Book
Fearless at work : timeless teachings for awakening confidence, resilience, and creativity in the face of life's demands
Publication Information
Boston : Shambhala, 2012.
Physical Description
ix, 284 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Summary
Work is such a crucial part of our life, and yet we often struggle with-and feel overwhelmed by-the numerous challenges it presents us. Whether it's job insecurity, making peace with or leaving an unfulfilling job, or dealing with office conflicts, we often experience fear and a sense of groundlessness just at a time when we want to be our most creative and resilient. Drawing on Buddhist philosophy, Michael Carroll, a longtime human-resources executive, meditation teacher, and executive coach, explains how the practice of mindfulness-full awareness of our moment-to-moment experience-can help us become more confident and open to possibility in our work life. He offers a system of potent, inspiring principles that we can use as a practice for helping us work with our insecurities and awakening our natural bravery, resourcefulness, and resilience.
Contents
- Rediscovering our natural confidence
- The five primary slogans
- Face the fierce facts of life
- No delight; no courage
- Recognize fear
- Discover the jewel of fearless abundance
- Command gracefully
- Exploring the ironies of cowardice
- Stop the "bubble wrap"
- Mind the gap
- Break the false promise
- Reconnect
- Don't count on it
- Ask : "who's kidding who?"
- Let it break
- Nothing sticks
- Lean in
- Taming the mind
- Keep your feet on the ground
- Stabilize attention
- Synchronize with the present moment
- See clearly
- Don't short change yourself
- Vividly present
- Establishing a fearless presence
- Dare to awaken zigi
- Be, see, do
- Gently lay down the burden
- Where's the edge?
- Take a straight dose
- Be a spiritual fool
- Hold sadness and joy
- Be alone
- Gather the fearless view
- Living a skillful life
- Gently bow
- In a word
- Join heaven and earth
- Be a flagpole
- Don't kick the dog
- Unseen precise hand
- Just slow down
- Take the vajra view of aggression
- Resonate
- Appendices
- A: cultivating fearlessness through shine lhatong or mindfulness awareness meditation
- B: instructions for mindfulness awareness meditation instruction
- How mindfulness-awareness cultivates social intelligence
- Four fearless traditions
- E: instructions for contemplating the fearless at work slogans
- F: suggested locations for retreats.