Getting Past OK: The Self-Help Book for People Who Don't Need Help

by Richard Brodie

Overview

Richard Brodie dropped out of Harvard to join the computer revolution and write the first version of Microsoft Word. Then, burned-out helping Microsoft achieve its phenomenal success, he quit and embarked on an equally intense search for a more meaningful life. For three years Richard mined the wisdom of famed self-improvement seminars and workshops. Most of all, he wanted to discover why life seemed to coast along at either an “OK” level or plummet into “the pits,” spending so little time in true satisfaction and fulfillment. In this book, he shares the results of his odyssey, providing a step-by-step guide for discovering your own individual formula for long-term success and happiness. It gives you all the tools you need to find yourself, take charge, and get past OK.

You’ll learn how to:

· Understand what’s really going on in your life

· Make the most of your potential

· Pull out of crises—and move on

· Achieve rewarding relationships

· Be in control of stressful situations

· Keep your quality of life in the WOW zone

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401926977
Publisher:	Hay House, Inc.
Publication date:	12/29/2009
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Richard Brodie is best known as the original author of Microsoft Word. His self-help book, Getting Past OK, is an international bestseller. His groundbreaking book on memes, Virus of the Mind, spent 52 weeks on the Amazon.com Hot 100 and is used as a text in many college courses. An accomplished speaker, Richard has appeared on dozens of television and radio shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Richard continues to pursue wide and varied interests, which he occasionally blogs about.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What's in It for You? ix

Part I Life

Chapter 1 This Is Your Life 3

Chapter 2 Choices 11

Chapter 3 Nature, Nurture, and Culture 21

Chapter 4 Models and Truth 29

Chapter 5 Fear and Purpose 45

Chapter 6 That's Life! 53

Part II Liberty

Chapter 7 Peace and Freedom 59

Chapter 8 Honesty 67

Chapter 9 Procrastination 77

Chapter 10 Perfectionism 87

Chapter 11 Power 93

Chapter 12 Breaking Patterns 103

Chapter 13 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 113

Chapter 14 Communication and Feedback 119

Chapter 15 Commitment 131

Part III The Pursuit of Happiness

Chapter 16 The Key Question 143

Chapter 17 A Life Purpose 151

Chapter 18 Success 157

Chapter 19 Fulfillment 169

Chapter 20 Resolving Conflicts 177

Chapter 21 Big, Meaningful Relationships 185

Chapter 22 Pitfalls 191

Chapter 23 Happily Ever After 199

Acknowledgments 203

Index 205

About the Author 211