9 Things You Simply Must Do
9 Things you simply must do to succeed in love and life
By
Daniel Shane Tomlinson
Student ID: 23260859
Presented to Dr. Steven Brooks
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of
Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
PACO 500
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
Lynchburg, VA
July 20, 2008
Cloud, Henry. 2004. 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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HEY!
My Summation
In the book 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life Dr. Henry Cloud gives a contrasting analysis of those people who embrace certain principles that aid them in excelling at love and life and those who ignore and, in effect, reject those same principles and ultimately experience disappointment. These principles revolve around the character and behavior of people, the propensity to avoid these principles and the result of ignoring these principles. The principles that Dr. Cloud aligns success in love and life are born in catch phrases that lead to defining values. These values lie in the principles titled dig it up, pull the tooth, play the movie, do something, act like an ant, hate well, don’t play fair be humble and upset the right people.
The overarching theme of Dr. Cloud’s message is communicated through the term “Déjà vu people” who are described as those who identify the nine contextualized principles in successful circumstances and take action to developing these principles into meaningful attributes that promote and facilitate success within their own life. The identifiable qualities that these people recognize are not those of people but of patterns of behavior that reveal a path that successful people commonly walked (4). Déjà vu people are “those persons who practice those ways and enjoy the success that they bring” (8). Subsequently, Cloud commonly illustrates the duality of those who do not act upon these principles and the resulting consequences thereof. Dr. Cloud’s
By
Daniel Shane Tomlinson
Student ID: 23260859
Presented to Dr. Steven Brooks
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of
Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
PACO 500
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
Lynchburg, VA
July 20, 2008
Cloud, Henry. 2004. 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
.
HEY!
My Summation
In the book 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life Dr. Henry Cloud gives a contrasting analysis of those people who embrace certain principles that aid them in excelling at love and life and those who ignore and, in effect, reject those same principles and ultimately experience disappointment. These principles revolve around the character and behavior of people, the propensity to avoid these principles and the result of ignoring these principles. The principles that Dr. Cloud aligns success in love and life are born in catch phrases that lead to defining values. These values lie in the principles titled dig it up, pull the tooth, play the movie, do something, act like an ant, hate well, don’t play fair be humble and upset the right people.
The overarching theme of Dr. Cloud’s message is communicated through the term “Déjà vu people” who are described as those who identify the nine contextualized principles in successful circumstances and take action to developing these principles into meaningful attributes that promote and facilitate success within their own life. The identifiable qualities that these people recognize are not those of people but of patterns of behavior that reveal a path that successful people commonly walked (4). Déjà vu people are “those persons who practice those ways and enjoy the success that they bring” (8). Subsequently, Cloud commonly illustrates the duality of those who do not act upon these principles and the resulting consequences thereof. Dr. Cloud’s