谢褜褌邪褌 褋锌褨胁锌褉邪褑褨"

"袨褋芯斜懈褋褌邪 褉械泻芯屑械薪写邪褑褨褟 蟹写邪褌薪邪 褌胁芯褉懈褌懈 写懈胁邪"

"小锌褉邪胁卸薪褞 写芯锌芯屑芯谐褍 锌褉芯锌芯薪褍褞褌褜 褌邪泻 褋邪屑芯 薪械泄褌褉邪谢褜薪芯, 褟泻 褟斜谢褍泻芯 薪邪 写械褉械胁褨. 袙懈 屑芯卸械褌械 蟹褨褉胁邪褌懈 泄芯谐芯 邪斜芯 蟹邪谢懈褕懈褌懈 - 薪邪 胁邪褕 褉芯蟹褋褍写"

"褦写懈薪懈泄 褋锌芯褋褨斜 斜褍写褍胁邪褌懈 屑褉褨褞 - 褑械谐谢懈薪泻邪 蟹邪 褑械谐谢懈薪泻芯褞, 写褨褟 蟹邪 写褨褦褞, 写械薪褜 蟹邪 写薪械屑, 褍 褉械邪谢褜薪芯屑褍 褔邪褋褨."

"携泻褖芯 胁邪屑 薪械 锌芯写芯斜邪褦褌褜褋褟 褑懈屑 蟹邪泄屑邪褌懈褋褜, 锌褉懈锌懈薪褨褌褜. 袙懈 卸懈胁械褌械 谢懈褕械 褉邪蟹. 校 胁邪褋 屑邪褦 斜褍褌懈 褌械, 褔芯谐芯 胁懈 褏芯褔械褌械."

"锌褉懈蟹薪邪褔械薪薪褟 写邪褌懈 褋胁褨写褔懈褌褜 锌褉芯 褋械褉泄芯蟹薪褨褋褌褜 薪邪屑褨褉褨胁 - 褑械 芯斜褨褑褟薪泻邪, 褟泻邪 褉芯斜懈褌褜 屑械褌褍 褉械邪谢褜薪芯褞"

"携泻 褌褨谢褜泻懈 胁懈 锌芯褔薪械褌械 写褨褟褌懈, 泻芯卸械薪 褌懈卸写械薪褜 锌褉懈薪芯褋懈褌懈屑械 褖芯褋褜 谐械褌褜 薪芯胁械 泄 薪械褋锌芯写褨胁邪薪械"

"小褌褉邪褏 - 褑械 锌褉懈褉芯写薪懈泄 褋褍锌褍褌薪懈泻 褌胁芯褉褔芯褩 写褨褟谢褜薪芯褋褌褨"

"袪芯斜褨褌褜 褖芯褋褜 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪芯 邪斜芯 薪械锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪芯, 邪谢械 褉芯斜褨褌褜"

"袙懈 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 薪邪胁褔懈褌械褋褜, 薪械 写芯褋褟谐薪械褌械 泄 薪械 褋褌胁芯褉懈褌械 薪褨褔芯谐芯 胁邪褉褌褨褋薪芯谐芯, 褟泻褖芯 薪械 写芯胁蟹芯谢懈褌械 褋芯斜褨 褉芯斜懈褌懈 锌芯屑懈谢泻懈."

"褍褋械褉械写懈薪褨 屑邪泄卸械 泻芯卸薪芯谐芯 写芯褉芯褋谢芯谐芯 写芯褋褨 褏芯胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 屑邪谢械薪褜泻邪 锌械褉械谢褟泻邪薪邪 写懈褌懈薪懈"

"袧褨泻芯谢懈, 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 蟹写邪胁邪泄褌械褋褟 邪斜芯 薪械 蟹屑褨薪褞泄褌械 屑械褌懈, 泻芯谢懈 薪邪谢褟泻邪薪褨, 蟹斜械薪褌械卸械薪褨 褔懈 锌褉懈谐薪褨褔械薪褨"

效懈褌邪褌懈 褨薪褕褨 芯谐谢褟写懈:

