Within the pages of this transformational book, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented yo...
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Jun 27, 2009
Natali
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I could not stop listening to this audio book and now that I am done, I just want to start all over again.
This was my second Wayne Dyer book. I found it when I was feeling like I was in a good place in my life. I wanted reinforcement that bad times were not right around the corner for me just because I was feeling good. I found that and a lot more.
The message I needed most was this: You have the choice to think thoughts that are debilitating and you have the choice to t More...
This was my second Wayne Dyer book. I found it when I was feeling like I was in a good place in my life. I wanted reinforcement that bad times were not right around the corner for me just because I was feeling good. I found that and a lot more.
The message I needed most was this: You have the choice to think thoughts that are debilitating and you have the choice to t More...
Nov 11, 2009
Chris
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“Excuses Begone!” by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer was a phenomenal book. The main focus of the book is to motivate you and help you break habitual habits of excuse-making all in order to, ultimately, banish excuses from your life.
Dr. Dyer is a very easy-to-follow writer. He uses common words that you can relate to while reading. While reading, I liked the real life situations Dyer incorporated in his work; it made me feel as if I was living in the situations at the moment of reading.
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Dr. Dyer is a very easy-to-follow writer. He uses common words that you can relate to while reading. While reading, I liked the real life situations Dyer incorporated in his work; it made me feel as if I was living in the situations at the moment of reading.
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Oct 02, 2011
Susan Lynn
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This book is wonderful if you feel "stuck" in your personal or professional life or if you know you are "your own worst enemy".
The author outlines, with wonderful examples and analogies, excuses or negative self-talk many employ when attempting to change aspects of your life or character;such as "I'm too old" or "It will be expensive" or "I'm not smart enough". There is no judgement or chastisement for using these excuses. Dyer explain More...
The author outlines, with wonderful examples and analogies, excuses or negative self-talk many employ when attempting to change aspects of your life or character;such as "I'm too old" or "It will be expensive" or "I'm not smart enough". There is no judgement or chastisement for using these excuses. Dyer explain More...
Jul 18, 2009
Natali
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I wasn't sure if I needed to read this after I listened to the audio version but I'm glad I did. The two are supplementary.
This book is a brilliant way to organize and conceptualize the basic tenets of personal spirituality. Although I don't necessarily recommend it for everyone in the same way I have recommended the audio version. The writing is dense and the book requires introspection that certain people in my life don't get on board with, namely my mom. She liked the audio versi More...
This book is a brilliant way to organize and conceptualize the basic tenets of personal spirituality. Although I don't necessarily recommend it for everyone in the same way I have recommended the audio version. The writing is dense and the book requires introspection that certain people in my life don't get on board with, namely my mom. She liked the audio versi More...
Dec 18, 2009
Lewis
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I've seen Dyer on PBS for years, but I've never read any of his books till excuses I kept hearing coincided with this show being on TV. Dyer applies New Thought terms and ideas to an interpretation of Taoist philosophy. This volume is meant to shake the reader out of inertia by using this philosophy to examine his or her thought processes.
I enjoyed reading the book, and I believe in what he writes; however, like most Taoist and New Thought writing, the evidence presented here is an More...
I enjoyed reading the book, and I believe in what he writes; however, like most Taoist and New Thought writing, the evidence presented here is an More...
Nov 09, 2009
Kate
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Dyer does a great job of outlining the most common excuses for not living your life fully, but does (in my opinion) less well in overcoming them. For me, however, just identifying them and seeing them for their own futility was helpful.
One thought he shared in the book has helped me enormously -- if you believe in your excuse (that doing the thing you've been putting off will be hard, or scary, or will take a long time, etc.), there is no way to know for absolutely sure that it's t More...
One thought he shared in the book has helped me enormously -- if you believe in your excuse (that doing the thing you've been putting off will be hard, or scary, or will take a long time, etc.), there is no way to know for absolutely sure that it's t More...
Jul 28, 2011
I love Wayne Dyer & watching him on the PBS specials. After donated to WXXI, I received this book & thought it'd be great to read as a way to help me meet my goals & get rid of bad habits. Wayne offered some helpful suggestions that really got me thinking of ways & methods to change my way of thinking, so that I wouldn't WANT to do things/eat things that won't do me any good! Since reading this book, I've found that I've resisted temptations & am content! I don't long after things like I nor
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Jun 07, 2010
Barbora
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I've received this book as a gift from my coach Donna Amos. I must say it's an excellent book and I'm truly impressed. This is the first book by Wayne Dyer I've read and after reading Excuses Begone I'm definitely going to explore other books by this author.
I like Mr. Dyer's no-nonsense, straightforward approach combined with spirituality. He defines the main excuses that we use and then offers a step-by-step system that anyone can use to eliminate these excuses from our life. Deep l More...
