The Inward Outlook: Conscious Choice as a Daily Practice

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Every day, we take in data from the world around us and store that data in our intellect. Then, without conscious awareness, we listen to that dataa process we call thinkingand use what it tells us to inform our decisions. But living our lives this way means always living in the past, and it limits us more than we think.

In The Inward Outlook, psychologist Laura Basha shares how to discern this habitual way of thinking from the innate wisdom and common sense that we all have available to us at all times. Once we can see this distinction between personal thinking from the past and in-the-moment, impersonal, diffuse thinking, we are awakened to the conscious choice point, which allows us to make choices with awareness and to release judgment of ourselves and of others. We then consciously create ourselves to be the best version of ourselves we can be: our authentic, powerfully creative, compassionate selves.

A powerful guide to accessing ones own innate health, well-being, and wisdom, The Inward Outlook is an accessible exploration of a principle-based paradigm that educates people in the role thought plays in creating their experience of realityand a road map to cultivating inspired focus, accomplishment, and peace of mind in ones life.

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The Inward Outlook is what we all require if we are to pursue our true nature and lives. Read and learn and find your true self.
Bernie Siegel, MD, author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles

The Inward Outlookis a sincere and noble contribution to our understanding of the search for happiness. Laura Basha invites the reader to reconsider their understanding of life and happiness by looking within their own compassionate, intuitive heartrather than remaining focused on the superficial values of the external world. A refreshingly healthy recognition of the key ingredients for finding happiness and peace of mind.
John E. Welshons, author of One Soul, One Love, One Heart, Awakening From Grief, and When Prayers Arent Answered

Grounded in age-old wisdom,The Inward Outlookis a valuable tool for helping readers live in, and think from, the present, juicy moment. Living in and thinking from the moment gives us the opportunity to move through our days more productively, humorously, and peacefully.
Sue PattonThoele,author of The Womans Book of Strength, The Mindful Woman, and The Courage to Be Yourself

Imagine Dr. Laura Basha in conversation with Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius, considering perspective as our lifes construction materials. Dr. Basha lights the road that leads to balance in an environment gone off-kilter. An affirmation for those acquainted with stoic philosophies. For those seeking internal peace in a chaotic world, this is an invitation.
Maryanne Em Radmacher, author of Courage Doesnt Always Roar and Live With Intention

The Inward Outlookis the most direct read Ive come across that gets to the nuts and bolts of how to live a more authentic and productive life. We humans like to complicate things, and Dr. Basha brings the reader back to where the problem and the solution live, which is within us. She explains the inward outlook paradigm, and shows the reader how to take simple steps to make it work in their lives. For a person ready to become more conscious, grounded, and authentic,The Inward Outlooksimplifies the path to living a life of purpose through conscious choices.
Rachael Wolff, podcaster and author of Letters from a Better Me

How refreshing to readThe Inward Outlookand be reminded that how we think affects who we are and how we are in the world. Im grateful for Dr. Laura Bashas teachings, which offer a path toward living a more joyful, peaceful, and authentic life through finding and expressing our truest self.
Judy Reeves, author of Wild Women, Wild Voices and A Writers Book of Days

Dr. Laura Basha has an indelible charisma and a personal presence in her writing and delivery. Within what may be intellectually familiar themes ofThe Inward Outlook, I found as I readas you maythat I actually experienced the meanings of these themes bringing forward from past thoughts and memories, new connections to my own complex, present-day perception of reality.
Margaret Barbee, PhD, Senior Human Resources Consultant, former professor, and Director of Organizational Psychology Programs at JFK University

As we navigate these troubled and remarkable times,The Inward Outlookoffers a perspective that guides people in the awakening of personal consciousness with a compassionate lighthearted- ness. Bringing decades of study and experience to her work, Dr. Basha articulates the essential importance of developing an inner awareness to the struggles of daily life and speaks to the transformation that can emerge by opening to the possibilities of growth and happiness within. Awakening to the self takes focus, and the included workbook provides the reader with a structure to discover who they are and who they want to be.
Cheryl Krauter, MFT, author of Odyssey of Ashes: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Letting Go and Surviving the Storm

The Inward Outlook gently reawakened me to several simple and accessible actions to take to have more joy, happiness, and peace in life. This work is phenomenally empowering.
Xavier Dubois, CEO of EVOX Omnimedia