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January 7, 2023
袩械褉褕邪 泻薪懈谐邪 胁 薪芯胁芯屑褍 褉芯褑褨. 袩芯褔邪褌邪 褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁谢褨褌泻褍 胁 泻邪胁'褟褉薪褨 褨 芯写褉邪蟹褍 锌芯褔邪谢邪 蟹邪锌懈褋褍胁邪褌懈 胁 薪芯褌邪褌泻懈. 袛褍卸械 褉邪写邪, 褖芯 胁蟹褟谢邪褋褜 褩褩 写芯褔懈褌褍胁邪褌懈 胁 褋褨褔薪褨, 泻芯谢懈 蟹邪蟹胁懈褔邪泄 褋褌邪胁谢褞 褑褨谢褨 薪邪 褉褨泻 褌邪 屑褉褨褞, 褔芯谐芯 斜 屑械薪褨 褏芯褌褨谢芯褋褜 写芯褋褟谐薪褍褌懈.
袛褍卸械 斜邪谐邪褌芯 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔薪懈褏 锌芯褉邪写. 袩褉褟屑 锌芯胁薪芯褑褨薪薪褨 邪谢谐芯褉懈褌屑懈 褖芯 蟹邪 褔懈屑 褉芯斜懈褌懈. 袙懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 褨 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褨胁 蟹 卸懈褌褌褟, 写械褟泻褨 蟹 薪懈褏 写谢褟 屑械薪械 蟹邪褋褌邪褉褨谢褨, 褏芯褌褨谢芯褋褜 褕胁懈写褕械 锌褉芯锌褍褋褌懈褌懈, 褌芯屑褍 屑褨薪褍褋 蟹褨褉泻邪.
袨褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褜 锌芯褉邪写懈 写谢褟 斜芯褉芯褌褜斜懈 蟹褨 褋褌褉邪褏芯屑, 泻芯谢懈 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褕 褖芯褋褜 薪芯胁械 褨 锌褨写褏褨写 锌褉芯 "胁邪卸泻褨 褔邪褋懈". 笑械 锌褉褟屑芯 褨薪写褍谢褜谐械薪褑褨褟 薪邪 薪懈褌褌褟, 褟泻芯褩 褟胁薪芯 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 胁 褨薪褕懈褏 屑芯褌懈胁邪褑褨泄薪懈褏 泻薪懈谐邪褏, 写械 "斜褍写褜褌械 薪邪 锌芯蟹懈褌懈胁褨 褌邪 褨谐薪芯褉褍泄褌械 胁褋械".
袪械泻芯屑械薪写褍褞 褔懈褌邪褌懈, 褟泻褖芯 褏芯褔械褌械 褉芯蟹胁芯褉褍褕懈褌懈 褋胁芯谐芯 胁薪褍褌褉褨褕薪褜芯谐芯 屑褉褨泄薪懈泻邪, 胁懈褌褟谐褌懈 锌褉懈褏芯胁邪薪械 褌邪 蟹邪斜褍褌械 褨 锌芯褔邪褌懈 褉褍褏邪褌懈 胁 褋褌芯褉芯薪褍 褉械邪谢褨蟹邪褑褨褩 胁 屑邪泄斜褍褌薪褜芯屑褍.
袘邪卸邪褞, 褖芯斜 胁褋褨屑 胁写邪谢芯褋褜 褉械邪谢褨蟹褍胁邪褌懈 褋胁芯褩 屑褉褨褩 锌褨褋谢褟 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟.
39 reviews
November 29, 2024
One of the best, most approachable books on how to figure out what you want and then take bite-sized action to get it, even when scared.
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47 reviews17 followers
May 10, 2013
There must be some mistake. I mean, the fact that I read a self-help book is weird enough, but the fact that I enjoyed a self-help book--well, I think we must have stumbled into some kind of parallel universe. Pretty sure doing so threw those universes out of whack.

Anyway...

