How to Get What You Want

by Raymond Hull

First published Don Mills, Ont., Longmans Canada, 1969. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801537800
• ISBN13: 9780801537806
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The book that saved my life!!!!!!!

Is this book really out of print? I have followed the program in there for nearly 30 years...I suffer from anxiety and other issues, and when I started in my 20's I was agoraphobic and not sure I could even so much as live alone and support myself. Now in my fifties, I still have issues to be sure, but this book and it's ideas have helped over three dozen dreams come true, things that at one time I never believed I would have. Now I use it's ideas in workshops called 'How to Love your life and Yourself, as well as recommend it on my personal website. Everyone should have this book on their bedside table!!! His ideas are clear, concise, sequential in their effectiveness. By learning to start with small but recognized successes, you learn to break down any goal into steps than can definately be achieved. Very, very, very good!!!

"The most important book to me when........."

I was 20 + now, 2003, I am 55 years. I agree with Dr. Helmut H. Boston: this IS an excellent book. From 20 til 30 I ve read it about 20 times + I ve heard it often: while I was studying I worked as language-teachter (German Latin English). All my pupils had to read it + at the beginning of a new lesson they told me the chapter they had read last week. I became from a pessimistic, shy young man to a self confident, optimistic one. - IF you have BIG dreams, gr8 desires that you urgently want to fulfill and perhaps some other people (caveat well meaning friends!) will tell you that you are NOT able to get what you want: work this book + work it several times! You will be more than glad you did :-)

A true Giant - The How To Book for Miracles

This book will change your life. Though written in simple and humble words, it has incredible power. It my view, it is among the most important books ever written. I found it nearly 30 years ago, and carry it with me every day since. I owe it to its advice, that I went to Harvard University, am the President of an international organization, and most of all, am a happy, gentle and generous person. You will remember the day you start reading this text. Dr. Helmut H. of Boston, MA

Doesn't give everything it promises. Still worth reading.

What this book's essentially about is setting goals for yourself and trying to reach them. For that purpose, Mr. Hull introduces a system of daily exercises. I'm currently using a system of my own which is a modification of Mr. Hull's one.If you're interested in this book, you should know three things. First, Mr. Hull's method requires you to do a lot of written exercises. No problem for me but I imagine there are people who are not really into writing things down. Second, you've got to find quite a lot of time you can spend in complete privacy. Mr. Hull claims it shouldn't become an obstacle. Probably, he lives alone. If you have a family, finding enough time alone might become very stressing. (That's the main reason I stopped doing the exercises.) The third thing is a somewhat philosophical problem. Mr. Hull (and many others) believe that you can achieve virtually anything when you just keep telling yourself that you can. There are other authors who suggest that you should consider very carefully what is realistic for you and what isn't, before you set any goals for yourself. I don't know which ones are right.What I'm trying to say is that Mr. Hull's method of achieving one's goals won't necessarily work on you. (It didn't quite work on me.) But most things written in this book are useful to know or at least interesting to read. The book might (or might not) broaden your horizon essentially. If it's worth the money or if there are better books available - well, that's up to you to decide.

A must read for the muddleheaded. That means 99% of us.

Worthwhile trying getting a copy of this book. It's a must read for all those who want to do so many things, but end up doing absolutly nothing and put ourselves in a major frustration instead. Mr. Hull shows you how to train your mind using excellent written and auditory exercizes.