Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)

Chade-Meng Tan

Apr 2012 · HarperAudio · Narrated by Nick Sullivan

About this audiobook

Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work. Meng’s job is to teach Google’s best and brightest how to apply mindfulness techniques in the office and beyond; now, readers everywhere can get insider access to one of the most sought after classes in the country, a course in health, happiness and creativity that is improving the livelihood and productivity of those responsible for one of the most successful businesses in the world. With forewords by Daniel Goleman, author of the international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, renowned mindfulness expert and author of Coming To Our Senses, Meng’s Search Inside Yourself is an invaluable guide to achieving your own best potential.

Ratings and reviews

Absolutely loved this book! (so much that I've read it 7 times so far). A great read- full of tips for meditation, bettering yourself, and helping other people reach their greatest potential. The meditation practices have drastically improved the way I respond in high stress situations by giving me tools to step back and calm my mind when met with difficulty. The "Body Scan" and "Loving Kindness" meditations are my personal favorites that I use daily. The emotional intelligence practices, like "Active Listening", have improved my communication between myself and coworkers. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who values personal growth.

Well written! Meditation is necessary and the best part is like a workout without sweat and gym. Totally agreed with Mr. Tan.

I've attended the Search Inside Yourself program at work and this is a great review of the curriculum. The audio book format is great on the commute and the narration is well done.

About the author

Chade-Meng Tan is an award-winning engineer, international bestselling author, thought leader, and philanthropist. He is cochair of One Billion Acts of Peace (nominated seven times for the Nobel Peace Prize) and founding chair of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. As the former Jolly Good Fellow at Google, Meng led the creation of a groundbreaking mindfulness-based emotional intelligence course called Search Inside Yourself, which is also the title of his New York Times bestselling book. Meng delivered a TED talk on compassion at the United Nations and spoke at the White House about the development of kindness. His personal motto is, “Life is too important to be taken seriously.”