Be Who You Want Have What You Want

282 Pages·2010·6.01 MB·English

by  Chris Prentiss

change your thinking
change your life
BE W HO
HAVE W H AT
YOU W A NT
C H R IS P R E N T I SS
Author of the bestselling book Zen and the Art of Happiness
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"Step-by-step procedures for accomplishing significant
and enduring personal changes.... Be Who You Want, Have
What You Want is a deftly written and superbly presented
compendium of insightful advice and practical assistance.
It also includes work spaces and exercises that make it
truly interactive."
—Midwest Book Review
"Guaranteed to fast-track your life.... Chris Prentiss's
style is both compelling and entertaining."
—Rever.seSpins.com
"Brilliant, insightful, and a MUST READ."
—BackFlap. blogspot. com
"If I had 5 thumbs, I would put them all up."
—Me7isSelfesteem.com
BE W HO
YOU W A NT
HAVE WHAT
YOU W A NT
change your thinking
change your life
C H R IS P R E N T I SS
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© Chris Prentiss
First published in India in 2010
by arrangement with Power Press, USA.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted,
in any form or by any means, without prior permission of the author and the
publisher.
ISBN 978-81-8328-163-8
Published by
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Darya Ganj,
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Interior design: James Bennett
Printed m India at Print Perfect
For those who have less
than they want
The vision to see,
the wisdom to know,
the courage to do
C O N T E N TS
Acknowledgments ; xi
How to Read This Book xiii
C HAPTER ON I
Reinventing Your World 1
CHAPTER TWO
Consciousness 7
CHAl'T KR 1 11 K M
First Light from the Lodestar 25
( 11 \r I I K FOUR
The Perfect You I 51
CHAP IKR HVK
The World of Perfect 75
CHAP TER SIX
You Are the Center 109
CHAP I KR Sl-Vl-N
Your Personal Universe 141
CHAPTER I K.li !
Possibilities ; 159
(.HAP 1ER \ l\f
All of You j 175
CHAPTER I !• \
Commitment I 193
CHAP 1ER ELEVEN
Saying It Positive ; 209
CHAPTER TWELVE
Giving Up Stress 219
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Price of Failure,
The Price of Success j 235
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Of Maximum Importance i 257
Notes 265
M A K I NG IT Y O U RS
EXERCISES
CHAPTER TWO
Channeling New Ideas 20
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #T 21
CHAPTER THREE
Start Seeing Challenges as Workout Situations 41
Be Aware of Events as Mirrors 42
Completing a Small Task 44
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #2 49
CHAPTER FOUR
Taking the Journey 71
Imagining Your Perfect Day 72
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #3 73
CHAPTER FIVE
Building a New Philosophy 99
Seeing All Events as Beneficial 100
Three Minutes of Perfection 102
Changing Your Reaction to the Past 103
Learning to Be Happy— Pleasure Exercise #4 106
CHAPTER SIX
"I Am the Center of My Personal Universe" 132
Acting with the Knowledge That All Events
Are for Your Benefit 133
Describing Your Hopes 135
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise «5 139
CHAPTER SEVEN
Switching Past Events to a Positive Track 153
Changing Your Perception of Missed Opportunities 155
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #6 156
CHAPTER EIGHT
All Things Are Possible 169
Taking the First Step 171
Mentally Complete Events of the Past 172
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #7 173
CHAPTER NINE
Seeing Yourself with the Attributes
of an Invincible. Powerful, Whole Person 187
Up the Ante 188
Tell the Truth 190
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #8 191
CHAPTER TEN
Committing to a Major Goal and Taking the First Step 204
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #9 207
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Eliminating Negatives from Your Speech 214
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise #10 216
CHAPTER TWELVE
The Only Event Possible 229
Perfecting All That Has Gone Before 230
Learning to Be Happy— Pleasure Exercise # 11 232
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
"I Will Persevere" 252
Use What You Are Learning to Help Another 253
Seeing "Faults" as Springboards 25d
Learning to Be Happy—Pleasure Exercise « 12 255