Habit busting by Pete Cohen, Sten Cummins, 0722540094, Lowest Book Price Finder

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An easy way to learn how to change habits

This is a very well presented and carefully structured book. The authors are clearly experienced in the area of helping people to change and they have put together a book that will do what it says on the cover.

It is not for people who just want to read theory on why other people have nasty habits though. You will not be able to help, with its many anecdotes, quotes and case studies, examining your own behaviours whilst reading. And if you do the exerecises, change will happen, whether in small steps or huge bounds.

As a proffessional sales trainer and Master Practitioner of NLP I bought the book to review for potential use by coachees. I couldnt help using it myself to stop an annoying habit I had of picking at my nails. I have an extensive library of "change books" but have never written an Amazon review before. This is a real testament to the character of the authors who weave such an enchanting spell on those pages.

Buy it, bin an unhelpful habit and then pass it on to a friend who can use it too. Enjoy the wonderful exercises that will leave you feeling more empowered than ever before.

Didn't work for me

I have tried most things to give up smoking and drinking, unfortunately this book did not help me with my habits. I found it's style easy going and fun but it lacked a real sense of purpose. I tried all the things the book recommended but still I am smoking 30-40 a day and drinking by lunchtime at work. It didn't help with my stress and that is where the books fails. It doesn't deal with the deeper problems that cause people like me to have bad habits. It just offers a quick fix that may impress some inexperienced readers but if you really are dealing with hard habits to break, this book is not going to help.

A life changing book that works

This book made me think so differently about the habits I thought I would have forever (I was always getting stressed about all sorts of things) - I finally realised that I can change anything about myself that I want to. The book is written in a series of steps which made the process of making changes easy - and there are great quotes and stories throughout the book. Even in the short time since I have read this book people around me have noticed positive changes.

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