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Purpose in Life

Tue, 09 May 2006 12:18:28 -0400

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A sense of purpose, a guiding mission, or even small defined goals can give your everyday existence deeper meaning and infuse you with energy. Just ask authors like Po Bronson and M. Scott Peck, MD, whose popular books have helped millions of readers shake off their psychological shackles and sharpen their personal aim.

Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:10:30 -0400

Book Title:
Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling

Author Last Name:
Dyer

Author First Name:
Wayne

Publisher:
Hay House

Year Published:
2006

ISBN:
1401907210

Book Review:

Although Dr. Wayne Dyer is known as the “grandfather of motivation,” he differentiates motivation and inspiration in his book Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling. Dyer says that the highly motivated have an ego determination driving them over obstacles and towards goals. Inspiration, however, is allowing an invisible reality of Spirit to move us towards our calling.

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Tags: inspiration awareness inner synchronicity law of attraction calling guidance

What Should I Do With My Life?

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:16:16 -0500

Book Title:
What Should I Do With My Life?

Author Last Name:
Bronson

Author First Name:
Po

Publisher:
Random House

Year Published:
2002

ISBN:
0375507493

Book Review:

What Should I Do With My Life? Many of us ponder this question with frequency. Author Po Bronson was asking himself that very question when he decided to write this book—an inspiring exploration of how people transform their lives and a template for how we can answer this question for ourselves. Bronson traveled the world in search of individuals who have struggled to find their calling, their true nature—people who made mistakes before getting it right. Reading this book is like listening in on an intimate conversation among people you care about and admire. Even if you know what you should do with your life, through this book you’ll:

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Tags: career success paths

Finding Your Own North Star

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:10:48 -0500

Book Title:
Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were

Author Last Name:
Beck

Author First Name:
Martha

Publisher:
Three Rivers Press

Year Published:
2002

ISBN:
0812932188

Book Review:

Imagine coming equipped with a navigational system that will lead you to your right life. Based on experience coaching hundreds of clients over fifteen years, Martha Beck, a Harvard-trained sociologist, unveils such a system in Finding Your Own North Star, a humorous, quick-read you’ll have trouble setting down. Through wit and wisdom, Finding Your Own North Star will help you breathe life into your dreams, plan for their implementation, and work toward your goals. Martha Beck will show you how to recognize your “essential” self, reclaim your passions, and live your purpose. If you’re stuck in the midst of the “wrong” life, floundering through mid-life change, or stumped on how to move forward, Finding Your Own North Star will set you on course toward your “right” life. Using it as a workbook, through numerous exercises and Beck’s profound insight and practical, real-world advice, you’ll:

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The Road Less Traveled

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:05:22 -0500

Book Title:
The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth (25th anniversary edition)

Author Last Name:
Scott Peck, M.D.,

Author First Name:
M.

Publisher:
Touchstone

Year Published:
1992

ISBN:
0743243153

Book Review:

In The Road Less Traveled, a timeless classic by M. Scott Peck, you’ll gain insight into the roles discipline, love, growth and religion, and grace play in happiness and fulfillment. From years as a psychiatrist and from a perspective of deep spirituality, Dr. Peck shares his patients’, and often his own, struggles and successes on the journey of growth. Straightforward and often frank, Dr. Peck in The Road Less Traveled reveals how through death and rebirth—through releasing old beliefs and outdated values—and through assimilating new information and behaviors you can successfully navigate the often-painful and lengthy process of spiritual growth and change. You’ll:

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Living Your Best Life

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:57:50 -0500

Book Title:
Living Your Best Life

Author Last Name:
Berman Fortgang

Author First Name:
Laura

Publisher:
Penguin Putnam

Year Published:
2002

ISBN:
158542157X

Book Review:

“Being happy doesn't have to be hard.” Laura Berman Fortgang asserts we each possess a “blueprint” that expresses our individual wisdom and points to the things that would most fulfill us. Personal and professional satisfaction comes from tapping into this wisdom. In Living Your Best Life, Fortgang offers ten tried-and-true strategies, which will help you access your own inner knowledge. In doing so, you’ll be on course toward what she calls your “best life”—a life in which gains come more easily. One in which you’ve learned to honor your true desires and work with your individual talents rather than exhausting your energy on a traditional model of achievement. Through thought-provoking stories and exercises, you’ll:

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Tags: purpose happiness

The Soul’s Code

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:36:42 -0500

Book Title:
The Soul’s Code

Author Last Name:
Hillman

Author First Name:
James

Publisher:
Warner Books

Year Published:
1997

ISBN:
0446673714

Book Review:

