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| Manufacturer: Putnam
Category: EBooks
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 5321
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.83
ASIN: B000PC0SIW
Publication Date: April 4, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Ownership & Service! October 30, 2007
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
John G. Miller's Flipping The Switch is simple and profound. Problems have been solved at work this week as I asked the QBQ! (The Question Behind the Question): How can I help this situation? What can I do to assist my co-workers? In the past I have waited for someone else to take the initiative before I considered taking any action. Work has been fun and stimulating as I take ownership instead of waiting for someone else to solve the problems. What an eye opener!
Author John G. Miller also writes how service is so important. I love this suggestion, as I have also learned this from authors Ariel & Shya Kanes' awarding winning book How To Create a Magical Relationship and their newly released book, Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment. As I take attention off myself and put it on others, I have the opportunity to be present in my life, see what needs to be done, and be there to serve others. Service is a doorway to living in the present moment. It's an awesome by-product that occurs when I have my attention off myself! I strongly suggest checking out John G. Miller and the Kanes. Life can be so easy and rewarding as I take ownership of my life and go about it as if everything I do matters.
Taking Charge Of My Life October 3, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
For years I'd worked in an environment where complaint was the norm, a way to pass the time, to even connect with colleagues. A teachers meeting would start with griping about our principal and move on to how the parents weren't involved enough or were involved too much. Both complaints were equally possible in the same meeting! It's funny how a shift in perspective could transform a shift in my reality. All I needed to do was "Flip the Switch" and take a look at my actions, pose different types of questions and suddenly my working life was filled with ease and enthusiasm. Instead of asking the question: "Why aren't the parents involved more?" I now ask "How can I communicate better to bring in more parent involvement?" Shifting the responsibility onto me has made all the difference.
John Miller fills each page with enthusiasm and a belief that personal accountability is the key to success. He believes in posing questions that don't blame but resolve; questions that focus on action and the moment....because the moment is all we have.
"Flipping The Switch" was the glorious icing to a rich cake I discovered a while ago when I read the books "How To Create A Magical Relationship" and "Being Here, Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment" by Ariel & Shya Kane. They taught me that I could either complain about the events happening in my life OR I could embrace them. I've chosen the latter for a while now and shared with others how this simple phenomenon is possible for each of us. It's great that I'll be able to share this new book too. I highly recommend all of them!
Great for Harnessing Your Own Strength August 16, 2007
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
"Flipping the Switch" is a small but muscular tool. It helped me to get out of a cycle of complaining, pushing me to ask "What Can I do about this situation?" rather than "Why is this situation so annoying?" As a teacher, I have found I can sometimes dwell too much on the faults of the school system, or my colleagues, blaming them for the way things are, rather than truly trying to make a situation better myself. When I catch myself doing that now, I remember the QBQ, or the question behind the question: rather than saying "Why is the bureocracy preventing me from getting things done?" I ask, "What can I accomplish right here, right now?"
I have also been reading Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: A Book About Instantaneous Transformation and Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment both by Ariel and Shya Kane, and find them to be a wonderful companion to "Flipping the Switch." Their principles of transformation and everyday examples of how one can live with excellence (rather than being dominated by a situation you resist) are brilliant. Both are inspirational reference tools to be pulled out whenever you need it. I highly recommend these books along with "Flipping the Switch."
 Flipping the Switch - Nice Refresher on the QBQ July 30, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
John Miller has written another easy to read reference that outlines the simplicity of his topic, personal accountability. Too often everyone gets hung up the blame game or being a victim; John asks his readers to consider the way positive thinking can affect how you attack a challenge or mindset.
The author keeps his lessons easy to read and short, you can read it in 1-2 sittings, and continues to emphasize the same concepts. This is not the depths of the 7 habits or How To Win Friends, but is a very easy read which makes it ideal for a quick lesson. Breaking out of a slump can be hard to do and Mr. Miller provides that lifeline, including writing it simply when procrastination is one of his concepts to overcome!
Wonderful! March 26, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is worth your time and then share it with everyone at work! I am ordering another copy for my manager. This book is an eye opener.
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