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Leaders personify hope," Razeghi claims, not by trusting in luck but by demonstrating their preparedness to seize opportunities for success even when faced with setbacks. His exploration of the power of positive thinking strives for universality, touching base with spiritual leaders like Deepak Chopra and businessmen like Charles Schwab, as well as drawing upon some of his own personal experiences as a management consultant and, at one point, an attempt at inspirational poetry. Razeghi has a friendly, engaging manner, and some of his stories, such as one about the experiences of an astronaut who remained calm enough to put out a fire on a space station, can be inspiring. However, his mixture of psychology, cognitive science and self-help advice turns out to be a superficial rehash of well-worn advice. The methods of "belief management" he discusses, such as creating personal mantras and motivational narratives, are old hat. Buzzwords abound: improvising through uncertainty becomes "wayfinding," for example, while the contemplation of one's own mortality is reduced to "flatlining." Anyone who has already given serious consideration to personal and professional motivation is sure to find most of this material too familiar to be truly revealing. (July)
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"…shows how a sincere belief in the future, coupled with determination and the skills to engage and enlist others, can positively affect the likelihood of success." (Training Journal, October 2006)
Leaders personify hope," Razeghi claims, not by trusting in luck but by demonstrating their preparedness to seize opportunities for success even when faced with setbacks. His exploration of the power of positive thinking strives for universality, touching base with spiritual leaders like Deepak Chopra and businessmen like Charles Schwab, as well as drawing upon some of his own personal experiences as a management consultant and, at one point, an attempt at inspirational poetry. Razeghi has a friendly, engaging manner, and some of his stories, such as one about the experiences of an astronaut who remained calm enough to put out a fire on a space station, can be inspiring. However, his mixture of psychology, cognitive science and self-help advice turns out to be a superficial rehash of well-worn advice. The methods of "belief management" he discusses, such as creating personal mantras and motivational narratives, are old hat. Buzzwords abound: improvising through uncertainty becomes "wayfinding," for example, while the contemplation of one's own mortality is reduced to "flatlining." Anyone who has already given serious consideration to personal and professional motivation is sure to find most of this material too familiar to be truly revealing. (July)
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"…shows how a sincere belief in the future, coupled with determination and the skills to engage and enlist others, can positively affect the likelihood of success." (Training Journal, October 2006)
"Readable and relevant for a wide audience" (Long Range Planning, 40/2007)
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Flashes of color raced by my car window. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dalai Lama, Jack Cakebread, New York, Charles Schwab, Geoff Canada, San Francisco, Paul Orfalea, Mannie Jackson, Napa Valley, Monte Carlo, United States, Vaclav Havel, Jerry Linenger, Soviet Union, Trojan Horse, Wall Street, Cakebread Cellars, Czech Republic, Harlem Children's Zone, Headset Man, Office of Tibet, Sistine Chapel, Air Force, Bob Hope, Branch Rickey New!
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- A Message to Garcia and Other Essays by E. Hubbard on page 188, page 189, and Back Matter
- A Message to Garcia (Life-Changing Classics) by Elbert Hubbard on page 188, page 189, and Back Matter
- Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Huizdala by Vaclav Havel in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by John Steinbeck on page 187, and Back Matter
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