The Acorn Principle Know Yourself, Grow Yourself

by Cathcart, Jim; Waitley, Denis E.

• ISBN13: 9780312242848
• ISBN10: 0312242840
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 9/10/1999
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

Self-awareness-- knowing your nature, your abilities, and how you react to people and situations-- may well be the greatest life-management skill you can have. The Acorn Principle is a guide to doing a complete "life checkup" that will help you pinpoint your talents and strengths. Nurturing those strengths is the key to the success you've always wanted but didn't know how to attain. By reading this book and doing the simple exercises, you'll learn things about yourself that you and most people don't even suspect. You will learn: *Why some people attract you and others repel you *How to predict your instinctive reactions to various situations to understand what circumstances you thrive in and why *Where your intellectual blind spots are *Why you like and dislike certain things and how to use that knowledge to motivate yourself *Who are the most influential people in your life and how to connect with them and others more effectively *How to control your simple daily actions in such a way that you develop new abilities and continually grow a better life.The potential to live the life of your dreams exists within you. The more you explore your talents, your relationships, and the patterns in your life, the more readily you will be able to tap into those potentials. A more fulfilling and meaningful life is possible for you without changing your nature; it will come from discovering who you already are. The mighty oak sleeps within you...right now.

Author Biography

Jim Cathcart is the founder and CEO of the Cathcart Institute in La Jolla, California. For twenty-one years he has been training people worldwide in ways to grow their business and expand their lives. As the author of twelve books and as a featured speaker at over two thousand conventions, he has influenced the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Jim Cathcart is past president of the National Speakers Association and recipient of their highest awards, including the Cavett Award and the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Award. Visit Jim Cathcart's Web site at www.cathcart.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
How to Use This Book	p. xvii
Know Your Nature	p. 1
Never Stop Learning About Yourself	p. 3
The Acorn Principle: The Oak Sleeps Within You	p. 11
How Fully Are You Living Now?	p. 21
Explore Your Nature: A Self-Guided Tour of You	p. 33
The Living Systems in and Around You	p. 35
The Seven Natural Values: Discovering What You Care About (Why You Want What You Want)	p. 40
Finding Your Zone of Optimum Personal Velocity	p. 54
How Are You Smart? Multiple Intelligences in You	p. 68
Exploring How You Think: What Is Your Intellectual Bandwidth?	p. 79
Behavioral Style: What Others Call Your "Personality"	p. 91
Understanding Your Background Imprint: Nature + Nurture = Growth	p. 106
Assembling Your Own Acorn Profile: An Overview of You	p. 118
Nurture Your Nature	p. 135
How Your Relationships Define You: Growing Your Inner Circle	p. 137
Your Search for Meaning: Outside and Inside	p. 151
Identifying Your Psychological Blind Spots	p. 165
The Fulfillment Grid: Two Things That Determine Your Life	p. 177
The Future You See Defines the Person You'll Be	p. 192
Afterword	p. 205
Further Uses of The Acorn Principle	p. 209
Cathcart Institute	p. 211
Recommended Reading	p. 213
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