I like Mr. Dyer's no-nonsense, straightforward approach combined with spirituality. He defines the main excuses that we use and then offers a step-by-step system that anyone can use to eliminate these excuses from our life. Deep l More...
Jan 17, 2012
Hikerdee
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What better time to listen to an audio book titled Excuses Begone! How to change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits than in early January for it just might help me keep my resolutions. When I was worked on the resolution to put the wish list of library materials into my to-read shelf at goodreads.com, I requested it from the library.
One thing I do not like about Dyer's books is his use of quotations from many men of wisdom to prove his point. This does not provide substance to hi More...
One thing I do not like about Dyer's books is his use of quotations from many men of wisdom to prove his point. This does not provide substance to hi More...
Jul 07, 2009
David
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I have read almost every Wayne Dyer book available and have been following Wayne throughout his career. I am a big fan and LOVED his last book on the Tao te Ching. This book for me was a step backward for Wayne, on what was a quest for the highest level of consciousness. In "Excuses" Wayne seems to lean on old school principles of "just stop whining and DO IT!" If you came from a strict or domineering parenting style, this book will read like a parents lecture from the sof
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Dec 29, 2011
I've been curious about this author's books, and when I saw this title available to "borrow" (via the Amazon Prime Lending Library), I decided to give it a try. It started out pretty good, and I thought maybe it would actually teach me something, but it started to lose me about 1/3 of the way through. I stayed with it to about 80%, before deciding I was wasting my time.
I'm sure this has some valuable advice for some people, but in the end, I just didn't feel like it was s More...
I'm sure this has some valuable advice for some people, but in the end, I just didn't feel like it was s More...
Jun 21, 2011
Jen
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I liked this book but preferred the special on PBS of the same name. What I liked about the book was that he explained some things in different ways and that I could take my time to make notes. Dr. Dyer's premise is that we are not living up to our potential self-actualization. His philosophy basically boils down to "the power of positive thinking" and creating affirmations that counteract the excuses we make for ourselves that keep us down. A book that had a deeper impact on me with a
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Nov 18, 2009
ReadHowYouWant
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Excuses Begone!: How to Change Lifelong, Self-Defeating Thinking Habits by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer topped The New York Times Bestseller list shortly after its release in May. The book uses easy-to-follow and understand lists to help readers modify their habituated thinking patterns. By analyzing the excuses we all use, including the universal, “I Can’t Afford It,” Dr. Dyer helps us unearth and remove patterns that hold us back. Excuses Begone! was recently featured on Oprah Radio, the Ellen show, and
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Oct 17, 2009
Steve
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Another recent read (listen) that was exactly to the point and clearly and simply stated. One thing I love about Dr. Dyer is how he teaches complex concepts so anyone can understand and appreciate them and then gives you real-life ways to put them into practice.
I highly recommend this book / audio cd set for those who wish to or have already achieved higher awareness or find themselves merely wanting to improve themselves. This book and others by Dr. Dyer have worked in concert to ma More...
I highly recommend this book / audio cd set for those who wish to or have already achieved higher awareness or find themselves merely wanting to improve themselves. This book and others by Dr. Dyer have worked in concert to ma More...
Feb 19, 2010
Scott
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This book was my first known exposure to Wayne Dyer. I was talking religion with a friend, over lunch one day and she suggested I might enjoy this book.
This book is like "The Secret" on steroids. One of the issues I had with "The secret" was that the authors spent an inordinate amount of time avoiding the idea of spirituality. Wayne Dyer didn’t have any of that in this book. If you're a "The Secret" fan want the advanced class on how to improve your life More...
This book is like "The Secret" on steroids. One of the issues I had with "The secret" was that the authors spent an inordinate amount of time avoiding the idea of spirituality. Wayne Dyer didn’t have any of that in this book. If you're a "The Secret" fan want the advanced class on how to improve your life More...
Jul 03, 2009
LuAnn
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Dr. Dyer spends more time on Eastern philosophy, whereas Dr. Phil talks about psychology, but the two messages are basically the same---we can change our life and our behaviors when we consider seven basic questions:
1. Is it true?
2. Where the the excuses come from?
3. What's the pay-off?
4. What would my life look like if I didn't use these excuses?
5. Can I create a rational reason to change?
6. Can I access universal cooperation in shedding old habits?
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1. Is it true?
