Temporary Sanity
Instant Self-Leadership Strategies for Turbulent Times, Palm Reader
Published on 18. August 2004
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208 pages
978-0-13-199085-2 (ISBN)
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Don't worry about the past. Don't worry about the future. Find your peace in the moment. This simple truth, this simple skill, can change your life. And it can be taught. Temporary Sanity is about mastering the moment, and leading yourself to peace, no matter what you're up against. It brings together more than 20 simple, potent, practical peace of mind strategies to use whenever times get rough...and the rest of the time, too. Mental strategies. Physical strategies. Spiritual strategies. Powerfully effective ways to lose the fears and anger that cripple you...find and hold your calm, your balance, your sound mind, no matter what you're up against. Are they 'quick fixes'? Yes. But they're far more than that. The more you practice them, the more they become part of you...a happier, calmer, more peaceful you.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-199085-2 (9780131990852)
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About the Author CHARLES C. MANZ, Ph.D., is Nirenberg Professor of Business Leadership, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A leading author, speaker, and consultant, he has been working for many years to enhance the effectiveness of individuals in their lives and work. He has authored or co-authored several books and articles on self-leadership, leadership, work teams and employee empowerment, including Emotional Discipline: The Power to Choose How You Feel; The New SuperLeadership (with H.P. Sims, Jr.); The Power of Failure; The Wisdom of Solomon at Work (with K.P. Manz, R.D. Marx, and C. Neck), and Fit to Lead (with Tedd Mitchell and Chris Neck). He has served on the Core Planning Committee, National Spirituality in Work and Higher Education Conference; and as a member of the Board of Advisors to The Works Magazine. His awards include the Stybel Peabody National Book Prize for Best Publication of the Year, and Harvard University's Marvin Bower Fellowship for Outstanding Achievement in Business Scholarship. A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
Content
Introduction. I. Foundational Peace(s). What is Temporary Sanity? The Four Truths. The Only Moment. The Promise of Temporary Sanity. Traveling the Inner Low Road. Rerouting to the Inner High Road. The Two Key Parts of the Temporary Sanity Process. Three Steps to Temporary Sanity in "Normal" Challenging Moments. Three Steps to Temporary Sanity in Highly Challenging Moments. Finding the Peace(S) of Your Life. II. Mind: Mental Peace(s). Watch Yourself! Choose Momentary Amnesia. Just Consider Letting Go. Ride Mental Storms. Mental Kung Fu. The Idea That Can Change Your Life. Mental Flow... Catch Your Inner Wind. Ideas for Other Mind-Centered Temporary Sanity Strategies. III. Body: Physical Peace(s). Stop!... And Relax. Breathe. Perceive in 3D. Smile and Laugh. Sense Your Senses. Sound Management. Stretch Yourself. Ideas for Other Body-Centered Temporary Sanity Strategies. IV. Spirit: Transcendent Peace(s). Watch, Don't Be, the Ego. The Question: Can I Feel Inner Peace Right Now? The Statement: This is the Way Things Are Supposed to Be. Wake Up in Your Day/Life Dreams. 4D Perceiving. Die Before You Die. Make Peace with Love. Ideas for Other Spirit-Centered Temporary Sanity Strategies. Create Lifelong Temporary Sanity.