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    Outa the Rut: Breaking Habits Before They Break You
    Outa the Rut: Breaking Habits Before They Break You
    Outa the Rut: Breaking Habits Before They Break You
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    Outa the Rut: Breaking Habits Before They Break You

    By Neil McK. Agnew

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    For over 30 years weve studied people from all walks of life trying to break old habits some succeeded, most failed.
    Those who succeeded typically followed steps outlined in this book.
    You know from repeatedly breaking New Years resolutions that it takes more than will power and brains to succeed. We all have a very wise but mouthy little person living inside our heads - call them Tiny who tries to tell us when were being dumb. Most of us have figured out how to muzzle Tiny. Well show you how to use your particular Tinys accumulated wisdom about you and your well honed ability to fall off the wagon.
    As Oprah said concerning a recent weight gain: I didnt just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.
    In the beginning we show you how to make smarter resolutions. More importantly in the remainder of the book we show you how to keep them.
    The last five chapters focus on trouble shooting, on showing you how to climb out, and stay out, of the rut after youve invariably slipped back in.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateJul 10, 2009
    ISBN9781426903519
    Outa the Rut: Breaking Habits Before They Break You
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    Neil McK. Agnew

    Neil McKinnon Agnew (PhD University of Toronto) is Senior Fellow at York University. His popular psychology text has appeared in six editions and he publishes extensively in scientific and professional journals. He set up and directed one of the largest counseling programs in North America and for twenty years supervised its self-change and management programs involving hundreds of client of all shapes and sizes. In his consulting practice he works with senior managers to help them manage the stress of rapid rates of change. John L. Brown (PhD Cornell) of the University of Alberta and Wins of Change Consulting has devoted his academic and consulting career to the practical management and implementation of change in organizations facing demands for immediate change in strategic direction and core capabilities. He also has hands on experience in designing and implementing a number of innovative undergraduate and graduate educational programs. He now enjoys developing and applying the ideas of Finding the Real You to conflict resolution, mediation and personal coaching.

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      Book preview

      Outa the Rut - Neil McK. Agnew

      Outa the Rut:

      Breaking Habits Before They Break You

      Neil McK. Agnew Ph D

      &

      John L. Brown Ph D

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      isbn: 978-1-4269-0351-9

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      Contents

      Preface

      Chapter 1: Just Blew Another Resolution

      Chapter 2: Who’s the Boss?

      Chapter 3: Life Tailgates Tiny

      Chapter 4: The Magic Tool

      Chapter 5: Warning Signs

      Chapter 6: A Small Step into a Bigger Future

      Chapter 7: The Future Starts Expanding

      Chapter 8: Yes But …?

      Chapter 9: Making it work!

      Chapter 10: Trouble Shooting #1 - Breaking out and Breaking In

      Chapter 11: Trouble Shooting #2 – Goal Setting

      Chapter 12: Trouble Shooting #3: Commitment - Step 1

      Chapter 13: Troubleshooting: Commitment - Step 2

      Chapter 14: Troubleshooting: Commitment - Wiggle Room

      Appendix

      Notes

      Preface

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      For over twenty years we’ve watched how people from all walks of life try to break old habits – some succeeded, many failed.

      Those who succeeded typically followed the steps outlined in the following pages.

      Not only did they climb out of their ruts but they discovered better futures.

      Before escaping they admitted wasting hours, weeks, years mindlessly goofing off but getting no long term satisfaction from this massive investment. Then they smartened up, made wiser investments of their non-renewable and most precious resource – their time. For example one started browsing quality stuff (moving from e-bay to Wikipedia and finally discovering ted.com), then set up her own web site focusing on

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