Index
Academy of Management (AoM), 190, 221
Adam (vignette), 70–71
Adler, Alfred
will to power and, 50–55
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 221
Andy (vignette), 118–119
Angela (vignette), 88–90
Anticipatory anxiety, 89–91. See also Fear
Anxiety. See also Fear; Phobias anticipatory, 89–91
Apology (Plato), 148
Armstrong, Karen, 230n4
Art of Happiness at Work, The (Dalai Lama and Cutler), 106
Asian Tsunami, xvii
Attitude, freedom to choose one’s, xix, 43–44. See also Embrace life with attitude
affirmation of, 44
Christopher and Dana Reeve and, 28–30
coping and, 31–33
Nelson Mandela and, 28
Ten Positive Things Exercise, 36–44
true optimism and, 32–36
in work and personal life, 124, 188
Awareness, importance of, 74–79
Barsoux, Jean-Louis, 94
Beast, The (television program), 117
Benigni, Roberto, 123–124
Berwick, Donald, 184
Borowitz, Andy, 108
Bosses
learning from, 91–92
treatment of weaker performers by, 94
unappreciative, 75
Brooks, Albert, 103
Buber, Martin, 60
Bullying, 51–52
Business. See Work
“Calvin and Hobbes” (cartoon), 112
Camus, Albert, 213
Capitalism, 203. See also Anthrocapitalism
Care of the Soul (Moore), 2, 202
Chappell, Tom, 58–61, 149, 231n4
Charlotte (vignette), 56–57
Cheerfulness, 107
Childhood, reconnecting with one’s, 161
Cimiluca, Mary, 222
Clearlake laundry detergent, 59
Clinton, Bill, 27
Coaching, use of Frankl’s ideas in, 219
Collective guilt, 134
Coming into Our Own: Understanding the Adult Metamorphosis (Gerzon), 165
Community. See also “Village” creating a more humanistic, 180
Complaining, 24–26
Conference and corporate culture, 186
Conflict, 120–121
Connect meaningfully with others (O), 140, 152–156, 178–181, 190, 191–199. See also OPA! Formula for Meaning
Control, and finding meaning, 55
Coping, and learning to cope, 31–33
Core essence, 10
recommendations for finding one’s, 159–161
Core of meaning, 175, 176f, 179, 210
Corporate culture, 186–187, 200–201. See also Academy of Management; Organizational culture; Work; Work village
Corporate executives, 188–189
Corporate social responsibility, 201
Covey, Stephen R., 216, 225–226
Creative distraction, 123–126. See also De-reflection
Cretan labyrinth, 57
Crisis Impact Poll, 147
Crowell, Rodney, 231n5
Cry for meaning, 53–55
Culture, 207
meaning-centered, 180–181. See also Meaning culture
Cutler, Howard, 106
Dalai Lama, Fourteenth (Tenzin Gyatso), 106, 134
De-reflection, 123–126
Andy (vignette), 118–119
Defending Your Life (motion picture), 71, 113
Dialogue, 16–17
Diplomat patient of Frankl, 75–76
Disasters, xvii–xviii, 197. See also Emergency responders
Disengaged employees, 172
Disengagement, 171–174
Doctor and the Soul, The (Frankl), 18
employment ad story, 102–103
on life as a task, 82
Mountain Range Exercise, 64–65
Dylan, Bob, 226
“Echo, The” (story), 132–133
Economic crisis, 147–148, 197–198
Economic growth and success, measures of, 204–205
Education, putting meaning at the core of, 208–209
Educational institutions, 206–208
Edwards, Jonathan, 61
Einstein, Albert, 125
Embrace life with attitude (A), 161–166, 186–190, 209–212. See also OPA! Formula for Meaning
Emergency responders, 108–109
Employee appraisals, 187
Employee Awareness Programs (EAPs), 187–188
Employment, 205
technology and, 205–206
Employment ad story, 102–103
Emptiness. See Cry for meaning; Existential void/existential vacuum
Engage with deeper purpose (P), 156–161, 185–186, 190, 199–209. See also OPA! Formula for Meaning
Engaged employees, 172
Engagement. See Disengagement
Epicurean, 49
Epicurus, 48–49
Euripides, 158
Existential analysis, 148, 149f, 217, 218
Existential angst, 145, 147, 209
Existential Digging Exercise, 73–74
Existential dilemmas and challenges, xx, 3, 34
Existential philosophy, 14, 17–18, 226
Existential questions, 58, 73–74, 206
Existential therapy, 218, 219, 226. See also Logotherapy
Existential void/existential vacuum, 54, 145–147, 194
Experiences can all teach you about yourself, 159
Eye, human, 131
Faith of My Fathers (McCain), 19
Fallon, Jimmy, 222–223
Fear, 71–72, 96. See also Anticipatory anxiety; Phobias
Feuerstein, Aaron, 199–200
Financial crisis, 147–148, 197–198
Finding meaning, 67–73
First Man, The (Camus), 213
First Things First (Covey et al.), 216
