| What you believe about yourself defines who you are | p. 9 |
| Updating your belief system is how you learn and requires paradigm-shifting | p. 21 |
| Conscious awareness is the key to successful lifestyle creation | p. 31 |
| Your value system guides you toward success or failure | p. 41 |
| You are responsible for your standards | p. 45 |
| You protect your "self" by setting and maintaining strong boundaries | p. 54 |
| You are responsible for meeting your needs | p. 62 |
| Appreciate who you are and your lifestyle | p. 67 |
| Accurately identify your personal talents | p. 72 |
| Realize and appreciate your spiritual nature | p. 81 |
| Your spiritual life is more important than your mental, emotional, or physical life | p. 90 |
| You and your clients are already on spiritual paths | p. 101 |
| When you discover your life's purpose, living becomes meaningful | p. 109 |
| When you know and use the principles of communication, you increase the effectiveness of your ability, to communicate | p. 123 |
| The art of listening is a vital communication skill and is fundamental to all interpersonal relationships | p. 134 |
| Successful communication hinges on how well others understand what you are saying | p. 147 |
| Feedback is a way of giving and receiving communication that assists and enhances your relationships | p. 152 |
| Competition is primitive; cooperation is better; collaboration is best; and a synergistic relationship is superior | p. 156 |
| Authentic communication in situations involving conflict is a critical relationship skill necessary for growth and change | p. 162 |
| Taking responsibility for all of your actions empowers you, strengthens your autonomy, and lets you consciously create your future | p. 175 |
| Honesty is a much greater achievement than always telling the truth. Honesty means you are authentic in everything you think, say, and do | p. 180 |
| Anger is a powerful, useful, and natural emotion. Learn how to harness and manage it, and you increase your personal power | p. 186 |
| Being assertive is effective and constructive. Being aggressive is ineffective and destructive | p. 192 |
| Empathy is the most powerful and effective element in interpersonal relationships | p. 199 |
| Sharing is the best way to create effective relationships | p. 205 |
| Stress does not exist outside of you. You are in charge of your stress level and can learn to manage it to your advantage | p. 210 |
| Success is a way of thinking, a consciousness. Achieving success is a subjective perception | p. 227 |
| Without a vision of your desired future, you allow circumstances to create it for you instead of you creating it yourself | p. 232 |
| Identifying a great number of personal goals and then writing them out is critical to your success in life | p. 236 |
| Strategizing is a valuable skill essential to reaching your goals | p. 243 |
| The attitude you adopt determines whether you are successful in creating a lifestyle you enjoy | p. 248 |
| Your level of commitment is absolutely critical to your long-term success and achievement | p. 256 |
| A life that is balanced both internally and externally is crucial to creating a satisfying life | p. 261 |
| Living in the present moment is important | p. 270 |
| You are always a leader for someone, especially for yourself. Lead your own chosen life | p. 274 |
| To become an effective leader, you must first become a good follower and teammate | p. 284 |
| Your thinking habits are the most powerful tools you have for creating anything you genuinely desire | p. 295 |
| Everyone has the ability to develop creative thinking skills | p. 308 |
| Paradoxical thinking is crucial to the full understanding of your world | p. 315 |
| Identifying your learning style, coupled with reinforcement, facilitates all learning | p. 319 |
| Succeeding at any endeavor is dependent on the nature and quality of your relationship | p. 331 |
| Accurately, assessing the nature and quality of a current relationship is crucial to changing it | p. 339 |
| The nature and quality of all human relationships are determined by the nature and quality of the character of those involved | p. 353 |
| Creating genuine relationships is critical to building a successful life | p. 359 |
| Friendships are a special kind of interpersonal relationship that you must consciously create | p. 365 |
| The highest-quality interpersonal relationships are based on love | p. 373 |
| Romance and taking responsibility for your sexual life enriches the primary relationship of couples | p. 381 |
| Resolving conflict in relationships requires a balance of power | p. 389 |
| You can consciously create the kind of relationship you want with family members | p. 399 |
| Appreciating differences and valuing diversity enriches your relationships and your life, and broadens your humanity | p. 411 |
| Your personal history is a valuable resource for creating your desired future | p. 421 |
| You can choose to leave a personal legacy that makes a positive difference | p. 426 |
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