Book review Synchronicity - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Book review Synchronicity - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Synchronicity, the inner path of leadership by Joseph Jaworski is the story of his own transformation as a leader. From his earlier life (as he calls it) as a trial lawyer to his quest of identifying and promoting better leadership. His transformation began, as it often happens, with a personal tragedy. Until his wife left him, he had been living what must have seemed on the surface a perfect life. He had a high-payed, challenging job, a nice home, a wife and a kid. But when it all came tumbling down, he realized that he hadnt really been living. His life felt two-dimensional. He has since then been through an amazing transformation which is described in the book in a no-nonsense, down-to-earth manner. Hes met, worked with and learned from people like David Bohm, Peter Senge and Arie deGeus, and the lessons are passed on in the book. And mostly, its about openness. About realizing that everything in the world is connected. That ultimately the border we perceive between self and not-self is an illusion. Its about not trying to control life, but letting life flow through you. Jaworski argues that when you live life in this way, it feels like the world is constantly conspiring to help you along, and I cant help but agree. Ive taken a very similar approach to my work on the Happy at work project, and highly skilled and wonderfully nice people are constantly coming out of the woodwork to help. Its a great feeling to be reliant on the world to help you, and to see that the world does. The book is an easy and enjoyable read, and the story of Jaworskis gradual unfolding from slave to a job to servant of a purpose is well told and very inspiring. I recommend it highly. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related