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I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It | 
 enlarge | Authors: Barbara Sher, Barbara Smith
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 2333
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 322
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0440505003
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN: 9780440505006
ASIN: 0440505003
Publication Date: August 5, 1995
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Amazon.com Review
"A life without direction is a life without passion," says motivational specialist, therapist, and career counselor Barbara Sher. In I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was, a sort of broader, less dense, and less intimidating version of What Color Is Your Parachute?, she reveals how to "recapture long lost goals, overcome the blocks that inhibit your success, decide what you want to be, and live your dreams." This is a perfect book for new college graduates or anyone sick and tired of languishing in a dead-end job or relationship--yet reluctant to make drastic life changes due to uncertainty about what would actually inspire them. I Could Do Anything combines the I'm-not-buying your-excuses inspiration of Dr. Laura Schlessinger with the soothing, analytic encouragement of Dr. Martin Seligman in his classic Learned Optimism. In other words, Sher will pick you up off your butt and get you moving. She's included enough self-analytical exercises in here to save you hundreds of dollars in therapy. Whether you're looking to make improvements in your job or personal life, Sher will teach you how to determine what your goals are, and how to successfully reach them--even if right now the only thing you know is that you're vaguely to very unhappy and haven't the foggiest idea what to do with yourself.
Product Description
If you suspect there could be more to life than what you're getting...if you always knew you could do anything if you only knew what it was, this extraordinary book is about to prove you right!A life without direction is a life without passion. The dynamic follow-up to the phenomenal best-seller Wishcraft, I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was (the New York Times Bestseller) guides you, not to another unsatisfying job, but to a richly rewarding career rooted in your heart's desire. And in a work of true emancipation, this life-changing sourcebook reveals how you can recapture "long lost" goals, overcome the blocks that inhibit your success, decide what you want to be, and live your dreams forever! You will learn: * What to do if you never chose to be what you are.
* How to get off the fast track--and on to the right track.
* First aid techniques for paralyzing chronic negativity.
* How to regroup when you've lost your big dream.
* To stop waiting for luck--and start creating it.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 93 more reviews...
Very helpful June 27, 2009
D. Perry (Worc. Ma)
Great step by step exercises to help you figure out what job you should luck at next.
 I have recommended this book for years May 4, 2009
A. Chernoff (New York, NY)
More than any other self help book, this book has actually changed my life. I was a massage therapist for years and suddenly got the courage to audition and sing again. This book can actually move you to action, when most books do not.
Excellent Career Book Especially If You Hate Personality Tests January 20, 2009
H. Campbell (New York)
Whether you just graduated from college, have been working at a dead-end job for twenty years or simply fantasize about having the perfect life and career, this book can certainly help.
I've alway found that the biggest obstacle to my career sucess was simply not having a passion for anything. After countless personality tests and career match quizzes, I always ended up with multiple personalities (wondering if therapy was the real solution to my problems) and/or careers that did not interest me at all but matched my ability to make lists. Barbara Sher's book claims that everyone deep down knows what they are passionate about and it has nothing to do with whether you are a "green" or "gold" person, an introvert or an extrovert. There is just something holding you back from finding it. The exercises in this book proved truely helpful when I realized that the reason I've been stuck unhappily in a 9-6 corporate job was because it was what my dad had always wanted for me, and following my passion scared the you-know-what out of me (maybe I did need therapy afterall). I was enlightened and gratified by the book and would recommend it to anyone who is struggling to find what is really in their hearts.
 Get your life Back January 11, 2009
S. Gray (New York)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THis book is pretty spot on in terms of looking at where you go wrong and how to get yourself back on track and getting what you want essentially.
THANK YOU, BARBARA! December 2, 2008
Leo Martini
Once again, Barbara Sher has raised the standard for Self-help books. While others tell you "Just Do It" Barbara takes a deep, sensitive look at why most of us "Just Can't". You don't need to be Superman to do what you love; you do need to look carefully at what keeps getting in your way. And you need this book!
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