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Psychologist and bestselling author Benjamin Hardy, PhD, debunks the pervasive myths about personality that prevent us from learning—and provides bold strategies for personal transformation

In Personality Isn’t Permanent, Dr. Benjamin Hardy draws on psychological research to demolish the popular misconception that personality—a person’s consistent attitudes and behaviors—is innate and unchanging. Hardy liberates us from the limiting belief that our “true selves” are to be discovered, and shows how we can intentionally create our desired selves and achieve amazing goals instead. He offers practical, science-based advice to for personal-reinvention, including:


   • Why personality tests such as Myers-Briggs and Enneagram are not only psychologically destructive but are no more scientific than horoscopes
   • Why you should never be the “former” anything--because defining yourself by your past successes is just as damaging to growth as being haunted by past failures
   • How to design your current identity based on your desired future self and make decisions here-and-now through your new identity
   • How to reframe traumatic and painful experiences into a fresh narrative supporting your future success
   • How to become confident enough to define your own life’s purpose
   • How to create a network of “empathetic witnesses” who actively encourage you through the highs and lows of extreme growth
   • How to enhance your subconscious to overcome addictions and limiting patterns
   • How redesign your environment to pull you toward your future, rather than keep you stuck in the past
   • How to tap into what psychologists call “pull motivation” by narrowing your focus on a single, definable, and compelling outcome

The book includes true stories of intentional self-transformation—such as Vanessa O’Brien, who quit her corporate job and set the Guinness World Record for a woman climbing the highest peak on every continent in the fastest time; Andre Norman, who became a Harvard fellow after serving a fourteen-year prison sentence; Ken Arlen, who instantly quit smoking by changing his identity narrative; and Hardy himself, who transcended his childhood in a broken home, surrounded by issues of addiction and mental illness, to earn his PhD and build a happy family.

Filled with strategies for reframing your past and designing your future, Personality Isn’t Permanent is a guide to breaking free from the past and becoming the person you want to be.

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"This is a generous, empowering and purposeful book. If you're ready, it will help you unlock a future that you may have been brainwashed into believing wasn't possible. Worth sharing a copy with someone you care about."
—Seth Godin, author of This Is Marketing

“Personality Isn't Permanent is possibly the best self-help book I've ever read, and a book that will redefine the genre. After this book, it's no longer good enough to talk about untested theory—Hardy backs everything up with both amazing stories and cutting edge, tested science, while still making it actionable to anyone. Best part: this is the book that destroys all the useless personality test peddlers that infect the world."
—Tucker Max, author of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

"In Personality Isn’t Permanent, Hardy crushes an outdated paradigm and gives you the process to create a bigger, bolder future."
—JJ Virgin, author of The Virgin Diet

"Ben Hardy is proof of what he writes about. He keeps getting better and better--and so can you."
—Ryan Holiday, author of Stillness is the Key

"For those looking to up their game, Personality isn't Permanent is more than a hopeful and fascinating read, it is utterly applicable. In the crowded genre of self-help/business, Benjamin Hardy's book is a game changer."
—Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box

“Personality Isn't Permanent beautifully illustrates why people get stuck and provides a science-based process to help you transform yourself and your life. This is required reading for anyone who wants to improve their self-awareness and success!”
—Dr. Tasha Eurich, author of Insight

"Personality Isn't Permanent is a supremely brilliant work and a must read. You can rewrite your story."
—Glenn Morshower, award-winning actor, producer and director

"Dr. Hardy enlightens you on the role trauma plays in shaping personality. Change is possible when past traumas are healed. Personality is in a continual state of change. This book will help you write your future story." --Dr. Donald Wood, Founder/CEO Inspired Performance Institute

"Given the importance of this book, it should sell millions of copies. It's novel, timely, and transformational."--Joe Polish, founder of Genius Network and Genius Recovery

"Personality Isn't Permanent is the book we all hope is true. And Ben Hardy makes the most compelling and hopeful case that it is. Revolutionary."--Richie Norton, author of The Power ofStarting Something Stupid

"As the saying goes, the future isn't what it used to be. Benjamin Hardy illustrates this truth perfectly in Personality Isn't Permanent, providing both method and motivation to frame your future as the best version of you. --Harvey Mackay, author of Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

"Personality Isn't Permanent provides a robust science-backed roadmap for helping you rewrite your self-limiting stories--and to keep writing and editing them for success throughout your lifelong journey."--Dr. Steven G. Eisenberg

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"If you want to get more done, don't worry about willpower-focus on motivation. Challenging the dominant view of self-control as a muscle, Benjamin Hardy reveals that produccvitity is really about clarity and commitment." -Adam Grant, author of Originals and Give and Take

"Benjamin Hardy is one of the leading voices on well-being and productivity. Willpower Doesn't Work is an insightful guide to help us thrive in today's world." - Arianna Huffington

"Change your environment, change your life. Ben Hardy's book is a prescription for excellence and contains the hidden keys to success." -Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way

"If you only read one book in 2018, make it this one. . . . This book will help you accomplish more in less time than any other book--by changing your entire approach to confidence and personal commitment." --Inc.

