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Life Entrepreneurs Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives

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ISBN-10: 0787988626

ISBN-13: 9780787988623

Edition: 2008

Authors: Christopher Gergen, Gregg Vanourek

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"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…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/7/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Christopher Gergen is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures and a lifelong entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring in the U.S. He is also a visiting lecturer and director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative in the Hart Leadership Program at Duke University. Christopher lives with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C.Gregg Vanourek is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures. Previously, he ran Vanourek Consulting Solutions and served as senior vice president of School Development for K12 Inc., and vice president for Programs at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. He is coauthor of Charter Schools in…    

Foreword
Introduction
List of Interviews
Surveying the Landscape
Understanding Life Entrepreneurship
Life Entrepreneurs in Action
Discovering Core Identity
Preparing for the Journey
Awakening to Opportunity
Envisioning the Future
Developing Goals and Strategies
Blazing a Trail
Building Healthy Support Systems
Taking Action and Making a Difference
Embracing Renewal and Reinvention
Conclusion: Creating a New Future
Life Entrepreneurship Primer
Exercises and Helpful Resources
Interview Methodology
Notes
The Authors
Acknowledgments
Index