Revisiting My Favorite Non-Fiction Book Of All Time!

LEADERSHIP AND SELF-DECEPTION - getting out of the box

This book is an amazing read.  It's one that I will read over and over and practice the principles in for the rest of my years.  It spoke to me in ways I would have never imagined and I highly recommend it!  It will change the way you think about yourself, your relationships and your place in this world.  :)

From the Preface...

For too long, the issue of self-deception has been the realm of deep-thinking philosophers, academics, and scholars working on the central questions of the human sciences.  ...Self-deception actually determines one's experience in every aspect of life.  The extent to which it determines the nature of one's influence on, and experience of, others - is the subject of this book.

Self-deception is like this.  It blinds us to the the true causes of problems, and once we are blind, all the "solutions" we can think of will actually make matters worse.  Whether at work or at home, self-deception obscures the truth about ourselves, corrupts our view of others and our circumstances, and inhibits our ability to make wise and helpful decisions.

We have written this book to educate people about a solution to this most central of problems.  Our experience in teaching about self-deception is that people find this knowledge liberating.  It sharpens vision, reduces feelings of conflict, enlivens the desire for teamwork, redoubles accountibility, magnifies the capacity to acheive results, and deepens satisfaction and happieness.