The Authentic Career by Maggie Craddock

What would a Mandala* of Your Life look like? Recreating your life story in pictures can unmask your authentic self and reveal the meaningful career path you are seeking.  (*For more information on Mandalas click here: www.mandalaproject.org )

The Authentic Career is not a book to be devoured in a single sitting, but would best be savoured at a leisurely pace while on a month-long vacation. It takes you on a journey of self-discovery that uncovers personal insights as well as the skills necessary to make your career path part of your spiritual path. The author calls this “practical spirituality.”

The exercises you’re invited to complete will help you “reclaim your personal power in a world that encourages us to gain much of our self-esteem through the approval of others…Authentic spiritual growth is about going within to find your answers, not looking to others to define you.”

“Self-knowledge enables us to take full responsibility for our own lives rather than worshiping power figures we believe will protect us from having to face our fears and think for ourselves.” Rather than giving our power away, Craddock encourages us to reclaim it and to lead ourselves through listening to that inner voice.

“The foundation of authentic personal power is trust…When our foundation of self-trust is solid, we find that we will be able to trust and work productively with others – because we will have honed our instincts in selecting the right relationships and the right environment to help us achieve our goals.”

By tapping into your inner core you can enhance self-awareness, build your skills and use your career path as a gift to improve the lives of those around you.

Craddock includes exercises to: develop a personal meditation practice, conduct a synchronicity inventory, create a personal Mandala, examine how our emotions influence our choices, expand our definition of success and write a letter to our Future Self.

Take this path of self-discovery and uncover your own inner truths.

Visit the authour's website at: www.workplacerelationships.com

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