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Niceness Mistakes !

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How oft we create a wave to spell trouble with our own perfections being true and honest with good faith and intentions? We take on too much not saying what we want and that’s exactly what the book reveals – the niceness mistakes that ‘Damage’ us! Our Health is at stake! The Book Too Nice for Your Own Good : How to Stop Making 9 Self-Sabotaging Mistakes (Paperback) by Duke Robinson is a must read for those who do not want to deter their Health and check the soft corners to balance the Emotional turmoil which arise due to their Niceness Mistakes – Being good and not saying what you want which slowly and gradually hurts inside.

 

Unconsciously, we have planted strong messages in the back of our minds and with good intentions by our mentors, follow the moral code of conducts in life. Be good, be nice, be cool, share and care, don’t be selfish, be reasonable, don’t hurt others, help friends, say yes and so on. In real, trying to reach perfection and taking on too much lead us to exhaustion and sooner or later the ship of our life start sinking. The author gives an insight to the nine unconscious mistakes we often make daily and helps us correct them and pulls a person out of frustration and stress. In not saying what you want and taking on too much, it leads to suppressed anger. Robinson provides healthy tips to express anger to orchestrate a balanced life. Life itself is like riding a bike up and down roads that are bumpy, curvy, hilly while juggling bananas, balloons and bowling balls says Robinson and so this is when you have a fall, life needs balancing back to pedal and steer with too much/too little, too rational/too emotional, to fast/too slow, too cautious/too reckless, too strong/too weak, etc. and remain upright empowering to get what you need and deserve. Irony is, sometimes our niceness betrays us and this book is a key to understanding our mistakes and brings about a ‘change’ in us. Robinson makes us a nicer person making one realize the mistakes, why we make and how to give up. In doing so, Robinson guides in:

1. Liberating from the bondage of other’s expectations

2. Saying no and saving work overloads

3. Telling what we want and analyze what we receive is worth or not

4. Express anger that heal and maintain relationships too.

5. Face irrationality and criticism

6. Tell truth to friends when they fail us

7. Care for others without the burden of trying to run their lives

8. In pain and grief, feel competent enough

A change is always welcome even for the nice to be nicer and avoid the mistakes that we keep making out of the blue. Our good intentions turn out to be damn-in-way for others who often misunderstand or shrug off not appreciating your worth as human being.

This book is indeed a gem collection for every person who has learned to live being ‘Nice’ and remain being so without being emotionally hung up sometimes. Good Pick!

(All Posts by ilaxi patel: This article also appear in Health & Fitness Blog which is based on personal thoughts and research work. Readers may please Consult your Doctor for your Health Problems)

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