Something More: The Professional's Pursuit of a Meaningful Life

by Randy Hain, Chester Elton (Foreword)

A Road Map for a More Meaningful Life

Randy Hain's third book offers a much needed guide to any business professional seeking more from life than work alone. Through his over two decades experience in interviewing and working with other business professionals, Hain captures the best of what he has learned and observed about how to pursue a life filled with meaning in this book. In addition, Hain has interviewed over a dozen professional men and women from around the country in the book who are actively pursuing their own lives filled with meaning. Their combined and eclectic experiences greatly enrich "Something More" and offer the reader an authentic guide filled with practical wisdom which will connect with almost any interested reader.

After exploring our motivations for the choices we make and the obstacles which get in the way, Hain addresses work/life balance, recalibrating our thinking, serving others, job satisfaction, using our gifts, authenticity, the role of crisis, courage and the role of faith from a broad and ecumenical perspective. This multi-faceted approach will help the reader embark on the path to a more meaningful life headed in the right direction and armed with the tools they need for the journey. The thought-provoking discussion questions at the end of each chapter will challenge the reader's perceptions and encourage different thinking about the path of their lives.

"Something More" is ideal for any business person from new college graduate to retiree. The book is accessible, practical, authentic and filled with wisdom. Anyone seeking more out of life than simply their job will find the book helpful, engaging and inspirational.

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2013

About the author

Mr. Randy Hain is founder and president of Serviam Partners (www.serviampartners.com) in Atlanta and actively serves on a number of non-profit boards in the Atlanta community. He is the Senior Editor for The Integrated Catholic Life eMagazine which he co-founded with Deacon Mike Bickerstaff in 2010. Randy is a co-founder of the Annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference, the Catholic Business Cafe and leads the St. Peter Chanel Business Association (Faith at Work) Ministry.

Randy is a prolific writer and frequent presenter on a number of topics including faith, family, integration, leadership and human capital.

All of his books can be found on Goodreads and Amazon. Titles include:

*The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Fathe and Work (Liguori 2011)
*Along the Way: Lessons for an Authentic Journey of Faith (Liguori 2012)
*Something More: The Professionals Pursuit of a Meaningful Life (Liguori 2013)
*LANDED! Proven Job Search Strategies for Today's Professional (Serviam Press 2013)
*Journey to Heaven: A Road Map for Catholic Men (Emmaus Road Publishing 2014)
*Joyful Witness: How to Be an Extraordinary Catholic (Servant Books 2014)
*Blessed Children, Special Fathers: A Book of Encouragement for the Fathers of Children with Special Needs (Emmaus Road Publishing, was released May 22nd, 2015)

His blog, Surrender & Strength, can be found at: http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org...

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this more than I did, but I had a real difficult time relating to any of the interviewed participants.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book, Randy Hain taps into the wisdom he has access to as an executive. It goes across faith traditions (without shoving any of them down your throat), ages, and the industries. In his search to clarify what a "meaningful life" is all about for busy professionals, Hain truly captures some gems and a lot of advice everyone could use. This is a business book unlike any I've read before, and I enjoyed it and will recommend it to the business professionals in my life.