Product Description

Cindy Fox was a waitress. Now she’s a pilot. Peter Johnson was a truck driver. Now he’s a dairy farmer. Tina Forbes was a struggling artist. Now she’s a successful one. Alan Rizzo was an editor. Now he’s a bookstore owner.

What they have in common—and what you can share—are Barbara Sher’s effective strategies for making real changes in your life. This human, practical program puts your vague yearnings and dreams to work for you—with concrete results. You’ll learn how to

• Discover your strengths and skills
• Turn your fears and negative feelings into positive tools
• Diagram the path to your goal—and map out target dates for meeting it
• Chart your progress—day by day
• Create a support network of contacts and sources
• Use a buddy system to keep you on track

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9984 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-01
• Released on: 2003-12-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 246 pages

Review
?One of the most popular books among those who want their lives to count for something. Barbara Sher is to be commended, for making hope practical.?
?RICHARD NELSON BOLLES
Author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

?COMPREHENSIVE AND INVITING . . . EMINENTLY PRACTICAL.?
?San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

?A sprightly, sensible book brimming with advice, suggestions, and examples.?
?Pittsburgh Press

?One of the saddest lines in the world is, ?Oh come now?be realistic.? The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes and gave them horses to ride. . . . I?ve got about four copies of Wishcraft. It has been very popular. . . . I have now included it in Parachute!?
?RICHARD NELSON BOLLES
Author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

?The most irreverent and refreshing self-help manual now on the market . . . Feisty, funny, and down-to-earth, this book is bound to benefit all those
who sense they may have temporarily lost track of their true goals.?
?New Age Magazine

?Wise, compassionate, and pragmatic. Written by an expert for people of all ages who seriously want that something in life.?
?THEODORE ISAAC RUBIN, M.D.

?Can really be of help . . . A most useful and enlightening book.?
?The Houston Post

?What makes Sher?s philosophy strikingly different from other authors is her compelling belief that ?There is no strategic problem that cannot be solved? . . . Comprehensive and inviting. . . . Eminently practical.?
?San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

-- Review

Review
“One of the most popular books among those who want their lives to count for something. Barbara Sher is to be commended, for making hope practical.”
—RICHARD NELSON BOLLES
Author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

“COMPREHENSIVE AND INVITING . . . EMINENTLY PRACTICAL.”
—San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

“A sprightly, sensible book brimming with advice, suggestions, and examples.”
—Pittsburgh Press

“One of the saddest lines in the world is, ‘Oh come now—be realistic.’ The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes and gave them horses to ride. . . . I’ve got about four copies of Wishcraft. It has been very popular. . . . I have now included it in Parachute!”
—RICHARD NELSON BOLLES
Author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

“The most irreverent and refreshing self-help manual now on the market . . . Feisty, funny, and down-to-earth, this book is bound to benefit all those
who sense they may have temporarily lost track of their true goals.”
—New Age Magazine

“Wise, compassionate, and pragmatic. Written by an expert for people of all ages who seriously want that something in life.”
—THEODORE ISAAC RUBIN, M.D.

“Can really be of help . . . A most useful and enlightening book.”
—The Houston Post

“What makes Sher’s philosophy strikingly different from other authors is her compelling belief that ‘There is no strategic problem that cannot be solved’ . . . Comprehensive and inviting. . . . Eminently practical.”
—San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

From the Inside Flap
Cindy Fox was a waitress. Now she?s a pilot. Peter Johnson was a truck driver. Now he?s a dairy farmer. Tina Forbes was a struggling artist. Now she?s a successful one. Alan Rizzo was an editor. Now he?s a bookstore owner.

What they have in common?and what you can share?are Barbara Sher?s effective strategies for making real changes in your life. This human, practical program puts your vague yearnings and dreams to work for you?with concrete results. You?ll learn how to

? Discover your strengths and skills
? Turn your fears and negative feelings into positive tools
? Diagram the path to your goal?and map out target dates for meeting it
? Chart your progress?day by day
? Create a support network of contacts and sources
? Use a buddy system to keep you on track

Customer Reviews

a wonderful discovery process
A wonderful book to aid anyone in the process of discovering who they are and how to find a path to their dreams. Barbara gives lots of positive reinforcement, but is surprisingly practical. By the time I had filtered through numerous chapters of discovery exercises, I was exhausted. I wasn't sure I would really find the focus I needed to define myself and articulate the next phase of my life. However, when I got to the chapter on defining "touchstones" the homework paid off and I found something at my core that defined everything I wanted in my life. Hats off to Barbara for her humor, style, and wisdom to make the process so enjoyable. Bravo!

A little dated, but overall quite helpful...
I had heard really good reviews of this book from many people I respect for their life vision and general success. It was a quick read, and while I'm not usually a big consumer of the self-help genre, I found it had a lot of very practical applications that helped me get a bit closer to discovering just what it is that I can contribute to this planet. I was reading Erckhart Tolle's A New Earth, which was a great primer in basic Buddhist concepts, but which I found didn't quite deliver on the promise of its subtitle: Awakening to your life's purpose. It did perhaps help to prepare me and make me more open to finding Wishcraft, which did a pretty good job of digging deep and really directing me toward the discovery and acceptance of myself as a creative person, and in turn, that creativity is a gift to share with the world and not stuff down in favor of more "practical," "useful," work. I found the emphasis on childhood and over bearing parents to be a bit much -- maybe because I come from the apparently rare position of having been encouraged to pursue my creative side from a very young age, but decided independently that it was too frivolous and self-indulgent to make my life's goal. I am grateful for my personal journey beyond my talents and into worlds that have only served to reinforce that I am indeed supposed to exercise my creativity. Wishcraft has some great tools that helped me take this realization to the next step, to decide exactly what it is I need to do to make my creative side an active part of my everyday life.

Good self awareness book
I thought this book offered some different ways in the effort to learn more about myself. The exercises are thought provoking and easy to do and provide a good insight into my own thoughts, habits and self. I don't think it is ground breaking or the answer to the million dollar question "Who am I?" but it does offer exercises to learn more about self and I think it is an excellent read and book.