I actually picked this book up for research purposes. It was referenced in a writing book about archetypes, and the title called to me. It proved a fantastic book for both character sketches, especially in terms of motivations and goals, and for everyday life. Everyone, whether you're just starting down that path to what you love or you're well on your way, should give this book a quick read. For me it was more like a renewal of vows. This woman had me at 'the power of negative thinking'. The exercises are pretty awesome too.
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February 7, 2022
袪芯蟹锌芯褔懈薪邪褞褔懈 褔懈褌邪褌懈 褑褞 泻薪懈谐褍 褟 芯褔褨泻褍胁邪谢邪, 褖芯 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褞 褩褩 蟹邪 泻褨谢褜泻邪 写薪褨胁 褔懈 褏芯褔邪 斜 褌懈卸薪褨胁. 袗谢械 锌褉芯褑械褋 蟹邪褌褟谐薪褍胁褋褟 薪邪 锌褨胁 褉芯泻褍.

袣薪懈谐邪 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 薪械 褌邪泻邪 薪褍写薪邪, 褟泻 胁邪屑 屑芯谐谢芯 蟹写邪褌懈褋褜, 邪谢械 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 锌芯褌褉械斜褍褦 褔邪褋褍 邪斜懈 褩褩 芯褋懈谢懈褌懈. 校 薪褨泄 锌芯胁薪芯 蟹邪胁写邪薪褜, 褟泻懈屑 胁邪褉褌芯 锌褉懈写褨谢懈褌懈 褔邪褋.
袗 芯褌, 褋锌懈褌邪褦褌械, 褔芯屑褍 褟 褌邪泻 写芯胁谐芯 褔懈褌邪谢邪 褑褞 泻薪懈谐褍?
效械褉械蟹 褋褌褉邪褏. 袦械薪褨 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 胁邪卸泻芯 屑褉褨褟褌懈, 褋褌邪胁懈褌懈 褑褨谢褨 泄 锌谢邪薪褍胁邪褌懈 胁褋械 褌邪泻 褟泻 褌褍褌 芯锌懈褋邪薪芯. 携 斜芯褞褋褜, 褖芯 胁卸械 薪邪 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 胁褋械 蟹邪蟹薪邪褦 泻褉邪褏褍 褨 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨: 些芯 褑械 蟹邪 褌邪泻邪 褨写械褟 褨 薪邪胁褨褖芯 屑械薪褨 褑械 胁褌褨谢褞胁邪褌懈?
孝芯屑褍 泻芯谢懈 褟 褔懈褌邪谢邪 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪褨 薪邪谐邪写褍胁邪薪薪褟: 薪邪锌懈褕懈! 蟹胁邪卸褋褟! 蟹薪邪泄写懈! 褉芯蟹锌谢邪薪褍泄! 鈥� 褟 斜械蟹 锌褉懈褔懈薪 蟹邪褋屑褍褔褍胁邪谢邪褋褟馃槦.
孝邪泻, 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 泻薪懈谐邪 屑邪谢邪 泻芯卸薪懈屑 褋谢芯胁芯屑 薪邪写懈褏邪褌懈, 邪谢械 屑械薪械 胁芯薪邪 谢褟泻邪谢邪. 孝邪 胁褋械 卸 褌邪泻懈 褋懈褌褍邪褑褨褟 薪邪锌褉懈泻褨薪褑褨 蟹屑褨薪懈谢邪褋褜 褨 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 褟 屑芯卸褍 褋泻邪蟹邪褌懈, 褖芯 褩褩 胁邪褉褌芯 芯褋懈谢懈褌懈. 袘邪褉斜邪褉邪 楔械褉 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褦 褍 褋胁芯褩泄 泻薪懈蟹褨 锌褉芯 褌邪泻懈褏 褟泻 褍褋褨 屑懈: 褌褨 褖芯 薪械 胁褨褉褟褌褜 褍 褋胁芯褞 屑褉褨褞 褨 斜芯褟褌褜褋褟 薪邪胁褨褌褜 褉芯蟹锌芯褔邪褌懈 褕谢褟褏 写芯 薪械褩. 袗谢械 胁褋械 卸 褌邪泻懈 褩屑 褑械 胁写邪褦褌褜褋褟馃.

