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

by Scott Shute Narrated by Scott Shute

Overview

Scott Shute, The Full-Body Yes - Won Silver in the Business & Leadership (Large Publisher) category.

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. After all, a company is the sum of its people: we decide where, how, and why we work.

In The Full Body Yes, featuring five bonus guided meditations exclusive to the audiobook, LinkedIn's Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs Scott Shute shows how the evolution within companies lies in the evolution of ourselves. Through a four-step action plan, he demonstrates how the journey to a working life of happiness and authentic meaning is fueled by compassion. As you engage with Shute's illuminating case studies, personal stories, and transformational guided activities, you'll begin to cultivate compassion for yourself and others, and 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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173333407
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	07/01/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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.

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