The Power of the Dao: Seven Essential Habits for Living in Flow, Fulfilment and Resilience

“Insightful and engaging! … this book hits the mark with powerful techniques for living a more fulfilled life.”Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach, and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There


What if you could live your life in flow?


Being in flow is when you are ‘in the zone’, ‘on your game’, or even ‘on fire’. This is both a mental state and a physical one. You have a feeling of complete focus, full involvement and deep enjoyment in whatever you are doing. You feel the activity takes no energy from you – indeed you feel that it is giving you energy. You barely notice the passage of time. You feel calm but almost ecstatic.Most of us have glimpsed being in this state. But what if you could be in your zone not just for a moment of flow, nor merely for a day, but always and forever?Max Landsberg, best-selling author whose previous titles have sold more than a million copies, reveals how we can live in a state of flow all the time. He shows how to achieve this, based on the enduring wisdom of Daoist principles and practice.


“One of the best books I have read on personal development and growth … I am sending copies to my friends and CEO contacts.”André Andonian, Board Chair, CEO coach, and former Managing Partner of McKinsey in Korea and Japan


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The Power of the Dao: Seven Essential Habits for Living in Flow, Fulfilment and Resilience

“Insightful and engaging! … this book hits the mark with powerful techniques for living a more fulfilled life.”Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach, and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There


What if you could live your life in flow?


Being in flow is when you are ‘in the zone’, ‘on your game’, or even ‘on fire’. This is both a mental state and a physical one. You have a feeling of complete focus, full involvement and deep enjoyment in whatever you are doing. You feel the activity takes no energy from you – indeed you feel that it is giving you energy. You barely notice the passage of time. You feel calm but almost ecstatic.Most of us have glimpsed being in this state. But what if you could be in your zone not just for a moment of flow, nor merely for a day, but always and forever?Max Landsberg, best-selling author whose previous titles have sold more than a million copies, reveals how we can live in a state of flow all the time. He shows how to achieve this, based on the enduring wisdom of Daoist principles and practice.


“One of the best books I have read on personal development and growth … I am sending copies to my friends and CEO contacts.”André Andonian, Board Chair, CEO coach, and former Managing Partner of McKinsey in Korea and Japan


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The Power of the Dao: Seven Essential Habits for Living in Flow, Fulfilment and Resilience

The Power of the Dao: Seven Essential Habits for Living in Flow, Fulfilment and Resilience

by Max Landsberg
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The Power of the Dao: Seven Essential Habits for Living in Flow, Fulfilment and Resilience

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“Insightful and engaging! … this book hits the mark with powerful techniques for living a more fulfilled life.”Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach, and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There


What if you could live your life in flow?


Being in flow is when you are ‘in the zone’, ‘on your game’, or even ‘on fire’. This is both a mental state and a physical one. You have a feeling of complete focus, full involvement and deep enjoyment in whatever you are doing. You feel the activity takes no energy from you – indeed you feel that it is giving you energy. You barely notice the passage of time. You feel calm but almost ecstatic.Most of us have glimpsed being in this state. But what if you could be in your zone not just for a moment of flow, nor merely for a day, but always and forever?Max Landsberg, best-selling author whose previous titles have sold more than a million copies, reveals how we can live in a state of flow all the time. He shows how to achieve this, based on the enduring wisdom of Daoist principles and practice.


“One of the best books I have read on personal development and growth … I am sending copies to my friends and CEO contacts.”André Andonian, Board Chair, CEO coach, and former Managing Partner of McKinsey in Korea and Japan



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781911687757
Publisher: LID Publishing
Publication date: 09/14/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Max Landsberg is an internationally recognized authority on personal development, leadership, motivation and executive coaching. His books include The Tao of Coaching, which has become a classic guide to coaching. Max’s books draw on his expertise in strategy, from his time as a Partner at McKinsey & Company; insights into leadership gained as a Senior Partner at two global headhunting firms, and skills in personal development through private practice as an executive coach.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

ATTAINING THE DAO TO LIVE IN FLOW1

PRINCIPLE 1:YIN-YANG
(ENERGIES)15
1. BRUSH STOPS, MEANING CONTINUES23
2. PIERCE WALL, STEAL LIGHT33
3. EIGHT IMMORTALS CROSS THE SEA43

PRINCIPLE 2:LI
(PATTERNS)53
4. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON63
5. OLD FRONTIERSMAN LOSES HORSE73
6. RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE, PEOPLE IN HARMONY81

PRINCIPLE 3:ZIRAN
(SELF-SO-NESS)91
7. GO WITH UNFOLDING NATURE99
8. LEGS AKIMBO, PRACTICALLY NAKED109
9. CALCULATED WAITING117
CONTENTS

 PRINCIPLE 4:PU
(SIMPLICITY)127
10. FASTING THE HEART-MIND141
11. THE FROG IN THE DILAPIDATED WELL149
12. CART SOUTH, TRACK NORTH157

PRINCIPLE 5:WUWEI
(EFFORTLESS ACTION)167
13. EYE NOT WHOLE OX177
14. PEN DANCE, INK SING187
15.INCH OF TIME WORTH MORE THAN
FOOT OF JADE197

PRINCIPLE 6:DE
(POTENCY)209
16. PEACHES AND PLUMS EVERYWHERE221
17. CARP LEAPS DRAGON GATE229
18. GHOST’S AXE, GOD’S SKILL239

PRINCIPLE 7:ZHENREN
(MASTERY)247

SUMMARY AND CHECKLIST258

APPENDICES262
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS274
SUGGESTED READING AND BIBLIOGRAPHY276
INDEX293
AUTHOR BIO 298
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