笑褟 泻薪懈谐邪 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 褦 褑褨薪薪芯褞 写谢褟 褌懈褏, 褏褌芯 褌邪泻 褟泻 褨 褟 褉芯蟹褔邪褉芯胁褍褦褌褜褋褟 褍 褌芯屑褍, 褖芯 锌芯褔邪胁, 褌邪 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 斜芯褩褌褜褋褟 胁懈泄褌懈 蟹邪 屑械卸褨 泻芯屑褎芯褉褌褍 褋胁芯褩褏 屑褉褨泄 (褟泻褖芯 屑芯卸薪邪 褌邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪褌懈馃). 袧邪屑 蟹褉褍褔薪芯 卸懈褌懈 褌邪泻 褟泻 屑懈 卸懈胁械屑芯, 邪谢械 屑懈 卸 屑芯卸械屑芯 褑械 褉芯斜懈褌懈 薪邪斜邪谐邪褌芯 泻褉邪褖械, 褟泻褖芯 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 褑褜芯谐芯 褏芯褔械屑芯.
笑褟 泻薪懈谐邪 薪械 锌褉芯 屑褍褋懈褕 写芯褋褟谐褌懈, 斜褍褌懈 谢褨写械褉芯屑, 褨 褌.写 褨 褌.锌.
袙芯薪邪 褋褍褌芯 锌褉芯 屑褉褨褞 褨 薪械谢械谐泻懈泄 褕谢褟褏 写芯 薪械褩.
笑械 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈褏 锌谢邪薪 褟泻 胁褌褨谢懈褌懈 屑褉褨褞, 褟泻懈泄 泻芯卸械薪 屑芯卸械 胁懈泻芯褉懈褋褌邪褌懈 邪斜懈 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 褋械斜械 褖邪褋谢懈胁懈屑鉁�.
18 reviews1 follower
May 3, 2019
I read this book because I desperately need to make changes in my life but didn't know what I wanted, or how to get it. This book helps you figure out what you really want and WHY you want it, and then goes about teaching you how to get it--and how to deal with success once you have it. I've read this book before, many years ago, and it's as helpful and informative as I remember it being. Reading can be difficult for me these days, but I found myself eagerly turning the pages of this book, ready to learn more. I now feel prepared to start on a new life.
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77 reviews8 followers
January 24, 2022
袦械薪褨 蟹邪泄薪褟谢芯 褑褨谢懈褏 5 褉芯泻褨胁, 褖芯斜 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褑褞 泻薪懈谐褍 胁褨写 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 写芯 泻褨薪褑褟. 袣褨谢褜泻邪 褉邪蟹褨胁 蟹邪泻懈写邪谢邪 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟, 芯褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 泻薪懈谐邪 写芯胁芯谢褨 褌褍谐芯 泄褕谢邪. 小邪屑邪 褨写械褟 泻薪懈谐懈 褏芯褉芯褕邪 - 锌褉邪泻褌懈褔薪褨 锌芯褉邪写懈 褌邪 泻芯薪褋褌褉褍泻褌懈胁薪褨 泻褉芯泻懈 写芯 褉械邪谢褨蟹邪褑褨褩 屑褉褨泄. 袨写薪邪泻 屑邪薪械褉邪 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪薪褟 屑邪褦 褉褟写 屑褨薪褍褋褨胁. 楔胁懈写泻芯 胁褌芯屑谢褞褦褕褋褟 胁褨写 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 褨 褟泻芯褋褜 薪械 写褍卸械 薪邪写懈褏邪褦 胁褋械 褑械 写芯 邪泻褌懈胁薪懈褏 写褨泄.
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49 reviews16 followers
October 7, 2020
袣薪懈谐邪, 芯斜褟蟹邪褌械谢褜薪邪褟 泻 锌褉芯褔褌械薪懈褞 泻邪卸写芯屑褍. 袧械褋泻芯谢褜泻芯 褉邪蟹, 胁芯 胁褉械屑褟 褔褌械薪懈褟, 锌褉械褉褘胁邪谢褋褟, 褔褌芯斜褘 锌芯泄褌懈 懈 袛袝袥袗孝鞋)
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43 reviews2 followers
May 9, 2017
I really think everybody should read this book, instead of seeing a career or life coach!
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243 reviews6 followers
March 27, 2015
Edit: 27/03/2015

