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

One year later, the doctor and I spoke again. When he had first come to visit me, I had put together a very different kind of plan than his, one that focused on building Corner Four connections, and he had followed it with gusto. As a result, Liam was able to get his career and his marriage back to health. He had joined an SAA (Sex Addicts Anonymous) group, as well as a high performer’s support group; he had undertaken individual coaching and counseling and was attending weekly marriage counseling sessions with his wife. With his SAA group, he also had a sponsor he could call anytime, with whom he was meeting for lunch once a week, as well. It was a lot, especially for a surgeon with his level of responsibility. But here is what he told me: “I have to tell you, my entire