But his uplifting prose and liberal doses of inspirational quotes from wise men and women provide support for the weary traveler. Most of this service goes unrecognized and unnoticed by the wider public because it does not fit with the conventional view of what is valuable or important. First and foremost, give yourself a chance to be the one of those, whose intentions are widely presented. You have the "philosophy" aspects which take up most of the book, but the actual career advice is just the usual "discover your values, make a list of your talents, etc" that you get in these books.

Highly recommend for college-age students or anyone struggling to figure out what do I do with my life. Since receiving the book, I have been recommending it, not only to my clients, but to other consultants, career centers, and friends.Reading about the hero's journey was fascinating (incredibly so), and has made me consider reading Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces. It totally forever changed my way of thinking and gave me practical step-by-step instructions on how to get to where I wanted to go. A book that goes far beyond other career guides, 'Zen and the Art of Making a Living' brings creativity, dignity, and meaning to every aspect of the work experience.

I've gone through several years of being underemployed due in part to the current economic client and a need to reinvent myself professionally. In How to Find the Work You Love, Laurence Boldt helps you find the courage to begin the quest for your life’s work, leading you toward a breakthrough understanding of what you could and should do with your life. It helps me to discover that I love to work with people, that somehow I need the contention of a institution, the lessons from the warriors, the sage, the students and.

When I started reading this book, at the recommendation of a good friend, I knew that I would take the time to finish it. Illuminated with generous images from poetry, mythology and art, as well as traditional Zen teachings, it also contains ingeniously organized practical worksheets to guide readers through the steps to discovering and accomplishing their life's work. Weighing in a 600 pages, this is a vision of new life/work possibilities that offers direction and encouragement for those looking to express their talents in meaningful ways. More importantly, on a personal level I was struck by the depth at which many of the ideas resonated in my psyche.

Maybe this book would be better for people with more life/work experience -- and thus more to reflect on. A book that goes far beyond other career guides, Zen and the Art of Making a Living brings creativity, dignity, and meaning to every aspect of the work experience. A career role is a vehicle through which to pursue your purpose and express your passion, and it gives others a way of relating to you so they can help you achieve your goals.At the time, the Miami Herald featured a popular Sunday column about the books local citizens were reading and a woman wrote a review that moved me to purchase the book the very next day. The major acts include: (1) Act 1: The Quest for Life's Work, (2) Act II: The Game of Life's Work, (3) Act III: The Battle for Life's Work and Act IV: The School of Life's Work. When we reveal our heart’s desire with respect to work, we feel an emotional vulnerability not unlike what we feel in our first confessions of love for a would-be partner. Yet the true potential of the book comes not from its strength as an advice manual but rather from its lessons on life. Especially because I could feel myself building up resistance as I read a passage readying my rebuttal to what I thought would be an exaggeration or misinterpretation, but I rarely got a chance.

Through all of this, he intersperses hundreds of large type quotations from a marvelously diverse collection of thinkers, including Margaret Mead, Will Rogers, Michelangelo and Lao Tzu.Zen and the Art of Making a Living” Quotes One's true work is never merely 'my work,' but humanity's work. Boldt uses his training and experience as a career consultant to address such basic career development issues as making a skills inventory, gaining self-esteem, overcoming the barriers to gaining more education, and marketing yourself. It is a very dense book with so many wise quotes, lessons and a very comprehensive overview of choosing a career and then finding a way to make it happen.