Written by narrated by Steve Chandler - Unabridged Nonfiction - CASSETTES

Publisher, Audio Renaissance (February 2000)

LIVING IN A RIVER OF FEAR

"The river Jordan/ is chilly and cold/ it chills the body/ but not the soul." --American folk song.

This is a book about lies. Not the everyday white lies we use to spare someone's feelings (usually our own). Nor is it about huge public lies like "I would never do anything to harm Nicole."

These are lies that do more damage than those do.

These are lies to the soul.

These are lies we send down inside ourselves to convince us that we don't have any power.

Every lie we tell ourselves is based on fear of the unknown. Fear of the fresh and beautiful.

Fear of that daring plunge into unknown beauty.

Fear of uncertainty, fear of being courageous, evolving and creative.

Fear of risking being a total fool.

Fear of taking a stand for greatness.

Those fears inspire the lies. The lies give us an easier, softer way to go every time. They remove us from the possibility of daring action and huge commitments. From inventing a future in the face of total uncertainty.

But the truth is we don't have to accept anything this cold rolling down inside of us. We don't have to live in a river of fear. The truth is, we are powerful. We can fight back. We can take our lives into our own hands.

PEOPLE LIE ABOUT THEIR LIMITS

Power grows in us the moment a future dream transforms into present day action. That's when magic beyond comprehension expands inside the human energy system. That's what happened when Roger Bannister became the first human to run the four minute mile. It had become more than just a goal to him. So his mind expanded to let that new power in.

Prior to Bannister, the running world had feared that the human body simply wasn't constructed to run the mile faster than four minutes. It was feared that the human body would break down at that speed. That bad things would happen. But since that time, many people have re-routed the river of fear inside them and accomplished even bigger things.

Even in the narrow category of the foot race! There are many people now running who are over 60 years old who are bettering earlier Olympic gold medal times (set by runners in their twenties) for the mile. This is because humans are learning to expand their minds, while the body willingly follows. And while many will say that these faster running times are just because of better vitamins, training and nutrition, that doesn't really explain it. Because you would have to ask why the same improvement hasn't happened with race horses. Over the same period of time, horses, too, have had better training and better nutrition. They've even had controlled breeding. Yet no such astounding improvements in the times of race horses has occurred.

Human athletic accomplishments keep soaring beyond what we once believed possible. Human scientific accomplishments keep soaring as well. Human technological accomplishments are keeping pace.

Perhaps the reason is simple: Human beings are finding greater and greater power within their minds. Humans are learning to stop lying about their limits. Soon a sense of purpose replaces the lies inside the human motivational system.

We can replace a river of lies with a river of dreams. It's the same imagination that creates both, so why not take the dreams?

These are the 17 lies that stand in the way of those dreams.

And to see them is to see them disappear.

17 Lies that are Holding You Back and the Truth That Will Set You Free covers 17 lies most of us tell ourselves that prevent us from being everything we could be. As Chandler, (a motivational speaker) points out, everyone already possesses the power they need to free themselves. This audiobook outlines these truths and shows you how to recover them and use them to change your life. Here Chandler speaks from the heart and using the skills that once brought him success as a songwriter, his book is lyrical, on the money, and to the point. In 17 Lies that are Holding You Back and the Truth That Will Set You Free Chandler is in top form, going far beyond the self-help category to the level of such inspirational classics as The Road Less Traveled.

About the Author: Steve Chandler is an author, public speaker, corporate trainer, and an active promoter who gives more than fifty presentations per year. He is the author of the bestseller 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself, as well as Reinventing Yourself, and the audiobook 35 Ways to Create a Great Relationship. Chandler is constantly in demand by the media. He was raised in Michigan and currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona.