Inspiring tips for rewiring the self.
A professional coaching consultant, in this debut self-help book, discusses the importance of releasing one’s negative emotions in order to improve one’s work/life existence.
In her early 30s, after years of encountering bad bosses, Dewar realized that “The only constant in all these experiences was me.” Here, she offers discussion and tips on the “important inner work that is forgiveness.” It isn’t about confronting or assessing the “badness” of a boss’s behavior, she says, but rather about undergoing a “rather messy and uncomfortable journey” of assessing and releasing one’s grievances and negative emotions. It’s a learning, healing, and empowering process that she believes is essential to reclaiming one’s personal power. Indeed, Dewar structures her book around the concept of “POWER,” using the word as an organizing acronym to share anecdotes from her coaching practice and present self-examination activities. The topics are “The Price You Pay,” examining how much energy it takes not to forgive a bad boss; “Own Your Story,” about transforming the impact of a bad boss’s actions; “Widen Your View,” which asks readers to acknowledge that they’re only seeing a portion of their bosses’ worlds; “Embrace Human Frailty,” which urges readers to give themselves and others the benefit of the doubt; and, of course, “Release Your Baggage.” The author concludes the book by touching on when to share new insights with your boss, when to leave a company, and the value of applying these principles to other types of relationships. Overall, Dewar makes a compelling, passionate case that “We owe it to ourselves to explore the practical role that forgiveness can play in our own power and our enjoyment of work.” She addresses this challenge in a highly relatable way, admitting that she is a “recovering festerer” herself. Although she admits there are some “truly evil” bosses out there—and that dealing with them falls outside of the scope of this work—her overall advice to look inward will greatly benefit readers in most work/life situations.
Inspiring tips for rewiring the self.Pub Date: Oct. 29, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4602-7185-8
Page Count: 84
Publisher: FriesenPress
Review Posted Online: Dec. 15, 2015
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 2016
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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