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A book was written in 1978 by Dr. James Dobson called The Strong-Willed Child which was a guide for parents and teachers to shape the will without breaking the spirit of a child. But what about kids whose parents never read the book? Or who knew its principles but did not follow them flawlessly all the time? What becomes of the strong will in those children? The will never harnessed in childhood remains strong and undisciplined in the grown-up bodies of these imperfectly raised human beings. And since no one ever experienced perfect upbringing in all aspects of life, everyone has personality facets that are not yet disciplined. Everyone, then, finds themselves to some degree, strong-willed adults. The term strong-willed does not refer to lovely qualities of courage, resolve and determination. Instead it means the diversion of those godly character traits into such self-centered avenues as willfulness, obstinacy and dictatorial discontent; lacking those inner self-disciplines that make people contented cooperators with the demands of life. Dr. Dennis Gibson has written a book about the Strong-Willed Adult that will appeal to anyone who is or who knows such a person. Are you or someone you know well prone to depression, pessimism, perfectionism, impatience, bad temper, arguments with others, phobias, shyness, guilt feelings, persistent bad habits or having to have things "just so"? If the answer to any of these is a resounding YES, then The Strong Willed Adult is a must read for you. This no nonsense book, based on Christian principles, will help you come to understand strong-willed adults so that you can conduct yourself with poise towards them, based on compassion that steers you between the extremes of indulgence and exasperation. However, if you find yourself determined to fix those difficult people who need this material, then you definitely need to read this book for your own sake - you too qualify as a strong-willed adult! Why? Because you place a primary priority on achieving control over events outside your arena of responsibility. The Strong-Willed Adult is not written with the intention of breaking your spirit, but instead to teach you to harness your strong will and use it to your benefit instead of to your detriment.
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