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Weaving Dreams
The Joy of Work, The Love of Life
Tami Longaberger (Author)
9780470630037, Wiley
Hardback, published 24 September 2010
274 pages
23.5 x 16.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.463 kg
Tami Longaberger is CEO of The Longaberger Company, the premier U.S. manufacturer of handcrafted baskets and other home and lifestyle products. With great tenderness, transparency, and candor, this book opens her heart, offering readers a glimpse of her unique “American Dream”—the kind not handed down or given freely—but earned by hard work and fierce tenacity. Whether sharing memories of her impoverished childhood in Appalachia or accounts of reaching out to business women of the Middle East, Longaberger evokes a balanced nostalgia for the sweetness of the past comingled with a passionate call for hope for the future. Weaving Dreams prompts readers to dream bigger, think more broadly, and risk taking the road less traveled in business and in life. The life lessons remind us that we are all much more similar than distinct, that we have much for which to be grateful, and that the love of family is a treasure to be valued above all else. In Weaving Dreams: The Joy of Work, the Love of Life, Tami Longaberger emerges as a clear voice of encouragement and inspiration, challenging us all to live each moment to the fullest.
Foreword Bernie J. Kosar xv Acknowledgments xix Part 1 AMERICA 1 1 Love Where You Live: Finding Joy at Home 3 2 Only in America: Seizing Opportunities and Finding Silver Linings 9 3 Lessons from Purple Hands: Learning Work Ethic from My Father 15 4 With Feet Planted: Learning Respect for Our Country 19 5 A Pocket Full of Coins: Connecting with Bravery and Honor 25 6 An American Privilege: Being a Voice for the Voiceless 29 Part 2 INTEGRITY 35 7 The Legacy of Right and Wrong: Learning from Mom and Dad 37 9 Parenting with the End in Mind: How I Worked to Instill Responsibility and Work Ethic in My Children 47 10 Making Things Right: A Consultant’s Story of Longaberger Values 53 Part 3 THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING 59 11 ‘‘Getting It Right’’: The Struggle toward Self-Confidence 61 12 Our Minds Are Double-Edged Swords: The Power of Positive and Negative Thinking 71 13 Finding Balance: A Four-Part Recipe to Positive Thinking and Harmony 77 Part 4 ENTHUSIASM 81 14 Reflecting on a Legacy: Dad’s Enthusiasm Was Contagious 83 15 From the Homestead to the Office: Promoting Enthusiasm 87 16 Feeding Joy: How I Remain Enthusiastic 93 17 Applause!: One Consultant Reflects on Finding Joy and Purpose with Longaberger 99 Part 5 LEARNING 105 18 Cream Pies and Ohio Buckeyes: Defying My Dad and Going to College 107 19 Supporting My Kids: Why Education Is So Important to Me 113 20 What Diversity Can Teach Us: Lessons in Tolerance 119 21 Longaberger 101: Improve Yourself and Pass It On! 125 Part 6 FAMILY 131 22 Thick and Thin: Sticking Together as a Family 133 23 Memory Making: How Family Traditions Became Our Glue 141 24 The Best Medicine: Laughter Is Critical for Any Family 145 25 Expanding My Family: Opening Doors for Longaberger Consultants 149 Part 7 COURAGE 157 26 Learning to Pull Myself Up: Finding Courage Within 159 27 Empty Shoes at The Bee: Finding Courage in Loss 167 28 Grace in the Trying: Finding Courage in Difficult Circumstances 173 29 Horizon of Hope: Finding Courage in Illness 179 Part 8 SHARING AND GIVING BACK 187 30 Hands in Dresden Dirt: My Love for Nature and the Beauty of the Earth 189 31 Random Acts of Kindness: Teaching My Children the Joy of Giving 195 32 Come Along with Me: Sharing My Days with Others 201 33 Landing in the Desert: Sharing Business with the Women of the Middle East 209 34 Philanthropy: A Way of Life 215 Part 9 GRATITUDE 223 35 Remembering to Say ‘‘Thank You’’: Important People, Important Moments 225 36 A Posture of Gratitude: How I Live with a Grateful Heart 229 37 How Can I Say ‘‘Thanks’’? A Consultant’s Gratitude 233 38 Grateful to You: People Make Longaberger What It Is 239 Index 243
8 Right Is Right: Taking the High Road behind the Scenes 41
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
