Lurie of Grubb & Ellis releases new book, "Five Minutes on Mondays"

Alan Lurie, a managing director at Grubb & Ellis Co., has released a new book, "Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work." Lurie, also a non-denominational ordained rabbi, explores these questions through a series of five minute sermons given every Monday at Grubb & Ellis. Lurie draws on millennia of philosophy, theology, and science to discover answers, revealing how our best traditions all point in the same direction: to become better people, more connected to each other, and to the spiritual. Above all, Five Minutes on Mondays brings unity to the many lives we all lead, and helps us to function to our fullest, healthiest and highest potential—even, or most especially, in troubled times. "We live in times of uncertainty and enormous, rapid change," says Lurie. "This uncertainty maybe frightening and intimidating, but uncertainty can also be a gift, because it can cause us to rethink our established, fixed ways of seeing things, helping along the transformation from stagnation to movement; from limitation to expansion. This process leads to change and personal growth which is always beneficial to the individual, no matter the economic climate." Lurie, based in N.Y.C., writes about the chain of events that led to him coming to work for David Arena, president of Grubb & Ellis, and how his spirituality played a key role in these encounters. In the book he shares some of the five minute sermons he gave every Monday morning to help inspire, motivate, entertain and unite the real estate professionals at Grubb & Ellis. Following are five tips that Lurie provides in Five Minutes on Mondays from one of his "sermons" on confidence, which could use reinforcing in times such as these: * Focus on Your Strengths- Know where you are most effective, be comfortable with your inclinations and limitations, and allow yourself to be supported by others with complimentary strengths. Above all, develop what you do best! * Monitor Self-Talk- Catch yourself when you use negative talk. If you think positively and expect favorable results and situations, in time your mental attitude will change how you view the events in your life, increasing your opportunities to succeed * Visualize- Visualization helps you to practice for and anticipate issues before they arise * Evaluate Yourself Objectively- Having self-confidence does not mean that individuals will be able to do everything, but self-confident people set expectations that are realistic based on their own self knowledge * Give Yourself a Break- Most importantly have compassion for yourself - as you would for others. Stumbling is part of the journey, and make sure to pat yourself on the back for a job well done! Alan Lurie shows you how to achieve honorable success in a troubled world, and how to maximize who you are and what you can become. Five Minutes on Mondays will enable you to: * Prosper while keeping your integrity * Balance faith, honor and tradition * Use your workplace as your "spiritual gymnasium" * Find deeper meaning and purpose in your work * Face your fears and failures, and keep going * Live one authentic life- at work, and everywhere else Find out more about Five Minutes on Mondays at www.fiveminutesonmondays.com