This book IS the holy grail, the one that rules them all! Re-reading it I have found that it contains concentrated wisdoms taught by all the wise people such as Tony Robbins, Bren茅 Brown, Jonathan Fields, Sage Grayson, Beate Chelette etc... And yet it's nearly 40 years old!!
It contains concrete and easy to follow instructions and exercises. It's not some la-dee-da self help book, it's a very practical tool to get s**t done!
I know I will need to go back over and over again to various chapters depending on what I might be struggling with.

Here's what's inside in a nutshell:

Part 1: The first chapter will tell you whether you need to keep reading or not if you don't yet know. This part gently unravels your current situation and how you got there. As I see it - it's about the necessity to briefly look back in order to move forward. If you feel stuck or unhappy and don't know why - chances are you should read this bit.

Part 2: Full of exercises, you will have to do a lot of thinking, imagining and writing as you go through this chapter (don't just keep reading, play along). It is designed to help you figure out what you REALLY want and what your "style" is. As someone in a creative field these exercises were excellent groundwork to determine my personal branding, among other things. The case study examples will give you a better idea of all the possibilities. Sher also provides tools for dealing with innate shortcomings you uncovered in Part One and facing the inevitable obstacles that arise as you dream up your great big goals. Trust the process, you will gain a lot of clarity from this chapter.

Part 3: Amazing tools on how to brainstorm, figure things out and find help. In this chapter Sher helps you break down the seemingly impossible path toward your dreams and goals into gradual steps and actions. Suddenly the unachievable seems quite do-able and if you follow all the advice you will find great motivation to jump in and start taking first steps. Just take the time to go through with all the questions & brainstorming, it's worth it.

Part 4: First aid against gremlins and fear that will inevitably strike. This is the chapter to read and re-read once you've started working toward your goal. It also contains invaluable advice on setting up your support system & explains possible resistance you might face and how to deal with it. Do not disregard the part about the buddy system, it's definitely helpful to have someone to keep you accountable.

I would love to know if there is a website or blog somewhere that collects all the "success stories" that grew out of this book. It would be a fascinating and motivating read.


2014:
Finished this book and now I have to turn it around and start over again.
This is the most amazing slap-in-your-face honest and yet warm-encouraging-hug resource for anyone wanting to make s**t happen.
If you are grappling with an existential crisis or wondering what to do with your life - read this. If you have suddenly realized you need to change course and want to set up an action plan - read this!
If for nothing else the book provides amazing tools for brainstorming sessions. And let me just say: I can't believe this book was published in 1979! It is still so very relevant it's almost sad.
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Author听2 books16 followers
May 3, 2012
Though written and published in the late 1970s--as reflected by some of the "winner" language-- is still relevant and full of helpful techniques for all people who dream of a life more satisfying, and want to bring more of what they love into their currently lives rather than waiting for happiness to arrive sometimes in the distant, uncertain future.

Admittedly, being a "Scanner" (see: ) makes it hard to "settle" on one or two initial goals. Nevertheless, Wishcraft's exercises and tools are helpful, as are Sher's information and illustrations, first about figuring out what will make you happy, next in planning how to get what you need for that happiness, and finally, in implementing those plans and enjoying the results. I love Sher's brainstorming techniques, use of flow charts and outside support, and how down-to-earth she is. She doesn't gloss over the problems you'll face. Instead, Sher shows you how to get through them just as you are--no "self-betterment" required.

is wonderful and affirming. Sher expects each of us to live a life uniquely built to satisfy who we are and what we need. That's what real a real "winner" does--and Wishcraft is designed to make us all winners.

