Dr. Phil's "Life Strategies"

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The paper shows how the book "Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters", by Dr. Phillip C. McGraw, also known as Dr. Phil, takes readers through a process of renovating their sense of personal responsibility and their capability to maintain meaningful relationships and create successful outcomes. The paper discusses the assignments that are what drive the book's strategy for self improvement and describes how Dr. Phil offers concepts that are hard to accept but that make the reader realize that life is a work in progress. The paper notes a weakness that Dr. Phil often gives long and drawn-out explanations for concepts that are fairly easy to understand, but concludes with the opinion that the information this book contains can change the life of just about anyone.

From the Paper:

"Throughout Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters, McGraw, or Dr. Phil as he has popularly become known, takes readers chapter by chapter through a process of renovating their sense of personal responsibility and their capability to maintain meaningful relationships and create successful outcomes. In that way, this is perhaps one of the most significant books ever written. Reading this book is truly a life-changing experience. This is because the book encourages the reader to analyze every aspect of their life in order to strip it down. Once that is done, you can begin to put your life back together in a way that incorporates the "Life Strategies" that Dr. Phil presents in this book."

Sample of Sources Used:

• McGraw, P.C. (1999) Life Strategies: Doing What work, Doing what Matters. New York, NY: Hyperion Press.

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