Faith and Work Combine in the Spirit Led Career!

Keeping the Faith: How Applying Spiritual Purpose to Your Work Can Lead to Extraordinary Success – by Ana Mollinedo Mims “I am living proof that career success is not just for the lucky or the well connected,” writes Ana Mollinedo Mims in KEEPING THE FAITH: How Applying Spiritual Purpose to Your Work Can Lead to Extraordinary Success (Rayo/February 6, 2007/$22.95 hardcover). “It comes from focus, determination, and, most importantly for me, from a relationship with God. Everything flows from that relationship, including and especially the hours that take up most of our time that we call our work life.” Mims arrived in the United States from Cuba as a child. She spoke no English and her family had no contacts, no money, not even a home. She went on to create a successful and diverse business career that has included executive positions at Fortune 500 companies and not-for-profit organizations. In KEEPING THE FAITH she describes how she achieved her success by pursuing what she calls the “spirit-led career.” By embracing your spirituality, she argues, “a career path–the one you’re meant to be on–opens before you.” She describes a specific set of principles that underlie the spirit-led career: Faith: How to bring meaning to our work and infuse what we do with purpose. Prayerfulness: How to pause and take stock of any and all situations, centering our thoughts and bettering everything we set forth to accomplish. Humility: How infusing this in all things can bring about the most prosperity. Integrity: Why goodness and quality serve us long after a job is done. Forgiveness: Why adopting forgiveness does and will lead to greater meaning. Stewardship: How leading opens our options for all things. Legacy: Why we must all care about the work we do, and how a job is never really finished. “The words may sound lofty or abstract or perhaps even somewhat meaningless outside of a religious context,” she writes. “But as you will see, living out the values and imperatives of those faith-based words happens in down-to-earth, concrete ways.” In the book Mims explores each of these themes and describes the specific ways they have impacted her professional life and the lives of others. Keeping the Faith explores the point of intersection between our spirituality and our work life. Often these appear to be separate, and sometimes even in conflict; but Mims argues that integrating principles of faith in your professional career can lead to greater satisfaction and success. Keeping the Faith speaks to anyone who has a job (or hopes to get one), from new graduates contemplating the start of a career to experienced professionals looking for purpose in their work. It addresses the common struggles everyone faces in their working lives–remaining true to what you believe, dealing with adversity or prejudice, overcoming obstacles, putting your full energy and attention into what you’re doing–and does so in a practical way. More about the Author: Ana Mollinedo Mims has held executive positions with Fortune 500 corporations and not-for-profit organizations, guiding strategic development, change management, communications, media and corporate relations, government and investor relations, community and philanthropic efforts, and Web site/portal design and strategy. She speaks nationally to business groups about strategic development, growth, mentoring, and building ROI through business integration of corporate affairs functions. She has a particular interest in the career development of young women and minority students and professionals. She has written articles and has appeared on television and in numerous business magazine interviews, including the cover of Black Enterprise. Ana is Cuban-American and lives in Connecticut with her husband John and daughter Sydney. More about the Book: Title: KEEPING THE FAITH: How Applying Spiritual Purpose to Your Work Can Lead to Extraordinary Success Author: Ana Mollinedo Mims Publication Date: February 6, 2007 Price: $22.95, hardcover Pages: 239 ISBN: 978-0-06-112592-8 Imprint: Rayo Visit http://www.anamollinedomims.com www.anamollinedomims.com