Pick Your Gummy Bear: Lessons from My Biggest Life Choices - Couverture souple

Depraetere, Johan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 191819193X ISBN 13 : 9781918191936

Editeur : Whitefox Publishing Limited, 2026

Synopsis

An Invitation to Embrace the Unknown

From muddy football fields in Belgium to a dot-com start-up in New York, from the heights of the Tibetan Plateau to the stillness of a meditation hall in Kyoto, Johan Depraetere's journey has been shaped not by caution but by moments of daring. He imagined these choices as reaching into a bag of gummy bears and pulling out the rare green ones: dramatic, bold, life-changing. Others were like picking a yellow gummy bear: quieter, softer. Yet each choice, whatever its colour, opened doors to possibility and growth.

Through twelve vivid, personal and honest stories, Johan shows how both subtle whispers and bold leaps pushed him beyond comfort and into a fuller, unbounded life - the thrill of stepping past the familiar. This is an invitation to recognise the inflection points in your own journey: the moments when comfort pulls one way and curiosity beckons another.

Pick Your Gummy Bear is your companion for those crossroads in life, when you pause and ask: Which gummy bear will I choose?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Johan Depraetere was born in a small town in Belgium, but his calling led him to become a true modern nomad. He has lived across three continents, in Brussels, Boston, New York, Barcelona, London and Seoul, and he has travelled to just under 100 countries. 

 

He has worked for some of the world’s best-known companies, including McKinsey, Samsung, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble. He is the co-founder of Energy Equation Partners, a newly established investment firm focusing on energy transition.  

Johan also coaches scientists at Cancer Research UK and is a mentor for the social enterprise On Purpose. 

 

Johan has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master’s degree in Change from INSEAD and is trained as an executive coach. 

 

As a dedicated spiritual seeker, Johan maintains a daily meditation practice that helps him explore the fundamental question: Who am I? He explores his creativity through writing, photography and pottery, through which he has learned the true meaning of vulnerability and courage. He is not afraid to embrace impermanence and his mortality. Walking alongside his mother and brother in their final moments taught him about courage in the face of death and the powerful lesson of forgiveness. 

 

He currently lives with his wife, Kyoung, and their cat, Misty, in South London. 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Whitefox Publishing Limited
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 191819193X
• ISBN 13: 9781918191936
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg