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Marsha Sinetar

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I began my professional life as a first-grade teacher, and quickly fell in love with the whole wide world of learning -- particularly learning how to learn, and how to love learning. Our favorite authors must share that love. My published biographical notes show that I moved through the ranks of public instruction- including administration, curriculum design, and more--, then followed the Divine prompt to start my own leadership firm -- mostly for the private sector, Fortune 500 types. I still serve in an advisory, ombudsman-"sounding board" fashion, still love that work, sensing that, in a way, we're somehow all just kids at heart, living in a lesson world, and learning our greater strengths, capacities, wisdom every day.

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Marsha Sinetar I'd make a bee-line to the fictional book world of John le Carre. Upon arriving, I'd seek out George Smiley, le Carre's most fully developed and popul…moreI'd make a bee-line to the fictional book world of John le Carre. Upon arriving, I'd seek out George Smiley, le Carre's most fully developed and popular spy. In my fantasy, we two would hit it off. We'd head out for an espresso at a local, unassuming bistro, and while sipping the hot, bracing beverage, we'd sit together in amiable silence. Simley, I believe, is a natural "casual contemplative" -- as am I -- and thus perfectly comfortable without chit chat.
Having found a kindred spirit, we two would simply be.

Such was the case, it is said, for Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa. The two admired each other. They were friends. When Mother Teresa visited Rome,she and the Pope would walk around the grounds of the Vatican.
They didn't speak, observers noted, but strolled along, each contemplating private thoughts, perfectly at ease in the amiable silence. Just so, I have felt, when friends and I, usually the ones I love most, can be together in that pure and simple way. Thank you for the question, which was lovely to consider.(less)

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How do you get inspired to write?

Marsha Sinetar The word inspired comes from the French, I believe -and means to be immediately touched, or influenced, by God or the Spirit, or a spirit. Just so, fo…moreThe word inspired comes from the French, I believe -and means to be immediately touched, or influenced, by God or the Spirit, or a spirit. Just so, for me, given the sort of life I lead - -contemplative, reflective, very quiet -- lets me focus on the ideas, books,music, work that I love.

Ideas flow freely when I'm praying and meditating, gardening, out for walks, reading, watching movies, day dreaming -- particularly when relaxed and "looking the other way." Almost anything, a color, a cartoon, something a friend says - like a casual remark - - even a billboard ad can inspire me.

I am easily inspired. Not so much when paying bills, waiting for my turn at the doctor or dentist. And fear, anxieties, troubles my friends or family may have - and my own trials ---seem counter productive to the ideas and inspirations I need for creative work or solving problems. While it's true that "necessity is the mother of invention," the negative emotions tear down that gossamer web of inspiration.

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Average rating: 3.8 · 1,384 ratings · 126 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow 3.74 avg rating — 938 ratings — published 1989 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics: Lifestyles for Self-discovery 3.99 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elegant Choices, Healing Choices 4.09 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Build the Life You Want, Create the Work You Love: The Spiritual Dimension of Entrepreneuring 3.78 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Happily Ever After: Creating Trust, Luck, and Joy 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mentor's Spirit: Life Lessons on Leadership and the Art of Encouragement 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sometimes Enough Is Enough: Spiritual Comfort in a Material World 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Way Without Words: A Guide for Spiritually Emerging Adults 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Call Me Old―I'm Just Awakening!: Spiritual Encouragement for Later Life 3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Person Is Many Wonderful, Strange Things 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Do what you love and the money will follow.”
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“Change can either challenge or threaten us...Your beliefs pave your way to success or block you.”
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“In no case should we abandon responsibility for our own choice-making or give someone else's conception of what we are more weight than our own sense of self.”
― Marsha Sinetar, Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood

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