Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life
A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life, Revised and Updated
2nd Edition
Published on 8. July 2011
272 pages
978-1-118-07813-6 (ISBN)
Description
Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life was immediately hailedas "not your average self-help book" and demanded attention andpraise right out of the gate. It is now considered one of the iconsof the personal development movement. Now, Larry Winget is backwith his signature caustic, no-nonsense, hilarious style, whichearned him the titles "Pitbull of Personal Development®" and"World's Only Irritational Speaker®." Winget's "get off yourbutt and go to work" approach to self-improvement boils successdown to a simple formula: Everything in your life gets better whenyou get better.
* Get tangible advice from one of the world's most successfulspeakers and the author of five bestselling books and televisionpersonality.
* Learn the keys to turning your life, money and businessaround.
* Stop making excuses, stop blaming others and takeresponsibility for your life and your results
The brutal advice he offers has changed the lives of millions ofpeople and increased sales for countless businesses. In this SecondEdition of Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life, Winget takes thesame principles and expands the lessons with brand new examples,stories, and added wisdom. It may sound ruthless, but your life isyour own fault and if you shut up, stop whining, and take actionyou can create a better life.
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LARRY WINGET, also known as "The Pitbull of Personal Development®," is a television personality and one of the top speaking professionals in the country today. He is the author of five bestselling books with in-your-face titles like It's Called Work for a Reason!; You're Broke Because You Want to Be; People Are Idiots and I Can Prove It!; and Your Kids Are Your Own Fault. Larry teaches universal principles that work for anyone, in any business, at any time, and does it through simple examples and actionable ideas. For more information, please visit www.larrywinget.com.
Content
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xv
About the Author xvii
Introduction xix
Chapter One. Shut Up! 1
Chapter Two. Stop Whining! 9
Chapter Three. Get a Life! 19
Chapter Four. Live by Design, Not by Default 29
Chapter Five. Slaughtering the Sacred Self-Help Cows47
Chapter Six. The Enjoyment Factor 69
Chapter Seven. Your Beliefs Determine Your Results 77
Chapter Eight. Fitness, Fatness, and More 85
Chapter Nine. Everyone Screws Up 99
Chapter Ten. Get Smarter 105
Chapter Eleven. Money Rules! 113
Chapter Twelve. Relationships--Friendship, Marriage,and Other Calamities 135
Chapter Thirteen. Kids Are a Pain in the Butt 167
Chapter Fourteen. Sex: Gotta Love It 177
Chapter Fifteen. Criticism Happens 181
Chapter Sixteen. Sometimes Work Is Just Plain Work193
Chapter Seventeen. You Are Out of Time 205
Chapter Eighteen. Change--Get Used to It 211
Chapter Nineteen. Hot Topics 215
Chapter Twenty. What's Really Important? 231
Chapter Twenty-One. Hard Lessons to Learn 235
Chapter Twenty-Two. The Test for Success 239
Chapter Twenty-Three. A Final Thought 243
