Full Description
Mattering, which is about feeling valued and adding value, is essential for health, happiness, love, work, and social well-being. We all need to feel valued by, and add value to, ourselves, others, co-workers, and community members. This book shows not only the signs, significance, and sources of mattering, but also presents the strategies to achieve mattering in our personal and professional lives. It uses research-based methods of change to help people achieve a higher sense of purpose and a deeper sense of meaning. Each chapter gives therapists, managers, teachers, parents, and healthcare professionals the tools needed to optimize personal and collective well-being and productivity. The volume explains how promoting mattering within communities fosters wellness and fairness in equal measure. By using the new science of feeling valued and adding value, the authors provide a guide to promoting happier lives and healthier societies.
Contents
Introduction; Part I. Understanding and Promoting Mattering: 1. The Mattering Wheel; 2. Feeling Valued; 3. Adding Value; 4. Ways to Matter; Part II. Self: 5. Mattering through Mastery; 6. Mattering through Self-Regard; Part III. Relationships: 7. Mattering in the Inner Circle; Part IV. Work: 8. Mattering in Teams; 9. Mattering through Performance; Part V. Community: 10. Mattering in the Community; 11. Mattering through Social Change; Notes; Index.
