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# A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

**Brand:** thomas moore
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- **What is this?** A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do by thomas moore
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## Customer Reviews

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    Probably good for some, but not for me.
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 5, 2017*

Thomas Moore’s eclectic background in spirituality, education, music, and psychotherapy prepared him uniquely to write A Life at Work, and the reader can see the influence each had on Moore’s approach to the book. The book endeavors to take readers on a journey to better know themselves in order to discover the work that will bring them a sense of meaning and fulfillment; to illustrate his points throughout the book, Moore uses an analogy of an alchemist concocting an elixir of life, drawing parallels with life application from the ingredients of the elixir and from the drive with which the alchemist pursues his goal.Moore opens with a brief look at the frustration and disillusionment many people feel with their current careers before describing the challenge and reward of embarking on this quest to find the calling of one’s life. He discusses the soul and spirit of work as understanding the depth of oneself. “Deep,” he says, “is perhaps the best word to describe the experience of the soul…. Soul is there in the most ordinary circumstances of life, but it is their mystery and their depth” (30). From there, Moore challenges readers to confront the pains of their past and use them as a tool to acknowledge the root of what motivates them and stirs their passions. The final chapters of the book address the need for self-care, ways to deal with struggles as they arise, the importance of loving one’s work in spite of (and sometimes because of) those struggles, and the benefit of developing a well-rounded, multifaceted life as a complement to one’s work.Moore has a graceful style that draws upon the deep recesses of spirituality within us all. His poetic tone, in partnership with his continual analogical references to the alchemy process, creates a mystical sense of profundity within the text. Readers who long to find meaning in their lives and work will likely resonate with this intense spiritual approach and be compelled to begin their journey to a state of fulfillment. The book skillfully addresses several common misconceptions about what it means to find one’s life work and provides a general direction of how to achieve it.I had two primary issues with this book: first, it fails to give concrete steps for the reader to take; second, it largely does not apply to me in my particular situation.As with many texts in the self-help genre, A Life at Work pursues motivational goals more than actionable ones. While the book does give guidance that is helpful in a general sense, the underlying message it communicates is that the reader cannot truly understand themselves - and therefore their life work - without the help of an experienced counselor. Given the intimately personal nature of an individual’s calling, there is certainly a measure of truth to this idea, but it feels contrary to the book’s purpose. On the face of it, Moore seems to have promised a guide to discovering the soul and spirit of meaningful work, but the undercurrent of the text itself indicates that no book can accomplish that promise.In addition, Moore’s book failed to connect with me because I am already engaged in a career and role in which I find wonderful purpose and meaning. I do not relate to the feeling of being stuck that he describes in the first chapter, so the rest of the book falls flat against my particular life situation. This is not a knock against the book itself - as I mentioned earlier, it probably resonates well with people in that place in their lives - but I could not find an application in my own life for most of Moore’s recommendations.While I understand the value of the book and its relevancy to the readers for which it was written, I do not fall within Moore’s target audience so the value of the work was, unfortunately, lost on me.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Enjoyable and enlightening
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 24, 2021*

Thomas Moore does not disappoint. I wasn’t sure I wanted to read this particular book at this point in my life, but I read the sample and was hooked! Now one of my favorite books.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great author! I eat up everything he writes
  

*by V***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 15, 2020*

A must-read d’or anyone soul searching their way to a new career, vocation, life... I love this author and every book I’ve picked up by him has not failed me!

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