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Beyond Boundaries
- Learning to Trust Again in Relationships
- Narrated by: John Townsend
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
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Publisher's Summary
For when your trust has been broken: Discover how to set firm boundaries again, how to connect deeply without being hurt, and how to safely grow your most intimate relationships.
Painful relationships violate our trust, causing us to close our hearts. But to experience the freedom and love God designed us for, we eventually have to take another risk.
In this breakthrough book, best-selling author Dr. John Townsend takes you beyond the pain of the past to discover how to re-enter a life of intimate relationships. Whether you're trying to restore a current relationship or begin a new one, Townsend gives practical tools for establishing trust and finding the intimacy you long for.
Beyond Boundaries will help you:
- Reinstate closeness appropriately with someone who broke your trust
- Discern when true change has occurred
- Reestablish appropriate connections in strained relationships
- Create a safe environment that helps you trust
- Restore former relationships to a healthy dynamic
- Learn to engage and be vulnerable in a new relationship as well
You can move past relational pain to trust again. Beyond Boundaries will show you how.
Plus, dig even deeper into relational healing with the coordinating video study and study guide. Spanish edition also available.
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- KK
- 06-30-12
VERY Christian oriented
What disappointed you about Beyond Boundaries?
If one isn't a God fearing Christian with the associated belief systems the book is unbearable listening.
What was most disappointing about John Townsend’s story?
I couldn't finish the listen due to all of the Bible quotes. It may contain great information. However, I was overwhelmed by the chapter and verse.
What didn’t you like about John Townsend’s performance?
accent
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
I wish I could get my money back, I'm glad it was on sale for only $5
13 people found this helpful
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- Jackie K. Jacobs
- 10-28-15
Wonderful Guidance & Clarity for Healing Relationships
The directives are clear. It it explains why you are feeling hurt & the need to protect your heart. Then gives ideas on how to proceed in discussion in hopes of healing & growth in the relationship. I appreciate that it also asks me to examine my part in the problem, but let's you know what it healthy as far as what to allow and where to set a boundary.
7 people found this helpful
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- Susan
- 06-18-12
I thought it was helpful!
Would you consider the audio edition of Beyond Boundaries to be better than the print version?
Yes! It's on my phone! Totally mobile.
What insight do you think you’ll apply from Beyond Boundaries?
Understanding different stages of forgiveness, letting go and learning to love again!
6 people found this helpful
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- Heather
- 06-01-15
Incredible book
This is an incredible book for anyone who has dealt with needing to put pretty intense boundaries around oneself to protect themselves from another person's actions when do you know to move forward how do you know that it safe to move forward in that relationship or being able to trust others to be able to move forward, how do you know that they're trustworthy? How do you know that it's time to move forward? I have found this book to be very helpful in answering those questions, I hope that you learn a lot about yourself and others as you read this book and move forward in your own personal growth in this season of your life.
5 people found this helpful
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- MB
- 11-10-15
Great follow up book
Great book to read after "How We Love" by Milan Yerkovich and Kay. These guys really know how to do life.
3 people found this helpful
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- John A. Doutt
- 07-30-12
Relationship essentials
Would you listen to Beyond Boundaries again? Why?
Yes, I will and take notes.
What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?
To many to count. That is why I need to take notes next time.
3 people found this helpful
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- Mary
- 09-18-16
Beyond Boundaries
Wonderfully written; easy to read; and the principles are simple to apply.
I love the Christian-based approaches offered and the strategies given. I absolutely recommend this book and the authors previous book, Boundaries.
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- lbmellman
- 02-17-16
Worth Every Penny!
This book is packed full of useful information! The author has a pleasant voice and does not waste the listeners' time repeating himself or with fluff (i.e.; when an author spends the first six chapters of a book telling you what to expect to learn, then repeating themselves as a way of filling up space). The book is refreshing, does not insult your intelligence and keeps the listener engaged. I found his Bible references insightful, however someone who is not a Christian may not. Also, I like how he backs up his talking points with real life examples.
2 people found this helpful
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- Phillip Oosthuysen
- 01-23-12
Personal Growth in relationships
Would you listen to Beyond Boundaries again? Why?
Yes, you always catch something you missed on the first listen!
What three words best describe John Townsend’s voice?
