I Want to Make a Difference : Discover a Purpose in Life and Change Things for the Better

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ISBN: 9781904879633 | 1904879632
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Copyright: 12/30/2006

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Practical guidelines for making significant life changesat work, in the home, or bothare offered in this motivational guide. By following the simple action plan for becoming more mindful in daily activities and realistic strategies for discovering where to focus one's energy, readers can unlock latent enthusiasm, passion, and happiness. This modern approach to finding new meaning in life encourages change without relying on the spiritual and reveals the many options available to people who want to make a difference.

Acknowledgments

viii

Preface

1 What is the Make a Difference Mindset, and why is it important?

(10)

What it is

(2)

Difference Drivers, Difference Deliverers, and Beneficial Presences

(3)

Why it's important

(1)

Postmodernism and all that nonsense

(2)

2 The good news: the positive difference makers are winning

(18)

Pessimists can't hack it

(2)

Most of us are in a position to make a difference

(4)

The growth and evolution of volunteering

(6)

3 The elements of the mindset, and finding our purpose

(8)

Finding our purpose

(3)

Actually nailing our purpose

(2)

4 The Values Map

(12)

The ingredients

(1)

The map and the compass

(6)

Repetition and paradoxes

(1)

5 The start point: being captains of our souls

(20)

So how do we build character?

(7)

What exactly is conscience?

(5)

A little extra help

(4)

6 Now we know why, we move on to how: creating value for others

(20)

Adding or taking value: it's the intention that counts

(1)

Adding value through making people feel valued

(1)

Adding and taking value in families

(2)

Taking and creating value for the planet

(2)

Creating value through leadership

(2)

Leadership adds value to globalization

(5)

Ideas enable individuals to create huge value and make big differences

(4)

7 Where we meet Lee and Helen, who are searching for their purpose

(26)

Lee and Helen: finding the defining thread

(10)

Helen searches for purpose

103

(12)

8 The Difference Imperative: choosing domains and making it happen

115

(22)

Differing shapes and sizes of purpose

117

(1)

Beneficial Presences

118

(1)

Beneficial Presences and inflicted purpose

119

(2)

Beneficial Presences, and exploitation by poisoners and time sponges

121

(3)

Choosing our domain

124

(2)

The Difference Imperative

126

(1)

Refining the stimulus to enhance the commitment

127

(1)

Choosing the concept that will make the difference

128

(1)

Branding the concept

129

(3)

Goal setting: important, but don't get too hung up on it

132

(5)

9 The Difference Imperative

137

(28)

Lee fights the good fight

139

(8)

The Virtuous Value Centrifuge

147

(7)

Helen finds her way, but not without finding a dead end or two

154

(11)

10 So where do we go from here?

165

(15)

The need and the desire to make a difference

176

(1)

Using the Interrogative Imperative on ourselves

177

(3)

Bibliography

180

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I Want to Make a Difference : Discover a Purpose in Life and Change Things for the Better

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