The Power of the Other: The startling effect other people have on you, from the boardroom to the bedroom and beyond-and what to do about it

by Henry Cloud

Nothing in his plan, I observed, suggested how he would be receiving any help for his needs or meeting them in any way. The entire plan was about expressing strength and nothing about building strength. It was as if a car runs out of gas, and the remedy is for the car to give itself some “self-gas” and drive better.