How to Get Whatever You Want Out of Life

260 Pages·1980·24.006 MB·English

by  Joyce Brothers

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Life is not that simple. all want to succeed in
every part of our lives. In business, marriage, sex,
love, and friendship. To do that, we must under-
stand the things that motivate us toward success—
and also understand those things that hinder us.
Dr. Joyce Brothers imderstands people, their
motivations, desires, behavior, and psychology.
And because she understands people, she imder-
stands success—and she knows how to guide you
to success too.
Do you know what you really want?
Which is most important to you: Money? Sex?
Excitement? Love? Status? Beauty?
Do you have what it takes to succeed?
What is your success potential? And how can
you change
it?
Do you know how to get rid of tension in less
than 60 seconds?
Is your marriage everything it could be?
Do you know the 12-letter dirty word that can
get you everything you want?
Also by Dr. Joyce Brothers
Published by Ballantine Books:
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BALLANTINE BOOKS • NEW YORK
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Copyright 1978 by Joyce Brothers
All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in
whole or in part in any form. Published in the United States
by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New
York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of
Canada Limited, Toronto.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-14258
ISBN 0-345-28542-5
This edition published by arrangement with Simon & Schuster
Manufactured in the United States of America
First Ballantine Books Edition: February 1980
Eighth Printing: October 1983
Contents
Introduction vii
CHAPTER ONE
A Psychological Toolbox 1
CHAPTER TWO
AU I Wanted Was a Cadfllac 3
CHAPTER THREE
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Money Isn't Everything Honestly 11
CHAPTER FOUR
The Quick List Technique 25
CHAPTER FIVE
Do You Have What It Takes to Succeed in
Business? 37
CHAPTER SEC
Learning What You Need to Know 39
CHAPTER SEVEN
How to Use Your Halo to Get What You Want 55
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Seduction of Total Commitment 71
CHAPTER NINE
And Then There Is Discrimination 83
Stop: Do Not Turn This Page 93
CHAPTER TEN
You and Your Success Potential 95
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CHAPTER ELEVEN
Tw^enty-five Rules for Succeeding in Business 103
CHAPTER TWT:LVE
The Wealth Seeker 119
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Driving Force 123
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Road to Riches 129
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
The Power Drive 135
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Hov^r to Make People Do What You Want 145
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The Manipulative Handbook 163
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Marital Checkup 171
CHAPTER NINETEEN
The Reinforcer 177
CHAPTER TVTENTY
The Marriage Wreckers 185
CHAPTER TVTENTY-ONE
The Key to Great Sex 199
CHAPTER TVVF:NTY-TW0
What Is This Thing Called Love? 219
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Love Lines 227
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
The Ultimate Goal 241
Epilogue 245
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Introduction
This book tries to explain basic psychological principles
of human behavior and motivations in such a way that
the reader can make use of them in alm—ost any area
marriage, busiaess, sports, politics, sex ^in much the
same way psychologists use them in practice to help
their patients.
Other books in these fields are usually based upon
just one principle or approach. But one can never be
enough. One manipulative tool to make others do what
you want, one psychological effect to make others see
you as someone special, one device that you can use to
climb the peaks of success is not enough. Life is not
that simple. This book contains a whole pharmacopeia
of psychological prescriptions to help you get what you
want.
I would like readers to consider this as a life resource
book, a reference book to turn to when they seek fresh
goals or face new challenges. I have written it not only
for men and women who feel they need some help in
achieving their goals, but also for young men and
women just starting out in life who, I hope, will use it as
a psychological road map that will lead them more eas-
ily and directly to their hearts' desires.
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