Results from the Heart - You are your Own Master

In my book, Results from the Heart, I proposed the idea of "Mini-Company" where everyone is viewed as the president of his or her own mini-company.  This is an idea pointing to self-management, to become the master of destiny, no matter what the situation we face is.  If we can manage our own mini-company well and prove that to ourselves and others (we form a customer-supplier relationship with each other as we interact in our life) - knowing the process and aim to accomplish the mission, we are on the path of new hero's journey.  Whether in a business setting or in personal life, the idea applies the same.  It is to live well and be happy no matter what situation we may fall into.

But, what is "self" in self-management, anyway?  In its truest sense, it should be the true self - not our ego.  It  is the heart, the divine, the law of the universe, the absolute - beyond human comprehension.  Does this sound too vague or incomprehensible?  Yet, I know we can appreciate such connection once we have experienced that precious moment, the moment of bliss (as we may have had it when we are very young for example).  That is the connection to the primary (true self, heart, etc.).  Yet, knowing is not the same as doing.  We cannot live in the concept, we are to prove in life from moment to moment.

Here are few memories from publishing, "Results from the Heart" (Simon & Schuster):

1)  Foreword from the Dalai Lama; Steven Covey, et. al.
 “I believe we have both the ability and the means to solve our problems and improve the world​.....But we must be careful, for there is also a narrow-minded selfishness that can lead to destruction.....I agree with him (Suzaki) that if we all learned to use the brain but at the same time listen to the heart, we could make our world a happier, more peaceful, and successful place.”  - The Dalai Lama

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Steven Covey, the author of Seven habits of effective people (over ten million copies sold) said: “Suzaki... teaches  brilliant ideas ...how to connect the mind and the heart in unleashing human potnetial.” 

2)  Picture of front page - man climbing up the stairs
I like the front cover of the book where a man is painting the stairs on his way up to the unknown future.  Although I never contacted the person who came up with this front page, when I saw it, I felt happy that he/she understood the message of the book.  It is to open up your own future.

You are your own master, you make your own future.  Therefore discipline yourself as a horse dealer trains a thoroughbred.  - Dhammapada, XXV.21 (380)

Reference:  FAQ on Mini-company