RIGHT LIVELIHOOD

Continental Bioregional Congress: Offers continental-wide congress every two-three years on Right Livelihood, ecologically-based living, and other values of sustainability in community and eco-communities. www.bioregionalcongress.org

Conscious Choice: Midwestern magazine on crafting a life that includes right liveilhood. http://www.consciouschoice.com

EF Schumacher Society: Applies values of human-scale communities and respect for the natural environment to economic issues. Organization has a wealth of information on local money systems, community land trusts, and other sustainable local economic innovations.www.schumachersociety.org

The New Careers Center: Resources for Career Direction: Site provides a variety of career development resources, including The Whole Work Catalog, plus career planning and development; resume writing, job hunting and interviewing; colleges and alternatives; as well as a variety of videos. www.wholework.com

Resources for Right Livelihood from Yes Magazine: Readings, articles and sites. http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=420

Right Livelihood Award: Award to honor individuals who uphold values of Right Livelihood.  Site also features links to many organizations in various areas of study, and publications. www.rightlivelihood.org

Seeds of Simplicity: Provides diverse educational materials on free- thinking for children and adults and coordinates the services of the Simplicity Circles Project. www.seedsofsimplicity.org

The Simple Living Network: Provides tools and examples for those who are serious about learning to live a more conscious, simple, healthy, and restorative lifestyle.www.simpleliving.net/

Success Teams: Site of  Barbara Sher, author of Wishcraft and Teamworks, on creating success teams -- small groups of friends and associates who help each other achieve their goals. www.SherSuccessTeams.com


True Work: Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do: Site of  Michael and Justine Toms, authors of books of same title on how to make your work into a spiritually sustaining practice. Also includes a guide to starting True Work Circles. The guide is also available at: www.newdimensions.org/NEW/support-nd/twguidelines.html
Bibliography (please also see FACILITATION, LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY BUILDING)
Paul C. Brophy and Alice Shabecoff, A Guide in Community Development.

David Brooks, Right Livelihood.

Paul Ekins, A New World Order: Grassroots Movements for Social Change.

Melissa Everett, Making a Living While Making a Difference.

Paul Ferrini, The Economy of Love: Creativity, Right Livelihood and Abundance.

Matthew Fox, The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time.

Paul Hawkins, Growing a Business.

Claudia Horwitz, The Spiritual Activist: Practices to Transform Your Life, Your Work and Your World.

James Hillman, The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling.

Catherin Ingram, for. by Ramchandra Gandhi, In the Footsteps of Gandhi: Conversations with Spiritual Social Activists.

Rich Jarow, The Yoga of Work: Strategies for Right Livelihood from World Wisdom Traditions.

Robert Keegan, How the Way We Talk can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation.

J. Krishnamurti, On Right Livelihood.

Nicholas Lore, The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change a Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success.

Susan Meeker Lowry, Economics as if the Earth Mattered

Mindfulness and Meaningful Work: Explorations in Right Livelihood, ed. by Claude Whitmeyer and Ernest Callenbach

Planet and Peace: The Right Livelihood Award Speeches, ed. by Tom Woodhouse.

Psyche at Work, ed. by Murray Stein and John Hollwitz.

Lewis Richmond, Work as a Spiritual Practice.

Marsha Sinetar, Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow: Discovering Your Right Livelihood

Barbara Sher, I Could Be Anything If I Only Knew What It Was.

    --- Wishcraft.

The Soul of Business (New Dimensions Books) by Lynne Twist, David Whyte, Matthew Fox, and Carol Orsborn