Do you feel like you're just like everyone else, living a mediocre life? Do you feel like you're just surviving, getting by day-to-day without any sense of fulfillment or purpose? It's time to break free from the chains of mediocrity and achieve your dreams. In this eBook, we'll explore the common roadblocks to success and show you how to overcome them by stepping out of your comfort zone.

Packed with affirmations and practical exercises, this book will help you in pursuing your dreams or whatever you’re passionate about, evolve as a person, as well as discover your purpose and connect to destiny, thereby becoming your greatest self. This book will further help you/or awaken your consciousness to embrace your path and journey it without giving in to external forces; reframe your victimhood and negative perspective to a positive outlook on the world; tap into your inner power and authenticity; pursue your goals and dreams with passion; constantly evolve, become your best version, and take control of your life; and forgive, love, and win in life. Your LIFE is a gift. Remember this first thing in the morning when you wake up, and give yourself a warm smile. Until then, appreciate and adore this precious thing called LIFE—breath, heartbeat, good health, and love. They’re all part of our abundance. From instinct to passions and dreams to purpose to destiny, the challenges faced in life are the PATH to Becoming your greatest self. We all have a huge part to play in who we become—and connect to Destiny. Be receptive and brace up to MANIFEST your GREATNESS. When passion is as deep as the ocean, it can overshadow and tower even the tallest mountain. Is your MINDSET holding you back? What you think you become. What we put our energy and mind to becomes our reality. Win the fight in your MIND, and I can assure you of winning the fight around you. What becomes of your pain? Do you allow your pain to be of waste or rather make it count? Do you allow it to make you bitter or BETTER? Turn your pain into knowledge and purpose. Your greatness is pleading for your UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. Only then can you meet her. Accept the challenges of Life and aim for the sky. Be uncomfortable! Get out there, into the unknown! Chase that big dream! Fail big; face the challenges! It’s necessary for growth. Fall down; get back up! Learn and keep the journey going. FORGIVE, LOVE, show KINDNESS, and WIN. As you morph, breaking out of your cocoon, that place of REDISCOVERY and self-awakening, make your rebirth count by learning how to FORGIVE and LOVE. When you find LIGHT, shine it for others to see and find their own path.

Advance praise for UNLEASH YOUR DREAMS "Michael Silverman is a brilliant and deeply compassionate psychologist whose book gives all of us hope for clarity and positive momentum in achieving our dreams. His understanding and practical methodology offer a path out of the woods of unconscious personal sabotage. The journey through his book has been a most enlightening one." —BETTY BUCKLEY, Tony Award-winning singer/actress "Practical yet profound, Michael Silverman's strategies for recognizing and overcoming latent fears about success, failure, or mediocrity will be of great use to readers of all kinds. These are provided with a scientific base and a sure, sensitive clinical touch. Highly recommended." —STEPHEN P. HINSHAW, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of California at Berkeley "As a professional golfer, I know firsthand about the fear of success and how daunting it can be. But I also know that facing fears is the best way to overcome them. Dr. Silverman's approach to this complex issue will help readers understand that they don't necessarily have to lose what they have in order to get what they want. I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to achieve his or her best." —CRISTIE KERR, winner of the 2007 U.S. Women's Open "Unleash Your Dreams offers a fascinating look at how to stop self-sabotaging behavior and get out of your own way so that you can truly achieve your dreams. Dr. Silverman draws on a powerful combination of scientific research, clinical experience, and personal insights to show you how to uncover your true desires, face your fears, and get what you want out of life." —DR. RICK KIRSCHNER, author of Dealing with People You Can't Stand and Insider's Guide to the Art of Persuasion "Whether you're just breaking into a field or planning to be the next box-office sensation, Unleash Your Dreams is a must-read. Dr. Silverman's engaging book can help you to identify the mental barriers associated with achieving your dreams." —CECELIA PLEVA, casting director, Late Night with Conan O'Brien Do you sometimes wonder whether the only thing standing between you and your dreams is you? In this groundbreaking book, psychologist and brain researcher Michael Silverman introduces a practical three-step program to help you confront your fears head-on by asking the tough questions about who you really are, what you’re afraid of, and what you really want. He then shows you how to identify your own dreams, target the underlying ambivalence that may be holding you back, and conquer the fears you must overcome to realize your true destiny.

