The Politics Of Hope: Reviving The Dream Of Democracy

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Summary: A Must Read Post-Election Road Map
Review: Donna Zajonc has created a thoughtful, hopeful and heartfelt approach to ending the politics of polarization and divisiveness so prevalent in our political conversations. The Politics of Hope helps us understand our individual and collective despair and resignation from an objective, evolutionary viewpoint. Zajonc offers a guide for generating a new political dialog, one focussed on collaboration to meet these challenging times. This book should be required reading for all elected officials and those who aspire to run for office as well as for citizens so that we can demand that our political leaders collaborate for the common good.

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Summary: Politics is no longer a dirty word
Review: Donna Zajonc sees hope within the breakdowns of our current political system. She believes that these breakdowns will lead to positive breakthroughs and a collaborative, interconnected, genuine democracy will result. If that doesn't give you hope I'm not sure what will! Zajonc appreciates the all-evolving process of the democratic sytem, inspiring creation, participation and hope, rather than feelings of defeat, resignment and distrust.
Zajonc's "Seven Practices for Becoming a Conscious Public Leader" will completely shift your view on political leaders, challenging the generalizations and stereotypes associated with what seems like a hopeless, paralyzing system. She proposes several powerful concepts for our upcoming leaders, pushing politicians to view things differently--beyond current party structures--while challenging leaders to serve with only their highest motives and fulfill their greatest potential of integrity and genuine public service. This book may shift your view of "politics as a dirty word" to "politics of hope"; Nonetheless, it is like no political book I've read. You'll never see politics the same again! Pass it on!

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Summary: Politics of Hope: Reviving the Dream of Democracy
Review: Donna Zajonc's book makes one long for the Politics of Hope to become active in our lives and the lives of our political leaders. A learning experience. Imagine, a new way of listening!! One could almost wish the book carried the word "Politics" as a subtitle, as Zajonc truly brings "life wisdom" to the ordinary folks who are fortunate enough to read it. Thoughtful, intelligent, READABLE.

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Summary: A Beacon of Light
Review: The Politics of Hope is a brilliant treatise on the political picture in the US today. It filled me with a sense of hope for our future that I have not had in a long time. Donna Zajonc examines the evolution of political thought and action. She describes the collaborative climate that will help us move beyond the political quagmire we find ourselves in today. I sense an urgency to "get it out there" and I have fifteen to twenty friends who must read this.

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Summary: A Must Read for Those Who Care About Leaders
Review: The Politics of Hope lays out an insightful premise that I realize now is absolutely true:what distinguishes those political leaders who leave a positive and lasting impact on their world from those who don't is not political affiliation or fund raising skills or even organizational savvy. Its their stage of conscious development, an argument the author establishes with clarity, examples and compelling reason. I immediately understood why some leaders are attractive to me while others leave me hungry for something more. This could just as easily be a book about the evolution of conscious leadership, not just conscious political leadership.

A must read for anyone committed to social change on a local, state or national level. I was actually left with a greater sense of hope that it's not crazy but genuinely possible to cultivate greater consciousness in one's own leadership and that this act alone evokes greater contributions from those around us. The Politics of Hope shows there is something greater than fear to bring us forward as a nation and as a planet.