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Название: Living Big

Автор: Пэм Гроут

Издательство: Ingram

Жанр: Поиск работы, карьера

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isbn: 9781609259976

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       Praise for Living Big

      “To read Living Big is a delight, and to put its principles into practice is downright thrilling.”

      —VICTORIA MORAN, author of Lit from Within and Creating a Charmed Life

      “With this inspiring book, Pam Grout blows the lid off your limited thinking and invites you to become extraordinary. Turn off the TV, she advises, reclaim your personal power, and start spinning miracles.”

      —GAIL MCMEEKIN, M.S.W., author of The Power of Positive Choices and The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women

      “A brilliant, enticing guide to a life of adventure and purpose. Let Pam Grout escort, enthrall and, yes, nudge you, into creating a life you thought you could only dream of.”

      —FATHER PAUL KEENAN, author of Stages of the Soul and Heartstorming

      “If you long to live a life of passion and purpose but wonder where to begin, stop right now and read Pam Grout's wonderful and dynamic book Living Big. Pam writes from the bone and speaks from her heart. She knows what it means to find and then follow your joy. Take Pam on your journey and embrace what really matters.”

      —LESLIE LEVINE, author of Ice Cream for Breakfast: If You Follow All the Rules, You Miss Half the Fun

      This edition first published in 2015 by Conari Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC

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      Copyright © 2001 by Pam Grout

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC. Reviewers may quote brief passages. Originally published in 2001 by Conari Press, ISBN: 978-1-57324-703-0.

      Cover design by Jim Warner

      Interior design and composition by Nancy Campana, Campana Design

      Author photo by Ron Dewitt

      ISBN: 978-1-57324-652-1

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available upon request

      Printed in the United States of America

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       This one's for Ronnie.

      LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE LITTLE.

      —Disraeli

       This is a book of magic.

      Sign your name here if you're ready for a life of enchantment, mystery, wonder, and passion:

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      You (yoo) 1: The person whose name is signed on this line 2: Immense 3: Vast 4: Endless 5: Colossal 6: Enormous 7: Boundless 8: Astronomical 9: Tremendous 10: Infinite 11: Mammoth 12: Mastodonic 13: Gigantic 14: Gargantuan 15: Herculean 16: Humongous 17: Prodigious 18: Stupendous 19: Cosmic 20: Whopping 21: Thunderous 22: Larger than life

      LIVING BIG

       What's the Big Idea?

       You Were Created to Do Big Things

       1 / Thinking Big: The Attitude of Boldness

       2 / Giving Big: The Attitude of Service

       3 / Blessing Big: The Attitude of Kindness

       4 / Making a Big Difference: The Attitude of Commitment

       5 / Imagining Big: The Attitude of Creativity

       6 / Playing Big: The Attitude of Happiness

       7 / Loving Big: The Attitude of Spirituality

       Wrapping Up with a Big Bang

       Acknowledgments

       About the Author

       WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?

      EVERY DAY, YOU ARE SIGNALED AND SUMMONED TO EMBARK ON A JOURNEY BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF ALL YOU HAVE EVER KNOWN. YOU NEED ONLY RELINQUISH YOUR FEARS, OPEN YOUR HEART AND BEGIN.

      —Bob Savino, As the Spirit Moves

      The average human being squanders his imagination, hoards her love, and has no clue about the depths that exist within his own soul.

      Or, as the great poet Ranier Maria Rilke put it, “Most people come to know only one corner of their room, one narrow strip on which they keep walking back and forth.”

      Living Big is about discovering the rest of your room.

      We all know the pitiful statistic about our brainpower: that we use a scant 10 percent of what's СКАЧАТЬ