Author:Simon Sinek
A little book of inspiration for the modern world.
Most of us live our lives by accident - we live as it happens. Fulfilment comes when we live our lives on purpose.
'What are you going to do with your life? What are you doing with your life now?'
'Do you have goals? A vision? A clear sense of why you do what you do?'
Almost everyone knows someone who has grappled with at least one of these questions. The answers can often seem elusive or uncertain.
Though there are many paths to follow into the unknown future, there is one way that dramatically increases the chances we will enjoy the journey. To travel with someone we trust.
We can try to build a successful career or a happy life alone, but why would we?
Together is better.
This unique and delightful little book makes the point that together is better in a quite unexpected way. Simon Sinek, bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last and The Infinite Game, blends the wisdom he has gathered from around the world with a heartwarming, richly illustrated original fable.
Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.
'With cutting-edge research and real-life examples that are thought-provoking and often hilarious, this is an indispensable resource'
—— Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project'At last someone has provided clear steps for rejecting, deflecting, and deflating the jerks who blight our lives'
—— Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-Suasion'If only Bob Sutton's book had been available to help me deal with the full complement of 1st-class assholes I've encountered in my 50-year professional life. No names shall be mentioned'
—— Tom Peters, co-author of In Search of ExcellenceMakes the case for why goodness is the key to a life of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment
—— Arianna Huffington , Founder and CEO of Thrive Global and founder of THE HUFFINGTON POSTGood People forces readers to thoughtfully consider the people that make the enterprise....a must read for any lifelong student of leadership
—— General (ret.) STANLEY McCHRYSTAL, coauthor of TEAM OF TEAMSJiwa explains a whole new way to innovate and change the world
—— Guy Kawasaki, author of THE ART OF SOCIAL MEDIA[Bill Burnett and Dave Evans] bring a rigorous approach to rethinking your life (with a major focus on work) and have been credited with revolutionising careers coaching in American universities... [Designing Your Life] teaches you how to change what’s not working by turning ideas on their head. I think of it as Bill and Dave’s Excellent Adventure: How To Stop Driving Yourself Mad With Unnecessary Drama And Anxiety
—— Viv Groskop , PoolEveryone should read this book!
—— Ina Garten, Barefoot ContessaBill and Dave's session was one of the highlights of FutureFest 2016. Hundreds of people packed into The Social Stage, a relatively small space, to see them; the laughter from their audience was heard throughout the venue. Clearly they made a significant impact as they managed to sell more books than all the other speakers at FutureFest combined
—— Josh McNorton , FutureFestThere is no design problem more challenging than figuring out what we are going to do with our life . . . Bill Burnett and Dave Evans are bringing their powerful insights to readers everywhere to help them create a productive and happy life . . . This [is] the career book of the next decade and . . . the go-to book that is read as a rite of passage whenever someone is ready to create a life they love --
—— David Kelley, Founder of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at StanfordBill Burnett and Dave Evan’s wisdom will bring immense fulfillment, accomplishment, and happiness to all who read and apply it to their lives
—— Laura Arrillaga Andreessen, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of SV2The go to book for young adults ready to create a life they love
In business, we have lots of ways of helping people become better leaders, managers and entrepreneurs in designing more effective enterprises. It's shocking in contrast how little help we give people in designing their lives. Design thinking at Stanford is making major contributions in many fields and Burnett and Evans have finally extended it to empower individuals to do "life design." It's about time—I recommend it highly
—— John Christensen; President, Foresight first, IncImagine a conversation between Vaclav Havel and Steve Jobs—the playwright-become-politician who drew on an older wisdom about the good life lived in the modern world, and the iconic visionary who worked his dreams into the marketplace of the 21st-century—and you begin to get some sense of the importance of Designing Your Life. Playful and serious at the same time, the authors have drawn on years of working in the design world of Silicon Valley and years of teaching at Stanford University to invite us into an honest conversation about forming a well-lived life
—— Steven Garber, The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and CultureAn exciting, clear, and amusing guide to reaching your goals by designing your life. Engaging from the start, the book reveals a step-by-step method to teach the reader how to think like a designer and build a life to thrive in
—— Flight Time, Editor's PickThe narrative and examples are well written and the key points are articulated in a manner that keeps the reader’s interested.
—— Quality WorldAn unparalleled ocean of qualitative & quantitative research
—— The Sunday Guardian (India)Manners, and a few minutes of peace and quiet, will go a long way
—— City A.M. 18.02.15Robert Cialdini is perhaps the foremost expert on effective persuasion . . . The book provides a vast catalogue of research and techniques, many of them marketing related.
—— Harvard Business Review[Both a] work of cutting-edge scholarship and an insightful guide to the strange working of the human mind, Pre-Suasion packs a good punch for business leaders who want to understand their customers.
—— Belfast Book Review