Perseverance, Second Edition - by Margaret J Wheatley (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Navigate your toughest challenges with timeless wisdom and practical guidance for persevering through life's struggles--now updated with new insights for facing today's unprecedented pressures.

When you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or ready to give up--you need practical wisdom that addresses what you're actually experiencing, not hollow motivational slogans. This beautifully illustrated second edition of Margaret Wheatley's bestselling guide gives you practical tools to persevere through challenges at work, at home, in your community, and within yourself--with a new introduction for using this book individually or in groups.

Through concise, compassionate essays, Wheatley addresses the moments when you feel lost, betrayed, or exhausted--and helps you recognize the rewarding times when you've made a small difference. She names the behaviors and dynamics--fearlessness, guilt, joy, jealousy--that either support or impede your efforts, putting each in a broader human and timeless perspective. The self-contained essays let you thumb through and find what speaks to you right now.

Complemented by poems and quotations from traditions and cultures throughout history, this book grounds you spiritually while providing practical perspective. As the Hopi elders remind us: "We are the ones we have been waiting for."

About the Author

Margaret J. Wheatley is an award-winning author whose books have collectively sold over 800,000 copies, including Restoring Sanity, Who Do We Choose to Be?, Turning to One Another, Perseverance, A Simpler Way, Finding Our Way, Walk Out Walk On, So Far from Home, and the classic, still highly influential Leadership and the New Science. She is cofounder and president of The Berkana Institute and a celebrated speaker, teacher, and leader. For three decades, Wheatley's work has bridged personal growth, leadership, business, and current affairs--establishing her as a groundbreaking thought leader in each of these areas.