The concepts in the book work in any and all of our relationships. It can be used in the here and now-when you are on the verge of losing it-and it can be also a way of life that keeps us on the road less traveled, the narrow path of personal growth. That aspect provides a road map that can guide us to move from negative, ineffective (if not destructive) reactivity to a more positive, stable, and dynamic response-ability. If there is anything unique in the model it is the concept of how it can be applied in our lives. I merely packaged several theories into (I hope) a coherent whole and then made it practical. The ideas in this book are profound, but not because they are mine. In other words, it took the ongoing balance of Power (a lot of hard work, confidence, determination, and perseverance), Heart (a great deal of love and passion), and Mindfulness (reflection and deep considerations and at times not-knowing) to bring it to term. And most of all, it is a by-product of itself. I’ve incorporated several grand concepts of many thought leaders to enrich and deepen the ideas in the book. Their engagement with the process helped me refine the ideas to the point that I’ve presented it in numerous workshops and written about it in various articles and blogs, and introduced it in a previous book, Follow the Yellow Brick Road: How to Change for the Better When Life Gives You its Worst. I’ve used the model in my work with countless clinical clients, organizational clients, and students over the decades. Over the years the ideas in this book gestated, developed, and matured. The model in this book was conceived when I was a young man in graduate school. This book is born after more than 30 years of labor.
How well we learn to navigate them directly corresponds to how well we live our lives, how happy and fulfilled we feel. Just as there are three dimensions of the physical world (height, width and depth), there are three dimensions of the interpersonal world–power, love, and mindfulness.
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