A doctor may understand the symptoms of bipolar disorder and your close friends and relatives may know your manic and depressive phases inside and out, but only you have experienced your bipolar disorder firsthand. This workbook will help you learn how to recognize your mania and depression triggers, develop coping skills for managing symptoms, form more productive partnerships with your healthcare providers, and keep your life in balance as you work toward your goals. The authors' Life Goals Program has already helped hundreds of people with bipolar disorder understand how bipolar works and take charge of their lives. Overcoming Bipolar Disorder makes Life Goals Program techniques available to the public for the first time, giving you the tools you need to create an action plan for symptom management designed specifically for you. You'll also discover how simple changes to your eating, exercise, and sleeping habits can improve your mood and keep symptoms at bay. Overcoming Bipolar Disorder is about more than just medication. New research shows that learning specific skills to manage bipolar disorder can significantly reduce symptoms and help to maintain long-term balance…. It should be an important resource for people living with bipolar disorder and for concerned family members.-Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, psychiatrist and researcher at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, WA

“If you try to control growth, you will not discover your Life.” Achieve BIG – Beliefs, Influence, and Growth will help you discover your potential and inspire you to think, act and excel. Suppose you are looking to make a difference from ordinary life to extraordinary, chase bigger dreams and bring transformational self-awareness, this book will stimulate your authentic version, fuelling inner power to change what you see in your well-being. For stepping up to a higher-level growth, you need to pass through pain and challenges and learn to manage criticisms. A self-help book will ignite your thoughts, unleashing your potential to break the boundaries of self-limiting beliefs. You will discover who you are and what you want to be. • Believe in yourself in the pursuit of achieving BIG Dreams • Explore power in you to influence growth • Build your fortune castle with five self-discoveries • Impact of your self-awareness, belief and circle of influences • LIFE illuminates with Food, Exercise and Spirituality. • Achievers build upon their weakness and expand on their strengths • Find inspiring poems to believe in ‘YOU’ as you are possible. You will inspire and believe in standing out to achieve personally and financially, distancing the average life as history. “Success is the first understanding yourself and then, connecting yourself to others.”

The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” —from the prologue Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back. Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well. In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”

The world's elite athletes and coaches achieve high performance through inspiring leadership, mental toughness, and direction-setting strategic choices. Harvard Business Review has talked to many of these high performers throughout the years to learn how their success translates to the world of business. If you read nothing else on management lessons from the world of sports, read these 10 articles by athletes, coaches, and leadership experts. We've combed through our archive and selected the articles that will best help you drive performance. This book will inspire you to: Improve on your weaknesses, not just your strengths Take care of your body for sustained mental performance Increase your confidence and manage your energy before an important event Turn a struggling team around Understand the limits of performance metrics Focus on long-term goals to overcome setbacks Understand where the analogy of sports and business doesn't work This collection of articles includes "Ferguson's Formula," by Anita Elberse with Sir Alex Ferguson; "Life's Work: An Interview with Greg Louganis"; "The Making of a Corporate Athlete," by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz; "The Tough Work of Turning a Team Around," by Bill Parcells; "How an Olympic Gold Medalist Learned to Perform Under Pressure: An Interview with Alex Gregory"; "Mental Preparation Secrets of Top Athletes, Entertainers, and Surgeons," an interview with Daniel McGinn by Sarah Green Carmichael; "SoulCycle's CEO on Sustaining Growth in a Faddish Industry," by Melanie Whelan; "Life's Work: An Interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"; "Major League Innovation," by Scott D. Anthony; "Looking Past Performance in Your Star Talent," by Mark de Rond, Adrian Moorhouse, and Matt Rogan; "Life's Work: An Interview with Mikhail Baryshnikov"; "How the Best of the Best Get Better and Better," by Graham Jones; "Life's Work: An Interview with Joe Girardi"; "Why There Is an I in Team," by Mark de Rond; "Life's Work: An Interview with Andre Agassi"; and "Why Sports Are a Terrible Metaphor for Business," by Bill Taylor.