Get the Life You Want: The Secrets to Quick and Lasting Life Change with Neuro-Linguistic Programming »

Richard Bandler's books have sold more than half a million copies worldwide. Tens of thousands of people, many of them therapists, have studied Bandler's blend of hypnosis, linguistics, and positive thinking at colleges and NLP training centers in the United States, Europe, and Australia. He is the author of Using Your Brain—for a Change, Time for a Change, Magic in Action, and The Structure of Magic. He coauthored Frogs into Princes, Persuasion Engineering, The Structure of Magic Volume II, and Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson Volume I.

When people and therapists alike have a problem they can't fix, they call Richard Bandler because he delivers--often with miraculous results. Hailed as one of the greatest geniuses in the field of personal change, and the father of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Richard Bandler has helped tens of thousands of people around the globe rid themselves of 'incurable' phobias, fears, anxieties, addictions, negative habits, and past traumas—often in a single session.
Get the Life You Want is Richard Bandler at his best, sharing his remarkable insights, his controversial signature wit, and more than thirty-five time-tested NLP techniques that will bring about quick and lasting change in every area of your life, from breaking free of toxic or non-productive relationships, to delivering business presentations without a knot in your stomach, to quitting smoking for good.

By putting Bandler's techniques into practice, you can literally change your brain chemistry without expensive drugs or endless therapy sessions; most of all, you can finally learn how to "run your own brain" instead of rehashing the same problems.

You'll discover:

How to Hone the Habit of Being Happy Why Thinking Positively Won't Change Your Life. . . And Why Thinking Precisely Will The Fast Phobia Cure That Will Banish Any Fear—Including Fear of Flying, Public Speaking, and Heights How to Fall Out of Love with Someone (for Real!)

If you're plagued with the past, stuck in a fear, or just unable to get your mental motor running on time, Get the Life You Want will offer a mental toolbox of ways to get your life in order. If you have spent too much time in therapy or too much money trying to do it yourself, this book is for you. The key to quick and lasting change is not only right at your fingertips, it's in your head—literally. Get the Life You Want will help you unleash it.

Foreword   Paul McKenna, Ph.D.     xi
A Note from Owen Fitzpatrick, Editor     xiii
Preface     xix
Introduction     xxi
Getting to Know Your Own Brain-Taking Your Mental Inventory
The Power of Your Unconscious: The Freeway to Change     3
The Qualities of Your Thoughts: Understanding Submodalities     7
Running Your Own Brain: Changing Your Neurochemistry     13
Building New Beliefs: The Structure of Certainty     19
Timelines: Learning How You Mentally Code Time     31
Getting Over It
Getting Over Bad Suggestions     37
Getting Over Fears and Phobias     47
Getting Over Bad Memories     63
Getting Over Grief     73
Getting Over Bad Relationships     79
Getting Over Bad Decisions     87
Getting Through It
Getting Through Habits and Compulsions     103
Getting Through Physical Recovery     119
Getting Through Resignation     125
Getting Through Big Events     131
Getting Through Tests (Exams and Interviews)     135
Getting Through Obligations     141
Getting To It
Getting To Fun     153
Getting To Love     157
Getting To MeetPeople     165
Getting To Important Duties (Taxes and Study)     173
Getting To Exercise     183
Getting To Be More Organized     189
Getting To Make More Money     193
Getting To Make Big Decisions     199
Conclusion     207
Glossary     211
Recommended Reading     215
The Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming Richard Bandler Licensing Agreement     219
Index     221