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How To Be is a simple and accessible guide to the timeless life and leadership lessons of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching.
The Tao Te Ching has stood the test of time. It’s as relevant today as when it was written over 2500 years ago and has been used by leaders for centuries. How To Be is a definitive and practical interpretation of the Tao for seekers and philosophers studying and adopting the “way of virtue”. It is for the reader who wants to build the thinking patterns and behaviours of the wise sage:
– the foundational inner attributes of self-leadership,
– the skills of leading others, and
– the resilience required to live well in a complex and uncertain world.
How To Be distills each stanza of the Tao into the thinking patterns and behaviours of successful and self-possessed leaders. It cuts through the mysterious and esoteric poetry, presenting the lessons of the ancient and wise sage for anyone to immediately adopt.
The Tao te Ching is a guide for living well, and How To Be is a life-long companion for navigating a complex, ever-changing and uncertain world, without struggle and in harmony with nature.


