The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower--and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion
About this product
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Change can begin right now. Learn to bring about dynamic personal growth using five uniquely effective tools—from psychotherapist Barry Michels and psychiatrist Phil Stutz, subject of the Netflix documentary Stutz. “These tools are emotional game changers. They do nothing less than deliver you to your best and most powerful self.”—Kathy Freston, author of Quantum Wellness
How long does therapy take? The Tools offers a solution to the biggest complaint patients have about therapy: the interminable wait for change to begin. The traditional therapeutic model sets its sights on the past, but psychiatrist Phil Stutz and psychotherapist Barry Michels employ an arsenal of techniques—“the tools”—that allow patients to use their problems as levers that access the power of the unconscious and propel them into action. Suddenly, through this transformative approach, obstacles become new chances—to find courage, embrace discipline, develop self-expression, deepen creativity.
A dynamic, results-oriented practice, The Tools aims to deliver relief from persistent problems and restore control and hope right away. Every day presents challenges—big and small—that the tools transform into opportunities to bring about bold and dramatic change in your life. Stutz and Michels teach you how to:
• Get Unstuck : Master the things you are avoiding and live in forward motion.
• Control Anger : Free yourself from out-of-control rage and never-ending grudges.
• Express Yourself : Learn the secret of true confidence and find your authentic voice.
• Combat Anxiety : Stop obsessive worrying and negative thinking.
• Find Discipline : Activate willpower and make the most of every minute.
With The Tools, Stutz and Michels allow you to realize the full range of your potential. Their goal is nothing less than for your life to become exceptional—exceptional in its resiliency, in its experience of real happiness, and in its understanding of the human spirit. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewer snippets and Goodreads readers describe The Tools as practical, simple, and often easy to understand, with several people saying the techniques feel useful in real life and can produce a noticeable positive effect. Amazon.com reviews also mention that the book is engaging and straightforward, while some readers report issues like missing pages in certain copies.
At the same time, Goodreads and other review voices are mixed: some readers call it life-changing or outstanding, while others find it forgettable, overly advertised, or of uncertain efficacy. Review blogs and editorial coverage echo that split, with praise for its accessible framework but criticism from readers who wanted more depth or found the methods not convincing enough.
For video coverage, a YouTube result titled “Review of The Tools, by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels” appears to be a real review of this exact book.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | May 21, 2013 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 288 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0812983041 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0812983043 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.2 x 0.62 x 8 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #17,775 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #173 in Motivational Management & Leadership #177 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Books) #370 in Personal Transformation Self-Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,177) |
