Take control of your life

Effective techniques for dealing with others and living your life as you choose

Author Name: Wayne W. Dyer

This book is about taking control. It's aimed at those who feel able to protect themselves from the dominance of others and are ready to put an end to it. It's for those who want their independence more than anything else. It's a book for those liberated people who want to move around this planet unhindered. Many people feel happier when others organize their lives for them than when they take charge of it themselves. If you don't mind others running your affairs, this book is not for you. It's a guide to change and how to achieve it. It presents some challenging, controversial ideas. Many will see these insights as counterproductive and accuse me of encouraging people to rebel and disdain the established authority. I don't deny this. I think you have to be bold and rebellious so as not to fall victim to the control of others. Yes, I do believe that you often have to get angry and "rebell" against the people who control you. If you don't, others will control you, and the world is full of people who want you to behave in ways that suit them. A special kind of freedom is available to you when you are willing to take the risks involved: the freedom to live your life your way and make your own choices. The basic insight should be that individuals have the right to decide how they will live their lives, and that as long as their exercise of this right does not violate the rights of others, any person or institution that attempts to hinder them should be described as a guardian and a dominator. This book is aimed at those who feel that their personal lives are controlled by forces they have no control over. Every individual has a unique life, different from anyone else's. No one can live your life, feel what you feel, live with your spirit, and see the world the way you see it. This is the only life you will ever have, and it would be a terrible loss to allow others to exploit it. It stands to reason that you should determine how you will live your life, and that this way should bring you the joy of being in control of your life, not the pain of feeling subservient and restricted. This book is designed to help every reader gain complete control over their life. Nearly everyone experiences some degree of domination by others. This is, of course, an unpleasant feeling and one that should not be succumbed to, let alone defended, as many of us unconsciously do. Most people know what it means to be robbed of their will, subservient, and forced to engage in behaviors and beliefs against their will. Problems of guardianship have become so acute and widespread that newspapers across the country have begun devoting columns to helping people who are being abused. Helplines, hotlines, and other "public service" tools are trying to cut through the red tape that is part of the guardianship problem and get results. Consumer advocates and community ombudsmen are appearing on local television programs to advocate for rights. The government has established protection agencies, and many communities have agencies trying to combat local forms of guardianship.