Simple Steps : Ten Things You Can Do to Create an Exceptional Life

by Caliandro, Arthur; Lenson, Barry

• ISBN13: 9780071407915
• ISBN10: 007140791X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-09
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Dr. Arthur Caliandro is one of America's most trusted and revered spiritual advisers. Now Dr. Caliandro shares his philosophy of hope with the world in this life-enhancing, action-oriented book. It offers 10 simple yet significant steps such as beginning a regular spiritual discipline, taking responsibility for your life, and seeking solitudethat can be put into practice immediately for a abundant life.

Author Biography

Dr. Arthur Caliandro, Senior Minister of Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, is successor to Norman Vincent Peale. He has brought his insights to hundreds of thousands through weekly programs on WOR radio and the Interfaith Cable Network. He is also the author of Make Your Life Count.

Barry Lenson has collaborated on numerous books, including Where Do I Go from Here? (with Kenneth Ruge). He has also written articles for publications including The National Business Employment Weekly, Yahoo!, and Internet Life.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Your Attitude is Your Future	p. 3
Decide on Your Attitude	p. 5
Put Some Oil on Your Hinges	p. 7
Stop Justifying a Negative Outlook	p. 9
Take the Higher Road	p. 11
Test Drive Your New Attitude Today	p. 12
Remember the Toll Taker	p. 15
Stop Justifying	p. 16
Tap Your Inner Momentum	p. 19
Keep Moving Ahead	p. 21
Don't Let Setbacks Stall You	p. 24
Keep Your Goals Flexible	p. 26
Learn to Relish Life's Challenges	p. 28
Don't Worry, Do Something	p. 29
Help Someone Else	p. 31
Take It One Day at a Time	p. 33
Let Hope Pull You Through	p. 35
Bring That Great Attitude of Yours into Play	p. 37
Ask Counsel, But of the Right Person	p. 38
Surrender the Problem	p. 40
Never Stop Trying	p. 41
Transform Your Life with Kindness	p. 43
Be an Uplifting Force	p. 45
Lift Someone Today	p. 47
Cultivate a Forgiving Heart	p. 49
Learn to Empathize	p. 51
Affirm Someone with Kindness	p. 53
Lift Up the World	p. 55
Start a Ripple Effect	p. 57
Be Kind, With a Pure Heart	p. 59
Don't Take Things Out on People	p. 60
Again, Take the Higher Road	p. 61
Welcome Stillness into Your Life	p. 63
Seek Out Your Quiet Spaces	p. 65
Make Silent Time Part of Every Day	p. 67
Let Silence Deepen Love	p. 71
Express Kindness through Silence	p. 73
Share Silent Rituals and Support	p. 76
Let Silence Open Your Creative Mind	p. 80
Angels Passing Over	p. 82
Settle with the Past and Move on	p. 83
Move Beyond Problems	p. 85
Make a Fresh Start Each Day	p. 88
Accept the Irony That Life Is Unfair, But Good	p. 90
Become a "Today Bloomer"	p. 93
Forgive Someone	p. 95
Make Forgiveness a Regular Practice	p. 97
Make Peace with Your Tragedy	p. 102
Banish Prejudice from Your Life	p. 105
Don't Pass Hatred Along	p. 107
Try to Live One Day without Prejudice	p. 111
Stick to the Higher, Rockier Road	p. 113
Draw the Line Nowhere	p. 116
Reach Out to Just One Person	p. 118
Black versus White in America: Can't We Get Beyond This?	p. 123
Provide an Opportunity	p. 125
Greet Your Fellow Voyagers "Soul to Soul"	p. 126
Risk to a Brighter Future	p. 129
Risk Being Vulnerable	p. 131
Move Forward with a Brave Heart	p. 134
Don't Let Fear Stall Your Life	p. 136
Jump into the Pool	p. 139
Take a Spiritual Risk	p. 141
Connect with a Higher Power	p. 145
Welcome the Inner, Higher Power within You	p. 147
Remember, You Can't Get It Wrong	p. 150
Share the Process with Someone Else	p. 152
Pray for Someone Else	p. 156
Accept a Mystery	p. 158
Put Discipline on Your Side	p. 161
Live in the Present	p. 163
Follow Your Passion	p. 165
Find a Spiritual Community	p. 167
Live as an Angel	p. 169
Embrace Ecstasy	p. 171
Lean on Someone Else's Faith	p. 173
Replace the "False Idols"	p. 175
Learn to Sacrifice	p. 178
Simplify Your Life	p. 181
Make Choices	p. 183
Welcome Life's Challenges	p. 184
Seek Peace Every Day	p. 186
Be Peaceful with Someone Else	p. 189
Stop Catastrophizing	p. 191
Surrender Your Problems to a Higher Power	p. 193
See Angels	p. 195
Heed the Call to Leadership	p. 197
You Can Lead	p. 199
Start Leading Today	p. 200
Build Your Life from Your Center	p. 202
Help People in Small Ways	p. 205
Excel within Your Abilities	p. 207
Live on Your Truth	p. 209
Set Resolutions You Can Achieve	p. 212
Be Your Own Person	p. 214
Never Stop Thanking	p. 217
Do Good for No Good Reason	p. 220
Put Other People First	p. 222
Pass Grace Along	p. 225
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