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Eyes Wide Open

Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly

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Eyes Wide Open

By: Isaac Lidsky
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In Eyes Wide Open, Isaac Lidsky draws on his experience of achieving immense success, joy, and fulfillment while losing his sight to a blinding disease to show us that it isn't external circumstances but how we perceive and respond to them that governs our reality.

Fear has a tendency to give us tunnel vision - we fill the unknown with our worst imaginings and cling to what's familiar. But when confronted with new challenges, we need to think more broadly and adapt. When Isaac Lidsky learned that he was beginning to go blind at age 13, eventually losing his sight entirely by the time he was 25, he initially thought that blindness would mean an end to his early success and his hopes for the future. Paradoxically, losing his sight gave him the vision to take responsibility for his reality and thrive. Lidsky graduated from Harvard College at age 19, served as a Supreme Court law clerk, fathered four children, and turned a failing construction subcontractor into a highly profitable business.

Whether we're blind or not, our vision is limited by our past experiences, biases, and emotions. Lidsky shows us how we can overcome paralyzing fears, avoid falling prey to our own assumptions and faulty leaps of logic, silence our inner critics, harness our strength, and live with open hearts and minds. In sharing his hard-won insights, Lidsky shows us how we, too, can confront life's trials with initiative, humor, and grace.

©2017 Isaac Lidsky (P)2017 Penguin Audio
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"Isaac is inspiring. He triumphs in the face of great challenges, with grace and humility. I have seen how Isaac meaningfully connects with and touches those around him, and each of us is better for it. Because of his exceptional experiences, Isaac has much to teach readers about his practical yet expansive approach to life. They will greatly benefit from his book." (Sandra Day O'Connor, associate justice, US Supreme Court (Ret.))

"Few people have excelled in as many different ways as Isaac Lidsky has - and few have surmounted such hurdles. He has a fascinating, inspiring story to tell, and many practical, powerful insights to impart." (Gretchen Rubin, New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project and Better than Before)

"Moving and empowering." (Susan Cain, New York Times best-selling author of Quiet)

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you lost me at the swot test

isaac's story is incredibly inspiring, the book had me really excited about learning to notice limiting beliefs as I have worked on this with myself quite extensively and have noticed substantial growth in my life as a result. The book hints at detailing great techniques to identify "your backward swimming fish" but not enough time was spent on this for my liking. the book took a turn for a business based approach to improving your life and Thats where I lost interest unfortunately, business minded people May have a different view but the book ended as an inspiring story with little that I found useful to implement in to my life. eckhart tolle, louise L hay, byron katie and gregg braden's currently have provided with some life changing techniques and perspectives, I was hoping to find something like this in isaac's book, and for me unfortunately this is where it fell short. a very inspiring story though.

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