Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives
Praise for Life Entrepreneurs\ "Pick up this book and read it. It might change your life."—Stephen R. Covey, best-selling author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People andThe 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness\ "Business leaders and entrepreneurs alike will greatly benefit from Life Entrepreneurs. It captures the essential qualities of leadership. I highly recommend it."—Howard Schultz, chairman, Starbucks Coffee Company\ "Provocative reading . . . an intriguing, challenging guide...
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Life EntrepreneursOrdinary people creating extraordinary lives. Leaders excelling through the power of entrepreneurship. Rising generations taking command of their lives and work by integrating them. But how?Life Entrepreneurs is an uplifting and practical guide for enriching our quality of life and revving up our work through the dynamic force of entrepreneurial leadership.A new type of leader 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. These people are not just living their lives—they're leading them. Welcome to the territory of life entrepreneurs.In this book, successful entrepreneurs Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek draw on interviews with fifty-five leading entrepreneurs worldwide as well as on the wisdom of multiple thought leaders to provide practical strategies, concrete frameworks, vivid examples, and moving vignettes for leading a life of adventure, service, and purpose. Today, people are looking for opportunity, challenge, and the chance to develop their talents, achieve success, and make an impact. But they are also looking for a rich home life, rewarding friendships, an active lifestyle, and deeper fulfillment. Life entrepreneurs are able to thrive in all these realms by proactively taking the following steps:Discovering core identity Awakening to opportunity Envisioning the future Developing goals and strategies Building healthy support systems Taking action and making a difference Embracing renewal and reinvention Life Entrepreneurs is filled with inspiring stories and practical strategies for integrating life, work, and purpose, and captures the implications of today's entrepreneurial boom for our workplaces, learning institutions, communities, and families. Whether you're an emerging or established leader—or a person experiencing significant changes and seeking direction—this is a vital read.
Foreword Warren Bennis xiiiIntroduction xvList of Interviews xxviiSurveying the LandscapeUnderstanding Life Entrepreneurship 3Life Entrepreneurs in Action 25Discovering Core Identity 38Preparing for the JourneyAwakening to Opportunity 65Envisioning the Future 80Developing Goals and Strategies 93Blazing a TrailBuilding Healthy Support Systems 111Taking Action and Making a Difference 129Embracing Renewal and Reinvention 145Conclusion: Creating a New Future 165Life Entrepreneurship Primer 181Exercises and Helpful Resources 187Interview Methodology 189Notes 191The Authors 199Acknowledgments 201Index 205
