Too Nice For Your Own Good by Duke Robinson

I read the hardback version of this book first: Good Intentions - The Nine Unconscious Mistakes of Nice People by Duke Robinson. My autographed copy sits proudly on my office shelf with just a few other highly treasured books.

Too Nice For Your Own Good - How To Stop Making 9 Self-Sabotaging Mistakes is the SAME book, but now with a different title and in soft cover.

Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, whose landmark books When Bad Things Happen To Good People and How Good Do We Have To Be? says: "I hope many people will read this book and benefit from its honesty, eloquence, and wisdom."

Formerly the Senior Pastor of the Monclair Presbyterian Church in Oakland, California, Dr. Duke Robinson uses his years of experience working with people to help you see that you can still be NICE but not a push-over.

The book is fascinating and easy to read; helpful and full of spirit. Duke Robinson is my mother's "little brother" and though he grew up outside of Philadelphia, he's spend most of his adult career in is beloved California.

Charlie

Product Description

Duke Robinson says that well-intended behavior is essential to a humane society, but
carries a down side. Being nice often means we take on too much, tell little
lies, strive endlessly for perfection, and fall prey to self-defeating behaviors. Now Robinson outlines the nine unconscious mistakes nice people make
daily, and shows how to correct them and avoid unnecessary stress with
life-affirming actions.

Download Description

If you're like most folks, you were raised to be "nice." Yet now you
find yourself asking: "If I'm so nice, why isn't my life better?"
Renowned minister and lecturer Duke Robinson has the answer. He says that
well-intended behavior is essential to a humane society, but carries a down
side. Being nice often means we take on too much, tell little lies, strive
endlessly for perfection, and fall prey to other self-defeating behaviors. Now
Robinson outlines the nine unconscious mistakes nice people make daily, and he
shows how to correct them and avoid unnecessary stress with life-affirming
actions. Learn how to:

  • Say "no" and save yourself from burnout
  • Tell others what you want, and actually receive it
  • Express anger in healing ways that maintain valued relationships
  • Respond effectively when irrationally criticized or attacked
  • Liberate your true self. Are you, like many of us, too nice for your own good?

This remarkable book will empower you to get what you need and deserve out of life… and still be a nice person!

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