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We spend most of our time in the workplace, but work needs to be much more than a means to make money. What we seek is meaningful work and a sense of fulfilment. David Whyte, who has become a popular speaker on creativity and work, shows us how tofind that fulfilment. Work is a powerful force in the shaping of our identity. If we do our work unthinkingly, it can damage our souls. CROSSING THE UNKNOWN SEA is a unique blend of poety, gifted story-telling, and personal experience, beautifully written in lyrically inspired and powerful prose.
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"Readers who accept poet and Fortune 500 consultant Whyte's invitation to enter into 'an imaginative conversation about life and work' are likely to be challenged as well as delighted by the beauty of his writing and the expansiveness of his views. Gracefully using the metaphor of a sea voyage to depict the journey through the world of work, Whyte views work not only as a means of support, but as a means for interacting with the world and developing self-expression and identity... An abundance of provocative ideas...thoughtful readers will wholeheartedly savor this book."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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"Crossing the Unknown Sea is like a grail that reconfers dignity to what has been demeaned by our preoccupation with monetary wealth."--Paul Hawken, author of The Ecology of Commerce
"Managers might do well to ditch wishy-washy motivational speakers and instead hire the fiery David Whyte to stir creativity and imagination in their employees."--USA Today
"Keep this beautiful book with you and you will discover, as I have, a still point amid our slightly mad world."--Peter Senge, author of the The Fifth Discipline and coauthor of Schools That Learn
An exploration of work as an opportunity for discovering and nurturing our deepest selves. We spend most of our time in the workplace - and what holds us back at work is what will hold us back the longest in terms of our personal development. A blend of poetry, story-telling and experience, this book is about how we find fulfilment through work. The text applies the stages of a pilgrimage to the process of seeking identity through the unknown sea of work.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0141005939
- ISBN 13 9780141005935
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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