Taming Your Gremlin (a Surprisingly Simple Method For Getting Out Of Your Own Way)

By (author) Carson Rick
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Your gremlin interprets your every experience. He has nothing good to say about you or anything you do, not to mention your dreams and aspirations. Just when you feel you''ve out-argued or overcome him, he changes his disguise and his strategy. What he hates is simply being noticed. That''s the first step to his taming. This title shows you how.
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Your gremlin interprets your every experience. He has nothing good to say about you or anything you do, not to mention your dreams and aspirations. Just when you feel you''ve out-argued or overcome him, he changes his disguise and his strategy. Grapple with him and you become more enmeshed. What he hates is simply being noticed. That''s the first step to his taming. This and many other straightforward and powerful techniques await you in Taming Your Gremlin: A Guide to Enjoying Yourself.
Review quote
"Rick Carson is a genius at exploring our inner conflicts in novel ways. ...And there''s a bonus: it works." -- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words "I loved Taming Your Gremlin(R)...this book led me to a very profound awareness." -- Virginia M. Satir, author of Peoplemaking, about the first edition "I have found ''Gremlin-Taming'' to be a unique, imaginative, and effective tool...I highly recommend it!" -- Joan Baez
Biographical note
This is Rick Carson''s fourth book for HarperCollins. His seminal work, Taming Your Gremlin(R), has had a remarkable track record. Translated into several languages, Taming Your Gremlin has been a consistent seller since 1984. For thousands in a cross-section of cultures and circumstances, the Gremlin-Taming Method serves as a foundation for responding to everyday challenges and for living a satisfying life. For over thirty-five years Rick has been a counselor, personal and executive coach, and trainer for mental health professionals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. His work is used in the training of psychotherapists, personal and executive coaches, substance abuse specialists, corrections personnel, teachers, corporate executives, clergy, and others. He is a former faculty member at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and a clinical member and approved supervisor for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Rick is the founder of the Gremlin Taming Institute in Dallas, Texas.