Gumptionade: The Booster For Your Self-Improvement Plan

O'Connor, Robert B

ISBN 10: 0990888444 / ISBN 13: 9780990888444

Edité par OKPI Publishing, 2016

N° de réf. du vendeur 0990888444-4-31731189

Synopsis :

WHAT IF YOU ACTUALLY KEPT YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS? For starters, you'd profoundly impress your family and friends. That's because self- improvement is not easy. Most of us try and fail to lose weight, be better partners, get fit, get organized or fix our finances. We know what to do, but we can’t make ourselves do it. Consultant and philosopher Robert O’Connor puts a name on the elusive power to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done. It’s gumption: courage, resourcefulness, and common sense in harness together. O’Connor shows how you can build yourgumption in this inspirational, handy collection of practical life instruction sprinkled with maxims such as “Don’t confuse Easy and Magic with the work of real change”; “Put excellence before success”; and “Don’t lead with your wallet.” His advice is firmly supported by true-life examples of gumption-driven problem-solving success stories (e.g., NASA’s Apollo 13 rescue, Billy Beane’s Moneyball success, and Texas governor Ann Richards’ victory over political foes and alcohol). O’Connor draws lightly on his own failures and recoveries, then gives concrete ways to rewire destructive ineffective thought patterns. Not just a cheerleader, he’s careful to note that “Enthusiasm is not gumption” because, like good luck, it’s “great when you have it, but out – side of your control.” Sixteen compact chapters, some with worksheets, spell out how to cultivate what you can control (your character) and show how properly applied doses of gumption can root out fears, and head off destructive responses, and help you do what needs to be done

À propos de l?auteur: ROBERT B. O’CONNOR is a marketing consultant and philosopher. He is married, and has three grown sons. As a younger man, Bob was Phi Beta Kappa at Kenyon College, an assistant brand manager at Procter & Gamble, and co-owner of an advertising agency whose clients included Kraft and Hard Rock Café Worldwide. Bob was also a high-functioning illiterate in the school of life. Bob eventually fell pretty hard. Lost his family, lost his job, lost his self-respect. Misery. Then he read philosophy, read the Bible, undertook psychoanalysis, and started a small business that paid his bills. These and other experiences taught Bob the life-changing secrets of gumption, which he reveals in this astonishing book. CONNECT WITH BOB ONLINE. Bonus Gumptionade material—including deleted sections, interactive worksheets, and a pdf poster of Thomas Huxley’s “The most valuable result of all education…” quote—is available free at www.gumptionade.com.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Gumptionade: The Booster For Your ...
Éditeur : OKPI Publishing
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Fair