Kiss That Frog!

Description

Kiss That Frog!: 12 Great Ways to Turn Negatives into Positives in Your Life and Work” by Brian Tracy and his daughter Christina Tracy Stein: A self-help book on how to change unwanted and stereotypical thinking into positive, inspiring beliefs. “Kiss That Frog!” takes its analogy from the idea of taking something unpleasant and turning it into something priceless and rewarding – in essence similar to the fairytale where kissing a frog turns it into a prince.

SUMMARY
The book presents real-life techniques to overcome psychological defenses created in people by self-doubt, fear, and other negative emotions in the workplace and life. It is structured around 12 specific techniques, one per chapter, focused on various dimensions of human development. The most central aim of the book is to help readers:

Recognize and Eradicate Negative Thoughts: Discovering how to recognize counterproductive thoughts and replace them with a more productive, positive, and constructive alternative.

Take Responsibility for Your Life: The first step toward empowerment, as the authors stress one must take responsibility for one’s own life and one’s own decisions.

Challenge Yourself to Framing Challenges into Opportunities: Put it the other way round; that is to say, it is rather than seeing the problem as it’s an impossible one to handle and causes obstacles in front of that problem, challenge readers to see the same as an opportunity for growth and learning.

Build a Positive Self-Image: The book will help any reader build confidence and self-esteem in changing the way they view themselves and accept their strengths.

Clear Goals: Goal-setting is one of the essential ingredients for success, and the authors guide them through the process of making clear action-taking goals.

Focus on Solutions: Instead of lamenting the problems, the book encourages action, helping readers to take decisive action and solutions to the challenges.

Practicing Gratitude and Optimism: What readers will find is that giving attention to the good things in life and practicing gratitude regularly can change the way they think and lead them in a more optimistic way.

In a nutshell, all individuals can change their mindset through learning how to “kiss the frog,” or confronting uncomfortable and unpleasant circumstances, and transform them into stepping stones for personal growth and achievement.

“Kiss That Frog” is full of all practical advice, exercises, and examples from real life. It’s really helpful advice for the cure of the moral disease, negativity, which can be turned into positive action.