I simply love the book Wishcraft, by Barbara Sher, and I’ve learned it’s going to be reprinted for a 30th anniversary edition!
The system I use for writing up goals, I think I got it from Wishcraft. It’s an inspiring book, and different from most “self-help” books. I put that in quotes because it’s such a completely different kind of book.
I just made a Barbara Sher Squidoo Lens, and here are some of the links to her site that I included in the Lens:
Official Website:
http://barbarasher.com/About.htm
Blog:
http://barbarasherswishcraft.blogspot.com/
Read letters to Barbara about how Wishcraft has affected people’s lives.
Submit your picture of yourself with your copy of Wishcraft:
http://www.wishcraft.com/photos/
Success Teams Site:
http://www.shersuccessteams.com/
Genius Press: Listen to Barbara’s Blog Talk Radio here.
“Genius Press is dedicated to showing you how to do what you love. Here you will find information about her latest releases and purchasing items such as cd-roms, audio files, books, videos, teleclasses, etc.”
http://www.geniuspress.com/index.html
I don’t know about the book Witchcraft but Barbara
is a very good friend of mine. I find her to be a
very generous and lovely lady. She adopted her little
Yorkie form us and I couldn’t have found him a more
dedicated Mom.
Jaxie
It is a different kind of “self-help” book isn’t it? I have my old copy of Wishcraft that made it through an apartment fire with me.
I think what makes it different is…IT REALLY HELPS. It’s practical, real, honest information that does really helps one help themselves!
Rachel
Barbara Sher’s Wishcraft made such a splendid change in my life that I eventually signed up for her year-long program for Writers & Speakers. The results have been phenomenal and all that I could hope for. She continues to inspire me, which drives me to do my best.
Beth LaMie
http://OneStoryataTime.blogspot.com
Elaine, that book has been a godsend to so many of us! My husband and I have both used it to help ourselves and others take huge steps toward the life of our dreams.
And when my mother read Barbara’s Refuse to Choose (about us Scanners, who have so many interests and don’t want to choose just one), there were tears running down her face, because she finally realized there was nothing wrong with her.
If you ever get a chance to attend one of Barbara’s retreats–she lists them on her http://www.GeniusPress.com site–don’t miss it! She’s amazing to watch in action, tailoring her content to each person there, moving each one toward a much-treasured dream.
First time I’ve seen your blog, and even though I don’t make or sell jewelry, I feel like we’re part of the same tribe, Elaine. Thanks!
Wow, Elaine, thanks for the review and information. I “pass” on so many books like this when I just do an open search on a topic, since they are often just re-writes of the same old stuff. But not only your squidoo page and this blog post, but by following the links to the wishcraft sites, I read comments by people who read it and the effect it had. I’ll be adding it to my library too.
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I’ve been using a hybrid of Covey & Wishcraft for quite some time. My current goal-setting system is informed by Covey, Allen, Sher and Forester.
Nice hat-tip to B. Sher.