The Art of Possibility, Rosamund Stone Zander
The Art of Possibility, Rosamund Stone Zander
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The Art of Possibility
Transforming Professional and Personal Life

Author: Rosamund Stone Zander, Benjamin Zander

Narrator: Benjamin Zander, Rosamund Stone Zander

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2011


Synopsis

Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, The Art of Possibility is the dynamic product of an extraordinary partnership. The Art of Possibility combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander's genius for designing innovative paradigms for personal and professional fulfillment.

The authors' harmoniously interwoven perspectives provide a deep sense of the powerful role that the notion of possibility can play in every aspect of life. Through uplifting stories, parables, and personal anecdotes, the Zanders invite us to become passionate communicators, leaders, and performers whose lives radiate possibility into the world.

About Rosamund Stone Zander

Rosamund Stone Zander is a family therapist, leadership coach, and landscape painter. She is co-author with Benjamin Zander of the book The Art of Possibility.

About Benjamin Zander

Benjamin Zander is the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and a professor at the New England Conservatory of Music.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on August 30, 2017

The Art of Possibility takes a psychologist and a musician and smooshes their ideologies together to create a self help program. "Our premise is that many of the circumstances that seem to block us in our daily lives may only appear to do so based on a framework of assumptions we carry with us. Draw......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti on February 25, 2012

Not sure how to describe this--scattershot? Uneven? Wonderful in parts? I picked this up because I so enjoyed Benjamin Zander's TED talk, which you can watch here: [URL not allowed] Who can resist a conductor who talks about "one-buttock playing"? So Benjamin Zander is one coaut......more

Goodreads review by Mindi on December 30, 2011

This isn't just a standard self-help type book. It's a change-your-thinking-feel-good-book-written-for-an-educator's-ear-but-can-be-translated-into-everyone-around-you type book. Written through their own accounts and experiences, the Zanders give practical advice on how to, basically, live a fuller......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on March 31, 2009

Paradigms. They stick to us like that glue that comes with packaged toys that you pull off one finger just to find it stuck to another. The more you try to discard it, the more it seems to hang on for its life. That’s how paradigms work, they just don’t want to die or be replaced. Paradigms are neces......more

Goodreads review by Craig on July 09, 2008

On my flights to Belgrade the past couple of days, I finished a great book that has been influencing my thinking in several areas. The book was a thoughtful gift from Gayla Nicholson, a board member with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Park County, Wyoming, a recent client. I referenced portions of Ros a......more


Quotes

“Both [Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander] speak with a slow-paced and humble clarity that is the perfect vehicle for their Buddha-like wisdom…With its touching anecdotes and classical background music, this is a superbly rendered program on some of the most up-to-date and inspiring personal growth ideas of our generation.” —AudioFile Magazine, winner of AudioFile Earphones Award