"A welcome prescription for those striving to overcome challenges and realize their aspirations." --Library Journal

"This is a must-grab book!" --BuzzFeed

About the Author

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work. His blog is read monthly by millions of people and has been featured on Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Cheddar, Big Think, and many others. From 2015-2018, he was the #1 writer in the world on Medium.com and is a regular contributor to Inc. and Psychology. He and his wife Lauren adopted three children through the foster system in February 2018 and, one month later, Lauren became pregnant with twins, who were born in December of 2018. They live in Orlando.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Portfolio (June 16, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593083318
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593083314
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.61 x 1.06 x 8.55 inches

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Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and best-selling author of Willpower Doesn't Work and Personality Isn't Permanent. Together, he and Dan Sullivan have written Who Not How and The Gap and the Gain. His blogs have been read by over 100 million people and featured in the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, on CNBC, among many others. He and his wife Lauren are the parents of six children. They live in Orlando.

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Bud Panesar

An incredible read

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024

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This book is incredibly transformational. The author has provided insight, inspiration and transformation all in one package.

If you’re interested in learning about yourself, what makes you tick and how to change for the better then this is the book for you.

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My favorite Benjamin Hardy book

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024

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I own and have read all of Dr. Benjamin Hardy's books, and this is my favorite one. If you are interested in personal growth and development, I highly recommend reading this book annually. It will help you set clear goals that you're excited about, and get you out of your own way so you can live the life of your dreams.

We don't realize how detrimental unresolved trauma can be and that it can actually stunt our growth. Dr. Hardy explains, in the simplest of terms, how to go about redefining the meaning of past mistakes and emotionally traumatic experiences. I have never read another book that helped me to understand how to go about doing this, before now.

The reality is, our personalities are not fixed. We can change. We can break free from negative thought patterns that keep us locked into worry and rumination, and we can have anything we want in life if we are willing to put forth the effort into consciously creating a powerful vision for the future. We can be whoever we want to be.

Every time I read a book by Dr. Benjamin Hardy, I learn something new. I buy and read the books he recommends, and I immediately apply what makes sense under the circumstances in my own life. This is the author all of us "self-help" junkies have needed for many years. I am eternally grateful for the wisdom I have gleaned from this book.

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Tamara Anderson

Do you feel Stuck in Life? Read this book!

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020

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I'm lucky enough to have been able to read an advanced copy of Personality Isn’t Permanent, since I interviewed Dr. Hardy for my podcast, Stories of Hope in Hard Times. I also ordered a hardbound book because I plan on re-reading this transformational book over and over!

This is a powerful book about hope. First, it teaches that you can change who you are. Your personality can change. It isn't permanent! Isn't that a liberating concept to ponder? You don't have to stay stuck if you aren't happy. You can change! Second, it teaches you that the trauma you have experienced in life is can be reframed/changed so that you look more at the lessons and who you've become because of it instead of staying stuck.

In the introduction, Dr. Hardy explains, “The biggest evidence of the ideas in this book is my own life.” He changed from being a video game junkie who barely graduated from high school to being the #1 blogger on Medium and earned his doctorate in Psychology.

One thing I love about this book is the personal stories Dr. Hardy shares throughout. The stories help teach the concepts he is explaining in such a logical but extremely personal manner. I didn’t feel like I was being talked down to by a doctor who was speaking way above my head. Dr. Hardy is personable and down to earth.

I love the journaling prompts throughout the book. Dr. Hardy really invites us to write our thoughts, process our traumas, and imagine our future self and write about it. The more clear who we want to be becomes, we can then break down into mini-goals how to get there.

This is a must read for 2020—especially in our troubled times. There is hope, and we can change!

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Mo Man

Same old benjamin hardy book

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023

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Its a mish mash of his blog posts, youtube videos and other books. Nothing wrong with that but petty redundant ideas.

Going in you should know its similar to his other words; nevertheless, still inspiring and quick read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021

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This was the absolute best book I could have picked to kick off a new year!

I actually love personality tests. We've done the DiSC and Kolbe assessments at my work. I think they're really helpful in getting to know yourself better and how you work with other people.

But, in his book, Personality Isn't Permanent, Benjamin Hardy definitely makes you think differently about those kinds of assessments. Personality tests can be limiting, and it's important not to let them prevent you from creating the life you are meant to live.

