The Truth Advantage: The 7 Keys to a Happy and Fulfilling Life - Hardcover

by Lis Wiehl (Author), Bruce Littlefield (With)

A New York Times bestselling author and television personality shows you how to use the truth to your advantage in every aspect of your life

From ""I have a headache"" to ""I don't remember that,"" studies show that most of us lie once or twice a day. While some lies are considered ""white lies,"" other lies can destroy relationships, careers, and lives. In this helpful and fascinating book, Lis Wiehl shows just how and why the truth is a powerful tool. Using news stories, court cases, and personal anecdotes, she teaches you the seven ways to unlock the Truth Advantage and gives you practical techniques to improve all aspects of your life, from your job to your relationships. This book will also equip you with your own personal lie detector--the secret to finding out when people are not telling you the truth--and then gives you advice on precisely what to do when that happens.

• Master the truth to your advantage
• Discover how to win by telling the truth
• Become your own personal lie detector and spot the clues of dishonesty

Lis Wiehl shares her knowledge as a lawyer and news commentator (and the daughter of an FBI agent) to help you sort through the lies and get to the truth. When you tell the truth and can get the truth from others, you are well liked and respected and your life is happier. This book will help you become the best, most powerful person you can be by using one uncomplicated tool--the Truth Advantage.

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Drawing on the surprising results of the author's American Truth Survey, "The Truth Advantage" is the ultimate guide to putting your mind to rest, getting your life back on track, and making the most of every personal, social, and business relationship.

Studies have shown that most of us lie once or twice a day and deceive at least thirty people every week. We pay a high price for our lies-the mental energy it takes to concoct and remember them, the emotional stress caused by fear of getting caught in one, and the damage to our reputation when we do get caught-but it doesn't have to be that way. In "The Truth Advantage," prominent trial attorney and Fox News Channel legal analyst Lis Wiehl reveals that telling the truth is easier than lying. Telling the truth makes other people respect you and encourages them to be truthful with you. Honesty forges deep, powerful, and life-changing bonds that make every part of your life happier and more rewarding.

In this transformative guide, Lis Wiehl helps you become more forthright, less evasive, and true to your word. Using straightforward techniques that have helped her achieve positive results using truth in her own life as a mother and TV personality, she introduces the 7 keys to a Happy and Fulfilling Life. "The Truth Advantage" shows you how to become someone you'd like to have as a friend, as a colleague, and as a partner by discovering how to listen, get your facts straight, and choose the right time to deliver important truths.

Nobody's perfect, but for many people, the most difficult kind of truth telling is the admission that you have done something wrong or made a mistake. Citing examples from everyday life to very public scandals, Wiehl argues that honesty is always the best policy and gives practical advice on how to resongd when confronted with your own misdeeds. Some people say hurtful things in public and excuse themselves by claiming they're just "being honest." Wiehl shares her time-tested ground rules for addressing hard truths with the people you care about with the least amount of pain and best chance of a positive outcome.

It's one thing to be truthful yourself-quite another to know whether others are being truthful with you. Using her Lie Detector Test, Wiehl gives you the way to determine whether you're being told the truth-not for the triumph of catching someone in a lie but to encourage greater honesty among friends, family, and coworkers.

This one-of-a-kind book will help you become the best, most powerful person you can be by using one uncomplicated tool-the Truth Advantage.

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Praise for "The Truth Advantage"

"I love this book. If you want to communicate well with your children, your spouse, and your friends, read The Truth Advantage. It shows how honesty is always the best policy."
--Deirdre Imus, founder of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center and author of the "Green This!" series

"Honesty is one of the fundamental spiritual values in most religious traditions. Drawing on this core principle, Lis Wiehl has written a book that is both profound and practical. The Truth Advantage shows you how not only to improve your life, but to improve the world as well."
--Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, bestselling author of "10 Conversations You Need to Have with Yourself"

"Whether you are a prosecutor or parent, Lis Wiehl thoughtfully and thoroughly provides the tools to extract the truth precisely, deliver the truth with bold kindness, and receive the truth with dignity."
--Elisabeth Hasselbeck, ABC News contributor, co-host of "The View," and bestselling author of "The G-Free Diet"

"If people in business dealt with each other using the Truth Advantage, we'd all be more successful. These keys won't just make you happy, they'll make your life rich."
--Barbara Corcoran, "Today" show contributor and bestselling author of "Use What You've Got"

"This book clearly shows that dishonesty is fool's gold and how important it is that we return to the basic fundamentals including honesty in order to not only save our country, but also ourselves."
--Dr. Dale Archer, psychiatrist and founder of the advice website DrDaleArcher.com

"This powerful book helps you talk the talk and walk the walk. I wish I had the Lie Detector when I was ferreting out the truth as a young investigative journalist."
--Rita Cosby, Emmy Award-winning TV journalist and bestselling author of "Quiet Hero"

Author Biography

Lis Wiehl is a "New York Times" bestselling author and one of the nation's most prominent trial attorneys and highly regarded commentators. Wiehl is the legal analyst and contributor on the Fox News Channel and Bill O'Reilly's sparring partner in the weekly "Is It Legal?" segment on The "O'Reilly Factor." She hosts "Wiehl of Justice" for Fox News affiliates and her column "Lis on Law" appears weekly on FoxNews.com. Lis Wiehl has been a guest on shows such as "Dr. Phil," "The Early Show," and the "Today Show."

Bruce Littlefield is a "New York Times" bestselling writer and lifestyle expert. He has appeared on the "Today" show, "The Early Show," and "The View." Visit him at brucelittlefield.com.