After ninety-one years of an intensive quest to find the causes of human suffering, to reduce or alleviate it, I can summarize my conclusion in one sentence: There can be no freedom possible unless each one of us is free from ourself. Dr. Basha presents one path toward that freedom. Through understandingThe Inward Outlookparadigm, we can change the acculturated reality of ourselves by accessing an internal space of Silence and letting eternal wisdom flow through us. We can develop a perceptual shift and learn to make conscious choices to create a life of fulfillment and peace of mind.
R.K. Janmeja (Meji) Singh, PhD, author of Changing the Course of Destruction: Listening to Understand Each Other In-Depth Promotes Peace and recipient of the California State Psychological Associations Lifetime Achievement Award

Learning to live more deeply in the present is a powerful tool for personal growth. This cultivates a deeper self-awareness that allows us to question the perceptions that shape our sense of ourselves and our lives. By untangling unhelpful and inaccurate self-perceptions, our authentic selves are allowed to shine through.The Inward Outlookis a great place to begin cultivating this awareness of the self in the present moment.
Shannon Duncan, author of Present Moment Awareness and Coming Full Circle

Dr. Laura Basha offers us a witty, contemplative way to evaluate and understand our lives in all their messy, contradictory, and inspiring pathways. With her common-sense framework for moving forward in lifea positive, lasting, and holistic approachwe can indeed transform our thoughts and actions. Her book includes a reflective, hands-on study guide to help us see our lives in a new light, one that promotes self-awareness and a greater acceptance of our fellow beings.
Richard Singer, educator, author, and community activist

Basha reminds us here of the importance of listening to the power of wisdom and grace innate in us all. With gentle humor and compassion, she brings forth a lightness and a possible way of creating a just world.
Reenie Raschke, author of My Town Montclair

The Inward Outlookreminds us that our ever-present center is challenged by the fast-paced, technically minded world we live in. With insight and down-to-earth humor, Dr. Basha helps us to find our awareness again.
Mona Adisa Brooks, professional artist and founder of Trumpet Gallery

Both as a CEO and personally, I found the insights and lessons developed in The Inward Outlook to be both profound and impactful. I utilize the principles Dr. Basha describes in the book to great success, and since embracing experiencing life from the inside out Ive been able to put those principles to work and triple the size of our company, resulting in our best performance in over thirty-five years. I would encourage everyone to explore the principles for themselves; the benefits will be profound.
Jim Hart, CEO of Senn Delaney Leadership Consulting, a Heidrick & Struggles Company

I have been studying and teaching various aspects of healthy functioning for individuals, teams, and organizations for over twenty-seven years, and I foundThe Inward Outlookto be one of the best, most thoughtful approaches Ive encountered. Dr. Bashas clear and simple-yet-profound message resonates with our innate health and wisdom. I am blessed to know Laura personally, and know that she truly lives what she teaches. As a result, her sincerity and practical application come through in every facet of this wonderful book.
John Mckay, Senior Vice President of Senn Delaney Leadership Consulting, a Heidrick & Struggles Company

I am a successful businessman who has built a thriving business on a global scale . . . I can confidently say that I would not be as successful as I am today in my personal life and my business without the work of Dr. Basha.
Stuart Adam, Chairman of Adam and Partners Group Holdings

The message is clear and it is beautifully written. It is obvious that Dr. Basha is one with her work, as well as with the message in the book. After reading The Inward Outlook I smiled, because I could see how to find joy or put a positive spin on whatever is going on.
Larry Robinson, MFA, professional artist and professor of art at the University of California, Berkeley

Brava to Dr. Basha! Her book not only creates for us a transformative world that works, it is also chock-a-block with examples of the miracles that happen when human beings alter their focus from me to us. The Inward Outlook is a great read!
Pat Henderson, CEO of Pat Henderson, INC.

Author Bio

Laura Basha, PhD, is a published author, professional artist, compelling and empowering speaker, and certified trainer. She holds a BA in Fine Arts, an MA in counseling psychology, and a combined doctorate in clinical and organizational psychology. Through the years, the focus of her work has always been personal and organizational transformation and leadership development, and she has been an international consultant, educator, and personal coach for thousands of clients since 1978. Mother of two, stepmother to three, and Nona to nine, Dr. Basha resides in Northern California with her husband and beloved Tibetan terrier. You can view her work on her website, www.whitebirdrising.com.