Weihenmayer, Erik, 21, 144, 148
Wisdom
character key to, 244–245
evaluation of others experience and, 240–241
evaluation of personal experience and, 237–239
information v., 237
inspiration from, 241–243
life matters for, 246–250
life questions, life balance and, 225–226
literature, 42, 66, 228–237
as navigational intelligence, 227–228
personal learning journal for, 238–239
from problems, 24
replenishment of, 12
solitude’s power for, 243–244
value principles as, 228–237
Women
choices of, 2, 55
differences among, 3
guilt of, 4
industrialization influence on, 3–4, 27–28
isolation of, 28
unappreciated, 2, 58
Work, 242
accountability of family, 132
activity v., 82–83
balance of family and, 147–150
boss’s and your vision of, 68–69
building on strengths at, 75–76
career days at school and, 92
children taken to, 91–92
children taught to, 89–90
continual improvement at, 76–80
defining, for family, 132
dual income and, 55–59
family and sharing positive experiences of, 92–93
family, as enemies, 27–30, 55, 73
family awareness of, 7, 94–95
family involvement in, 95–96, 97
family, shared vision and, 87–88
focus, commitment and, 67–71, 73
frustration with, 47–48
at home, 59
love of, 47, 48–49, 60, 89–90
money and, 52, 63
navigational intelligence for, 83–86
optimizers for, 63–83
outside of home, 60–61
partnership agreements at, 73–75
as a principle, 97–98
proactive at, 64–67
professional development for, 80
satisfaction from, 51, 52, 71
seeing, 49–55
seeing yourself as worker and, 61–62
stories of heroes of, 93–94
stress, finances and, 57, 63
success at, 71–72
team, 71–73
time and, 63
understanding organization of, 68, 70–71, 73
understanding role at, 68, 70, 73
Workaholics, 97