| Do Less, Achieve More: Discover the Hidden Powers Giving in Contributor(s): Chu, Chin-Ning (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060988754 ISBN-13: 9780060988753 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2000 Annotation: For anyone tired of chasing ever-elusive desires, of doing more only to find that more needs doing, and of making more money only to need more money, best-selling author Chin-Ning Chu shows you that life was meant to be easy, if you know the secrets. From the best-selling author of "The Working Woman's Art of War, "comes an important and timely book about the side of success that most don't know about 注e power of selective yielding, of surrendering to a successful destiny, and of getting what you want by not wanting it too much. Using Carl Jung's famous parable of the rainmaker as a framework, Chin-Ning Chu explains universal truths about the nature of effort, success, willpower, detachment, "creating luck," and more. Illustrating the four "secrets of the rainmaker" with rich anecdotes from history, personal experience, and popular culture, Ching-Ning explains how to create success by attaining inner harmony, how to partner effort with ease, how to make peace with time, and how to stop reacting and start restfully controlling the events of your life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - Success - Business & Economics | Careers - General - Self-help | Motivational & Inspirational |
| Dewey: 158 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.26" W x 7.49" (0.39 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: For anyone tired of chasing ever-elusive desires, of doing more only to find that more needs doing, and of making more money only to need more money, best-selling author Chin-Ning Chu shows you that life was meant to be easy, if you know the secrets. From the best-selling author of The Working Woman's Art of War, comes an important and timely book about the side of success that most don't know about 注e power of selective yielding, of surrendering to a successful destiny, and of getting what you want by not wanting it too much. Using Carl Jung's famous parable of the rainmaker as a framework, Chin-Ning Chu explains universal truths about the nature of effort, success, willpower, detachment, creating luck, and more. Illustrating the four secrets of the rainmaker with rich anecdotes from history, personal experience, and popular culture, Ching-Ning explains how to create success by attaining inner harmony, how to partner effort with ease, how to make peace with time, and how to stop reacting and start restfully controlling the events of your life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chu, Chin-Ning: - Chin-Ning Chu is the bestselling American author in Asia. She is the chairperson of the Strategic Learning Institute and the president of Asian Market-ing Consultants, Inc. Through her books, speeches, seminars, and tapes, she has touched millions of lives in over forty countries and counts a number of prestigious multinational corporations among her clients. She lives in Northern California. |