Some call it "genius." Others have named it "spirit," "daimon," and even "guardian angel." But while philosophers and psychologists from Plato to Jung emphasized the fundamental essence of our individuality, our modern culture refuses to accept that a unique, formed soul is within us from birth, shaping as much as it is shaped. Now in this extraordinary bestseller, James Hillman presents a brilliant new vision of our selves not defined by family relationships or the mentality of victimization. Drawing on the biographies of such disparate people as Ella Fitzgerald and Mohandas K. Gandhi, Hillman argues that character is fate and shows how the soul, if given the opportunity, can assert itself even at an early age. The result is a powerful road map to understanding our true nature and discovering an eye-opening array of choices -- from the way we raise our children to our social and personal commitments and achieving excellence in our time.

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Crossing the Unknown Sea

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:32:47 -0500

Book Title:
Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work As a Pilgrimage of Identity

Author Last Name:
Whyte

Author First Name:
David

Publisher:
Penguin Putnam

Year Published:
2001

ISBN:
1573229148

Book Review:

When our work is right for us and it gives back to the world, when we develop, as the poet William Blake said, "a firm persuasion," we feel we can move mountains. Maybe we've felt this way only for a moment, maybe some feel this way all the time, or maybe some have never felt this way. But a sense of fulfillment is possible for all of us, and David Whyte can show us how to restore it to our lives. Whyte applies the stages of a holy pilgrimage to the process of seeking identity through the unknown sea of work, including longing for refuge, finding the strength to begin the journey and connecting with others with a common purpose. This book is a life-changing experience not to be missed.

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The Life You Were Born to Live

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:23:42 -0500

Book Title:
The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose

Author Last Name:
Millman

Author First Name:
Dan

Publisher:
H.J. Kramer

Year Published:
1995

ISBN:
091581160X

Book Review:

In this fascinating and delightful book, Dan Millman presents an entirely new way of understanding life and the forces that shape it. The Life-Purpose System, a modern method of personal growth based on ancient wisdom, has helped thousands of people find new meaning, purpose, and direction in their lives. Its features include the 37 paths of life, how to determine your life path and the paths of others, core issues, inborn talents, guidelines for finding a career consistent with your innate drives and abilities, the hidden dynamics of your relationships, and how to live in harmony with the cycles of life. The Life-Purpose System explores key spiritual laws - universal principles specific to each life path—that help you clarify the past, understand the present, and shape the future. It can generate a quantum leap in self-understanding and may even change the course of your life.

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Awaken the Giant Within

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:21:26 -0500

Book Title:
Awaken the Giant Within

Author Last Name:
Robbins

Author First Name:
Anthony

Publisher:
Free Press

Year Published:
1992

ISBN:
0671791540

Book Review:

Anthony Robbins has unlocked the personal power inside millions of people worldwide—inspiring them to revolutionize their lives and to passionately live their highest visions. In this classic best-seller, Robbins unleashes the sleeping giant that lies within all of us—teaching us to harness our untapped abilities, talents, and skills. Providing powerful techniques and strategies for lifelong success, Robbins unravels the mystery behind all human behavior and demonstrates how to change disempowering habits literally in minutes. The ultimate guide book for improving the quality of every aspect of your life - personal or business, physical or emotional - Awaken The Giant Within gives you the tools you need to immediately become master of your own fate.

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Ethics for the New Millennium

Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:39:37 -0500

Book Title:
Ethics for the New Millennium

Author Last Name:
The Dalai Lama

Author First Name:
His Holiness

Publisher:
Riverhead Books

Year Published:
2001

ISBN:
1573228834

Book Review:

In these times of unpredictability and violence, modern society seems to have lost its ethical direction. The Dalai Lama contends that what we perceive as a drift into ethical chaos is not caused by a loosening of moral standards, but rather by an inherent flaw in the way our morals have been structured: They were formed with the assumption that humankind, if left unsupervised, will perpetrate horrible acts. The Dalai Lama bases his exquisitely argued cry for a new look at society on the radical notion that human beings are "originally pure"--not originally sinful--and he presents a persuasive examination of our fundamental natures. Offering helpful advice on how to enhance compassion, deal with anger and hatred, and cope with suffering, Ethics for the New Millennium proposes that if enough people operate from an understanding of their true nature, a global revolution of peace will ensue.

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Tags: sin radical compassion revolution