Like it or not, failings large and small are

woven into the fabric of every human life.

We can fail at an exam, we can fail to dial

the correct telephone number, we can fail

to remember something important, we can

fail in a love relationship, we can fail at a

task on the job. Or, even when we "have if

all" by society s standards, we can feel like

a failure. Furthermore, our responses to

failure will often vary. Why? And, even more

important, what can we do about it?

Until now no book has so thoroughly ex-

plored the causes of persistent failures in

everyday life. Drawing on his many years in

private practice, Dr. Strean helps the reader

recognize how and why we arrange our

own failures and offers liberating advice on

overcoming these self-imposed negative

tendencies. His case studies furnish telling

examples of failure at work, in marriage, in

sports, in school, in business, in friendship

and other relationships.