The Tao of Influence: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leaders and Entrepreneurs (Business Management, Positive Influence, Eastern Philosophy, Taoism)

by Karen McGregor, James Twyman (Foreword by)

Overview

How to Become a Great Leader

By translating The Tao Te Ching into simple steps for greater influence, Karen has created a powerful tool for today’s leaders.” ―Andrea Menard, Métis Song Keeper

Wall Street Journal Bestseller
2021 International Book Awards finalist in Business: Management & Leadership
#1 New Release in Eastern Philosophy, Taoism

People are yearning to make an impact and create much needed change. Building a business, starting a movement, generating a new initiative in the workplace, creating change within a family, or supporting a non-profit enterprise in the community? People want to be part of the solution. Author Karen McGregor believes the 4000-year-old “Four Pillars of Influence” of the Tao Te Ching may be the key.

Positive vibes and how to influence others. Author Karen McGregor is an international keynote and TEDx speaker, and a guide to thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals seeking to become more influential leaders. In this book each chapter begins with a quote from the Tao Te Ching that connects with that chapter’s theme, then concludes with reflections and recommended actions.

A unique leadership skills book. The Tao of Influence stands apart as a business book. It speaks ancient wisdom to the modern-day leader, while providing practical and tangible actions that lead to high levels of sustainable influence and positive power. Discover an easy-to-follow roadmap to creating lasting change in your workplace, community, and family, while navigating chaotic and demanding environments.

Learn to:

• Handle challenges and difficult people
• End the dynamic that heightens power struggles and destroys influence
• Create stillness and space to generate authentic power

If you have read books such as Weconomy, Leaders Eat Last, Radical Candor, Difficult Conversations, or Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth, you will want to read and learn from Karen McGregor’s The Tao of Influence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642502756
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	09/15/2020
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,151,049
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Karen McGregor is an international keynote speaker and influencer who has shared the stage with such luminaries as Tony Robbins, Dr. John Gray, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Brendon Burchard, Marci Shimoff, and Dr. Denis Waitley. For the past decade, McGregor has been recognized for her ability to help professionals and entrepreneurs craft and deliver influential, heart-based messages that influence the world. In addition to being a TEDx speaker and an inspirational keynote speaker, McGregor is a Dragon’s Den coach (the Canadian equivalent of Shark Tank), Founder of the Speaker Success Formula, and creator of the highly-regarded training program, Rock the StageTM, which has served thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals in becoming more influential messengers.

For over twenty years, James Twyman, also known as The Peace Troubadour, has traveled to countries at war to share the prayers of peace from the 12 major religions of the world he put to music in 1994. He has been invited by peace organizations and even the leaders of countries to Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Syria and many other countries to initiate world synchronized meditations while battles raged around him. Each time millions of people participated, and miracles have often followed. James is also the New York Times bestselling author of sixteen books, has recorded over eighteen musical albums, and has produced or directed six films. James has been a teacher of non-dualistic spirituality for over twenty years. As a student of A Course In Miracles, James has traveled around the world inviting people into the experience of Oneness. He has worked with many other spiritual leaders including Wayne Dyer, Neale Donald Walsch, Gregg Braden and Doreen Virtue. His book The Moses Code set the foundation for his teachings on the I AM Consciousness.

For more information on James and his work go to www.worldpeacepulse.com/james_twyman

Table of Contents

Foreword 14

Introduction 17

Pillar I Power

1 Understanding Power 29

2 Identifying Your Power Patterns 43

3 Releasing the Ten Ego Needs 68

4 Seven Ways to Illuminate Your Power 88

Pillar II Presence

5 Awakening Presence 109

6 Sacred Stillness 122

7 Stillness Strategies 130

Pillar III Purpose

8 Understanding Purpose 147

9 Leading with Purpose 159

10 Embracing Divine Purpose 174

Pillar IV Potential

11 The Holy Flow 189

12 Mastery in Form 201

13 From Mysticism to Activism 211

Final Thoughts 219

P.S. 222

Acknowledgments 223

About the Author 225

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“A Knowledge Keeper has great responsibility in sharing what he or she knows. In this beautifully written book, Karen McGregor proves her worth in sharing the teachings of The Tao Te Ching. She understands. She is responsible. Karen helps us understand how to use ancient wisdom in our daily lives by creating better relationships with ourselves and the people around us. By translating The Tao Te Ching into simple steps for greater influence, Karen has created a powerful tool for today’s leaders.

—Andrea Menard, Métis Song Keeper and founder of the Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge

“This inspiring book is a leadership gem! It merges the ancient wisdom of the Tao with both deep inner growth practices and highly effective outer action steps necessary to create impact and influence in the world. Karen McGregor’s unique and insightful process into the heart of true influence will accelerate and escalate your leadership achievement and path.

—Dr. John Demartini, international bestselling author of The Values Factor