Editorial Review:
"An inspirational and practical guide for anyone who wants to incorporate the dynamic skills of entrepreneurs into their own lives and work. A new generation of "life entrepreneurs" is emerging: people who apply their vision, talents, creativity, and energy not only to their work but to their entire lives, changing the world for themselves and those around them. In this book, successful entrepreneurs Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek draw on numerous interviews with fifty-five leading entrepreneurs worldwide as well as the wisdom of multiple thought leaders to provide vivid examples, moving vignettes, concrete frameworks, and practical strategies for revving up our work and play through entrepreneurial leadership. This book starts by providing strategies for integrating life, work, and purpose and ends by capturing the implications of the current entrepreneurial boom for our workplaces, learning institutions, communities, and families. Christopher Gergen (Washington, D.C.) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative at Duke University, and a life-long entrepreneur, Gregg Vanourek (Thornton, CO) is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures, former CEO of Vanourek Consulting Solutions, and former Senior Vice President of School Development for K12 Inc."
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It provided me with guidance. It will do the same for you. 2008-09-12
When you are young everyone tells you that you can become whoever you want, but after a few short years that ideology seems to become nothing but a myth. This book not only proves that your dreams to change the world are possible; it illustrates that they can be a reality.
Are you ready to make your life extraordinary? As someone who is looking for a change in my life, Life Entrepreneurs is helping me strive above the status quo by inspiring me to look deeper for my true passions. I know that my dreams will not sit in a box waiting for a better time to be realized. Gregen and Vanourek's work proves that you wont find happiness by settling for something that is not your true passion. It is high time to realize that being successful does not provide you fulfillment in the same way or to the same level as doing something you love.
I know that I am grateful to Gregen and Vanourek for their inspiration, influence, and guidance. Thank you for Life Entrepreneurs.
This book will inspire you to make this world a better place by following your heart and living your passions. Buy This Book!
Not so ordinary people a little crazy like me! 2008-07-01
I felt like I was reading my life story when I read Life Entrepreneurs. Sometimes as an entrepreneur you feel a little, well more than a little, crazy. It was great to read all of these stories of other entrepreneurs who are ,well, crazy like me. I couldn't suggest this book more for anyone interested in becoming a Life Entrepreneur or learning about the life of one.
The book is well researched and filled with practical suggestions, buy it!
Great book for wherever you are on your life journey 2008-06-26
Really love this book for the fact that it is applicable and useful to everyone - whether you are just graduating from college deciding "what now?" or mid-life like myself deciding "what's next?". Inspirational and practical so not only will you decide to get moving, you will know exactly what you need to do to get started!
Inspiring, Genuine and Thought Provoking 2008-06-26
This book challenges you to live the life you want to live, even if you don't know it yet. A life without regrets. It instills confidence, inspires and guides you to make a seemingly daunting task very real, within reach. It does not presume to define an extraordinary life, but rather helps us in our efforts to define it for ourselves. The examples within of ordinary people discovering and living their own extraordinary lives are diverse in nature, and bring the book very much down to earth. Gregg and Chris show true understanding of the pressures we all face that influence our life decisions. So most importantly, this book dares and inspires us to reflect on our current life paths, take some chances and live a life that ,above all, is true to ourselves. While never claiming this to be easy, it is certainly possible and so, so very worthwhile. I recommend this book to anyone that needs reminding of that, or simply some motivation and guidance to make it happen.
Make your life extraordinary 2008-06-23
Everyone I know is looking for more balance in their lives: balance between work and home; between adventure and serenity; between individual growth and community connection.
In this inspiring yet down-to-Earth book, Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek introduce us to dozens of people who have struck the right balance in their own lives. What they offer is not a formula but a foundation for our own quests.
These are people defined not so much by their jobs (though they tend to have pretty cool jobs, for sure), but by their unique approaches to life. Simply put, they make their lives extraordinary. And now, the rest of us can too.
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