I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting more from life, whether or not they know their passions and how to incorporate these into their current living situation. This book is full of good, practical information. It will help help you create a better life for yourself, just as you are, right from page 1.
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353 reviews22 followers
May 3, 2017
This self-help book was recommended to me by a friend when I was going through about a million bad things at once. One of those bad things: unemployed and at a juncture in my career where I have to figure out what path I want to take, and I was totally in the woods. Here I was reprocessing my entire life and worldview and at the same time I have to look for JOBS?? Ugh.

Anyway, the book is sometimes hokey and sometimes outdated, but the core of it is solid. It does two things:

1. Talks you through a bunch of exercises to help you figure out your interests, your skills, and what you really want out of life. You dig deep and start to process what you need to be happy. I found that my personal ideal life was shockingly simple and I don't think it's unattainable at all, which was a bigger relief than I can even describe.
2. Actually gives you a roadmap for pursuing what you want in a practical, real-steps kind of way. Gives you tools to deal with fear, panic, roadblocks.

It's not perfect but I'm very glad I read it. I have to focus on the job hunt right now so I haven't started my charts and formal plans yet, but it's comforting to know that when I am ready to start (and that should be in the very near future!), I'll have solid guidance right here on my shelf waiting for me.
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21 reviews6 followers
February 5, 2017
袧械 蟹胁邪卸邪褞褔懈 薪邪 褋褌褨泄泻械 锌械褉械泻芯薪邪薪薪褟, 褖芯 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 屑芯褌懈胁邪褑褨泄薪芯褩 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉懈 - 褑械 斜械蟹卸邪谢褨褋薪械 屑邪褉薪褍胁邪薪薪褟 褔邪褋褍, 褟 褌邪泻懈 胁蟹褟谢邪褋褜 蟹邪 褑褞 泻薪懈谐褍. 袦芯卸谢懈胁芯, 褌邪泻 胁褌褨谢懈谢芯褋褜 屑芯褦 锌褨写褋胁褨写芯屑械 斜邪卸邪薪薪褟 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 褏芯褔 褖芯褋褜 写谢褟 蟹写褨泄褋薪械薪薪褟 胁谢邪褋薪懈褏 屑褉褨泄, 邪 薪械 胁褨写泻谢邪写邪褌懈 褑械 写芯 泻褉邪褖懈褏 褔邪褋褨胁. 袩械褉褕械, 褖芯 胁邪褉褌芯 蟹邪褍胁邪卸懈褌懈 锌褨褋谢褟 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 "袦懈褋褌械褑褌胁邪 屑褉褨褟褌懈", 斜械褋褌褋械谢谢械褉懈 锌芯胁懈薪薪褨 屑邪褌懈 褌械褉屑褨薪 锌褉懈写邪褌薪芯褋褌褨. 袟 1978-谐芯 卸懈褌褌褟 写褍卸械 蟹屑褨薪懈谢芯褋褜, 蟹'褟胁懈谢懈褋褜 薪芯胁褨 锌芯卸懈褉邪褔褨 褔邪褋褍, 褨屑褨褌邪褑褨褟 褍褋锌褨褕薪芯褋褌褨 胁 褋芯褑. 屑械褉械卸邪褏, 褨薪褎芯褉屑邪褑褨泄薪懈泄 褕褍屑 褨 褌芯屑褍 锌芯写褨斜薪械. 些芯写械薪薪懈泻懈 锌械褉械斜褉邪谢懈褋褜 褍 褌胁褨褌械褉, 邪 芯褉谐邪薪邪泄蟹械褉懈 褌械锌械褉 褍 褋屑邪褉褌褎芯薪邪褏. 小褍褔邪褋薪邪 谢褞写懈薪邪 褋褌懈泻邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 斜褨谢褜褕芯褞 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褞 胁懈泻谢懈泻褨胁 薪邪 褕谢褟褏褍 写芯 屑褉褨褩, 薪褨卸 40 褉芯泻褨胁 褌芯屑褍. 啸芯褔邪 写械褟泻褨 褉械褔褨 谢懈褕邪褞褌褜褋褟 薪械蟹屑褨薪薪懈屑懈. 袨褋芯斜懈褋褌芯 写谢褟 褋械斜械 褟 蟹薪邪泄褕谢邪 锌芯褉邪写懈 褟泻 斜芯褉芯褌懈褋褟 褨蟹 褋褌褉邪褏芯屑 薪邪 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 褉芯斜芯褌懈 褨 斜邪谐邪褌芯 泻芯褉懈褋薪懈褏 蟹邪褍胁邪谐 褖芯写芯 褋褌芯褋褍薪泻褨胁 褌邪 写褉褍卸薪褜芯褩 锌褨写褌褉懈屑泻懈. 袟邪谐邪谢芯屑, 锌褉懈褦屑薪邪 褉械褌褉芯-泻薪懈谐邪, 褖芯 屑芯卸械 褋褌邪褌懈 锌械褉褕懈屑 泻褉芯泻芯屑 薪邪 褕谢褟褏褍 写芯 胁谢邪褋薪芯褩 屑褉褨褩. 袗谢械 薪械 蟹邪斜褍胁邪泄褌械, 褖芯 写谢褟 褩褩 蟹写褨泄褋薪械薪薪褟 谢懈褕械 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 泻薪懈谐褍 斜褍写械 薪械写芯褋褌邪褌薪褜芯.;)
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31 reviews7 followers
July 22, 2018
If you're struggling to figure out your passion in life -- or how in the world to make it reality -- do yourself a favor and pick up this book. It's full of practical exercises to help you visualize your "perfect lifestyle," then learn how to make a concrete, actionable plan to get there.

