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Editorial Review: The fear of success, also known as self-sabotage, paralyzes million of men and women from all walks of life, preventing them from fulfilling their dreams and achieving their goals. This book is the first to identify the condition that underlies, and actually produces, self-sabotage: success anorexia. It is also the first book to present a comprehensive, easy-to-understand, practical program that shows readers how to overcome the psychological dynamic of success anorexia, and finally to allow themselves to succeed.
Readers will learn that the best how-to-succeed program in the world will not help as long as they continue to sabotage their own success. Rather than providing the latest technique for "how to get what you want"," "how to influence people" or "how to make lots of money," Permission to Succeed identifies what causes self-sabotage, shows readers that they are allowed to succeed, teaches them how to overcome their own self-sabotage and helps them implemen...
Customer Reviews:
0 of 1 found this review helpful:
Poorly written, no credibility, disappointing, 2007-12-01
I was disappointed with this book and doubt that Mr. St.John even has a Ph.D . The book is poorly written and is something that a teacher in junior high or high school would give some fine editing to. I am trying to figure out how one with a Ph.D would be able to create such a terrible piece of work. Mr.St.John does not seem to demonstrate anything about any success that he has had in the world or in life. It all just seems to be a bunch of psychobabble taken from previously read self-help books. What is there that is tangible proof of any success in any arenas of life except that of being a self-proclaimed guru and speaker on success?
7 of 8 found this review helpful:
Permission To Succeed: Unlocking The Mystery of Success Anorexia, 2007-02-16
I would recommend this book to others who continue to sabatoge their success in life and can not get the answers they need to change. In fact, I have recommended it to many of my friends and they, too, have been helped. In reading this book I came to alot of 'aha's' that I had never thought of before in my difficulity to overcome my own paradigms, patterns of behavior, and mindsets that have seemed to hold me back. After reading MANY self-help and personal growth books, I can truly say that I received the most from this book. Not only do I give this book 5 stars, I also give Mr. St. John my thanks and a big hug. This is a well written book that takes you by the hand and leads you to answer the question of 'why you need permission to succeed'. And, believe me, YOU do need to give yourself permission to succeed or you never really will. This book helps you do just that. I AM glad I took the chance (because of the title) and purchased this book. I recommend that you do too and allow it to open doors in your mind and life and set you free to succeed. You'll be amazed at the doors it will open in your mind that have been closed and locked for most of your life. It did with me. Again, thanks to Mr. Noah St. John and his caring way of bringing it all home.
11 of 12 found this review helpful:
A Fresh Approach, 2006-11-03
The book is completely unique in perspective. The author has taken a very fresh look at success and why we deprive ourselves of it. His viewpoints are enlightening, groundbreaking. And using Afformations (not affirmations) - YES!! this is exactly how my mind works, so it's much better to use a tool that works. (THANK YOU!)
Read the entire volume and you will see how he comes full circle to help us understand what has caused us to make certain choices in the past. Defining our own success, becoming responsible for ourselves (rather than the entire world), these are things that help us clarify what we want.
I've spent quite a bit of time reading success literature, and Noah is right in that there are plenty of recipes books out there. But, a recipe is not what you are missing. It is in fact the desire to cook.
The book does an excellent job of teaching us how to give ourselves permission to enjoy. And enjoyment, now isn't that what success really is after all?
Reading a ton of "Succeed This Way" volumes? Do yourself a favor, read this one, think it through, run through the exercises. You may be doing a lot of busy work in those other volumes for no reason at all.
The best insight I got from this was that choosing not to succeed can be because you feel responsible for the entire world, since you can't get there you can't succeed. Not to say don't have ambition, more to say ambition is best when your feet are planted firmly in your jet - otherwise you simply won't be able to fly there. With your feet firmly planted, it's okay to go there. Let it be okay, let yourself go.
The parable of the dining room - EXCEPTIONAL. The central message here, we all have something to contribute. People are waiting for us to contribute it. You are not doing anyone any good by NOT contributing what you have to offer. With this in mind, we can contribute, be successful, and still be humble. We are part of a much greater design that we were chosen to participate in.
10 of 12 found this review helpful:
Have you read the book?, 2005-12-07
There are quite a few reviews by people who seem to either have not read the book or have not applied the information in it. This is a great book filled with wisdom. It approaches success from a viewpoint I've yet to see elsewhere. His techniques are simple, well thought-out, and effective. Give them a try and see for yourself. Well worth the time and money, in my opinion. Give this book a try and make up your own mind.
4 of 19 found this review helpful:
Victimization, 2005-12-01
Author spends first part of the book wringing his hands over how his Dad left him ill equipped for succeeding in life. It's not very empowering to suggest to people that they have to "ask" others for permission to succeed. This book is more about words and semantics than it is about concrete action.
