Do It Anyway: The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World [Hardcover]

Kent M. Keith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2003

Best-selling author Kent Keith self-published his Paradoxical Commandments in the 1960s as an undergrad at Harvard, and promptly forgot them. But these maxims emphasizing selflessness and compassion took on a life of their own, finding their way into countless speeches, advice columns, institutions, and homes. Thirty years later, they were reclaimed by Kent and formally published as Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments, an inspirational guide-for-living. Now Kent shares new stories of following these simple, sensible truths. This companion guide includes specific tools, exercises, and suggestions that the reader can use for personal introspection or group discussion.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: New World Library (September 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930722214
• ISBN-13: 978-1930722217
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the author of "Do It Anyway", October 27, 2003

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Kent M. Keith (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do It Anyway: The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World (Hardcover)

As I have traveled and talked with people about the Paradoxical Commandments, I have been struck by the fact that almost everyone agrees that they should live "the paradoxical life." The question is: How do you do it?

This book is my answer. I wrote it to give people the examples, the tools, and the encouragement to live the paradoxical life and find personal meaning and deep happiness, no matter who they are, and no matter what their past or present conditions may be.

The book includes 40 stories from people I know personally who live the Paradoxical Commandments each day. They include a school teacher, a housing developer, a retired Navy captain, a college president, a YMCA leader, a jeweler, an occupational therapist, the CEO of a non-profit organization, a businessman, a college professor, a pineapple plantation worker, an Army sergeant, a pastor, a nurse, and a financial adviser. By quietly living the Paradoxical Commandments, they find personal meaning and deep happiness, even when times are tough. I hope that after reading their stories, you will decide that you, too, can DO IT ANYWAY!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't stop doing the right thing!, November 7, 2003

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Linda (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do It Anyway: The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World (Hardcover)

Feeling frustrated or beat up doesn't mean you should stop doing the right thing. "The Paradoxical Commandments" brought my frustration into words, and let me know I was not alone. "Do It Anyway" gives real examples of what others have experienced and how they came through. It challenged by life, and helped put me in a much stronger place. You can make a difference doing the right thing. Even when no one is looking, Do It Anyway!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable and motivating, November 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Do It Anyway: The Handbook for Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness in a Crazy World (Hardcover)

Do It Anyway is an easy book to read. Living its tenets is more difficult. By use of thoughtful questions along with stories from real people, the author suggests ways we can incorporate the Paradoxical Commandments into our lives. By the time you've finished reading, you realize not only your ability to do good, but the strengthened desire to get out there and do it! This book is a quick read that packs a gentle wallop. Read it anyway.