The Power of Purpose: Living Well by Doing Good

By Peter S. Temes

Book Overview

In The Power of Purpose, Peter S. Temes highlights "three levels of thinking." At the first level we ask, Who am I? and What do I want? At the second level we ask, Who do other people think I am? How do I look to them? But it's when we hit the third level that we have the potential for lasting success by forgetting about ourselves and asking the questions that lend a powerful sense of purpose to our lives: How do others look to themselves? How can I help others become the people they want to be? Using these questions, you can unlock your own ultimate happiness. To help you on the path, Temes draws on the wisdom of great thinkers, including Aristotle, Soren Kierkegaard, and Abraham Lincoln; the life lessons of great achievers ranging from Mother Teresa to Michael Jordan; and home truths he's gathered from his parents, his grandparents, his children, and even his own life of great personal accomplishment. The Power of Purpose is a map for finding the confidence and power, the opportunities and occasions, and-most important-the techniques and strategies for achieving success through helping others. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030733693X
• ISBN13: 9780307336934
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Harmony
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 1.0" x 5.8"