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If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
na
Any additional comments?
Great to improve ones relationships
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- Borincana
- 10-18-15
Excellent book
Great information, very practical and objective. This is one book I'll be referring to over and over again and will recommend to friends.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-03-22
Ugh.
While boundary setting is universal for everyone, this book has a perplexing amount of couples references, examples, and advice, making it alienating and mostly irrelevant to singles or people tuning in over family, friend or co worker dynamics. Also no mention of what to do with toxic people who you can't always cut off or avoid, like bosses or family.
Basically, a misleading title. In summary- there is no going 'beyond boundaries'. Defining Boundaries are permanent, and Protective Boundaries must be too, unless the person hurting you changes. While these concepts are important and I'm glad he finally explained them somewhere around chapter 11, it was easy to miss. Essentially, its healthy couples counselling, and preachy as hell.
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Just not for me
- By Neddie Ludd on 02-28-23
By: John Townsend
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It's Not My Fault
- The No-Excuse Plan to Put You in Charge of Your Life
- By: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Narrated by: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
Using eight principles, a variety of true stories and their years of experience as professional psychologists, Cloud and Townsend enlighten readers on how to make empowering choices-and how to build the life they want to live. It may seem impossible but it's true: taking personal responsibility is not only liberating, it is the best-and perhaps the only-way for a person to get what they really want out of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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TOP BOOK of 2009
- By David on 03-14-11
By: Henry Cloud, and others
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Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't
- By: Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
- Narrated by: Dick Fredricks
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,581
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,316
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
Safe People will help you discover why good people can get tangled in bad relationships, how to avoid repeating your own mistakes, and how to pick safe, healthy people for the friends you make and the company you keep. In Safe People, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend teach you that being with an unsafe person can be damaging to your confidence, your trust in others, and even your health. You'll learn that you have the power to surround yourself with accepting, honest, and safe people who draw you closer to being the person God intended you to be.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent analysis of Safe and Unsafe People
- By Weedarkone on 06-14-12
By: Dr. Henry Cloud, and others
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How to Have That Difficult Conversation
- Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication
- By: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Narrated by: Henry Cloud
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 705
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 608
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 603
Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships and can solve important problems. They have discovered that uncomfortable situations can be avoided or resolved through direct conversation. But most of us don't know how to have difficult conversations, and we see confrontation as scary or adversarial.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Misleading Book Description
- By Catherine on 09-18-18
By: Henry Cloud, and others
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Never Go Back
- 10 Things You'll Never Do Again
- By: Dr. Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 712
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 704
In Never Go Back, best-selling author Dr. Henry Cloud shares 10 doorways to success - and once we walk through these new pathways, we never go back again. His proven method - based on grace, not guilt - outlines 10 common life patterns that sabotage success and lays out clear, concrete steps you can take to overcome them. You'll see your relationships flourish, your personal life enhanced, and your faith strengthened.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent life changing book-horrible narrator
- By Texanterp on 07-17-14
By: Dr. Henry Cloud
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Loving People
- How to Love and Be Loved
- By: John Townsend
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story5 out of 5 stars 59
Best-selling author Dr. John Townsend teaches you that love can actually be learned and gives you the steps and tools to become skilled in love. Using his trademark stories to flesh out the important principles, Dr. Townsend covers receiving love, connecting love, healing love, confronting love, romantic love, and surrendering love. Through his teaching, listeners will discover - and start enjoying - the words, actions, and experiences of authentic love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very insightful
- By Amazon Customer on 05-17-19
By: John Townsend
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Who's Pushing Your Buttons?
