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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 153
EAN num: 9780060988753
ISBN number: 0060988754
Label: Collins Living
Manufacturer: Collins Living
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 203
Printing Date: January 15, 2000
Publishing house: Collins Living
Release Date: October 17, 2000
Sale Popularity Level: 187118
Studio: Collins Living
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For anyone tired of chasing ever–elusive desires, of doing more only to find that more needs doing, and of making more money only to need more money, best–selling author Chin–Ning Chu shows you that life was meant to be easy, if you know the secrets.
From the best–selling author of The Working Woman's Art of War, comes an important and timely book about the side of sucess that most don't know about 注e power of selective yielding, of surrendering to a successful destiny, and of getting what you want by not wanting it too much.
Using Carl Jung's famous parable of the rainmaker as a framework, Chin–Ning Chu explains universal truths about the nature of effort, success, willpower, detachment, 'creating luck,' and more. Illustrating the four 'secrets of the rainmaker' with rich anecdotes from history, personal experience, and popular culture, Ching–Ning explains how to create sucess by attaining inner harmony, how to partner effort with ease, how to make peace with time, and how to stop reacting and start restfully controlling the events of your life.
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For years, I've quoted this author in my seminars: "When one is excessively busy, his heart is dead". There is no better source for understanding what to do about this common affliction than this small, powerful book. She guides the reader to finding the balance between grace, strength, and relaxation - the harmonious "rhythm of ease and effort". In finding this point of balance, the reader will discover a more peaceful path toward his or her destiny. The section "From Reacting to Restfully Controlling" is a valuable perspective on learning to respond, rather than react, a topic covered in my Intentional Living: Lessons from the Tree of Life.In addition, the Asian-inspired wisdom of surrendering to reveal your destiny, of doing less to achieve more, so well presented here, was the inspiration for my chapter "Being and Doing" in Letters to My Granddaughters; Insights and inspiration for a life journey.
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I bought this book a couple of years ago. Tried to start it severa times, it was always such a struggle.
Perhaps it was the gash in the cover of the book, but more likely it was that I wasn't ready for these wonderful teachings.
This afternoon I gave up. Put aside a couple of priority projects and wanted to read from a pile of important books I've been meaning to get to. Instead I picked up Do Less, Achhieve More, thinking I'd read for a few minutes again.
Once I let go of the struggle, the words flowed effortlessly and I saw answer to some of my largest challenges in life. I finished the book in 90 minutes without interuption.
I wish I could promise this experience to all who read. I cannont. But I can promise that there is much wisdom in this one.
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The very first story in this book is about a rainmaker who brings rain to a village that had been in a drought for five years. He evidently does this by putting himself in "harmony with the Divine." Later in this book, when asked how he discovered his destiny, the rainmaker replies that he asked the "universal Being to make clear his way".
So if you are the kind of person who thinks that one person meditating inside a tent can influence weather patterns, then I guess this would be a good book to read. However, if like me you are interested in reading a book with some useful and practical tips on balancing your time, then I doubt you will find anything of interest in this book.
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--Not just about getting ahead in business, but about living a good and worthwhile life ... I was able to give this book a very first reading in just a couple of sittings, but I know that I'll be returning to it again and again in months and years to come.
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I love this book. Have read it at least four times, usually on long flights above the ocean or across a country. Here are its five principal lessons:
Desired outcome after reading:
Accomplish more by finding a better balance between effort and ease.
1. Trade what you have for what you want
"At any moment, your life is completely full... You had twenty four hours yesterday, and I guarantee that you used every minute and second of it." To make your life yesterday different than it was yesterday, you have to give up something to make room for activities that will bring you what you desire. "Often, the greater the reward, the larger the adjustment you will have to make in your life."
2. Change your dreams, change your life
"Your dreams are like a movie projector reflecting your conscious and unconscious thoughts. If you want to know the quality of your life, examine the quality of your dreams." Do whatever you can to push your dreams to new levels: cut out pictures from magazines, imagine that you are (not will be, but are right now) wildly successful. Take long, imaginary rides in your yacht or Ferrari.
3. Surrender, and see your destiny
Giving into destiny does not mean doing nothing. It means "accepting life as you find it. It means using your given ability, talent and strength to do all you can to bring about a better life for yourself and others." She believes destiny reveals itself in three stages: first, you are dissatisfied with life; next, you come to some dramatic turning point - be careful not to get stuck here, as many do; finally you recognize that no one can take away what is destined to be yours, and then you have much in common with other great men and woemn.
4. Be willing not to survive
Once you turn to face the worst of all consequences, fear disappears. Death can actually become your protector. Once you accept death and turn to face it, daily stress and frustration drifts away. You gain the freedom to recognize what is truly important, rather than what you feel compelled to do.
5. Put your mind at ease
"The only reality that exists for you is in your own mind." Grant yourself grace. You can choose to enjoy or dread your ride through life; this is a choice that happens in your mind, not in the world around you.
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