When people and therapists alike have a problem they can't fix, they call Richard Bandler because he delivers--often with miraculous results. Hailed as one of the greatest geniuses in the field of personal change, and the father of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Richard Bandler has helped tens of thousands of people around the globe rid themselves of 'incurable' phobias, fears, anxieties, addictions, negative habits, and past traumas often in a single session. Get the Life You Want is Richard Bandler at his best, sharing his remarkable insights, his controversial signature wit, and more than thirty-five time-tested NLP techniques that will bring about quick and lasting change in every area of your life, from breaking free of toxic or non-productive relationships, to delivering business presentations without a knot in your stomach, to quitting smoking for good. By putting Bandler's techniques into practice, you can literally change your brain chemistry without expensive drugs or endless therapy sessions; most of all, you can finally learn how to run your own brain instead of rehashing the same problems. You'll discover: How to Hone the Habit of Being Happy Why Thinking Positively Won't Change Your Life. . . And Why Thinking Precisely Will The Fast Phobia Cure That Will Banish Any Fear Including Fear of Flying, Public Speaking, and Heights How to Fall Out of Love with Someone (for Real!) If you're plagued with the past, stuck in a fear, or just unable to get your mental motor running on time, Get the Life You Want will offer a mental toolbox of ways to get your life in order. If you have spent too much time in therapy or too much money trying to do it yourself, this book is for you. The key to quick and lasting change is not only right at your fingertips, it's in your head literally. Get the Life You Want will help you unleash it.

I initially got this book because of an advertisement on Richard Bandler's website and I was curious. I had read Frogs into Princes and Trance-formations many years ago when they first came out and learning the rudiments of NLP back then changed me irrevocably, for the better. Now, at post 60, I was back, thanks to my dear husband, fulfilling a lifelong dream and actually getting certified as an NLP Practitioner. So, before I started my studies formally, I wanted to read Dr. Bandler's new book. It was my nightstand reading material and superceded Gibbon's 4th volume on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. I needed something funny, and light, and I knew from experience, Richard Bandler's writing style was both. I was right. Unfortunately, my course materials came in right about that time and I haven't had a chance to finish either Get The Life You Want or Gibbon's most prophetic tome. But every now and then I get a little bit of Bandler in the night and wake up grinning from ear to ear. He is, as always, witty, and trance-formative. I think I will always love NLP because I love Bandler's writing style. Annnnd, I'll write more on this review when I finally get to finish the book.

Wow! Nice! This is a book that you can read cover to cover or pick up when you need. It covers most of the major aspects in life love, finances, personal change, socializing, etc, and it gives a quick and easy step by step pattern to master that aspect of life. I love how this makes mastery of life 'bite sized' in that it gives instructions on mastering all the major aspects of life without overwhelming one with a bulky huge book or multiple volumes. Not overwhelming the reader or complicating the techniques to mastery life is MAJOR because you will find yourself being able to master life right now. This coupled with Dr. Bandler's other new book "Guide to Trance-formations" make life master 'bite sized'!

I found this book to be a really easy read and very easy to implement the techniques. I'm a hypnotist and have used the techniques for other people as well as on myself. It's so easy to spot the eye patterns of people when they discuss the issues that bother them. That simple technique of getting them to look someplace else when they access those negative memories is simplistic geniuses at its best. He breaks it down for you in many different scenarios so it's a very plug and play kind of book. These pattern busters really do the trick and give you some lead time to start making new habits to replace the old.
I can imagine though, that there are some people that would really find it hard to do the simple but odd exercises (even though they work).

Get the Life You Want: The Secrets to Quick and Lasting Life Change with Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Review by Richard L. Weaver II, Ph.D.

In this 229-page book, Bandler offers readers techniques they can use to overcome their problems and begin to do what they want to do with their lives. This is a book of techniques along with stories and examples developed over more than 40 years of working with clients. What I most appreciated here was gaining insights into how Bandler approaches problems. His attitude of determination, perseverance, along with his sense of humor are contagious. One of the essential keys to successfully using the techniques here is being able to get out of your own way. That is, to take control of your life (what much of my own writing has been about) and making all the changes you desire, means taking action. The book is easy to read and understand, the exercises are simple and easily completed, the topics discussed cover universal problem areas, and if you commit yourself to doing them, your results will be amazing.

The book comes with a CD, which I have now listened to over 30 times in the last three months since buying this book on a recent visit to London. It is masterful and life changing. Thank you Mr. Bandler for this contribution of helping people put their lives back together in these stressful times.
Richard Israel, co-author Mind Chi.