Prisoners of Our Thoughts

7 PRINCIPLES FOR FINDING MEANING IN LIFE & WORK WORLD-RENOWNED PSYCHIATRIST VIKTOR FRANKL`S MAN`S SEARCH FOR MEANING IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS OF MODERN TIMES. FRANKL`S EXTRAORDINARY PERSONAL STORY OF FINDING MEANING AMID THE HORRORS OF THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS. FRANKL VIVIDLY SHOWED THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE ULTIMATE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE-YOU DON`T HAVE TO BE A PRISONER OF YOUR THOUGHTS. DR. ALEX PATTAKOS-WHO WAS URGED BY FRANKL TO WRITE PRISONERS OF OUR THOUGHTS-AND ELAINE DUNDON, A PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION THOUGHT LEADER, SHOW HOW FRANKL`S WISDOM CAN HELP READERS FIND MEANING IN EVERY MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES. DRAWING ON THE ENTIRE BODY OF FRANKL`S WORK, THEY IDENTIFY SEVEN "CORE PRINCIPLES" AND DEMONSTRATE HOW THEY CAN BE APPLIED TO EVERYDAY LIFE AND WORK. THIS REVISED AND EXPANDED THIRD EDITION FEATURES NEW STORIES, PRACTICAL EXERCISES, APPLICATIONS, AND INSIGHTS FROM THE AUTHORS` NEW WORK IN MEANINGOLOGY®. THREE NEW CHAPTERS OUTLINE HOW WE ALL CAN BENEFIT BY PUTTING MEANING AT THE CORE OF OUR LIVES, WORK, AND SOCIETY. AND A NEW CHAPTER ON VIKTOR FRANKL`S LEGACY ILLUSTRATES HOW HIS WORK CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE SO MANY AROUND THE WORLD. लहानपणी वाचलेल्या गोष्टीतील राजा, `मी हात लावलेले सारे सोन्याचे होऊ दे` असा वर मागत आजही सोन्यामागे धावत आहे. सा-या जगभर तो वावरत असलेला दिसतो. त्याच्या कृतीचे परिणाम त्याला व इतर सर्वांना जाणवू लागले आहेत. परंतु प्रगतीचा मार्ग अजूनही धूसरच दिसतो आहे. व्यावसायिक व वैयक्तिक जीवनात त्या मार्गाची दिशा दाखविणारे, सुप्रसिद्ध मनोवैज्ञानिक व नाझी छळछावणीतून तावूनसुलाखून बाहेर पडलेले डॉ. व्हिक्टर फ्रंकल यांच्या तत्त्वांवर हे पुस्तक आधारित आहे. डॉ. अ‍ॅलेक्स पटाकोस यांनी लिहिलेल्या या पुस्तकाच्या, हल्लीचा काळातही समृद्ध, अर्थपूर्ण जीवन जगायला उपयोग व्हावा!