2. Where the the excuses come from?
3. What's the pay-off?
4. What would my life look like if I didn't use these excuses?
5. Can I create a rational reason to change?
6. Can I access universal cooperation in shedding old habits?
7. H More...
May 19, 2011
Marcia
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His advice is good and he gives detailed lessons on how to actually implement the advice he's giving. At times he's outrageously positive in a way that seems a bit off and I'm not certain that he's aware of just how difficult it actually is for people to change the way they think about themselves and how they fit into their community and the world. In fact, sometimes he comes off as rather black and white in his thinking which can lead to a kind of cruelty towards those who maybe aren't as stron
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Aug 13, 2009
We all have too many excuses in our lives...I recently went & saw Wayne speak about this new book & looks like it's not only about changing our thoughts to focus on what we want to create more of in our life, but we need to hold how we would feel in our heart & in our mind if these things were in our lives right now. Need to read the book to see the steps / basics laid out in front of me but it seemed to make sense & really create change.
Aug 09, 2011
read this to help her with her NY resolution to end procrastination in her life. Wayne Dyer is a total sweetie pie and did a wonderful job combining everything from psychology to the Tao in this encouraging book. She especially liked his explanation of "memetics" (a.k.a. spiral dynamics), which is the theory of the mind analogous to genetics and his empahsis on how we are not limited by either. Love you Wayne!
Aug 01, 2009
Win
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It was worth the easy read with some useful tips for improving one's life, and I liked it, especially because I borrowed a friends copy. I have ordered the audio version from my city library because Dr dyer's audio books are somehow more fulfilling to me. I like all of Dr dyers works because they do help me stay on track as a growing spirit. I have read or listened to everyting of his that my local library system has.
Nov 15, 2010
Kandice
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I have read almost all of Dr. Dyer's works and have usually found something useful in each one. While I felt the content in this one was a little thin, it definitely contained some ideas to help those of us who put off living our lives because we let numerous excuses get in our way. I'm hoping these tools will allow me to make a little better use of my time and to have fewer regrets at the end of my life.
Jun 01, 2010
Annie
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I've been reading a stack of self-helpy books about change and motivation and overcoming defeating thoughts: part personal quest, part related to my dissertation topic (also the area where I need motivation!). I liked this one: very interesting thoughts about overcoming patterns of excuses to achieve what you *really* want, long-term. Dyer blends behavioral research and broad, spiritual approaches. Interesting.
Oct 06, 2009
Kyeong
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I caught PBS special about this by accident, and ordered the book. What a disappointment. There are some good quotable or one liners that 'self help' fans might like here and there, but the book is dragging. Many parts of the book are shameless 'repeats'. I understand there are many books by Dyer. I know I will not spend a dime on his other books. I am sure most of them are 'repeats'. I think his lectures are much better, based on what I saw on the PBS special. Catch his lecture if you
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Oct 12, 2009
Heather
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Here's some irony for you - I stalled about 3/4 of the way through this book - just couldn't get myself over the hump, and let myself get distracted with several other books in the meantime. There was something I just wasn't ready to read, so this sat for at least two months, gnawing at my conscience...
I finally picked it up, determinted to SLOG through till the bitter end, and found that there was nothing "bitter" about it -- blasted through the remaining two chapters (on More...
I finally picked it up, determinted to SLOG through till the bitter end, and found that there was nothing "bitter" about it -- blasted through the remaining two chapters (on More...
Jul 17, 2011
Leigh
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Wayne Dyer was the first self help author that truly spoke to me. MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY was my first self help audio book. First listened to in the early 90's. Listened to Excuses Begone more recently. Sort of the same old thing. I probably have notes of it some where that would outline the key concepts I felt were useful.
Feb 18, 2010
Krys
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Dr. Dyer offers such inspiration. Re-examine your notions, your past is a blessing no matter how difficult, because it was what it took to get you to be here now. No matter what, your past is not your roadmap for your future. Living only happens now--not in the past. Sounds simple, but don't we all struggle with this in some way?
Sep 01, 2010
Alissa
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This is another audio book that I have listened to. I will still have to get the book though so that I can get more of a visual feel for it too to bring it deeper into my subconsious. I would greatly recommend this book to anyone that seems to always find an excuse not to be who they really want to be.
Aug 23, 2009
Dr.Dyer helps you understand your self-defeating thinking patterns that prevent you from living at your highest level of health and happiness. He compares this thinking to a virus in the mind. He explains how to do a paradigm shift to get rid of this unproductive thinking. This is a great book!
Apr 30, 2010
Heather
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This is a must read for anyone who finds their life at a crossroads and or in a rut. I was in such a place and found that the inspiration Dr Dyer offers is so motivating and empowering that I finished it in one sitting. Although it's not just a book to read it's a book to live by!
Jan 22, 2010
Susan
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Excellent book. I borrowed it from the library, but am looking forward to adding it to my personal library to refer to and listen to/or read again. I listened to it on book on CD; as I do a lot of books lately. It challenges your way of thinking; one of those books that make you go hmmm.
