Melinda Gates revealed that the book that has had the greatest impact on her life is “The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have,” by Mark Nepo. (via CNBCMakeIt)
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According to Amazon, the New York Times bestseller is a "spiritual" book that calls readers to "reclaim aliveness, liberate the self, take each day one at a time, and to savor the beauty offered by life's unfolding.", Gates wrote that it's one of her favorite books to revisit regularly, and said she opens it almost every day and gets something new out of it each time.
She says that her goal is for readers to gain better understanding "that society will be better off if we lift up everybody. [If] we lift up women. [If] we lift up people of color." "If we give people equal voice in decision making and a seat at the table, then society overall is going to be better off."
Her vision may sound idealistic, but Gates says she wants people to realize "that it's totally possible."
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