Forgiveness, path of, 133–135
Frankl, Eleonore (Elly), 218
Frankl, Viktor E. See also specific topics
Alex Pattakos and, xx–xxii, 1–2
changing lives, 214–216
coping with Auschwitz, 31–32
core message, 227–228
core principles, 5–8
crossover applications of the contributions of, 218–221
diplomat patient of, 75–76
discovery of meaning by, 26
fellow concentration-camp inmates of, 56, 131
on humor, 105
on hyperintention and hyper-reflection, 89
key assertions, 143–144
life of, 13–21
overview of, xix
personal use of paradoxical intention, 97–98
on self-transcendence, 130–131
therapeutic use of paradoxical intention, 96–97
transformation of suffering, 134
unheard cry for meaning and, 53–55
use of creative distraction by, 124
on will, 150
Frasier (television program), 58
Freedom. See also Attitude, freedom to choose one’s
responsibility and, 225
Fuel gauge metaphor, 162
Full Catastrophe Living (Kabat-Zinn), 55–56
Future vision, 216
Gallup Organization, 171–174
Gandhi, Mahatma, 134
Gerzon, Mark, 165
Global Meaning Institute, 168, 175, 220
Greed, 52
Gross domestic product (GDP), growth as measured by, 204–205
Groundhog Day (motion picture), 160
Health, 188. See also Cancer
Health care, 181–184
Health-care reform, 174
Hedonism, 49
Herodotus, 130
Hippocrates, 164
History of God, A (Armstrong), 230n4
Hudson River, miracle on the, 135–137
Humanistic community, creating a more, 180
Humor. See also Self-detachment
employment ad story, 102–103
importance of, 103–108
Hypochondria, 90–91
I–Thou relationship, 61
Illness. See Cancer
Illness anxiety disorder, 90–91
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of 2004. See Asian Tsunami
International Center for Leading Studies, 207–208
International Journal of Individual Psychology, 15
International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 14
Intrinsic motivation, 175
Introspection. See Self-discovery
Jackson, Phil, 61–62
Jaeger, Andrea, 133
Janet (vignette), 101–102
Jesus, 230n4
Job descriptions, 186–187
Job titles, 186–187
John, Saint, 230n4
Joshua (vignette), 146–147
Kabat-Zinn, Jon, 55–56
Kennedy, John F., 197
Kids’ Stuff Foundation, 133
Labyrinth (of meaning)
in corporate world, 58–61
life as a, 57–61
Pattakos’s personal journey, 57–58
work life as a, 103–104
Laing, R. D., xiv
Larry King Live, 29
Leadership, 184–185
Legacy
defined, 79–80
drafting our, 79–82
Legend of Bagger Vance, The (motion picture), 70
Levine, Stewart, 231n5
Life Is Beautiful (motion picture), 123
“Living the good life,” 157
as approach to discovering meaning, 214
changing lives, 214–216
first use of word, 15
and meaning as foundation of existence, 15
Pattakos as practitioner of, 2
self-transcendence and, 130–131
spiritual dimension of, 139–140
Viktor Frankl Institute and, 20–21, 217
Long, Jerry L., Jr., 215–216
and corporate culture, 186
Malden Mills, 199–200
Management. See Academy of Management; Bosses; Corporate culture; MBWA (management by walking around)
Man’s Search for Meaning (Frankl)
diplomat patient, 75–76
feature film of, 222
original subtitle, 20
on SS officer, 134
Manzoni, Jean-François, 94
Mark (vignette), 41–43
Maslow, Abraham, xii–xiii
Mass murder, 130
Mass neurotic triad, 54, 193, 210
Material possessions and inner emptiness, 54
Materialism, 77
Mayo Clinic, 181–182
MBWA (management by walking around), 94–95
McBurney, Ralph Waldo, 35–36
McCain, John, 19
Meaning. See also specific topics
finding, xix
as foundation of existence, 15
greed and, 52
Meaning, will to, 50, 53, 143, 227. See also specific topics
cry for meaning and, 53–55
at Malden Mills, 199–200
Meaning analysis, 148–150, 160
Meaning-centric leadership, 185
Meaning culture, 179. See also Culture: meaning-centered
The Meaning Difference®, 162f
Meaning mission, 183
Meaning moments
Adam (vignette), 70–71
after midlife, 165–166
awareness, 74–79
drafting legacy, 79–82
finding, 67–73
Michelle (vignette), 69–70
Patrick Swayze, 117
working against oneself and, 92–93
Meaningful engagement, 174–176
MEANINGology®, 150–153, 155–156, 178, 194, 220
defined, 150
Megatrend, search for meaning as, 189–190, 226
Mental Excursion Exercise, 126–127
Michelle (vignette), 69–70
Midlife, searching for meaning after, 165–166
Mini-meanings, 159
Missing managers, 94–95
Mistakes, 111–112
