“Suneel Gupta shares how to chisel away the everyday layers
that prevent us from clarity and joy. Written with compassion and wit, you will
find yourself within its pages, and by the book’s end, it’s very possible that
you will have uncovered just what most lights the fire within you.” —Sharon
Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of Lovingkindness and Real
Life
Find your Dharma—your inner calling—and learn to integrate
ambition, work, and wellbeing to create a balanced, joyous life with this
practical, life-changing guide from the beloved speaker, bestselling author,
and visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School.
We’ve been conditioned, from an early age, to believe that
one day we’ll reach a moment of “arrival.” But no matter how much we achieve or
acquire we still don’t feel as satisfied or as fulfilled as we thought we would
be. Exhausted, we become burned out and cynical, questioning the purpose of it
all.
An expert on happiness and work, Suneel Gupta argues that
for too long society has been fixated on the Future of Work and ignored the
Future of Worth. We’ve compartmentalized work and well-being and ignored the
fact that both are essential for sustained success. We’ve assumed that outer
success leads to inner well-being–despite history showing us that this has
never been the case.
In Everyday Dharma, Suneel helps us break this
negative cycle. A captivating storyteller, he weaves personal stories, history,
science, Eastern philosophy, and Western modalities in this engaging,
enlightening, and prescriptive personal growth guide. He begins by helping us
identify our dharma, the essence of who we are. When you’re in your Dharma, you
feel confident, creative, and caring, with a sense of purpose, and that shines
through your life and work.
Everyday Dharma provides an accessible
three-step approach to discovering, understanding, and living your “sacred
calling.” At its center are self-assessments to help you identify your passions
and powerful rituals for building new habits—ancient practices supported by
science and found in diverse cultural sources, including Toni Morrison’s
novels, Jimi Hendrix’s lyrics, and Frida Kahlo’s paintings, and used by the
likes of Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi.
Finding your dharma empowers you to let go of anxiety,
follow your wildest ambitions, produce your life’s work, and experience true
joy.
This engaging and prescriptive guide delivers proven
strategies to reclaim your life:
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Find
Your Purpose: Go beyond job titles with accessible
self-assessments designed to uncover your true inner calling―your Dharma.
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Actionable
Strategies: Discover ancient practices and powerful,
science-backed rituals for building new habits that stick, inspired by
figures from Toni Morrison to Mahatma Gandhi.
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Work-Life
Balance: Reject the myth that outer success leads to inner
wellbeing and learn to integrate ambition and self-care for a more joyous,
sustainable path.
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Avoid
Burnout: Break the negative cycle of exhaustion and cynicism by
shifting your focus from the Future of Work to the Future of Worth.