The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World - Hardcover

Millman, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932073493 ISBN 13: 9781932073492

Publisher: HJ Kramer, 2011

Synopsis

The Four Purposes of Life was born from Dan Millman's decades-long search to make sense of life. He distills decades of experience into a concise map of the journey -- the full scope of what we're each here to accomplish here on planet Earth. 

It puts together, for the first time, essential elements from the "peaceful warrior teachings" in their full and proper context --- providing a burst of clarity to bring our lives into sharper focus.  This backstage tour of life begins with the proposition that we are here to fulfill (not one but) four purposes:

1. Learning Life's Lessons
2. Finding Your Career and Calling
3. Fulfilling Your Hidden Life Path
4. Attending to This Arising Moment

A few highlights include:

• the higher purpose of daily life
• twelve required lessons in the school of life
• how to make better decisions in career and relationships
• the qualities of leadership no matter who you are
• a mysterious system to clarifying your hidden calling
• keys to mastering the most important purpose of all

Prepare for a quantum leap in self-knowledge, insight, and wisdom to light your way, expand your awareness, and improve the quality of your life. The seeds planted by this remarkable book will bear fruit for years to come.

About this title

From the Author:

When someone asks me to name my favorite among all the books I've written,  I ask them what a parent of three or four or six children might say if asked to name their favorite, and they get the point: I love them all. No one is better, only different.

Certainly my first, or signature book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, is best known, and close to my heart. Yet each book provides its own unique facets. And yet . . . and yet . . . I do have a special feeling about The Four Purposes of Life.  Because it truly delivers on the promise of its subtitle -- "finding meaning and direction in a changing world." 

This book, which offers hope as well as encouraging reminders, is both timely and timeless, exploring and answering deep (yet often unasked) questions at the core of our lives:  What am I here to do? What do I really want?  Is getting what I want going to take me to where I want to be? And finally, What is the purpose of my life?

This book contains some important elements from earlier books, but for the first time places them in their proper context.  After reading it once, and even again, most readers will experience a quantum leap in wisdom and perspective that can last a lifetime.

About the Author:

Dan Millman, a former world champion athlete, coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor,  is author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior (adapted to film in 2006) and numerous other books read by millions of people in 29 languages. Dan teaches worldwide and has influenced people from all walks of life, including leaders in the fields of health, psychology, education, business, politics, sports, entertainment and the arts.  For more info:  peacefulwarrior.com

About this edition

• Publisher: HJ Kramer
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1932073493
• ISBN 13: 9781932073492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168