nature of, 112
Mitsakos, Aliki, 208
Money. See also Financial crisis pursuit of, 52
Motivation, 184
intrinsic, 175
Mountain Range Exercise, 64–65
My First 100 Years (McBurney), 36
Neal (vignette), 92–93
Needs hierarchy theory, xii–xiii
Nihilism, 20
On Hold program, 197–198
OPA! Formula for Meaning, 152–154, 156–158, 162, 163, 178, 189, 194. See also Connect meaningfully with others; Embrace life with attitude; Engage with deeper purpose
OPA! Way: Finding Joy & Meaning in Everyday Life & Work, The (Pattakos and Dundon), 152–153
Optimism, true, 32–36
Organizational culture, 183, 190. See also Corporate culture; Work; Work village
Out-group assignments, 94
Paradoxical intention, 189
applying, 96–98
Frankl’s personal use of, 97–98
Frankl’s therapeutic use of, 96–97
Paul (Forest Service workshop participant), 39
Paul VI,
Pope, 215
Performance, work, 87–88
Peters, Tom, 95–96
Philo of Alexandria, 16
Picasso, Pablo, 161
Pleasure, 47–48
and finding meaning, 55
will to, 48–50
Pleasure principle, 49
Postmodernism, 193–194
Power, 9
will to, 50–55
Prison inmates, 40–41
Promise/anticipation of pleasure, 47
Psychoanalysis. See Freud, Sigmund
Purpose. See also Engage with deeper purpose
looking beyond oneself to find, 161
Questioning one’s life, 161
Rage, 130
Rambler’s Way Farm, 231n4
Rebecca (creativity consultant), 34–36
Redgrave, Vanessa, 198
Reeve, Christopher, 28–30, 150
Reframing one’s life in a larger context, 159–160
Refugee crises, 197–198
Christopher Reeve and, 30
nurturing, at work, 93–94
paradoxical intention and, 91
at work, 88–91
Resilience, 163
Retirement, 34–35
finding meaning after, 165
Rita (vignette), 122–123
Roddick, Anita, 187
Rose, Pete, 231n5
Sacred Hoops (Jackson), 61
Self-actualization, xiii
Self-detachment. See also Humor developing skills at, 108–111
Pattakos’s experience with, 4
Self-discovery, 61–63
and asking others for their insights, 160
Self-transcendence, 130–133
Selye, Hans, ix–x
“Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome, The” (Manzoni and Barsoux), 94
7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey), 216
Shadow side, learning about one’s, 160
Silver Lining Ranch, 133
Skalleberg, Öystein, 186–187
Skiles, Jeffrey, 136
Soulful times, 2
Soul’s code, x
Spaciousness, 62
Statue of Responsibility, proposed, 225–226
Still Me (Reeve), 29
Stress, 188
Suffering
forgiveness and, 133–135
is not a prerequisite for finding meaning, xix, 19
learning from, 19
will to meaning and, 56
Sullenberger, Chesley B. “Sully,” 135–137
Suu Kyi, Aung San, 134
Swayze, Patrick, 117–118
SWOT analysis, 160
Team spirit, 137–138
Technology, human beings replaced with, 205–206
Ten Positive Things Exercise, 36–44
The International Center for Leading Studies (TICLS), 207–208
Thinking patterns, automaticity of, 23
Thoughts, not being prisoner of one’s, xix
Tom (vignette), 33–34
Trust, 154
Ubuntu, 131–132
Ultimate meaning, 139–140
Unemployment, 33–34, 102–103, 205
technology and, 205–206
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), xvii
UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), xvii
Utne Reader Online, 193–194
Values, 200–201
meaning analysis and, 148
in Mountain Range Exercise, 64
Vancity, 176–177
Vesely, Alexander, 223
Viktor Frankl Center Vienna, 224
Viktor Frankl Institute, 20–21, 217–218, 224
Viktor Frankl Museum, 223–224
Viktor & I (documentary), 223
being part of a, 154
breakdown of and loss of connection to our, 195–197
practicing the “village” concept, 197–198
sense of belonging to the collective, 178–179
Violence, 130
Vita (mail carrier), 129–130
Volunteers’ Readiness Program, xvii–xviii
Walls of Kindness program, 197–198
Who Moved My Soup? (Borowitz), 108
Will to meaning. See Meaning, will to
Will to power. See Power: will to
Winston (bus driver), 103–106, 178
Wong, Paul T. P., 219
Work. See also OPA! Formula for Meaning
defined, 78
finding meaning in, 24–26, 75, 184–185, 219–220
lack/loss of meaning in, 167–171
meaning at the core of, 174–178, 176f, 201–204
relationships at, 88–91
Work village. See also “Village” creating the, 180, 181
Working against oneself paradoxical intention, 91–98
Pattakos’s experience of, 85–88
performance and, 87–88
work relationships and, 88–91
Workplace Options, 188
Zeig, Jeffrey, 213