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List of contents
Introduction; Part I. Understanding and Promoting Mattering: 1. The Mattering Wheel; 2. Feeling Valued; 3. Adding Value; 4. Ways to Matter; Part II. Self: 5. Mattering through Mastery; 6. Mattering through Self-Regard; Part III. Relationships: 7. Mattering in the Inner Circle; Part IV. Work: 8. Mattering in Teams; 9. Mattering through Performance; Part V. Community: 10. Mattering in the Community; 11. Mattering through Social Change; Notes; Index.
About the author
Isaac Prilleltensky is an award-winning academic and former Dean of the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Miami, USA, where he currently serves as Professor and Vice Provost for Institutional Culture. He also has published 11 books and over 130 papers.Ora Prilleltensky is a former assistant clinical professor and the former Director of the major in Human and Social Development at the University of Miami, USA. She is a wheelchair-user and has published a book in 2004 about her research on motherhood and disability. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings and has co-authored three books on the promotion of well-being.
Summary
Mattering, which is about feeling valued and adding value, is essential to our health, happiness, relationships, work, and society. Mattering improves both wellness and fairness in society. People interested in improving their personal wellbeing as well as the well-being of others will benefit from this book's research-based strategies.
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'Using humor, research, and real-life examples, Ora and Isaac Prilleltensky deftly lay out the foundation of why mattering is so important to wellbeing and happiness. Here they offer a practical approach to how we can feel valued and add value in all areas of life. This book is not only timely but also necessary for personal and systemic change.' Karen Guggenheim, social entrepreneur, co-founder of WOHASU Foundation and World Happiness Summit
