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Benecton Press
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Author: Dr. W. R. Klemm
Benecton Press
194 pages, with illustrations. List $14.95
ISBN 978-0-9755225-3-0 Distributed by Ingram.
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Debt Relief for the
Hidden Costs of Excuses
People lose their homes because they made foolish purchases they couldn’t
afford, but we blame greedy lenders or the government for insufficient
regulation. The price of gas is going out of sight, but many of us won’t
blame Congress for restricting oil exploration or ourselves for driving gas
guzzler vehicles. When our kids don’t do well in school, we blame
“government” schools or the teachers. The poor blame their poverty on the
rich. If we don’t advance in our careers, it’s our boss’s fault. If we
get divorced, it’s the spouse’s fault. American prisons are stuffed with
criminals, but many Americans say prisoners are victims of racism or the
justice system.
Check any news outlet, on any day, and you will always find somebody in the
news making excuses and placing blame in the wrong places. How did we come
to this? How did we develop a culture of knee-jerk blaming the victim and
excusing the villain? I think the cause emanates from an excuse-making
character flaw in a growing number of Americans. We even make excuses for
others because it relieves our guilt over our own flaws. Some people
recognize that as “political correctness.”
Dr.
Bill Klemm, a prominent university neuroscientist at Texas A&M University,
tackles these issues head on in his provocative new book, Blame Game. How
To Win it. The focus is on “debt relief” for the hidden costs of making
excuses. He lays out a five-step program for playing the blame game
to win. Klemm advocates a five-step character development program that helps
readers to:
1.
recognize when excuses are being made.
2.
move from denial and deception.
3.
accept responsibility.
4.
re-program the brain to reduce the thoughts and behavior that
prompt excuses.
5.
run the new program and make it work.
One
clinical psychologist, Dr. Bob Rich, calls Klemm’s book “a manual for living
the good life,” and says the book “combines common-sense advice and sound
scientific evidence.” He says the book “combines findings from many relevant
fields, especially psychology,” … “presented in easy-to-understand, plain
language.” Radio/TV celebrity psychologist, “Dr. Laura” Schlesinger says she
“absolutely loves this book,” because it shows that positive personal change
is so achievable. Dr. Robert Schuler, syndicated TV minister and founder of
Crystal Cathedral, says the book “will help people solve their personal
problems and achieve their dreams.”
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Blame Game. How To Win It.
