Humilitas : A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership

Humility, or holding power loosely for the sake of others, is sorely lacking in today's world. Without it, many people fail to develop their true leadership potential and miss out on genuine fulfillment in their lives and their relationships. Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership shows how the virtue of humility can turn your strengths into true greatness in all areas of life. Through the lessons of history, business, and the social sciences, author John Dickson shows that humility is not low self-esteem, groveling, or losing our distinct gifts. Instead, humility both recognizes our inherent worth and seeks to use whatever power we have at our disposal on behalf of others. Some of the world's most inspiring and influential players have been people of immense humility. The more we learn about humility, the more we understand how essential it is to a satisfying career and personal life. By embracing this virtue, we will transform for good the unique contributions we each make to the world. Thesis: what is humility and why does it matter? Leadership: what it is and how humility fits in Commonsense: the logic of humility Aesthetics: how the humble are beautiful Philotimia: why the ancient world didn't like humility Cruciform: how a Jew from Nazareth redefined greatness Growth: why humility generates abilities Persuasion: how character determines influence Inspiration: how humility lifts those around us Harmony: why humility is better than "tolerance" Steps: how it's possible to become (more) humble. Speaker and historian John Dickson shows how the virtue of humility was an important character trait for the ""greats"" of history and figures prominently in the findings of psychology and sociology. Developing humility can transform your personal relationships and professional dealings Dr. Dickson shows how humility was an important virtue for prominent historical figures and in the findings of psychology and sociology, and describes how developing humility can transform personal relationships and professional dealings