by Gary Szenderski
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Trade Paperback
Excerpt:
Introduction
My earlier book, The Book of Szen, is a compilation of stories written and shared over many years. The response was very positive and inspired and encouraged me to continue writing, and now, a few years later, the SZEN ZONE emerges. It contains lighthearted and positive narrative on life and its possibilities, with stories that cover the gamut from interesting to profound. The general overarching theme has been on change and all of the aspects of it - Creating, surviving, and managing change with the goal to recognize the power we have to become what we choose, both when we’re feeling in control and how to manage when we’re not in control.
In terms of how to go about reading this book, it is up to you. Open it anywhere and find a short story that may make your day or make you think. My own copy has dog-ears, postit notes and sections highlighted and underlined. I find it useful to review key ideas that remind me that change is constant and so is life and that our perspective makes a difference in how all of it unfolds.
The SZEN ZONE focuses on identifying the lift-off point for creating positive change. Although everyone is different and it’s a very individual and sometimes internalized process, the principles in this book can help you establish the context and right frame of mind to embrace and manage change. After many years of professionally helping individuals and companies navigate change, I’ve observed how some changes seem
to take forever while unforeseen change can come right at you and in an instant move your world.
To that end, wherever you may find yourself at this moment, you will find an insight or example in this book to help you change course and take charge.
The files that they are drawn from will help guide you too. I’ve categorized them here:
Szenabling File – Ideas and insights to spark motivation
Szenippets – The end point of each story
Now & Szen – Memories and perspective recast
60 Word Szen Story – Stories to introduce the topic
Make Shift – Time to take charge
Szenippet: If I told you that change would be easy, you may not believe me. But if I said that it’s possible, you would cast your doubt aside. Once we see “it”, we can be “it.”
An Excerpt from: A Course in Creation
We are not our resume. Nor are we what we own or how we look or sound. We
are not what others see when they look at us. We are not the title, or the paycheck, or the car or the house. We are not without power. We are not weak or limited. “Where” we are does not define who we are.
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What all of us are, is how we end this sentence: I am…”____.” If we could take some time to consider how
often we sabotage our day or our thinking by finishing that sentence with a debilitating premise such as I am sick or tired or poor or alone etc. we could turn the moments of doubt and discomfort into something different, and better. To say to ourselves: I am strong, rich, powerful, healthy, alive and in love etc. are viable options too.
Creation takes place when we change the sentence. By listening to our inner voice within we can begin contemplating a grander presence and a new day and life. Filling in the blanks with a dream actually begins the process of bringing the dream to life. The pronouncement of I am “___” is whatever we want to be, or feel called to be; it is the key to change, which is where we find the seeds to create.
“I am” triggers thoughts, actions and events that will confirm what we believe. We literally live up to our own declarations of self. Change the script and everything changes with it. It’s a simple notion, and it works, and I am really happy that you let me share this with you. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I have writing it.
In every seed of change is the power to create something new. To leave what was, close a door and move toward a new, better version of ourselves.
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Many thanks to Book Publicity Services for their involvement in obtaining this excerpt for BookSpin.
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