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Escape The System: The Ultimate Guide to a Life of Freedom and Greatness (Live Life On Your Own Terms Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Joe Barnes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 192 ratings

NEVER SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS

Are you sick of living your life based on society's expectations?

Are you fed up with compromising your dreams and integrity for a job that works you too hard and pays you too little?

Are you disillusioned with self-help books promising you the world but never helping you create any significant change?

Escape The System is the ultimate book to help you change your life. It reveals the root cause of what's been holding you back and explains why almost everything your parents, teachers, bosses and colleagues tell you about life, love and careers, WON'T lead to the happiness and success you desire.

After reading the book, you'll be filled with the self-confidence and knowledge needed to live a wealthy and independent life. Furthermore, this guide to life will reconnect you with your intuition and genius, enabling you to become the person you were meant to be.

In this book, you'll learn;

  • How to trade in an uninspiring job for a life of freedom and adventure.
  • How the system's control over your life is an illusion and why you're free to do anything you want.
  • An effective self-confidence building formula used by hypnotherapists.
  • How 2 simple words will enable you to overcome the majority of your self-doubts and fears.

From the Amazon best-selling author and hypnotherapist, Joe Barnes, this is the definitive book on living a self-determined life.

You were born with unlimited potential. Don't allow the system to take away your one shot at living an extraordinary life.

Get your copy of Escape The System today by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!
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"Most books aim to change your life; Escape The System Now goes further, calling on us to question our very motives and purpose so that we truly have a life. Read it if you don't just want to be 'successful', or 'effective' in society's terms, but genuinely great."

Tom Butler-Bowdon, author of: -
Never Too Late To Be Great: The Power of Thinking Long, 50 Classics Series

"A true manifesto on free thinking and living a Soul inspired life.
For anyone that's ever thought "there's got to be more to life than this" pick up this book and read it, you're ready."

James Rick
"Mr. Full Potential"
Founder of FullPotential.com

About the Author

Joe writes for the dreamers. If you're fed up of being told that what you want isn't possible, or that you just have to accept life the way it is, then his work is for you. 

Joe is a firm believer in a books ability to touch something deep within the reader's soul. In fact, this is why he writes. He wants every reader to experience at least one moment where they're struck by the joy of what could be possible for their life. 

Joe also writes a blog at 'ESCAPETHESYSTEMNOW' and works as a hypnotherapist and tennis coach. A graduate of Manchester University, he spent many years feeling lost and disillusioned with the options presented to him upon finishing his school and higher education. Now that he's found a purpose for his life, he wants to share his insights with as many people as possible, so that they too can 'Escape the System'.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007AT3SYO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JAB Publishing
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 2, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
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  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Live Life On Your Own Terms Series
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 15 - 18 years
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Joe Barnes is a best-selling Amazon author, hypnotherapist and speaker. His catalogue includes, “The Rebel Code,” “Escape The System,” and “Do The Work You Love.”

Through his writing, he aims to inspire entrepreneurs, artists and creators to follow their dreams, irrespective of the pressure they feel to meet societal and other peoples’ expectations.

For over 18 years, Joe’s also worked as a hypnotherapist, helping hundreds of clients overcome insomnia, give up smoking, lose weight, gain confidence and free themselves from anxiety. This line of work is a natural fit for Joe, who’s a huge believer in the power of the mind.

To read Joe’s free content, check out his blog at Escape The System Now.

You might also want to watch his videos at the EscapeTheSystem YouTube channel.

Finally, you might want to connect with him on social media by following him on Instagram at escapethesystem19.

Make sure to click FOLLOW above to stay up to date with Joe’s book releases.

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The books is very inspirational and reminds us of the importance of the inner journey that empower us with all the tools we need to be the greatest versions possible regardless of the system’s restrictions. I loved the examples provided as well. They definitely enriched the chapters and made readers visualize things and took us in lovely tours to see how people did really Escape the system!
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  • Dwayne Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars Your Roadmap Through The System
    Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    When I first discovered this book, I thought it was going to be a typical 'How to get rid of a job you hate' instruction manual. Instead, I was very surprised to find something much more deeper than the usual fare.

    This book is about how to deprogram yourself from society's conditioning so that you can live life on your terms, follow your dreams and be a agent of change in our world. The author goes to great lengths to explain how 'The System' can keep you from pursuing your dreams and what you can expect if you either submit to it or challenge it.

    The System, in this case, is society's laws, customs, guidelines, rules, traditions, best practices, politics and values. Its influence is vast, pervasive, insidious, covering all areas of society (human relations, governmental, educational, religious & corporate institutions, popular culture, fashion, news and current opinion).

    This System demands obedience, conformity and for its authority to go unchallenged. These values are forced fed to us the minute we are born until the moment of our death. It strongly encourages everyone to do the following:

    *American Dream: birth. attend grade school. college. marry. get a big mortgage. have kids. work 40 years. shop, retire. die. If you don't follow this path, you risk being labeled (fill in the name here) and relegated to the fringes of society economically and socially.

    *Church: Submit completely to: God/Jesus/Allah/Buddha/Zeus/Neo/Apollo and you will be allow in heaven. If not, your non-compliance ensures eternal damnation in the afterlife.

    *School: be obedient. truth comes from authority. wait to be picked. be reasonable. stay within the lines. memorize this. pass these test. go to the next level. Or we will label you, flunk you and cast you aside.

