Beyond The Hero
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Beyond the Hero
Author: Allan B. Chinen
language: en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date: 1993-12-01
Midlife is not a matter of a man´s age, but a stage of life. It is a time when the stories that inspired men´s youth -- heroic dreams of finding true love, fame or fortune -- come to a close. That finish may be triumphant, like making one´s first million dollars. Or it might arrive with failure and crisis -- a painful divorce, being "downsized" at work, struggling with a dreadful illness. More often, heroic dreams end quietly, with an ordinary marriage, rather than ecstatic romance; or being promoted at work -- but without $1 million in stock options. When heroic scripts run out, what is a man to do? Fairytales provide answers. This may sound unbelievable and even ridiculous, because we usually consider fairytales suitable only for children. In just the same way, though, most of us also thought that myths were merely superstitions -- at least until Joseph Campbell introduced the public to the deep insights contained in these stories. Fairy tales, no less than myths, convey the "wisdom of the ancestors." Both are the genes of human culture, and like DNA in chromosomes, contain highly compressed information essential to human life. Passed from person to person, century to century, culture to culture, folktales undergo a process akin to natural selection, where only the stories with enduring appeal and deep insights survive. Beyond the Hero contains such fairytales, and specifically those that focus on men at midlife. Much less familiar than heroic stories, these men´s tales offer an astonishing vision of mature manhood, based not on the young hero or his older counterpart, the patriarch, but on the shaman-Trickster. That archetypal, paradoxical figure emerges in a man´s darkest hour at midlife, to provide spiritual companionship, iconoclastic wisdom and unexpected rejuvenation. Personifying communication rather than conquest, creativity over control, laughter over law, the wily shaman-Trickster can be found in cultures around the world,. Indeed, he dances in images from over 30,000 years ago, hidden deep in caves -- painted long before the warrior-hero or patriarch arose. The shaman-Trickster embodies the deep masculine -- deep in time, and in the masculine psyche -- which men contact at midlife. Praise for Beyond the Hero These stories offer the wisdom of the ages about masculinity and its gifts to society. They describe new archetypal possibilities for men and their changing ways. Robert A. Johnson, author of He; She; Moving Heaven and Earth This spirited book brings forth the Trickster as a teacher for man. Using lively fairy tales, Chinen shows the Trickster as a very ancient figure in the male psyche. Honoring the Trickster will help some men to get free from their obsession with the Hero. Robert W. Bly, author of Iron John; A Little Book on the Human Shadow Beyond the Hero is articulate, insightful and thoughtful. Chinen takes us deep into the roots of the male psyche, making a significant and nourishing contribution to the new psychology of men. Aaron Kipnis, author of Angry Young Men; Knights without Armor Chinen´s work provides much-needed, important and fresh insights into myth and masculinity, leaving the reader feeling and thinking someone has shown us more about ourselves and how ancient stories can heal present wounds. John Lee, author of The Flying Boy Beyond the Hero is helpful for men seeking to make the shift from a patriarchal, hierarchical, power-based mode to a more spiritual orientation. Linda Leonard, author of Witness to the Fire: Creativity and the Veil of Addiction
Beyond the Hero's Journey
Author: Anthony Mullins
language: en
Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
Release Date: 2022-01-07
Telling a story is simple, right? You take a 'hero' and send them on a 'journey'. There's a beginning, middle and an end. But what if your story doesn't fit into that basic structure? In Beyond the Hero's Journey, BAFTA award-winning screenwriter Anthony Mullins champions one of the most powerful, yet most misunderstood, tools in a writer's toolkit - character arcs. Looking at celebrated films from around the world - including Moonlight, Lady Bird, The Social Network, The Godfather, A Fantastic Woman, Mulholland Drive, Shoplifters, Amour, Inside Llewyn Davis, Call Me By Your Name, Midsommar and The Father - he shows how character arcs not only create the 'emotional shape' of a story, but also offer writers of all levels an incredible variety of narratives that go far beyond the traditional, three-act Hero's Journey. For every writer who has ever felt frustrated by the neat confines of 'how to' guides, the book will teach you how to excel in telling more complex, original and authentic stories, and how to share your own distinctive voice with the world.
Beyond Heroes
Author: Kim Barnas
language: en
Publisher: ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
Release Date: 2014-04-29
Hospitals have long relied on the heroics of one brilliant nurse or doctor to save the day. Such heroics often result in temporary workarounds and quick fixes that leave not only patients and quality care at risk, but also increase costs. This is the story of an organization breaking that habit. Like a growing number of healthcare organizations around the world, ThedaCare, Inc. has been using lean thinking and the principles of the Toyota Production System to improve quality of care, reduce waste, and become more reliable. But lean thinking was incompatible with ThedaCare’s old top-down, hero-based system of management. Kim Barnas, former SVP of ThedaCare, shows us how she and her team created a management system that is stable and lean, to spur continuous improvement. Beyond Heroes shows the reader, step by step, how ThedaCare teams developed the system, using the stories of its doctors, nurses and administrators to illustrate. The book explores each of the eight essential components of the lean system, from front-line problem solving with the scientific method to daily team huddles and creating standard work for leaders all the way to the top of an organization. Finally, the author introduces four executives from healthcare systems across North America who have implemented ThedaCare’s system and share the lessons they learned along the way. Beyond Heroes is not just a call to action or an argument for a better healthcare system. It is a necessary roadmap through the rocky terrain ahead, one that healthcare leaders can customize to their special needs.