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Socially, economically, politically, and technologically our world is evolving in ways we could scarcely imagine even a few years ago. Now, more than ever, we need to close the gap between our professional and personal lives, bridge commerce to compassion, sustainability to profitability, and move from insight to action.

The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader is a brilliant guide to original thinking, inspired living, and visionary leadership - a hands-on guide to becoming a thought leader. Author Jan Phillips challenges us to question assumptions, free ourselves from illusions, dispel myths, and question the origins of our thoughts. Phillips' artful blend of storytelling, real-world examples, insightful interviews, and research sheds light on people, groups, and businesses around the world that are profiting exponentially through conscious choices and creative collaborations.

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9th Element Press
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August 1, 2006
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About the Author

Jan Phillips is a visionary thought leader, award-winning author and dynamic speaker. She teaches individuals and organizations to ignite their original thinking and capitalize on their diverse strengths to achieve success while being a force for good in the world.

Jan is known worldwide for her keynote speaking, workshops and multimedia video presentations. She creates a unique multi-sensory experience, weaving humor, storytelling, captivating imagery, and music to inspire and ignite insights for life-changing action. Jan shows people how to access their wisdom, activate their own creative energy and communicate with passion and power.

Jan is one of the founders and principal members of the 9th Element Group, an organization dedicated to promoting thought leadership by providing compelling keynote speakers, educational programs, products, workshops and seminars. Her own quest has led her into and out of a religious community, across the U.S. on a Honda motorcycle, and around the world on a one-woman peace pilgrimage. Blending east and west, art and activism, reflection and ritual, Jan’s transformational presentations inspire consciousness and commitment.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ 9th Element Press; 1st Edition (August 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0977421309
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0977421305
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches

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vidyanand

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Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2012

Sunday, 19 August 2012
Becoming a Thought Leader
We can bear witness to the fact that nearly 300 million persons in India are trying to survive each day on what we spend for a cup of Cappuccino.Does it make you sit up ,think and do something , however small?If it does , then you are a thought leader.Who are thought leaders?They are the persons who traverse constantly between the private and the public ."They are bridge builders who connect the local and the global , the past and the future, the heart and the mind" .They connect commerce and conscience. To be a thought leader , on needs imagination , sensitivity, reflection , dialogue , expression, integrity and courage . Basic assumption of a thought leader is:"What I am and what I do does matter."
The Art of Original Thinking(The Making of a Thought Leader) by Jan Phillips(225 pages) was first published by ProLibris Publishing Media Ltd on August 1 2006 , and I read this "book with a difference" in August ,2012 .
To live imaginative and inspired lives takes time , the courage to go within, and the commitment to a practice of silence.It takes verve and stamina and rebellious originality.The poet Mary Oliver says:"In order to be the person I want to be , I must strive hourly against the drag of others."That is why we need time alone, every day, to re-root ourselves in the fertile soil of our imagination. Any of us who are trying to be creatively and compassionately are at the risk of being outcasts.Robert Grudinsays:"Creativity is dangerous.We cannot open ourselves to new insight without endangering the security of our prior assumptions.We cannot propose new ideas without risking disapproval and rejection ."Thought leaders become thought leaders by endangering the security of their prior assumptions .
Often when confronted with situations where people ask for our help , we ask them to wait and ourselves go to get help .Jan disagrees.In a crisis , do not go from the scene .YOU ARE THE HELP.Solutions exist nowhere but within ourselves .She asks us to take the responsibility , rather than moving away in the garb of getting help .
The book tells us about the power of story and story telling ."What we believe is possible for ourselves comes from the images and stories that have entered into our consciousness."Where do the thoughts originate .In our conversations with family , friends ,in media.'Being in the presence of others whose experiences are vastly different from ours, causes us to see ourselves and our beliefs in a new light."Do not wait in silence.Interviewing folks about their lives and values enlightens you.Donot follow the words of others as doctrine.Ask new questions."Think of your own experience, work and family, and tell of the things you know that no one else does."When you tell what you have never told to any other person , you find parts of yourself that had been long lost, simply because there is some one else also to hear and receive them .But you have to go first .You can be the cause of a profound conversation if you dare to go first .
Thought leaders engage in deepening themselves in silence and study, then reaching outward with awareness gained on the inner journey, merging with others to synthesize and share, collaborate and create.The have the integration of the inner and the outer , insight and action .
It gives us the concept of triple Bottom Line- People , Planet and Profits.Put the people and planet before profits. When this is done , profits follow automatically. Jan quotes "A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America" by Ian Mitroff and Elizabeth Denton . They found that spirituality is one of the most important determinants of organizational performance. People who are more spiritually involved achieve better results .In fact , they suggest that spirituality may well be the ultimate competitive advantage"Spirituality"involves the continuous unfolding of the human spirit."I do not know if these observations hold true only for America .But I am sure that markets , society, governance systems and level of education in India indicate that these observations do not hold true in contemporary India.(It is an irony that Jan quotes copiously from Indians Mahesh Yogi , Raman Mahrishi and Sri Aurobindo Ghosh.)
The book gives a very large number of quotes from other authors and in this sense can not be called original. It has many references to eastern mysticism ,with its somewhat circular and often confusing jargon , making it a kind of metaphysical work. In addition , it brings in the Millennium Goals set by the UNO, micro finance of Mohammad Yunus of Bangla Desh , and global environmental issues.It jumps all over , with no logical order in thinking or presentation .
But despite its weaknesses, , the book has some new and attractive thoughts , which make it a worthwhile read, and gives you value for our time .It is full of interesting, inspirational and educational stories.
While I do not believe that thoughts alone bring about a change , thoughts are essential foundation for any meaningful purpose, change or activity .In this sense , understanding the processes and systems that go into the making of thought leaders are important for any person or organization who want to bring about a change .I recommend you to read this book by Jan Phillips on thought leaders.

