Success Built to Last: Creating a Life That Matters (Financial Times Series)

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  Illustrated
  2006

  $3.25

  Follow the successful habits of extraordinary people -- this is Built to Last but instead of revealing the secrets of successful companies, now discover the habits of successful people. Imagine the opportunity to discover the secrets of success from more than 300 of the world's most accomplished and successful people. Nelson Mandela, Richard Brandson, presidents of the past, sporting heroes of today...this book offers you that opportunity and more. The authors, all legends in leadership and self-help, including Built to Last co-author Jerry Porras, pioneered the world's most thorough research project on lifelong success. They met, interviewed, quizzed and delved into the success of hundreds of the world's most remarkable people. Now in Success Built to Last they reveal their astonishing findings and surprising insights. You will discover what the world's most successful people have in common, how they became successful and how they have sustained it. By the time you have finished reading this book you will know what the secrets to success really are, and have a simple set of guiding principles that you can use to transform your own life.

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.25

  The phenomenal follow-up to the bestselling Built to Last Imagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices, and using them to transform your career and your life. That's what Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery, and Mark Thompson?leading thinkers in organizational development and self- improvement have done in Success Built to Last. Two hundred remarkable human beings from around the world are included, notably: ?Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO, Amazon.com ?Warren Buffett ?Bill Clinton ?Frances Hesselbein, former CEO, Girl Scouts of America ?Maya Angelou ?Bill Gates Each shares how he or she harvested victories, learned from failures, and found the courage to be true to their passions. By following a set of simple principles culled from these inspiring interviews, readers can transform their business and personal lives?and discover the true meaning of success.