Taking Stock: A Spiritual Guide to Rising Above Life's Financial Ups and DownsAmerican Management Association, 2003 - 206 strán (strany) "Foreword by Monsignor James P. Lisante
What is it about money that not only makes us feel secure but also drives us to measure our true worth by our financial standing? Whether we've experienced unmet monetary goals, job loss, or outright financial crisis, too many of us have let the stress of financial issues obscure our higher priorities. Taking Stock is a revelatory book filled with the wisdom and practical tools to move toward a lifeview in which success is defined by spiritual clarity, not by the promises money seldom delivers.
The author has been through his own rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags saga, through which he learned money's true place and value. Examples from his own experience and from community and business life are sprinkled with teachings from the world's religions -- not to mention a healthy dose of common sense. To the religious and nonobservant alike, Taking Stock reveals:
* the role money plays in our lives * why we envy others for things we don't need * the difference between failure and failing * and how to ""start over"" using new definitions of success and happiness
The book closes with Prescriptions for Each Day of the Week, each one an inspiring and beautiful story with a gentle, clear moral. With compassion, humor, and profound wisdom, Taking Stock gives readers not only a way to cope, but also a deep appreciation for what they have -- not what they're missing." |
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... investment or an ever - climbing stock market . For many , especially the relatively inexperienced new investor , this has come not merely as a disappointment , but as a life- altering experience . All kinds of plans - from starting a ...
... invest in the market . With an unexpected golden touch , or so it seemed , he showed his genius for picking stocks ... investments made him a millionaire several times over . The Internet and dot - com purchases brought him wealth beyond ...
... Invest- ments made years ago that held the promise of early retire- ment have shrunk to a fraction of their former value . Some of the " most successful " corporations have filed for bankruptcy , bringing down with them the fortunes of ...
... invested in the stock market — in individually di- rected retirement accounts , in mutual funds , or in individual ... invest , how to make money in even the toughest of markets , how to " beat Wall Street . " This book is for those who ...
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Say GoodbyeIts Really Gone | 5 |
No Youre Not Stupid | 11 |
How Much Are You Worth? | 21 |
How Expensive Is a Guilt Trip? | 26 |
Money Isnt Really Your Best Friend | 31 |
Wealth or Health? | 39 |
What Would You Do with It? | 45 |
Thou Shalt Not Covet | 53 |
Is There Life After Failure? | 90 |
Are You Being Tested? | 104 |
Pessimism Is Deadly | 114 |
Are You Afraid of Success? | 124 |
Greed Is Not Good | 132 |
Go to a Funeral | 141 |
Why the Bible Is Better than Buffett | 150 |
Starting Over | 167 |
What You Have Left | 62 |
Did the Money Really Buy You Happiness? | 73 |
Oh No Not Chapter Eleven | 82 |
Its Gods Fault | 83 |
The Fortune Youre Going to Leave Behind | 179 |
Prescriptions for Each Day of the Week | 189 |
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