The Power of Purpose: Living Well by Doing Good
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Temes, Peter S., PUBLISHER: Three Rivers Press (CA), "ong>Theong> ong>Powerong> ong>ofong> Purpose" begins with a simple but remarkable statement: "ong>Theong> more you focus on helping oong>theong>rs, ong>theong> more you will succeed in reaching ong>yourong> own goals." Peter S. Temes builds on this fundamental insight ong>toong> share a simple plan for living with ong>theong> truest and most enduring kind ong>ofong> happiness. At ong>theong> heart ong>ofong> "ong>Theong> ong>Powerong> ong>ofong> Purpose" are ong>theong> "three levels ong>ofong> thinking." At ong>theong> first level, we ask, Who am I? and What do I want? At ong>theong> second level, we ask, Who do oong>theong>r people think I am? ong>Howong> do I look ong>toong> ong>theong>m? But ong>theong> real magic happens when we hit ong>theong> third level, forgetting about ourselves and asking ong>theong> questions that lend a ong>powerong>ful sense ong>ofong> purpose ong>toong> our lives: ong>Howong> do oong>theong>rs look ong>toong> ong>theong>mselves? ong>Howong> can I help oong>theong>rs become ong>theong> people ong>theong>y want ong>toong> be? ong>Toong> help us along ong>theong> way, Temes, who teaches humanities at Columbia University, draws on ong>theong> wisdom ong>ofong> great thinkers including Arisong>toong>tle, Soren Kierkegaard, and Abraham Lincoln; ong>theong> life ong>lessong>ons ong>ofong> great achievers ranging from Moong>theong>r Teresa ong>toong> Michael Jordan; and home truths he's gaong>theong>red from his parents, his grandparents, and his three children. From all ong>theong>se sources and from his own life ong>ofong> great personal accomplishment, Temes identifies ong>theong> essential knowledge that brings people happiness and success. He cites Arisong>toong>tle's notion that happiness is not a psychological state but a moral one, resulting from ong>doingong> good in ong>theong> world. Temes also believes in ong>theong> pivotal importance ong>ofong> trust and team-building in every area ong>ofong> life, from ong>theong> family ong>toong> ong>theong> workplace ong>toong> ong>theong> street corner. "ong>Theong> ong>Powerong> ong>ofong> Purpose" is a map for finding ong>theong> confidence and ong>powerong>, ong>theong> opportunities and occasions, and--most important--ong>theong> techniques and strategies for centering ong>yourong> relationships and work on helping oong>theong>rs. It is a book with a point ong>ofong> view: ong>theong> clearest path ong>toong> ong>yourong> own success and happiness lies in helping oong>theong>rs get ong>toong> where ong>theong>y want ong>toong> go. "From ong>theong> Hardcover edition."