REVISED AND UPDATED SECOND EDITION!
(July 2010)
A second edition (revised and updated) of Prisoners of Our Thoughts will be released in July 2010. Among other changes,
this second edition includes a new chapter, "The Meaning Difference®," that summarizes research demonstrating the critical role of
meaning in improving the quality of people's lives, increasing happiness, building resiliency, fostering engagement, and promoting health
and wellness.
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!
Prisoners of Our Thoughts, a national Top-10 bestseller in Spain
(Spanish title: En Busca del Sentido), was released in a revised edition in 2009!
Why do some people seem to have an easier time dealing with complex and challenging situations than
others?
Why do some people seem more capable of dealing with change than others?
Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's
Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work applies the therapeutic system of world-renown
psychiatrist and philosopher, Dr. Viktor E. Frankl, to contemporary life and work situations.
Learn how to bring deeper meaning and fulfillment to your everyday life and work, and achieve your
highest potential!
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"With the seven magnificent principles
Dr. Pattakos describes in this important book…let
me suggest two ideas on how to get the very most
from this book. First share or teach the core
principles one by one to those you live with and
work around. Second, live them. To learn something
but not to do it is really not to learn."
— Dr. Stephen R. Covey (Author, The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People)
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 Exercise
the freedom to choose your attitude—in all situations,
no matter how desperate they may appear or actually be,
you always have the ultimate freedom to choose your attitude. |
 Realize
your will to meaning—commit authentically to
meaningful values and goals that only you can actualize
and fulfill. |
 Detect
the meaning of life's moments—only you can answer
for your own life by detecting the meaning at any given
moment and assuming responsibility for weaving your unique
tapestry of existence. |
 Don't
work against yourself—avoid becoming so obsessed
with or fixated on an intent or outcome that you actually
work against the desired result. |
 Look
at yourself from a distance—only human beings
possess the capacity to look at themselves out of some
perspective or distance, including the uniquely human
trait known as your "sense of humor". |
 Shift
your focus of attention—deflect your attention
from the problem situation to something else and build
your coping mechanisms for dealing with stress and change.
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 Extend
beyond yourself—manifest the human spirit at
work by relating and being directed to something more
than yourself. |
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