Leading from the Inside-Out: Using the Barrett Leadership Model to Achieve Sustainable Happiness by Creating and Pursuing the Fulfillment of Your Life’s Vision
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After years of self-inquiry and discovery, coupled with significant academic research in the field of leadership development, Dr. Barrett, Ph.D., M.S. is now ready to teach you what it takes to become the leader of your life. By embracing the concepts and developing the eleven leadership practices discussed in this book, you will begin to function as a leader by taking charge of your life and all that it encompasses. The Barrett Leadership Model is not a feel good motivational theory; rather it is a practical guide to achieving sustainable happiness through the creation and pursuit of your life’s vision. There are no secrets or hidden messages here. If you do the work that is asked of you, you will be well on your way to fulfilling your life’s vision and achieving sustainable happiness…. More >>
Great book, easy read and offers something of value for everyone. The book speaks to people who are both familiar with some of the teachings behind the “BLM” as well as those just looking for a way to jumpstart their lives with new meaning. This book is inspiring. So often we get bogged down with day to day life we forget about living our lives with purpose. This book has gotten me back on the court in the game of life.
Simply do the leg work asked of you by Dr. Barrett, plot a course and step into your new life. Dr. Barrett is not giving you the blue print to his or anyone else’s life. He is giving you the tools and skills needed to create the blue print for your life. Just remember you are creating it, so you can change it.
In this book, Dr. Barrett acknowledges that many people want a better life but do not know how to reach their goals/ultimate goal or life’s vision. In many ways, I find wanting a better life to be a call to do and be better. The question I have always asked is: How? I often dream about a happier, healthier, fruitful, and more fulfilled life and I know many, if not most, of us have. According to Dr. Barrett, these desires when balanced are normal, natural, achievable, and within reach. However, he contends that the major barriers to reaching our goals include failing to create a solid plan that we wholeheartedly pursue (That was me in a nutshell!). What I like about this book is that Dr. Barrett’s approach is realistic, doable, and a wonderful resource for people who are willing to create and be responsible for their own happiness. He illustrates that success is not by chance; it is intentional. In past years, I was unaware of how the sum of my small decisions created my lifestyle. I am now very aware. Therefore, I am more active and take a proactive approach in taking valuable steps toward designing my life and living my life’s vision. I have devised and implemented a plan that helps me reorganize (or should I say organize) my life in many ways including: saving and investing more money, spending less money, pursuing my dream career, spending more time with my family and friends, and ultimately living my life by my design. Living and not just existing! Essentially, I have put first things first — what matters most.
For many of us, change can seem real daunting but Dr. Barrett offers “Real” help. Oftentimes our emotions cloud our abilities to think clearly and help ourselves. These are two of the reasons why I recommend giving this book a try.
Pros: Dr. Barrett is honest in asking that the reader be active in creating and sustaining their own happiness. This request is realistic. It is impossible to build and sustain a happy and healthy life on wishful thinking alone. (If we could, I would have been a world renowned whimsy/fantasy architect)
Recommendation to readers: Take your time with this book. Do not rush. Learning and understanding the model is important. How can you apply what you never learned or understood? Reading to understand will help you absorb more and have less difficulty applying the techniques.
Cons/Suggestion to Author: This book does not have a simplified companion guide/activity workbook supplement. Dr. Barrett should create one that is easy, convenient, feasible, and pleasurable to use.
The most fundamental question that you need to ask yourself as you purchase this book is; are you ready for positive change in your life? For those of you who are having internal struggles as to how to attain lifelong happiness or to pose the easy although at the same time difficult questions Dr. Barrett ask of his readers, what does happiness means to you and what are you willing to do to achieve this happiness? Are you ready to venture on this magical yet attainable journey? It’s a lifelong process. The author is quite frank and honest in his assessment in preparing his readers with the internal and external factors that the readers will come into contact with as they go on this journey and he does give valuable insight as to what is needed to be successful. The Barrett Leadership Model (BLM) is an eleven-step progression that does not have to be used in sequential order. You can take it in all at once or take it in tentative steps. (This works for me, I’m a coward, for now!). There are exercises that gently guide the readers to find clarity in their lives. You know this is an excellent book and an easy read. I give it five stars easily; however, the challenge is not in understanding the book, the challenge is you the reader. You have to ask yourself if you have it in you to make the essential changes in your life to get you to where you want to be; Dr. Barrett calls it sustainable happiness. This might sound like an easy task, however, we are creatures of habit and I can tell you from experience that this is something that you have to want for yourself. If or when you get to that point in your life when you say, “Enough is enough, I’m ready to lead my life and not leave it to others.” Please purchase this book it will be your lifesaver.
“Leading from the Inside-Out” is an excellent book for developing Leadership skills in life, work, or education. It is a fast and easy development model that will put you to focus on yourself and then build outward towards achieving your goals. It is also a great companion to have while traveling. I read this book then , read it again. It is a well structured, organized, and a thorough leadership guide. I have a pocket dictionary, thesaurus and now I’ll add the Barrett Leadership Model “Leading from the Inside – out.” I really enjoyed this book.
When I first heard about this book, I figured it was just another feel good story with no real substance behind it, but boy was I wrong. Dr. Barrett provides 11 detailed steps that are both helpful and practical. He does not promise wealth or fame; instead he enables the reader to design the life of their choosing by giving them the tools to do so.
I have already used a number of the Barrett Leadership Practices to create detailed plans to eliminate my debt, increase my savings, and find a career that I love. In these uncertain economic times, Dr. Barrett’s book has helped me to finally begin getting my financial house in order.
My favorite parts of the book are the areas where Dr. Barrett not only discusses action plans, but also gives step-by-step examples of how to create them. Here he goes into excruciating detail to show the reader how to take a lofty goal, and break it down into smaller more manageable strategic steps that together accomplish the main goal or task.
After hearing me rave about this book for days, my wife (an eternal skeptic) read the book and loved it. She liked it so much in fact that she decided to buy a copy for her girlfriend who is getting married later this year. She said that her friend is unorganized, and this book will help her to break down the large task of getting married into manageable components, hopefully resulting in a beautiful wedding this fall.
Unlike many personal leadership/motivational books that just make you feel good, Dr. Barrett’s book provides an actual road map for designing the life that you want. This book is practical, detailed, and very easy to follow. I think everyone should have a copy in their library, and I’ll be giving these out as Christmas gifts this year. After all, there is no better gift you can give someone than the ability to create their life the way they want it.