Book - Product Information
Whistle While You Work: Heeding Your Life's Calling
Richard J. Leider, David A. Shapiro
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 97625
In Whistle While You Work, Richard Leider and David Shapiro counter
the clichéd query about what you want to be when you grow up with a
more intriguing question: "What is your life's calling?" The authors define
calling as "the inner urge to give our gifts away in service to something
we are passionate about in an environment that is consistent with our
values." Drawing upon psychologist James Hillman's metaphor of the acorn
programmed to grow into an oak tree, Leider and Shapiro guide readers to
discover their "core gifts" and the work they were born to do. Each
chapter describes a conversation with a cabdriver in a different city to
introduce a key idea about the process of heeding your life's calling.
These lively conversations are followed by stories of individuals--from a
Motorola executive to a building security guard--who have identified their
calling. The stories are paired with bulls-eye exercises that allow
readers to discover their calling. Tools include "calling cards" to
identify core gifts, a "calling journal" and the "calendar/checkbook"
exercise to align values with time management. The book would have been
strengthened with more narrative about the relationship between choosing a
calling and maintaining a positive cash flow.
Yet the clarity and
conviction of its approach sets this book apart from other
do-what-you-love career books.
It is an eloquent and practical blueprint
for being at home in the world by making a living with your uniqueness.
--Barbara Mackoff
About the AuthorRichard J. Leider Richard J. Leider is a founding partner of the
Inventure Group, a training firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota devoted to
helping individuals, leaders, and teams discover the power of purpose.
His
clients include many Fortune 500 companies. Leider is author or coauthor of
six previous books, including the bestselling Repacking Your Bags, The
Power of Purpose, The Inventurers, and Life Skills.
Books by the
Author:
Repacking Your Bags
The Power of Purpose
Whistle While
You Work David A. Shapiro David A. Shapiro is the Education
Director of the Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children, a non-profit
organization that brings philosophy into the lives of young people in
schools and community groups.
David is coauthor (with Richard J. Leider)
of Repacking Your Bags, and author of Choosing the Right Thing to Do.
Books by the Author:
Repacking Your Bags
Choosing the Right
Thing to Do
Whistle While You Work
Editorials
Sample 3 of 6
Whistle While You Work: Heeding Your Life's Calling
Richard J. Leider, David A. Shapiro
![]() | | | Amazon.com | | In Whistle While You Work, Richard Leider and David Shapiro counter
the clichéd query about what you want to be when you grow up with a
more intriguing question: "What is your life's calling?" The authors... read full editorial |
![]() | | | From Publishers Weekly | | "If we're spending our precious hours feeling half-alive as we drag
ourselves through tasks that we abhor, then we're wasting our most
precious commodity of all: time," warn Leider and Shapiro, coauthors of
the bestselling... read full editorial |
![]() | | | From the Author | | Endorsements "Put simply, here's a book that will help you make sure
that your work matters-to you and to others." -Alan Webber, Founding
Editor, Fast Company magazine "This book inspires us to remember that
the essence... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
Sample 3 of 9
Whistle While You Work: Heeding Your Life's Calling
Richard J. Leider, David A. Shapiro
![]() | | | Light-hearted but hard-headed | | (Albany, CA USA) February 21, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars | | This is an energizing and level-headed treatment of a subject that often
gets much too "New Agey". The Calling Card exercise is fun, but
its also a very practical approach to get you to think about what you do,... read full review |
![]() | | | FIND A JOB YOU LOVE! | | (Blacksburg, VA United States) January 27, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars | | Confucius once wrote: "Find a job you love, and you will never have
to work another day in your life." This book is the first step
towards making these words ring true in your life. It's a must read for
anyone... read full review |
![]() | | | To question your careeer, this is a must read | | (Oklahoma City, OK United States) February 28, 2002 - 4.0/5 stars | | Get control of your career and your expectations of what career means in
your life. This book does a great job of guiding you along as you
question wehre you are in life and where you want to be. Redundant at
times... read full review |
Top 10 Best Selling Money-Employment Book Categories
|