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Chris Johnstone – Find Your PowerBoost Your Inner Strengths, Break Through Blocks and Achieve Inspired ActionHave you ever wanted to change your life, but felt that you didn’t have the strength? To make positive changes, you need to find your power. While power is often viewed as a competitive struggle, Dr Chris Johnstone’s Find Your Power offers a different approach that supports your values, helps you overcome obstacles, improves your relationships, and moves you toward your goals. Find Your Power draws on a new motivational psychology developed within the addiction treatment field. Chris Johnstone, a successful doctor, lecturer, and coach, has helped thousands of people deepen their motivation and achieve their goals. Whether that involves increasing health and happiness, losing weight, giving up smoking, improving effectiveness at work, finding a partner, or tackling larger global issues, these proven strategies and methods will give you the inspiration to start a new path, the courage to recover from setbacks, and the power to design a life of joy.Editorial ReviewsReview”This is one of the very few books I always want to have by my bedside. With each chapter I’ve had further insights and breakthroughs. It has given me practical encouragement with many areas of my life, helping me with personal issues, my work and in responding to my concerns about the world. I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t benefit from the tools in this book.” Dr Linda Crook, family doctor and artist “Chris Johnstone is inspiring. With his book, Find Your Power, he has made a great contribution to our culture and society” Malcolm Stern, author, psychotherapist “Clear, accessible and full of deep wisdom” Elisabeth Winkler, Editor, Living Earth “I hope to see Chris Johnstone’s book on personal power published as soon as possible, because I look forward to using it in my courses and workshops. As a writer, trainer, and lecturer travelling worldwide, I have worked with Dr. Johnstone for almost two decades. I greatly appreciate his accurate and creative applications of systems thinking and deep ecology, and I believe his book will make a great difference in the lives of countless people.” Joanna Macy, author and lecturer on spirituality and social change, California, USA “I am very impressed by Chris Johnstone’s new book. He brings together a number of crucial themes relating to ‘personal power’ in a succinct, very clear and readable way. I believe Find Your Power has much to offer both the layperson and professionals working in a wide range of fields. It will fulfil an important need.” David Hicks, Professor, Faculty of Education, Bath Spa University College “Powerful stuff indeed. This book has made me realise where I’ve been going wrong for years. Will definitely recommend to friends and family”. Dr Rachel Fleming, journalist for The Spark newspaper. “Find Your Power is a different kind of self-help book. It describes, in detail, how we can move into our potential, helping ourselves and the world at the same time.” Mary-Jayne Rust, Psychotherapist.”About the AuthorDr. Chris Johnstone is a specialist in the psychology of change and personal power. He works as an addiction specialist and teaches positive psychology. Over the last fifteen years, thousands of people have attended his workshops, courses, and talks on developing personal power. He lives in Bristol (UK). Visit his website at www.chrisjohnstone.info/book.htm This review is from: Find Your Power: Boost Your Inner Strengths, Break Through Blocks and Achieve Inspired Action (Paperback)It is with pleasure and gratitude that I’ve read Dr. Johnstone’s book. I have read through and own an exhaustive library of personal growth and self-help books. However, after reading “Find Your Power,” I realize that it is the only book of guidance I will need or use from here on out. This book feels like an ongoing conversation with a trusted, wise friend who easily, gently and skillfully presents the prospect of making changes in one’s life so possible and exciting, that it engages the reader in a call to immediate action. This scholarly work is offered in a readable format so that anyone would find useful information throughout. The content is laid out in a logical and appealing format, with small chunks of wisdom leading the reader through a change process that is de-mystified and easy to follow. The visual format of the book creates a convenient reference so that important points and exercises are easy to find and refer back to. Dr. Johnstone’s thoughts about power and change represent some major shifts in thinking and could spread health across the planet like wildfire. This book is a must read! I know that my copy is already becoming dog-eared from daily use! This review is from: Find Your Power: Boost Your Inner Strengths, Break Through Blocks and Achieve Inspired Action (Paperback)I recommend this book to everyone who feels stuck in a rut and wants to be inspired to move on with life and become more effective, fulfilled and happier. The positive psychology Chris Johnstone uses makes it very easy to follow the exercises in each chapter. The focus is on how to find your personal power to change your life – whether personal or professional or tackle international issues. I am an avid reader of self-help books as evidenced by my huge personal library. Indeed my teenage children are surprised if they hear about a self-help book that I have not read. I read Chris Johnstone’s book over the weeked and could not put it down. This book will be my guide in the future and be at the top of my gift list.