The Full Body Yes: Change Your Work and Your World from the Inside Out

by Scott Shute

Overview

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Stop treating your work and your life as separate.

Work shouldn't be a burden that takes place outside of your “real life.” It should, and can, be a source of happiness and authentic meaning—if you work from the inside out. In The Full Body Yes, LinkedIn’s Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs Scott Shute shows how the evolution within companies lies in the evolution of ourselves. After all, a company is the sum of its people: we decide where, how, and why we work.

Through a four-step action plan, Shute demonstrates how the journey to a working life of happiness and authentic meaning is fueled by compassion. Through guided activities to cultivate compassion for yourself and others, you’ll move toward a work lifestyle that allows you to:

• discover what is important to you, so that you can spend more time doing just that
• recognize and empower the deeper part of yourself
• measure your success by your own happiness
• allow yourself to develop and evolve at work
• love and serve all of life (including yourself)

Everyone deserves to do work that makes them happy, and to find happiness at work. With compassion, we can all get there.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781774580011
Publisher:	Page Two Books, Inc.
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,019,653
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Scott Shute has journeyed from America’s heartland to the hiking trails of Nepal, to the boardrooms of major tech companies across the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. Wherever he’s travelled, he has discovered more about what tears people apart, and what brings them together to create the extraordinary. As Vice President of Global Customer Operations at LinkedIn, the world’s largest online business network, he led a global team of 1,000 customer-service employees supporting 700 million network members around the world. Today, as Chief Mindfulness and Compassion Officer at LinkedIn, he is implementing his vision of changing work from the inside out, by building industry-leading mindfulness programs and operationalizing compassion.

Read an Excerpt

We’re each searching for it in our own way.

Through our hobbies, through our relationships, we’re searching for something. It’s in our language. When someone expresses it, we say “she really lit up,” as if our True Self is a bright ball of light surrounded by the other parts of us that help us get around – the physical body, our emotions, our mind. When we’re “lit up”, our True Self is being seen, glowing strong enough to penetrate the outer shells. These shells - the body, emotions, minds, are critical. They help our True Self express itself. They make up our personality. They can also get in the way. They can take over our awareness, like a rowdy conversation at the family dinner table, sometimes our True Self never gets a word in. Just has to sit there and wait for things to calm down. Sometimes has to wait through entire careers, entire marriages, or even an entire lifetime before speaking with authority. Mostly, it’s there every day, speaking softly and subtly if we listen carefully, like when we’re in the shower or on a walk in the woods and get that special insight we’ve been looking for.

When we’re fully present, our True Self gets to play. I think this is why we love our hobbies so much. When I’m mountain biking, screaming down some sweet single-track in the Santa Cruz Mountains, trying to find the perfect line, you know what I’m not thinking about? I’m not thinking about work. I’m not thinking about getting bullied when I was fifteen. I’m not thinking about the big project I have due in a few weeks or the bills I need to pay.

I’m fully present.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I Know Yourself

1 Know Your Own Story 7

2 The System 19

3 The Trap Is Set 31

4 Unwritten Rules 41

5 It's Just Science 49

Part II Love Yourself

6 Finding Our True Self 61

7 The Intersection Point 71

8 Be Your Own Lighthouse 81

9 Black Belt Level Gratitude 95

Part III The Inner Journey: The Mastery of Me

10 Climbing the Right Mountain (It's Your Choice) 111

11 The Reframe 125

12 The Full Body Yes 139

13 Getting to Know Before Getting to Yes 151

Part IV Compassion in Action

14 Awareness of Others 163

15 Compassion for Others 181

16 Life Happens Through Us 197

17 In Service to Life 207

The Universe Sent Me Joy 211

Notes 219

Acknowledgments 221

Editorial Reviews

In The Full Body Yes, Scott Shute shares a fascinating tale, well-told, making a heartfelt case for self-awareness, full presence, and compassion. I couldn’t stop reading.”
—Dan Goleman, Ph.D., author of the New York Times bestseller Emotional Intelligence

“Writing with vulnerability, humor, and compassion, Scott Shute shares his insights and life lessons in The Full Body Yes. You will see yourself in these pages and truly enjoy the journey to more connection with yourself and with the people you lead.”
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change

“Scott Shute is an admired leader within LinkedIn, where he has helped individuals and organizations transform. In The Full Body Yes, Scott gives you the secret sauce that will help you transform your work and life—from the inside out.”
—Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn

“Scott Shute sits at the intersection of the modern workplace and ancient wisdom traditions. His simple wisdom on how to change the world by changing ourselves is true for all ages and could not come at a better time. This inspiring book helped me see that I am a lovely work-in-progress and so is the world.”
—Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and author of Wisdom at Work

“Scott Shute is a shining beacon for us all. His writing is vulnerable and powerful. His journey is our journey. The Full Body Yes is a delicious, life-changing tale of learning how to fully love.”
—Oshoke Abalu, co-founder of Love & Magic Company

“Through captivating personal stories, The Full Body Yes clearly demonstrates how important it is to reclaim your power by deeply knowing yourself. This shift in awareness can positively impact your life and work. Scott Shute has created a greatly needed road map to reinvigorate the inner space of the mind and heart. This medicine is especially valuable during challenging times. The Full Body Yes is for anyone who is looking to bring a deeper meaning into their life and work.”
—Yung Pueblo, author of Inward

“This book is such a gift. I couldn’t put it down. Scott Shute offers us no more and no less than the stories of his own life, and his courage, vulnerability, and learnings along the way have so much to teach us.”
—Scott Kriens, co-creator, 1440 Multiversity, Chairman, Juniper Networks

“In The Full Body Yes, Scott Shute shows us that optimism, self-awareness, and compassion aren’t just feel-good concepts—they’re how we build a great career and a great life.”
—Mike Robbins, author of We’re All in This Together

“Scott Shute is a masterful storyteller. His stories bring us right into the heart of the human experience and our deepest desires to find meaning and connection. Writing with vulnerability, he shows us that the fulfillment we seek lies right in the midst of our business challenges and personal challenges. The transformation happens from the inside out, and The Full Body Yes inspires and uplifts us so we can engage wholeheartedly and humbly in that process.”
—Tami Simon, founder of Sounds True

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