Best Self
Be You, Only Better
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3.8 • 13 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
New York Times Bestseller
Foreword by Dr. Phil McGraw
Ask yourself…are you truly who you want to be? Is this the life you really want? Are you living each day as your best self? What can you change, today?
How would you answer those questions? Think about your daily life. Are you thriving, or going through the motions? Are your days full of work, relationships and activities that are true to your authentic self, or do you feel trapped on a treadmill of responsibility? If you dream of a better life, now is the time to turn your dream into reality. And the tools you need are within your grasp, to design a life that is fulfilling on the deepest levels. Best Self will show you how.
Mike Bayer, known to the thousands of clients whose lives he has changed as Coach Mike, has helped everyone from pop stars to business executives to people just like you discover the freedom to be their best selves. By asking them and leading them to ask themselves a series of important but tough questions—such as “What are your core values?” “Do you go to bed each day more knowledgeable than when you woke up?” and “Am I neglecting some aspect of my physical health out of fear or denial?”—he helps them see what their Best Selves and Anti-Selves really look like. As a mental health specialist, a personal development coach, and an all-around change agent, Mike has seen the amazing ways in which lives can improve with honesty and clarity. He understands our struggles intimately, because he’s faced—and overcome—his own. And he knows that change is possible.
By working through each of the Seven SPHERES of life—Social, Personal, Health, Education, Relationships, Employment and Spiritual Development—Best Self is an accessible and interactive book that distills all of Coach Mike’s wisdom into a compact, focused guide that will ignite anyone’s desire for change. Chock full of revealing quizzes, and full of provocative questionnaires, Best Self will empower you to embrace your authenticity, acknowledge what is holding you back, and break through to live a passionate life to the fullest, forever.
Customer Reviews
Well-meaning wishes about the world
I read this, and I also read his new book One Decision. Mike has written essentially in my mind pop psychology mixed with a bit of New Age concepts to create an argument that you only have to live authentic to succeed. But it’s not a realistic thing depending on what your authentic self is.
It’s got elements of magical thinking that just don’t match the world we live in. He writes that the universe has some ability to influence your life like a god. He in his works typically argue that you need to basically do your best but it’s ultimately out of your hands. He also harps on being authentic and living your truth but seldom addresses the reality of having to work jobs or things related to it,such as looking a certain way to meet certain employment standards or convention. You have to do things that which may not serve your authentic self. He mentions in one paragraph in Best Self that if you’re really struggling then you need to take what you can get. This to me weakens the book because he spends a lot of time trying to get you to discover your best authentic self only to throw cold water on you.
It’s a well meaning book but doesn’t reflect reality.