    *Work: get a good job. be very obedient. smile often. work long hours. the employee handbook is your bible. multitask. keep your head down. climb the corporate ladder. retire at 65. receive a gold watch. do otherwise and you will be immediately terminated. And The System and your peers will consider you a loser.

    In and of itself there is nothing wrong with following these institutions or their ideals. If that is what you truly desire. The author persuasively argues that we are constantly sold this prepackage lifestyle throughout our lives complete with 'vanilla' values, norms, ideas, priorities and current opinions. *Spouses sold separately.

    So this begs the obvious question. How do know if we truly believe something or been sold the beliefs we hold?

    This is a great book for those who don't fit in, free spirits, original thinkers, open minded folks. dreamers, visionaries, superheroes, artists, designers and people who want to make the world a better place.
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  • Purple Lotus
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Manual on how to begin living your best & most fulfilling life. An UNDISCOVERED GEM.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2015
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I'd like to start my review for this book with a clip from another review by the esteemed Tom Butler-Bowden, author of the 50 classics series which are IMHO required reading for any thinker.

    "Most books aim to change your life; Escape The System Now goes further, calling on us to question our very motives and purpose so that we truly have a life. Read it if you don't just want to be 'successful', or 'effective' in society's terms, but genuinely great."

    --Tom Butler-Bowdon

    I have respect for Butler-Bowden, having read through his first four "50 Classics." Look him up. Required reading. This book taps the same source and is promoted by T.B-B!! The source Joe Barnes is channeling is the source of a fully lived life. I look at it as HUMAN POTENTIAL OPTIMIZATION.

    He begins with his story, and leads us through a simple, all too simple (but disciplined) approach to creating the life you want. Yes, you must be disciplined. You must put in work. You must be creative. You must think like a child with a beginner's mind! When you were young, you could be anything!!

    You still can, within reason. Barnes is just now getting started and this is his first book but I can see a great potential in him as an author to capture and distill motivation into it's simplest form. This alchemy is more complicated than it looks! We want to complicate, we want to limit ourselves and believe our own excuses and stories that we replay over and over in our heads because --- Why???

    Because the cubicle is comfortable. The dirty diaper is comfy, even though we're sitting in our own crap.

    Slowly, we must venture outside of our comfort zones, and begin to dream BIG like we were kids.

    When we can get comfortable with being unconfortable abd we can create a Vision and a Fulfillment that Joe has laid out in simple terms...we can reprogram our minds. Like Neo in the Matrix, we bend the spoon. Then, years later, when we are living closer to our dream-life of gratitude, we realize there is no spoon. But I'm getting ahead of myself and throwing in too many Matrix references.

    Joe Barnes is a sensible guy from the U.K. that just happens to be Morpheus. Buy the book, follow the steps, and just do it.

    All goals are achieved with determination and a roadmap. Here is the roadmap. 3 bucks, Kindle. Now.
    13 people found this helpful
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2016
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    Great read for anyone interested in the power of the human mind and spirit. Very encouraging
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Atul Walia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
    Reviewed in India on November 26, 2019
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    A beautifully written book. Exactly what I needed.
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  • Michelle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Motivating and inspiring
    Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This book increased my awareness, helped me reframe my beliefs and inspired me to go after what I truly want in life.
    I feel grateful for the wisdom in this book and strongly recommend it to anyone, especially if you are feeling stuck in your life.
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  • @HistoryIslands
    5.0 out of 5 stars Let your song write itself
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2024
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Do you want to live life on your own terms? In "Escape the System", Joe Barnes provides an engaging and radical manifesto for personal change. His lesson is stark but clarifying - if you don't become the author of your life, someone else is going to write your story. The system already has a default plan for you.

    I'm reminded of the classic Ben Franklin adage: "most people die at 25, they're just not buried until they're 75". Joe makes a compelling case for taking a different path. When you put this book down, you'll be inspired to review your progress to date and live an increasingly authentic life.

    The book is highly relatable, with pop culture references from Fight Club to the Matrix which will resonate with many readers. He surveys a gallery of pioneers who dared to carve out their own future. In the final chapters, he raises the philosophical stakes. He starts to speak of the power of letting go, of creating without regard to the audience, of "letting the song write itself".

    As the late Steve Jobs observed, we can only connect the dots at the end of the journey. Now is the time to be bold and set out on the road.
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  • Catherine Mary Winkler
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Handbook for Greatness
    Reviewed in Germany on March 6, 2022
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Escape the System is really the ultimate guide to a life of freedom and greatness without being controversial. This book is right up there with Harry Browne’s How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World and Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. I find this book so inspiring that we are doing a book study on it. This book requires diligent study. I feel like it must be read like we read the Bible or any of the other holy books. By that I mean the student must be closely acquainted with this book by reading a section of it every day until she knows it like she knows her name. Knowing it means living it, experiencing it, practicing it, and doing the tasks even if they feel unusual or uncomfortable. It is compulsory reading for students, teachers and mentors and all those who value liberty.
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  • Sarntandino
    5.0 out of 5 stars I liked the Book
    Reviewed in Germany on June 3, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This book is amazing. If you have a dream and are looking forward to build the right mindset and attitude to break through the system we are put in then I would recommend you this book.
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