Change your life's direction Break free from your past inertia and chart a better future

Jim Taylor, 1958-

Book - 2021

"Jim Taylor illustrates how our lives are like asteroids hurtling uncontrollably through space, but he instructs on the ways in which we can convert those asteroids into starships for which we provide the guidance system, pilot, engine, and fuel that can propel our lives in the direction of our own choosing toward happiness, success, and connection"--

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Genres
Self-help publications
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Jim Taylor, 1958- (author)
Physical Description
viii, 368 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781538146699
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Hurtling Uncontrollably through Life
  • Part 1. Values: The Guidance System That Directs you
  • Chapter 1. Dark Matter: From NEEDS! to Needs
  • Chapter 2. Starshine in a Bottle: From Needs to Values
  • Part 2. Self-Esteem: The Pilot That Steers You
  • Chapter 3. Brightest Star in the Galaxy: From False Self to True Self
  • Chapter 4. Centered in the Universe: From Human Doing to Human Being
  • Part 3. Ownership: The Engine That Drives you
  • Chapter 5. Starship You: From Dependence to Independence
  • Chapter 6. The Force Is with You: From Enemy to Ally
  • Part 4. Emotions: The Fuel That Propels You
  • Chapter 7. Sailing the Solar Winds: From Threat to Challenge
  • Chapter 8. Seeing the Constellations: From Child to Adult
  • Part 5. Harnessing the Four Life Forces: Changing Your Life Inertia
  • Chapter 9. Clearing the Path: From Asteroid Field to Open Space
  • Chapter 10. Plotting a New Course: From Lost to Foundation
  • Chapter 11. Changing Trajectory: From Reaction to Action
  • Afterword: Dancing with the Stars: From Unhappiness to Happiness
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Sports psychologist Taylor (Raising Generation Tech) delivers a manifesto for emotional development in this empathetic volume. After classifying readers into two groups--Captains, who are emotionally mature, and Inertials, who deal with situations in an unproductive way--the author explains that well-meaning parents who attempt to instill successful traits in their children often unintentionally teach unhealthy values of perfectionism and contradictory beliefs, such as feeling the need to be thin or beautiful. It can also lead to an unhealthy desire "that disproportionately impact our life inertia," which can only be satisfied in dysfunctional ways, such as by becoming a "pleaser" to conform to one's environment, resorting to anger, or closing off in a self-protective shell. The author outlines a strategy for breaking free from these limiting beliefs by rewriting personal rules, redefining success and failure, and learning to set healthy goals. Taylor reinforces these tenets with 12 rules for human beings, such as "learn to forgive yourself" and "confidence is born of proper practice." Addressing a broad audience of anyone who feels stuck in a rut, he also provides well-considered, practical advice for thinking functionally about change: "make a conscious choice to react differently than you have in the past." Readers struggling with self-esteem will find a toolkit of solutions for building a confident path forward. (May)

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