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Rod Harrington

A Recommended Book

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2009

It's obvious that we live in a world with many serious problems. Poverty stalks the globe. Children are dying of preventable illnesses. Wars are killing and maiming civilians. Yes, there are problems, we acknowledge, but they're going to have to be up to someone else to solve--not us. The "experts" will find a way. We have enough problems of our own.

We've been socialized to be sheep, to be patient when bureaucracy is slow. Jan Phillips writes, "Thought leaders do not wait in silence. Nor do they wait for others' minds to be opened, or for safe places to speak into. Thought leaders are the openers of minds, the modern day prophets...."

The paradigm we grew up with says it's every man for himself. Do the best you can, donate a little money once in a while to ease your conscience, and believe for the best. But as Phillips says, "We are here to advance life...to be...a perpetrator of inspiration, a leader of thought and heartfelt action....This is the time, and we are the ones."

The book is filled with stories of people who made a difference, of companies that broke the mold of ordinary thinking, that found new visions for themselves and their world. Of companies who found that "doing [good] unto the least of these" not only feels right, but can be profitable at the same time.

Ms. Phillips believes in telling stories, because stories reach through and around our barriers--stories can move our hearts. One example: "Half of us do not have access to clean water. Five thousand children die every day from waterborne illnesses. That's equivalent to twelve full jumbo jets crashing every day. How can it be that we have a dozen jets crashing every day and we're not doing anything about it? How does it happen that we let five thousand of our children die when we have everything it takes--but human will--to fix the problem?"

Thought-provoking quotes are scattered throughout the book:

-Frederick Buechner: "The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet."

-Martin Luther King, Jr.: "True compassion is more that flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring."

-Max De Pree: "The measure of leadership is not the quality of the head, but the tone of the body."

-Miguel de Cervantes: "When we dream alone it is just a dream, but when we dream together it is the beginning of reality."

When multiplied millions live on under a dollar a day, and the CEO of Yahoo! manages on only $4 million a week, something is wrong. When the current CEO-worker pay gap is 458 to 1, something is wrong. Thought leaders look at the health of humanity and search for ways to better the world. The author says, "Thought leaders inspire change--personal change, social change, cellular and systemic change. They are not redirecting traffic on the old thoroughfares, but building superhighways of communication that transport people to destinations of heightened awareness, broadened perspectives, and a truer, deeper sense of their place and purpose in life."

This book was not what I expected. I was looking for a book to help me be more original and creative. I found a book which challenged me to live with authenticity and integrity. I've started. And I'd recommend the book to everyone.

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