Prisoners of our thoughts : Viktor Frankl's principles for discovering meaning in life and work
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Prisoners of our thoughts : Viktor Frankl's principles for discovering meaning in life and work
(a BK life book)
Berrett-Koehler, c2010
2nd ed., rev. and updated
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-224) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
World renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is one of the most important books of modern times. Alex Pattakos who Frankl urged to write this book applies Frankl's philosophy and therapeutic approach to life and work in the 21st Century, detailing seven principles for increasing your capacity to deal with life work challenges, finding meaning in your daily life and work, and achieving your highest potential. This updated and expanded second edition includes new personal stories, new data on meaning, a new chapter on the difference meaning makes in people's lives, and new exercises to help apply the seven principles.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Stephen R. Covey
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter 1: Life Doesn't Just Happen to Us
Chapter 2: Viktor Frankl's Lifework and Legacy
Chapter 3: Labyrinths of Meaning
Chapter 4: Exercise the Freedom to Choose Your Attitude
Chapter 5: Realize Your Will to Meaning
Chapter 6: Detect the Meaning of Life's Moments
Chapter 7: Don't Work Against Yourself
Chapter 8: Look at Yourself from a Distance
Chapter 9: Shift Your Focus of Attention
Chapter 10: Extend Beyond Yourself
Chapter 11: Living and Working with Meaning
Chapter 12: The Meaning Difference
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