Living a Conscious Life - by Donald E Johnson (Paperback)

About the Book

"Fifty-one brief articles written by Don Johnson, a former monk who lived in an ashram for ten years before becoming a corporate consultant and executive coach, relate his experiences and teachings. Topics include the quest for inner knowledge, practicing meditation and raja yoga, changing our mindsets, forming happy relationships, recovering from failures, and finding love and peace"--

Book Synopsis

Living a Conscious Life: How to Find Peace, Wholeness, and Freedom in a Chaotic World offers profound, prescriptive advice with a practical footing across a wide expanse of human experience. Grounded yet uplifting, factual yet inspiring, it can be considered a "user's manual for human beings" in its broad reach of topics, its depth of meaningful insights, and the transformation it brings to its readers. Johnson has brought a deep reverence to the diverse textures of his life experience in order to master the art of being human through awareness. Over the years, he has collected numerous incisive tools of consciousness to help bring success to every area of life. Not shying from difficult topics, in Living a Conscious Life, he delivers a thoughtful, one-of-a-kind guide to achieving perhaps the most-valuable goal in life: peace within oneself and success in the world. The book weaves together wisdom, humor, simple exercises and daily practices, and provocative questions to provide a read that is accessible, entertaining, easy to identify with, and profoundly effective.

Review Quotes

"Living a Conscious Life is an honest story of one man, his struggles, and his triumphs. In the past, they were called the elders of the community, and their job was to pass their lifetime wisdom through storytelling. Don's book offers the kind of knowledge that doesn't teach but makes one think and choose their own path." --Oxana Mikhaleva, LLM, Entrepreneur

"Don is a natural and talented storyteller. In this book, he generously shares his life story and wisdom, sometimes hard-gained, with the reader. Each chapter gifts practical tips and suggestions to becoming more conscious." --Jonny Miller, Human Engineer, Speaker, Entrepreneur

"If I had to describe Living a Conscious Life as a math equation it would be: Incredibly gifted writer + super important subject area = home run book that must be read. With the world where it is today, nothing is more critical than becoming more conscious. Don Johnson's beautifully written book will help people do just that." --David Gerken, Former Writer for The West Wing, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher

"Living a Conscious Life is a wonderful, practical companion to a path of personal growth, which when followed will lead to better choices, better outcomes, and greater well--being for self and those around us." --Carolyn Taylor, author of Walking the Talk: Building a Culture for Success

"Living a Conscious Life is a masterful blend of authentic and engaging personal stories, development frameworks, highly relevant quotes, and lots of practical applications. It's well written with short, snappy sentences and digestible chapters." --Jim Clemmer, international leadership author of Firing on All Cylinders: The Service/Quality System for High-Powered Corporate Performance

"Living a Conscious Life is one of the best personal development works I have read. What a great combination of story and best practices." --Andi Lothian, Founder of Insights Learning & Development

"Don's book is a must-read for anyone interested in self-discovery and exploring the path to peace, health, and happiness. Through his own journey of life experiences as monk, husband, father and corporate sales leader, Don encourages the reader to nurture their inner self, stay true to themselves and live life with honestly, respectfully and with gratitude." --Joe Trueblood, CEO, Amplify Growth

"How often do we find ourselves living our life on autopilot? It doesn't have to be this way. In this entertaining book, Don Johnson provides an easy-to-follow framework for living a more intentional life. By consciously unpacking mindsets, attitudes, and beliefs, Don gives you the tools to take control of your holistic destiny. This inspiring, yet imminently practical narrative, is a timeless read for all ages and professions." --Lisa Earle McLeod, Bestselling Author, Selling with Noble Purpose

"What makes this book unique is that Don is not trying to give you a recipe for happiness, as many motivational books attempt to do. Instead, Don gives you his humble opinion of what worked to him to find his path to self-motivation and happiness." --Luis Herrera, Global Transformation Leader

"When I read Living a Conscious Life, I heard a writer balancing practical wisdom from life experiences, warmth from his heart, guts from facing his own darkness, and balls to tell the truth about his journey. You're going to get inspiration, ideas, and tools to help you go inward, onward, and upward." --Scott Cronin, Executive Coach

About the Author

Don Johnson is a former business, and sales leader turned writer, transformational coach, and leadership consultant. He is a top writer on Medium.com, where he shares life stories and lessons learned on his journey in and out of chaos with his over 12,400 followers (550,000+ views). https: //medium.com/@donjohnsonwrites He is also the founder of the Integria Group, a boutique consulting firm offering transformative coaching, conscious leadership, and team-building solutions. https: //www.integriagroup.com