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A Meaningful Work Seedthot “We rush too much with nervous hands and worried minds. We are impatient for results. What we need . . . is reinforcement of the soul by the invisible power waiting to be used.” Henry Ford Henry Ford is the ultimate icon of the twins genius and demon. His was a...
INTERNET BOOKSELLING MADE EASY!: How to Earn a Living Selling Used Books Online by Joe Waynick (Small Business Press, 2011). Reviewed by Claude Whitmyer, 2011. INTERNET BOOKSELLING – The Website At first glance, when visiting Joe Waynick’s InternetBookselling.Com site it looks somewhat...
Look for an interview with me on “Mindfulness and Meaningful Work” in the Winter 2011 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine. It should show up on newsstands around mid-January. This interview came about because of my consulting practice with individuals who are seeking meaningful work (aka...
A Book Review IN MY OWN WAY: An autobiography 1915-1965 by Alan Wats (New World Library, 2007, Second Edition, 385 pp. with index, ISBN:10-1-57731-584-7). Reviewed by Claude Whitmyer for AHP Perspectives. “The reasonI became a philosopher is that ever since I was a little boy I always felt...
A Book Review SUCCESS WITHOUT COLLEGE: Why Your Child May Not Have to Go to College Right Now—and May Not Have to Go at All by Linda Lee. (Broadway Books, 2000).. Reviewed by Claude Whitmyer for AHP Perspective . College is a class issue. Think about it. What if your child decided not to go...
A Book Review 22 KEYS TO CREATING A MEANINGFUL WORKPLACE: Purpose, Direction, Relevance, Dialogue, Fit, Relationship-building, Respect, Invention, Personal, Acknowledgement, Challenge, Validation, Support, Development, Informality, Flexibility, Ownership, Equality, Oneness, Self-identity, Worth...
JOB SHIFT: How to Prosper in A Workplace Without Jobs. By William Bridges. (Addison-Wesley, 1994, 256 pp, bibliography, index, ISBN 0-201-48933-3). Reviewed by Claude Whitmyer for AHP Perspective. A slightly revised version of this review was published in the Journal of Management Consulting, Vol...
THE WARRIOR: Living the Fourfold Way,. by Angeles Arrien. (Wisdom Circles CD series, 1996.) Reviewed by Claude Whitmyer for AHP Perspective. Show up. Pay attention to what has heart and meaning. Tell the truth without blame or judgment. Be open yet unattached to outcome. These are the challenges...
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COOK: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Living a Life that Matters, by Bernard Glassman & Rick Fields (Bell Tower/Crown, 1996). Reviewed by Claude Whitmyer for Shambhala Sun, April 1996. The Ch’an/Zen tradition has a long history of teaching stories that center on the...
MERCHANTS OF VISION: People Bringing New Purpose and Values to Business. Edited by James E. Liebig. (Berrett-Koehler, 1994, 252pp, bibliography, index, ISBN 1-881052-42-7). Reviewed by Claude Whitmyer for AHP Perspective and the Journal of Management Consulting. Moving into the 21st century...