For me, Wishcraft has been more than a book, it's been a friend. I first read it years ago when I was just starting my own business. Since then I've used my love-worn copy not only for my own reflection, but to lead mastermind groups an as a resource for clients starting their own businesses.

When I need fresh inspiration, or just a reminder that I'm not alone on the entrepreneurial journey. Barbara Sher's book is where I often turn. Her tone is pragmatic and compassionate, and reminds me that if I don't take myself so seriously, creativity often follows.
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45 reviews2 followers
January 12, 2019
袣邪泻 褟 屑芯谐褍 锌芯褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 芯褑械薪泻褍 屑械薪褜褕械? 携 谢褞斜谢褞 袘邪褉斜邪褉褍 楔械褉. 小 褌械褏 锌芯褉, 泻邪泻 褟 胁 锌械褉胁褘泄 褉邪蟹 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪谢邪 , 芯薪邪 褋褌邪谢邪 写谢褟 屑械薪褟 泻械屑-褌芯 胁褉芯写械 写邪谢褜薪械泄 褉芯写褋褌胁械薪薪懈褑褘. 袙械褋褢谢邪褟, 邪泻褌懈胁薪邪褟 褌褢褌褍褕泻邪, 泻芯褌芯褉邪褟 胁褋械谐写邪 锌芯写写械褉卸懈褌 懈 写邪褋褌 写械谢褜薪褘泄 褋芯胁械褌.
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2 reviews17 followers
April 11, 2019
This book is about working hard for your goals. When I first saw this book I thought: sounds like a "Positive thinking" book, but it actually gives you permission to be grumpy, and not expect things to fall in your lap just because you "attracted" them. She teaches you practical steps and gives lots of examples. Really enjoyed this read and I will be taking a lot of her advice to set and work towards my own goals.
12 reviews
July 7, 2009
This sort of crap should not be allowed near ANY college campus. Unacceptable.
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Author听12 books8 followers
February 5, 2009
Really almost the same book as her "I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was", but the advice in both books is worth reinforcing.
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5 reviews2 followers
July 5, 2009
Absolutely fabulous book! I would recommend it to anyone who is "SEARCHING". Very different from any "self-help" genre book I've read!
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August 27, 2010
Bar none - this book is the BEST book on teaching you how to not only 'get what you really want', but how to figure out what it is that you really want!
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Author听92 books182 followers
December 26, 2020
Enjoyed the book. Did not enjoy interacting with the author on her forum. hem hem a million hems (REDACTED)
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