- Handling the Difficult People in Your Life
- By: John Townsend
- Narrated by: John Townsend
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16
The person who pushes your buttons is likely someone who matters to you - a spouse, a parent, a boss, a fellow church member. Almost always this difficult person is connected to you by blood, love, faith, or money, so you can't just end the relationship without causing pain and upheaval in your life. Our friends and today's culture will often advise us to abandon such relationships quickly - to end this unpleasant chapter and get on with our lives. Psychologist and author Dr. John Townsend disagrees.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just not for me
- By Neddie Ludd on 02-28-23
By: John Townsend
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It's Not My Fault
- The No-Excuse Plan to Put You in Charge of Your Life
- By: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Narrated by: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
Using eight principles, a variety of true stories and their years of experience as professional psychologists, Cloud and Townsend enlighten readers on how to make empowering choices-and how to build the life they want to live. It may seem impossible but it's true: taking personal responsibility is not only liberating, it is the best-and perhaps the only-way for a person to get what they really want out of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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TOP BOOK of 2009
- By David on 03-14-11
By: Henry Cloud, and others
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Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't
- By: Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend
- Narrated by: Dick Fredricks
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,581
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,316
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
Safe People will help you discover why good people can get tangled in bad relationships, how to avoid repeating your own mistakes, and how to pick safe, healthy people for the friends you make and the company you keep. In Safe People, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend teach you that being with an unsafe person can be damaging to your confidence, your trust in others, and even your health. You'll learn that you have the power to surround yourself with accepting, honest, and safe people who draw you closer to being the person God intended you to be.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent analysis of Safe and Unsafe People
- By Weedarkone on 06-14-12
By: Dr. Henry Cloud, and others
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How to Have That Difficult Conversation
- Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication
- By: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Narrated by: Henry Cloud
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 705
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 608
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 603
Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships and can solve important problems. They have discovered that uncomfortable situations can be avoided or resolved through direct conversation. But most of us don't know how to have difficult conversations, and we see confrontation as scary or adversarial.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Misleading Book Description
- By Catherine on 09-18-18
By: Henry Cloud, and others
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Never Go Back
- 10 Things You'll Never Do Again
- By: Dr. Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 712
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 704
In Never Go Back, best-selling author Dr. Henry Cloud shares 10 doorways to success - and once we walk through these new pathways, we never go back again. His proven method - based on grace, not guilt - outlines 10 common life patterns that sabotage success and lays out clear, concrete steps you can take to overcome them. You'll see your relationships flourish, your personal life enhanced, and your faith strengthened.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent life changing book-horrible narrator
- By Texanterp on 07-17-14
By: Dr. Henry Cloud
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9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life
- A Psychologist Learns from His Patients What Really Works and What Doesn't
- By: Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story5 out of 5 stars 37
Years of counseling enabled Dr. Henry Cloud to observe people trying to work out the most important issues of life. If we sincerely want to "get life right" and quit repeating the same mistakes, 9 Things You Simply Must Do provides the practical guidance we need to live life to its fullest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a book so good will listen to it again (^_^)
- By Lillianne on 05-27-23
By: Henry Cloud
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Changes That Heal
- Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You
- By: Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Dick Fredricks
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,012
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 826
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 816
Many of us struggle with anxiety, loneliness, and feelings of inadequacy. We know that God created us in his image, but how can we be loving when we feel burned out? How can we be free when we struggle with addiction? Will we ever enjoy the complete healing God promises? Combining his professional expertise and personal experience, renowned psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud guides us through four basic ways to become joy-filled, mature followers of Christ.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Terrible production, excellent book
- By R. Carlson on 10-05-08
By: Henry Cloud
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Trust
- Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken
- By: Dr. Henry Cloud
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Trust is the fuel for all of life. We are wired biologically, neurologically, emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to trust. Dr. Cloud explores the five foundational aspects of trust that must be present for any relationship to function successfully and helps us to understand how to implement them. He also guides us through the difficult process of repairing trust when it has been violated and broken, even when restoring trust feels impossible.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Content is good. Not a pleasant narrator
- By Amazon Customer on 03-31-23
By: Dr. Henry Cloud
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The Entitlement Cure
- Finding Success at Work and in Relationships in a Shortcut World
- By: Dr. John Townsend
- Narrated by: Dr. John Townsend
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 279
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 241
Do you have anyone in your life who can't seem to stick with a project, meet a deadline, or even clean up after themselves? All of us feel we deserve special treatment sometimes. Some people live with this entitled attitude. If you have a difficult relationship with an entitled person, or if you have discovered entitlement in yourself, understand this: It doesn't have to stay this way. There is a cure. It's called the Hard Way and it works. Dr. Townsend offers daily steps, such as risk-taking, to help you or those you love choose the Hard Way.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very, very religious
- By Relaxed Energy on 09-10-16
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People Fuel
- Fill Your Tank for Life, Love, and Leadership
- By: John Townsend
- Narrated by: John Townsend
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins