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020 ^a9781611800616 (paperback)
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082 00 ^a294.3 RIN
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099 ^a294.3444^b
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100 1 ^aRinzler, Lodro,^eauthor.
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245 ^a ^a1111^ba guide to livelihoodfor a new generation / |
250 ^aFirst edition.
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300 ^axiv, 217 pages ;^c22 cm.
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504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references.
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520 ^aFrom the author of the best-selling ^"Buddha Walks into aBar . . .,^" wisdom for ^"Generation Next^" on how to makeyour work meaningful, satisfying, and of benefit toothers. Does it ever seem that a lot of the people youwork with are, well, jerks? This book is about how not tolet work turn you into one of them. Apply the simpleBuddhist teachings and practices Lodro Rinzler provideshere to whatever you do for a living, and you^'ll not onlyavoid jerk-hood, but you^'ll be setting out on the pathtoward making your livelihood an expression of yourinherent wisdom, honesty, and compassion. You^'ll discoverpractical ways to bring mindfulness into administrativesupport, cabinet-making, financial management, nursing,truck-driving, or latte-brewing. In the process, you^'lldiscover genuine empathy for the folks you once found sodifficult. You^'ll also learn leadership skills that applycompassion to management in a way that increases happinessalong with efficiency. This is career advice of theprofoundest kind, geared toward today^'s twenty- and thirty-something workers and job-seekers whose employmentoutlook is radically different from that of a generationago. As Lodro shows, even if the path of work shiftsbeneath your feet, it^'s possible to make your livelihood asource of satisfaction and of deep meaning.
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650 0 ^aBusiness^xReligious aspects^xBuddhism.
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650 0 ^aInterpersonal relations^xReligious aspects^xBuddhism.
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650 0 ^aQuality of work life.
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650 0 ^aSpiritual life^xBuddhism.
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999 ^aThanyaporn Prempree
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