Personality Isn't Permanent
Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story
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Narrated by:
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Sean Pratt
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Written by:
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Benjamin Hardy
About this listen
Psychologist and best-selling author Benjamin Hardy, PhD, debunks the pervasive myths about personality that prevent us from learning - and provides bold strategies for personal transformation.
In Personality Isn’t Permanent, Dr. Benjamin Hardy draws on psychological research to demolish the popular misconception that personality - a person’s consistent attitudes and behaviors - is innate and unchanging. Hardy liberates us from the limiting belief that our “true selves” are to be discovered and shows how we can intentionally create our desired selves and achieve amazing goals instead. He offers practical, science-based advice to for personal-reinvention, including:
- Why personality tests such as Myers-Briggs and Enneagram are not only psychologically destructive, but are no more scientific than horoscopes
- Why you should never be the “former” anything - because defining yourself by your past successes is just as damaging to growth as being haunted by past failures
- How to design your current identity based on your desired future self and make decisions here and now through your new identity
- How to reframe traumatic and painful experiences into a fresh narrative supporting your future success
- How to become confident enough to define your own life’s purpose
- How to create a network of “empathetic witnesses” who actively encourage you through the highs and lows of extreme growth
- How to enhance your subconscious to overcome addictions and limiting patterns
- How redesign your environment to pull you toward your future, rather than keep you stuck in the past
- How to tap into what psychologists call “pull motivation” by narrowing your focus on a single, definable, and compelling outcome
The audiobook includes true stories of intentional self-transformation - such as Vanessa O’Brien, who quit her corporate job and set the Guinness World Record for a woman climbing the highest peak on every continent in the fastest time; Andre Norman, who became a Harvard fellow after serving a 14-year prison sentence; Ken Arlen, who instantly quit smoking by changing his identity narrative; and Hardy himself, who transcended his childhood in a broken home, surrounded by issues of addiction and mental illness, to earn his PhD and build a happy family.
Filled with strategies for reframing your past and designing your future, Personality Isn’t Permanent is a guide to breaking free from the past and becoming the person you want to be.
©2020 Benjamin Hardy (P)2020 Penguin AudioYou may also enjoy...
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What the critics say
"This is a generous, empowering and purposeful book. If you're ready, it will help you unlock a future that you may have been brainwashed into believing wasn't possible. Worth sharing a copy with someone you care about." (Seth Godin, author of This Is Marketing)
"Personality Isn't Permanent is possibly the best self-help book I've ever read, and a book that will redefine the genre. After this book, it's no longer good enough to talk about untested theory - Hardy backs everything up with both amazing stories and cutting edge, tested science, while still making it actionable to anyone. Best part: this is the book that destroys all the useless personality test peddlers that infect the world." (Tucker Max, author of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell)
"In Personality Isn’t Permanent, Hardy crushes an outdated paradigm and gives you the process to create a bigger, bolder future." (J. J. Virgin, author of The Virgin Diet)
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- C Scriven
- 2020-10-19
Highly recommended
This audiobook offers practical tools and insights to improve and transform your life. Highly recommended.
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- Bao Nhi
- 2021-03-02
Almost cried at the end
Great listen. The last story at the end really struck a chord. I Highly recommend 👍🏼.
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- spinnychick
- 2020-12-22
Great book!
The first chapter or two seem like they have a bit of attitude, but it quickly becomes a wonderful, insightful guide to becoming who you WANT to be.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-18
Wow...
I was not expecting this book to have such a dramatic effect on me! To be honest, I had a credit and didn't have any specific books in line that I wanted to listen to. I saw this book as I was browsing and thought it was more so about debunking personality tests/types. It ended up giving me so much more than that!! Since listening I have recommended it to several people and I already have a friend reading it and loving it! It's gunna be a timeless CLASSIC! Get the book - no regrets guaranteed!
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- Maciej Lukowski
- 2021-02-04
Life changing
Long story short: You can either continue in blaming others and complaining that you’ve been handed a raw deal... or use the suggestions in this book and lead a much happier life.
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- RobertsWorld
- 2024-08-19
Loved this book
So much content was relevant to me in my current situation and those in my circle… a great listen with riveting insights and much laughter which I greatly enjoyed.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-06-23
What a great read
This was a fantastic read. Came just at the right time for me as I am taking on greater roles in my life. This book will remain on my bookshelf for refernce and grounding
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- Kaysone Sonya Sundara
- 2020-11-04
Great read
I love the stories and the practical application recommendations throughout the book. I needed this! Thank you!
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- Johnny Mean
- 2020-08-01
Inspiring and opening up future possibilities
So much to unpack and apply. A workbook to start crafting your future self and also continually reap the benefits of your past experiences.
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- Stephen Kong
- 2020-10-16
The Best Self Help Book I Have Ever Read
This book is transformational. It will change the way you think about your past, and how you view your future. "Your past happens for you, not to you," is the key phrase repeated throughout the book. I have never been this inspired to make significant life changes. Thank you Ben Hardy for this inspiration and for changing my life.
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