From Publishers Weekly
Carefully distinguishing between "work" and "a job," Helliwell, a Canada-based speaker and management consultant, believes that a job offers the financial means to meet one's obligations while work is what one truly loves. Often, people have to take a job for an extended period of time in order to allow them to work at what they loveAwhether it is helping to raise children or be an artist. Finding the right balance between the two is essential for contentment, according to Helliwell. To achieve it, she urges readers to recognize and learn how to satisfy the needs of both the soul, which determines one's life purpose, and one's personality, which has the gifts to realize it. Through a combination of visualization exercises and journal writing, she shows readers how to probe their physical, "etheric" (a kind of superego), emotional, mental and spiritual states, and how to identify and evaluate their life goals. However, much of Helliwell's advice about articulating the soul's mission, confronting fears, "cultivating people who feed your soul" and practicing "abundance mentality"Awhich draws on a mix of Eastern spiritualism and the work of Howard Gardner, Daniel Goleman and Jack KornfieldAwill be familiar to all but beginning readers in this area. Readers hoping for a step-by-step program, however, may be disappointed by what is essentially an overview of the subject of spirituality at work. (Mar.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"A comprehensive book on how soul affects our life and well-being. Read it, do the exercises and watch your soul soar." -- Richard C. Whiteley, Vice Chairman of The Forum Corporation
"Take Your Soul To Work picks up where The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People left off. It brings eternal truths down to earth, makes them practical and shows you how to get results in your work and personal life." -- Patricia Aburdene, co-author of Megatrends 2000
"This welcome book guides us toward a balance in all our needs so we can best realize our full potential." -- Dr. David Suzuki, author of The Sacred Balance
"Take Your Soul To Work picks up where The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People left off. It brings eternal truths down to earth, makes them practical and shows you how to get results in your work and personal life." -- Patricia Aburdene, co-author of Megatrends 2000
"This welcome book guides us toward a balance in all our needs so we can best realize our full potential." -- Dr. David Suzuki, author of The Sacred Balance
