Why Wait to Be Great It's Either Now or Too Late [Paperback]

We all want to change something about ourselves: lose weight, quit smoking, improve our finances, and so on. But change is hard, even painful, and it’s our nature to avoid pain. In this inspiring how-to guide, Terry Hawkins provides exactly what we need: a straightforward way to break free of old habits that hold us back and adopt new ones that move us forward. It’s a process Hawkins herself used to rise above poverty, abuse, and serious health problems.

Two fictional characters—Pitman and Flipman—demonstrate two possible ways of being. As Pitman, we’re trapped in the Pit of Misery, chained to our past, a helpless victim of circumstance. As the superhero Flipman, we are powerful, courageous, loved, successful, and able to flip negative thoughts and habits into positive ones. Hawkins illustrates precisely what feelings, thoughts, and behaviors send us to the pit and provides a detailed action plan for getting out of it. This wonderfully human and honest book will help you create the life you want once and for all.Preface
1 There are Only Two Times in Life, NOW and TOO LATE!
2 Get Out of That Pit!
3 Pit Language and Professional Pit People
4 It’s Not Always about You!
5 Genuine Emotion Is Not the Pit
6 Gaining the Courage to Feel
7 There Are No Failures in Life—Just “Feedback”
8 Happiness Is a Choice
9 Perception
10 Mind Mechanics
11 Fake it Till You Make it
12 Flipman's Strategy
13 The Best Way to Teach is to BE!
14 Transition Time
15 Our Book of Life
16 Writing in Another’s Book of Life
17 The Buck Stops Here
Acknowledgments
Index
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About the Author“Terry Hawkins is a positive force of nature. Let her enthusiasm and optimistic approach to life’s challenges rub off on you as you turn the pages. You’ll be a better person for having read this book.”lSw