Lodro Rinzler

The Buddha Walks into the Office: a Guide to Livelihood for a New Generation Lodro Rinzler

Publisher Marketing: From the author of the bestselling "Buddha Walks into a Bar ," wisdom for "Generation Next" on how to make your work meaningful, satisfying, and of benefit to others Does it ever seem that a lot of the people you work with are, well, jerks? This audiobook is about how not to let work turn you into one of them. Apply the simple Buddhist teachings and practices Lodro Rinzler provides here to whatever you do for a living, and you ll not only avoid jerk-hood, but you ll be setting out on the path toward making your livelihood an expression of your inherent wisdom, honesty, and compassion. You ll discover practical ways to bring mindfulness into administrative support, cabinet-making, financial management, nursing, truck-driving, or latte-brewing. In the process, you ll discover genuine empathy for the folks you once found so difficult. You ll also learn leadership skills that apply compassion to management in a way that increases happiness along with efficiency. This is career advice of the profoundest kind, geared toward today s twenty- and thirty-something workers and job-seekers whose employment outlook is radically different from that of a generation ago. As Lodro shows, even if the path of work shifts beneath your feet, it s possible to make your livelihood a source of satisfaction and of deep meaning. " Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/14/2014 (EAN 9781611800616, Paperback) Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 102 (EAN 9781611800616, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Rinzler, Lodro Lodro Rinzler is a teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and founder of the Institute for Compassionate Leadership. His columns appear regularly in the Huffington Post and Marie Claire, and his writings have appeared in Reality Sandwich, the Interdependence Project, the Shambhala Sun, Buddhadharma, and the Good Men Project. He is also the author of The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . ., Sit Like a Buddha, and Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You, and You re Hungover Again. For more of Lodro visit www.lodrorinzler.com.