“Resonate—Zen and the Way of Making a Difference” distills the life lessons of a leading scientist (biophysics) who also happens to be an accomplished master of martial arts and a practitioner of Zen. She is Dr. Ginny Whitelaw, who has established a global reputation as a scientist working at NASA, and as a motivational coach. She offers her theory of “resonance” as a radically different of bringing positive change to your world.

Here are three key lessons from Dr. Whitelaw’s book, published in 2020:

• Be love: Become the other and be for the other as an aspect of your whole Self.
• The influence works best when it connects people to the same universal energy that inspired us; no one selling and no sold to.
• Flow in teams and organizations is more frequently inspired by “flow agents” who are characteristically cooperative, self-transcendent, and self-directed.

Combining modern sciences with ancient philosophies is not new. But it may be newly relevant in our post-pandemic world, as we struggle for balance. Dr. Whitelaw’s book—which is certain to become a classic in the field of leadership studies—shows us a path to applying both our mind and spirit for better results in work and life.