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How many of us dread waking up on a weekday . . and trundling in to yet another less-than-happy day at the workplace? Texas-based bishop T. D. Jakes--author of Maximize the Moment (2000), among other books, and pulpit raconteur and on-air celebrity--summarizes his new approach to vocations by drawing on the stories in the Bible, and on quotes and prayers based on that liturgy. Imploring all to remember that God has reasons for people to stay and leave jobs, and that work is all about fulfilling missions, he articulates his 10 commandments, and the benefits of looking at work through positive and spiritual lenses. Order number two, for instance, admonishes readers not to "expect to be appreciated"; he goes on to explain that to strive for that is to pander to please people, not to please a higher being. In his fifth "thou shalt," he offers alternatives to letting work get the best of you: consider exercise, find new relationships, take advantage of vacation, among others. The end goal? To enlighten, inspire, and energize. Barbara Jacobs
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Book Description
In this empowering book, based on his bestselling video series, T.D. Jakes shows readers how to use Christian principles in the workplace, using faith as the key to happiness and productivity. Bishop Jakes explains how people can rise above petty conflicts, turn obstacles into opportunities, and let God do His work in their lives every day-even when they're coping with complaining co-workers or difficult bosses.

About the Author
Bishop T.D. Jakes is the author of the bestsellers, God's Leading Lady; The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord; His Lady; The Great Investment; He-Motions; and Maximize the Moment, which was a New York Times business bestseller. He is also the author of the phenomenally successful Woman, Thou Art Loosed! which is the basis for a novel, a bestselling video and CD, a critically acclaimed stage production and an award-winning major motion picture. His daily morning show, The Potter's Touch, and his weekly broadcast, The Potter's House, air on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and Black Entertainment Television (BET), as well in Europe and South America. Bishop Jakes is the founder and pastor of The Potter's House, one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation, where he pastors an interracial congregation of more than twenty-eight thousand members. Also a highly successful entrepreneur, he has pioneered three multi-million dollar corporations and travels the world as an invited guest of foreign diplomats and presidents to discuss personal and economic empowerment.

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In this empowering book, based on his bestselling video series, T.D. Jakes shows readers how to use Christian principles in the workplace, using faith as the key to happiness and productivity. Bishop Jakes explains how people can rise above petty conflicts, turn obstacles into opportunities, and let God do His work in their lives every day-even when they're coping with complaining co-workers or difficult bosses.

Author Biography: Bishop T.D. Jakes is the author of the bestsellers, God's Leading Lady; The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord; His Lady; The Great Investment; He-Motions; and Maximize the Moment, which was a New York Times business bestseller. He is also the author of the phenomenally successful Woman, Thou Art Loosed! which is the basis for a novel, a bestselling video and CD, a critically acclaimed stage production and an award-winning major motion picture. His daily morning show, The Potter's Touch, and his weekly broadcast, The Potter's House, air on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and Black Entertainment Television (BET), as well in Europe and South America. Bishop Jakes is the founder and pastor of The Potter's House, one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation, where he pastors an interracial congregation of more than twenty-eight thousand members. Also a highly successful entrepreneur, he has pioneered three multi-million dollar corporations and travels the world as an invited guest of foreign diplomats and presidents to discuss personal and economic empowerment.

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