I was reading the a personal development review blog today, and I noticed that it was reviewing a book of essays by Landmark Forum leaders – something that is news to me. At the risk of being a complete corporate shill, I’ll refer you to this review, which gives a link to the essays if anyone is interested.
Here’s a brief excerpt from the review:
If you’re not a grad, you can still buy the collection. The essays are surprisingly literary and you get some very good personal development insights. There is usually a primary “distinction” from Landmark’s education that the essay is meant to illuminate, but the writer also shares from personal experience or from historical or literary “a-ha” type moments so the distinction is beautifully grounded in real life or a lovely literary allusion.
An example is “The Power of Context and The Courage to Create” by Joe Dimaggio — an essay from the “sample newsletter” that anyone can visit on the Landmark Education website.
The piece opens with a quote from a book by Glenn Stout called “Boston Baseball” (published 2004) which describes the “context” inside which the Boston Red Sox were playing (and losing) at baseball and then goes on to illustrate Landmark’s point regarding “the power of context”.
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I confess to knowing less than nothing about American baseball, but it still sounds interesting. Ok, I guess this, combined with my post at the Three Laws of Performance, officially makes me a shill, but hey, if I recommend people the Three Laws and I recommend Tolle’s The Power of Now, I can recommend this book, right? At least I read those two! Maybe a real review will follow after I read these essays…
