CONTENTS
Foreword / David Barone = ⅸ
Foreword / Anna Harabin Maltz = xi
Introduction : How This Book Can Transform Your Life = xv
How Psycho-Cybernetics Transformed My Life = xvi
Psycho-Cybernetics 2000 : Nat a Revision but a Revitalization = xviii
How to Use This Book Instead of Just Reading It = xxi
Chapter 1 Your Self-Image and How It Affects Your = 1
Self-Image : The Key to Your Personality = 3
Six Steps to Success : What You'll Find in This Book = 9
Become the Person You Want to Be = 15
Chapter 2 How to Program Your Success Mechanism = 19
Correcting Your Programming : Tap Your Success Instinct = 21
How to Change Habits of Failure into Habits of Success = 22
Your Two Minds-And How to Change Them = 27
Be Aware of the Curbs ; Focus on the Destination = 36
Chapter 3 Fake It Till You Make It : Imagining Your Way to Success = 41
"Believing Is Seeing" : How Your Imagination Can Guide You Toward Success = 43
Reflective Relearning : Four Keys to Creating New Attitudes and Behavior = 46
Why Reflective Relearning Works : Never Let Your Right Brain Know What Your Left Brain Is Thinking = 51
Turn Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones = 54
Developing a Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It Attitude = 60
Your Right Brain at Play : Six Ways to Turn on Your Creative Imagination = 63
Chapter 4 Free Yourself from False Beliefs = 67
What You Believe Conditions What You Can Do = 69
How to Identify Your False Beliefs = 71
How You Can Free Yourself from False Beliefs = 76
How Your Positive Beliefs Can Further Your Children's Self-Esteem = 90
How to Overcome Your Built-In Resistance to Change = 91
Chapter 5 Give Your Success Mechanism Some Slack : Learn to Relax = 95
Stress : Private Enemy Number One = 97
Use Relaxation to Oil Your Success Mechanism = 100
Relaxation : A Key to Reflective Relearning = 103
How to Unjam Your Success Mechanism : A Few Relaxation Techniques = 106
Chapter 6 Just Say Yes : De-Stress Yourself with Drug-Free Tranquilizers = 121
Stress : A Habit You Can Change = 123
How to Keep Stress from Taking Over Your Life = 135
Four More Drug-Free Tranquilizers = 137
Three On-the-Spot Stress-Reducers from the Doctor's First-Aid Kit = 141
Use Drug-Tranquilizers to Cushion Emotional Blows = 144
Turn Stress into Success = 147
Chapter 7 Live Life by Your Own Script : How to Choose and Set Goals = 151
Goals-Your Set Point for Success = 154
Getting Started : How to Avoid Living Someone Else's Script = 156
Plan Your work Before You Work Your Plan = 161
How to Set Goals the SMART Way : Your Practical Guide to Goal Setting = 170
Don't Lose Sight of Your Goals = 180
Chapter 8 Moving Ahead : From Goal-Setting to Goal-Getting = 183
Today Is Another Day : How to Overcome Procrastination = 186
The Road to Success : Six Ways to Maximize Your Progress = 193
When It's Time to Reevaluate Your Goals : Some Practical Tips = 201
The Secret Is to Keep Moving = 206
Chapter 9 Your Success Mechanism Revisited : Drawing a Blueprint for Change = 209
Building a Sturdy Foundation : A Few Questions and Answers = 210
Putting It All Together : Two Psycho-Cybernetics Success Stories = 218
Your Psycho-Cybernetics Blueprint = 230
Chapter 10 Beyond the Self-Image : Shaping Your Personality for Success = 233
Sense of Direction : Charting a Path for a Lifetime = 235
Understanding : The Art of Two-Way Communication = 240
Courage : A Prerequisite for Creating Change = 244
Charity : Another Word for Respect = 247
Esteem : The Keystone of Success = 249
Self-Confidence : Keeping That Goal Within Reach = 250
Self-Acceptance : Acknowledging Your Worth = 253
Drawing Your Own Picture of Success = 256
Chapter 11 Heeding the Danger Signals : How to Avoid Failure = 259
Frustration : The First "Red Flag" = 263
Aggressiveness : A Consequence of Frustration = 267
Insecurity : When You Keep Hitting Those Curbs = 270
Loneliness : "Lack of 'Oneness'" = 272
Uncertainty : When You Put Yourself on the sideline = 274
Resentment : Anger Gone Rotten = 276
Emptiness : When Nothing Seems Worthwhile = 279
Use Negative Feedback the Right Way = 281
Chapter 12 Removing the Glitches from Your Personality = 285
Emotional Scars : How They Cut You Off from Living = 288
Recognizing Your Glitches = 290
How to Free Your Personality from Glitches = 295
Five Techniques for Keeping Your Personality Glitch-Free = 303
How to Free Your Personality from Inhibition = 307
Unlock Your Real Personality = 312
Chapter 13 Making the Most of Psycho-Cybernetics : Being Alive vs. Living = 315
How a healthy Self-Image Can Add Years to Your Life = 318
Becoming the Master Planner of Your Life = 321
How to Keep Your Servomechanism Well-Tuned = 324
How to Make Happiness a Habit = 330
Find Your Flow : Becoming a Champion = 333
The Magic Word Is : Infundibulum = 340
Bibliography = 343
Index = 347