Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life by Stewart D. Friedman

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Is it really possible to live all domains of your life to the fullest? For several years, Stewart Friedman offers us this resounding answer: YES.

In his latest book, Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life, Stew presented a very compelling argument that our life is not a zero-sum game. It is always possible for one to live his life in accordance with his values and aspirations.

The first part of the book presented us the stories of six (6) remarkable persons who were able lead the life they want by having the right skills of total leadership: be real, be whole, and be innovative. These sets of skills were properly espoused by these persons in their respective domains of life such as work, family, community, and self (mind, body, and spirit).

The second part of this work gave us several practical and very useful tips on how we can develop each of the skills in our life.

Stew was able to produce a very compelling idea with the use of his superb writing skills. The book was very easy to understand and at the same time captivating. Moreover, not only that he narrated the respective stories of the six featured persons here but he did his analysis of each lives very clearly and vividly.

Several reasons why one should read this book:
You will learn that it is possible to live an integrated life
Leading the life you want requires skills. Want to have these skills? Don't just read the book, practice what you will learn.
You can share the wisdom from this book so you can help your colleagues lead their lives better.
If you want to be a better leader, then you have to better lead yourself too. This book will help.
This book will help its reader better appreciate the nuances of everyday life.