Table Of Contents from the Book Self-Help Stuff That Works

(and page number of the book)

Introduction 1

How to Use This Book 3

• Optimism 9
• Optimism is Healthy 12
• A Wiser Advisor 15
• Honest Abe 17
• Master the Art of Making Meaning 20
• Brighter Future? Sounds Good! 23
• Adrift 25
• Maybe it's Good 28
• You CAN Change 30
• The Neutralizer 32
• Stress Control 35
• The Old Switcheroo 38
• Having the Time 41
• Think Positive Positively! 43
• The Uncertainty Principle 46
• Unpleasant Feelings 49
• The How of Tao 51
• Pillar of Strength 54
• Meanings and Feelings 57
• Expect the Best 60
• Blind Spots 62
• Fighting Spirit 64
• How to Improve Your Self-Esteem 67
• All in Your Head 69
• Think Strong 74
• Where to Tap 77
• A Simple Way to Change How You Feel 80
• We've Been Duped 83
• How to Like Yourself More 85
• Rx to Relax 88
• Interest is Life 90
• Positive Thinking: The Next Generation 92
• From Hope to Change 95
• Be All You Can Be 98
• Riches 100
• Adventure 103
• The Ocelot Blues 105
• Argue With Yourself and Win! 108
• Constitutional Right 111
• Why Ask Why? 114
• Science of Happiness 116
• A Slave to His Destiny 119
• Attitude Principles 125

• Zoning Out 133
• Time Management Made Simple 136
• Envision it Done 138
• Use What You Get 140
• Do You Want to Give Up? 142
• As Good As Gold 145
• Law of Return 147
• Personality Counts 149
• R-e-s-p-e-c-t 152
• A Terrible Thing to Waste 154
• "I Don't Know What to Do With My Life" 157
• Sometimes You Shouldn't Listen 160
• Just Keep Planting 163
• Getting Paid to Meditate 167
• Be More Energetic 170
• Burn Your Own BTUs 173
• How to Earn More Money 176
• The Trouble With Troublemakers 179
• The Spirit of the Games 182
• A Lasting State of Feeling Great 185
• You Create Yourself 187
• Wasting Time the Old-Fashioned Way 189
• Taking Credit 192
• Make it Happen 194
• Forbidden Fruits 196
• Life is a Meditation 198
• Vocabulary Raises 200
• Play the Game 204
• Self-Help 207
• Speedy Reading One Chunk at a Time 210
• Thousand Watt Bulb 213
• An Island of Order in a Sea of Chaos 216
• The Samurai Effect 219
• Unnatural Acts 222
• The Shortest Distance 225
• American Reading Ceremony 228
• Work is Good Therapy 231
• Work Principles 235

PART THREE: PEOPLE

• How to Avoid Feeling Socially Awkward 243
• Your Inner Guide to Self-Esteem 246
• Complaint Compunctions 250
• Here Comes the Judge 253
• The Power of Listening 256
• Confidence With People 259
• Attitudes and Kin 262
• Very Impressive 266
• Make Your Own Labels 268
• Danger 270
• How to Find a Lifemate 273
• Personal Propaganda 276
• Play Yourself Down 279
• The Conflict of Honesty 282
• E-Squared 285
• How You Measure Up 288
• Send a Blessing 290
• Personality Myth 292
• Necessary Conflict 294
• Suggestive Moves 297
• We're Family 299
• Mastery 301
• Is That Clear? 303
• To Zip or Not to Zip 305
• Take the Sting Out 307
• How to Be Close to Your Friends 310
• How to Have More Life in Your Time 312
• How to Melt Hard Feelings 314
• How to Get What You Want From Others 317
• Elicit Your Own Acknowledgement 320
• Self-Confidence 323
• The Power of a Poker Face 325
• TRUE Love 328
• Too Polite? 331
• Right Makes Might 334
• The Bad Apples 336
• Refuse to Flinch 339
• Forging Mettle 342
• People Principles 345
• Parting Shot 351
• Index 355

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