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Jack's books include topics like creativity and innovation, networked organizations, project management, appreciative leadership, personal growth, economic and community development, and the power of stories in the possibilities of our connections.

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The Stories that Connect Us

Coming July 2009

In is 8th book, writer and mentor Jack Ricchiuto explores the power of our stories in the possibilities of our connections.

Visit the book's website: The Stories that Connect Us

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Instructions From The Cook
Recipes for New Conversations

"Have you ever read a book that stays under your skin and makes you think about it as well as ideas that seem to spawn in your mind because of it?" Read the rest of Carole Cohen's rave review of the book.

Instructions From The Cook is an introduction to a powerful and simple model of building community. It is based on the observation that communities thrive when people intentionally engage each other in conversations that energize, engage, and empower them.

The model we present here is an introduction to the deeper and compelling model Peter Block presents in Community from his work with A Small Group. The model we present in Instructions From The Cook is a way to become familiar with the kinds of conversations Peter talks about that eliminate the fragmentation responsible for many things we call problems in communities. We invite you to learn and practice the model and unleash its power in your community.

An intentional model of conversations is built around questions that have power to engage people's gifts in ways that matter. They are conversations that connect people in new ways, so they can collaborate in co-creating a future that attracts them.

Conversations that build community have 4 qualities. They inspire dreams, initiate small acts, engage gifts, and create invitations.

In the old conversations that have no power, we mandate consensus, blame, problem-solve, give lip service, and talk about deficiencies. They keep the community isolated and fragmented in its efforts. In the new conversations that have power, we declare our dreams and gifts, we take and share ownership, we invite others to build community.

For more, visit Instructions From The Cook and IntentionaModel.com

Order your copy of Instructions from the Cook: Recipes for New Conversations (and receive a free PDF copy of it for ordering) by clicking the PayPal image below:

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Conscious Becoming

Conscious Becoming is exquisitely accessible ... this is a worthwhile read. Unlike so many Zen works before it, the book is composed in extremely digestible doses which can be consumed as daily affirmations with instant clarity. Cool Cleveland Managing Editor Peter Chakerian

Jack Ricchiuto
2007 DesigningLife Books
ISBN 978-0-9661703-9-9
92 pages, Paperback $12.95 US

Production: BookMasters (Massillon OH, USA)
Cover design: Tia Andrako
Photography: Jack Ricchiuto
Back cover calligraphy: Sensei Koshin Ogui

Conscious Becoming is an invitation to a new conversation. It's the conversation about what it means to be conscious in everyday living. It is inspired by the observation that conscious people are easier to live with, work with, learn with, and play with.

We're living in an age where we're now having new conversations about the possibility of harmony and freedom in our relationships and our lives. It has become clear to many of us that the transformation of our communities will come about because of the presence and engagement of conscious people. One of the clearest signs of being conscious is that we see ourselves surrounded by possibilities. We discover our true nature as a source of new possibilities. And in the process, our relationships with ourselves, each other, and our world are forever transformed.

Based on 4 simple truths, Conscious Becoming is written in the style of the Tao te Ching, the ancient book of eastern wisdom that has inspired many of us to deeper levels of being and becoming. Like the Tao, this work is a collection of verses in 81 sections, each of which explores a different dimension of consciousness. It is written to infuse quiet reflection and practice in the dailiness of our lives.

If you'd like to receive a preview PDF of Conscious Becoming, email Jack (jack at designinglife dot com)

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Conscious Becoming is only available here on this site and at Cleveland's historic Tremont's Visible Voice bookstore. Multiple order discounts are available - for more information, contact Jack by email: jack at designinglife dot com.

Mountain Paths
A Guide on the Journey toward Discovering our Potential

ISBN 0-9661703-7-7
2006 DesigningLife Books
Paperback, 120 pages
Retail $12.95 (US)
Front/Back Covers

Inspired by Jack's 30 years of coaching people in personal growth and development, Mountain Paths is a practical and engaging guide for discovering your potential for passion, confidence, connection, and agility in your life and your work.