Reinventing Yourself: How to Become the Person You've Always Wanted to Be
There are two kinds of people, asserts motivational speaker Chandler: victims and owners. Transforming oneself from the victim mindset to the owner mindset is the purpose of this recording. Possessing "the spirit"Athat is, the right attitudeAis the key to making the change, and the spirit must be lit again each day. Victims allow things to happen to them; owners make things happen. Language is a powerful weaponAvictims use "should" and "ought," owners use "can" and "will." The victim is "swamped" by all the things he/she has to do; the owner is "focused" on the tasks before him/her. Chandler quotes Voltaire: "No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking"Aworrying about a problem is not thinking about it because worrying does not seek solutions. Owners address problems rather than avoiding them. Practice is a powerful weapon against the mediocre life. Losing is not defeat. Happiness can be mastered. Chandler's narration in this three-hour program is soothing, which may inspire some and put others to sleep. Useful for self-help collections.ANann Blaine Hilyard, Lake Villa Dist. Lib., ILCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.