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nspiration is something that we all look for both in our work and home
lives. Research has clearly linked it to the enhancement of well-being, and
it is a powerful motivator. So where has ours gone? According to recent
Gallup polls, 70% of us find it hard to stay inspired at work. Fifty-five percent
of employees cite the ability to inspire as the single most important
leadership attribute they want from their boss and yet only 11% say their
current boss is inspiring.
Find the Fire: Ignite Your Inspiration—and Make Work Exciting Again by
Scott Mautz shows readers how they can change their outlook and offers
them the tools they need to find their inspiration again. These forces—such
as fear, boredom, and disconnectedness—hit all of us at some point in our
work lives and if we are not careful, they can bog us down and drain our
motivation.
Written in an engaging style with many humorous asides, Mautz makes
the journey back to inspiration fun and keeps the reader motivated throughout.
When discussing how fear can sap our inspiration, Mautz talks about how
the fear of failure discourages people from setting and achieving goals and
how once this self-destructive pattern is set, the path to inspiration all but
disappears. Then he shows how the fear of failure can be vanquished by
embracing a larger context where failure can be viewed as a positive learning
tool and by seeing that the only way to guarantee failure is to stop trying. This
understanding sets the reader back on a path to learning and growing again.
B O O K R E V I E W
FIND THE FIRE:
Ignite Your Inspiration—and Make Work Exciting Again
Author: Scott Mautz is a former Procter and Gamble executive. He was named a 'CEO
Thought-leader' by the CEO Executive Guild and a 'Top 50 Leadership Innovator' by Inc.
Magazine, where he writes a weekly column on topics such as meaning and inspiration
at work. His articles regularly land on their Top 5 or Top 10 most read lists.
Publisher: AMACOM Books
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