Gently down the Stream : 4 Unforgettable Keys to Success,9780399532825

Gently down the Stream : 4 Unforgettable Keys to Success

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ISBN13: 9780399532825
ISBN10: 039953282X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-09-05
Publisher(s): Perigee Trade
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Summary

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream... The popular round song now becomes the key to success, as it embodies the primary principles for job fulfillment: work hard, go with the flow, have fun, and create a personal vision. Reinforcing personal and professional values Weinstein (dubbed the "Master of Playfulness" by People) and Barber's simple revolutionary program is already working wonders with organizations and individuals.

Author Biography

Matt Weinstein is the founder of the management consulting company, Playfair, Inc., and a Successful Meetings magazine "21 Speakers for the 21st Century." He was inducted into the "Speakers Hall of Fame" by the National Speakers Association.

Luke Barber, a professor of philosophy at Kichland College in Dallas, TX, is the coauthor, with Matt Weinstein, of Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do< /i> and Work Like Your Dog.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xv
PART 1 ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT
1. Don't Just Sit There, Do Something!
3(4)
2. Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!
7(3)
3. A Very Big Box
10(5)
4. Think Like a Child
15(3)
5. Carmichael Did It
18(3)
6. It's Just That Simple
21(3)
7. You Are Not Alone
24(3)
8. Seeing Is Believing
27(3)
9. Believing Is Seeing
30(3)
10. The Barriers Come Down
33(6)
PART II GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM
11. Chill!
39(3)
12. Walk This Way
42(3)
13. There Are Many Ways to Look at the Same Situation
45(3)
14. We Get What We Expect
48(4)
15. Developing Basic Trust
52(4)
16. What Would Water Do?
56(4)
17. See Things as They Are
60(4)
18. The Miracle of Breath
64(4)
19. Pig Wrestling
68(3)
20. Let It Go
71(10)
PART III MERRILY, MERRILY, MERRILY, MERRILY
21. Lighten Up!
81(3)
22. The Antidote for Terminal Seriousness
84(3)
23. Have Fun at Work
87(4)
24. Laugh Out Loud
91(3)
25. A Merry Heart
94(3)
26. Be Outrageous
97(3)
27. Playing the Fool
100(4)
28. The Organization as Fool
104(4)
29. Toxic Humor
108(3)
30. Wrong Time, Wrong Place
111(6)
PART IV LIFE IS BUT A DREAM
31. Life as a Yardman
117(6)
32. The Importance of Habit
123(4)
33. Keep It Simple
127(23)
34. Success as Happiness
150
35. Putting the Four Unforgettable Keys into Practice
135

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