No More Regrets! 30 Ways to Greater Happiness and Meaning in Your Life

by MUCHNICK, MARK

• ISBN13: 9781605098869
• ISBN10: 1605098868
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-03
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

"You don't want your last words to be 'I wish I could live my life over.' This book will inspire you, challenge you and show you how to do it right the first time." -- John Izzo, Ph.D, Author of The Five Secrets You Must Discover before You DieThe guiding premise of No More Regrets! 30 Ways for 30 Days is that we all have regrets in life, but none of us want to have more of them. The "30 Ways" to a life with no more regrets presented in this book are based the author's research about what regrets are and why we have them. While the sources of our individual regrets are unique to each of us, when taken together our regrets have some common themes: we get stuck in ruts and lose perspective (i.e., we stay in bad jobs, hang on to bad relationships, and perpetuate bad habits), we fail to appreciate how little time we have on this Earth (i.e., we take things/people for granted), we live without authenticity (i.e., we stick to the status quo and lose sight of our dreams), we box ourselves in (i.e., we get trapped in our fear of failure/rejection and we stop evolving), and we become overly self-absorbed and judgmental (i.e., we get caught up in our busy lives and grow insensitive to others). Specifically, each of the "30 Ways" falls into one of five overarching strategies for avoiding the sources of regrets: 1. Gain a Fresh Perspective 2. Cherish Each Day 3. Follow your Heart4. Stretch Yourself5. Be the Force of Goodness.Just one or two new insights from the 30 Ways presented in the book can be the key to having greater happiness and meaning in your life, career, and relationships. In addition, with the proper focus it only takes 30 days -- not several months or years -- to start seeing tangible results. The book is written in a "pick-your-style" format and readers are asked in each chapter to evaluate how well the message fits them. If it's a good fit, readers are asked to meditate on what insights and inspirations does the reader receive to stop doing or start doing over the next 30 days? Those chapters that may not fit the reader could be shared with the reader's colleagues for whom it may be a stronger fit. The idea is to work through the book in this manner to shape those strategies that will best impact our lives.

Author Biography

Marc Muchnick, Ph.D. is Founder and President of People First Group, a management consulting firm servicing leading organizations including start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits, and companies such as Invitrogen, Hilton Hotels, Delta Air Lines, McDonald’s, Fidelity Investments, and many more. Muchnick is also coauthor of  the international bestseller, "The Leadership Pill™" with Ken Blanchard, and author of Naked Management: Bare Essentials for Motivating the X-Generation at Work. He is an internationally known motivational speaker, leadership expert and online management professor with featured appearances on CNN and elsewhere.

 

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Get Out of Your Rut
Stop Doing What Isn't Working	p. 12
Pick a Place to Start	p. 16
Make Peace with Yourself	p. 20
Turn Adversity into Opportunity	p. 24
Avoid Victimitis	p. 28
Steer Clear of Toxic People	p. 32
Take Nothing for Granted
Live Your Life the Way You Want to Be Remembered	p. 38
Greet the Day	p. 42
Stay in Touch	p. 46
Make Every Day Count	p. 50
Freeze the Moment	p. 54
Put Your Stuff in Perspective	p. 58
Aim for Authenticity
Live Your Vision	p. 64
Listen to Your Heart	p. 68
Find Your Own Voice	p. 72
Speak Your Mind	p. 76
Be True to What You Value Most	p. 80
Pursue Your Happiness	p. 84
Stretch Yourself
Give It a Shot	p. 90
Trust Your Inner Strength	p. 94
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone	p. 98
Overcome the Obstacles	p. 102
Broaden Your Cultural Perspective	p. 106
Match Up with a Mentor	p. 110
Be a Force of Goodness
Keep an Open Mind	p. 116
Love Unconditionally	p. 120
Take a Mulligan	p. 124
Do the Right Thing	p. 128
Strive to Be Selfless	p. 132
Make the World a Better Place	p. 136
Next Steps	p. 141
The No More Regrets! Game Plan	p. l45
Giving Back	p. 150
About the Author	p. 151
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