by David Whyte (Author)
From Library Journal
In the midst of all the arid, bullet point-ridden business books,
Whyte's stands out with its languid
I'll-get-to-the-point-when-I'm-damned-good-and-ready approach. A
poet, corporate trainer, and author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and
the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America, Whyte challenges
readers to remember their childhood interests and enthusiasms. He
claims that this is necessary in order to escape the deadening
influences of adult "musts" and "shoulds" and to recapture the
passion that one needs to do good work. Whyte discusses his own
career changes, from naturalist to nonprofit executive to
writer/presenter/coacher. Echoing Fortgang, his main point is the
popular "Do what you love and the money will follow," but he
personalizes it by telling his own story and by including snippets
of focused poetry (his own and others'), so that it's not as
hackneyed as it may sound. Because an excerpt appeared in the March
2001 issue of O: The Oprah Magazine, there's sure to be demand in
public libraries.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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