The Compassionate Achiever
“Compassion benefits the giver and the receiver. Relationships prolong lives and are what we are all here to experience. Love is the only thing of permanence. Read The Compassionate Achiever and learn to be compassionate to yourself, your body, and all life.”
Bernie Siegel, MD, New York Times bestselling author
A powerful, practical guide for cultivating compassionthe scientifically proven foundation for personal achievement and success at work, at home, and in the community.
For decades, weve been told the key to prosperity is to look out for number one. But recent science shows that to achieve durable success, we need to be more than just achievers; we need to be compassionate achievers.
New research in biology, neuroscience, and economics have found that compassionrecognizing a problem or caring about anothers pain and making a commitment to helpnot only improves others lives; it can transform our own. Based on the most recent studies from a wide range of fields, The Compassionate Achiever reveals the profound benefits of practicing compassion including more constructive relationships, improved intelligence, and increased resiliency. To help us achieve these benefits, Christopher L. Kukk, the founding Director of the Center for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation, shares his unique 4-step program for cultivating compassion.
Kukk makes clear that practicing compassion isnt about being a martyr or a paragon of virtue; its about rejecting rage and indifference and choosing instead to be a thoughtful, caring problem-solver. He identifies the skills every compassionate achiever should masterlistening, understanding, connecting, and actingand outlines how to develop each, with clear explanations, easy-to-implement strategies, actionable exercises, and real-world examples.
With the The Compassionate Achiever everyone winswe can each achieve success in our own lives and create more productive workplaces, and healthier, less violent communities.
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