Designed for Life

by Arthur F. Miller

DESIGNED FOR LIFE presents a series of extraordinary findings from nearly 50 years of research studying the nature and behavior of individuals when they were intensely pursuing an activity of unsurpassed personal value. Without exception, in tens of thousands of people studied one-at-a-time, author Arthur F. Miller and his research team found each person had been endowed with a unique pattern of motivated giftedness which appeared hardwired, and drove the person to achieve one certain consummation. Based on this rigorous and systematic phenomenological research, and using an idiographic paradigm, the author and colleagues were able to develop a science of persons which is predictive, comprehensive and explanatory -- a feat which psychology has been seeking since the late 19th century. Among other findings is the irrelevance of Darwinism to the nature and behavior of the person, probably because nobody ever took the time to study the individual! What is so remarkable is the emergence of designed giftedness in contrast to systems of education, work and religion that consider people as infinitely malleable and available to be shaped and reshaped by their teachers, their managers, and their clergy. As a result, the great majority of people are denied and impoverished by the very institutions established to enable their fulfilling and productive lives.

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The Power Of Uniqueness (Why You Can't Be Anything You Want To Be)

by Arthur F., Jr Miller, William Hendricks (contributor)

Based on the idea that every person is endowed from birth with a unique pattern of competencies and motivations, or giftedness, this book describes your Motivated Abilities Pattern (MAP), which indicates your personal giftedness and encourages you to pursue your unique calling and live a purposeful life that is highly productive and richly satisfying. Formerly titled Why You Can't Be Anything You Want to Be From the Back Cover "You can be anything you want to be." Don't let that lie rob you of your energy and purpose in life!

You may function adequately at a job, even forge an impressive career--but unless what you do is lit by an inner fire, you're just getting by. Because the truth is, you were created with an indelible, highly personal pattern of innate giftedness and motivation. Arthur Miller calls it your Motivated Abilities Pattern, or MAP, and it's nothing you learned. It's something you were born with, the thing that makes you tick and determines your successes and failures.

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Managing Yourself Managing Others

by Steven M. Darter

Each of us has giftedness, purpose, and an innate motivational drive and when we uncover it (or stumble upon it or into it) our life, for that moment, has a sense of congruence and fit. For some people this book will be about helping their organizations to improve performance by tapping into the heart and soul of their employees.

For others, it will be about finding a place in this world where they can feel productive and alive - where what they do has meaning, satisfaction, and a sense of purpose and fulfillment. In brief, this book is about how to be a more effective manager of people and yourself and how to create an environment that brings forth the "best" that people and you have to give.

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Who Do You Think You Are?

by Dr. Nick Isbister & Dr. Martin Robinson

A unique book which helps us identify what motivates us and how we can use that to our advantage. Stuck in a rut and don't know why? Perhaps you are not choosing the job or lifestyle which satisfies the things you love doing and are good at, your 'motivated ability'.

The Who do you think you are? Coaching programme (our first SNAPs) is based upon the ideas in this book.

(Harper Collins 1999)

-Dr Nick Isbister is Managing Director of SIMA (UK) Ltd.

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Finding A Job You Can Love

by Ralph T. Mattson, Arthur F. Miller, Jr.

Do you wish you had a job you could love? An estimated 50-80 percent of working Americans are in the wrong line of work. If you suspect you're part of the misfit majority, there's a way to find a job that's right for you.

Ralph T. Mattson and Arthur F. Miller, Jr., will lead you through a personal inventory of who you are and what you are cut out to do. Viewing work as a sacred calling, they show how to ...

• assess your unique God-given design
• identify your specific gifts
• harness natural interests and motivations
• avoid confusion and self-deception
• discover work that brings genuine delight.

"Being in a job or role suitable for our gifts is essential in fulfilling God's will," say Mattson and Miller. Whether you're looking for a first vocation or a new one, they offer both clear thinking and practical direction on how to glorify God by enjoying the work he has created you to do.

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Passion And Purpose

by Marlys Hanson, M.S. with Merle Hanson, Ph.D

Authors Marlys and Merle Hanson use a proven, behavior-based assessment system to help you discover your innate motivation — the specific needs that motivate you in life and work. The result: profound discovery. You’ll learn once and for all what job/career will satisfy your needs and bring out the best in you — professionally and personally.

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