“When you decide who you’ll be and the life you’ll live, you can have anything you truly want. You can become an outlier. You can have experiences that not only shock other people but shock yourself ”

Hardy focuses a lot on "trauma" which, to be honest, I found a little hard to get my head around. We tend to think of trauma as major incidents that cause PTSD. However, what he means by trauma is: failures and missed opportunities. It can be a much smaller scale -- anytime someone or something made you feel bad about something that now limits you in some way.

He gives the example of a woman whose teacher corrected her drawing something like 40 years ago, and this incident stuck with her her entire life. It made her feel like she was not capable of creating art and so she never pursued it, despite a deep inner desire to illustrate children's books.

Throughout the book, I had to keep thinking about what trauma may have occurred to me that could be holding me back in some way. I realized public speaking is probably my thing. There wasn't a specific incident of a person making me feel bad, it's just a fear of mine. I shy away from it. "I'm not good at public speaking," is an excuse I tell myself and others. My personality tests confirm that this is not one of my strong suits. I am a heads-down, behind the scenes kind of worker, not an Influencer (on the DiSC scale). If public speaking were necessary for growth in my career, then this is the type of self-limiting belief that would hold me back from becoming who I'm truly meant to be.

Hardy talks a lot about journaling:

“Your journal is a brilliant place to actively convince yourself, emotionally, that what you want is already yours—you influence yourself through strategic communication”

In every chapter, he provides self-reflective questions to answer in your journal. This is very helpful for the reader to apply what they're learning as they read the book.

Personality Isn't Permanent is a very motivational read! I definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in personal development and growth.

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Patricia

Very insightful, definitely recommend!

Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2023

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I struggle with multiple beliefs in terms to whether I am lazy, depressed, or simply carry trauma in my life that shaped me to the person I’ve become.

This book has brought clarity and understanding, in my beliefs, and has helped me reflect on the fixed mindset. I am able to perceive life and myself in a lot more clarity based on action steps given in this book. I would and will strongly recommend this book to those who believe they struggle with labels, past history, and perceived life events that hold great control and meaning to their very life. I borrowed this book from the library and insisted on ordering a copy of my own, after just reading 2 chapters into the book. The author offers insight on topics that hold a person back in their history, and based on labels created by society. This has been eye opening and humbling to experience a fresh dimension on thought processing as well as beliefs created.

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A Must Read!

Reviewed in India on January 7, 2023

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This book helped me understand that one does not need to live their old self...Personality can be changed!!

Thank you, Benjamin for this beautiful revelation!

Ellie Sand

How to become your ideal self

Reviewed in Mexico on July 29, 2020

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Muy buen libro, explica el por qué y el cómo de la personalidad, con estrategias concretas para modificarla de acuerdo a tus metas o tu 'yo ideal'. Benjamin Hardy tiene bastante claros los principios, juntando lo que ha aprendido sobre la fuerza de voluntad con la personalidad, es el mejor libro que pude haber elegido.
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This is a great book, it explains the why's and the how's of personality, with concrete strategies to change it according to your goals or your 'ideal self.' Benjamin Hardy has these principles pretty clear, combining what he had learned about willpower and personality, it is the best book I could've picked.

Carina Cardoso

Liberdade para ser quem você quiser

Reviewed in Brazil on June 19, 2020

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Tive a felicidade de ter acesso ao livro antes mesmo de seu lançamento. Foi uma experiência tão transformadora que decidi comprá-lo mesmo assim!
Usei como uma espécie de terapia: todos os dias eu lia uma parte do livro, meditava sobre os questionamentos que são propostos e escrevia em meu Journal o resultado. Hoje, quando olho para trás, vejo quanto progresso fui capaz de fazer: desapeguei da casa de minha mãe, dei início a um novo trabalho e passei a me dedicar a um projeto de ativismo que estava há anos na gaveta.
Você pode ser quem você quiser, mas este livro serve como um mapa do seu caminho. Se você realmente deseja alcançar resultados, então precisa saber como chegar onde quer.
Além disso, o estilo de escrita do Benjamin, a despeito desse PhD logo após seu nome, é fácil e muito gostoso de absorver.
Recomendo muito!

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Parisi

Comment réaliser ses objectifs en réécrivant son histoire passée et présente et future.

Reviewed in France on August 4, 2020

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Extraordinaire ouvrage qui offre une approche pragmatique de la psychologie positive ! L'auteur, docteur américain en psychologie et coach, se base sur son histoire incroyable et celle de son entourage plus ou moins proche pour proposer avec une grande clarté une voie de transformation personnelle permettant à chacun de réaliser ses rêves les plus fous ! A mettre entre toutes les mains !

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