Rethinking Success : Eight Essential Practices for Finding Meaning in Work and Life
Author(s): J. Douglas Holladay
The founder and CEO of Path North, Georgetown University professor, and former White House advisor teaches you how to find meaning, balance, and purpose throughout your career while reaching the highest levels of professional achievement—how to do well without losing yourself.
Throughout his illustrious career, J. Douglas Holladay has taught generations of executives as well as students in his popular MBA course at Georgetown how to use a holistic approach to defining and reaching success in life and business.
Success does not come with an instruction manual. Too often “successful” people end up feeling empty, isolated, and depressed because they have lost focus on what is most important in their lives. Rethinking Success can help anyone, no matter their field, maintain the practices and values that keep them in tune with their most cherished beliefs throughout their careers. Drawn from the insights of his network of famous friends as well as his experiences as an investment banker, White House advisor, diplomat, longtime business professor, and non-profit consultant, the advice in Rethinking Success is centered around eight essential questions we must ask ourselves regularly to stay focused, connected, and joyful throughout our working lives.
Filled with essential wisdom, Rethinking Success is a powerful guide that allows us to do well while staying in tune with the values and beliefs that are most important to us.
Review(s):
“This book offers a real path to a life with greater meaning--a must read!”
“Practical, simple, and compelling encouragement for addressing life’s most important questions.”
“Most of us struggle with feeling overwhelmed and anxious about our jobs, our futures, and our country. Happily, Doug Holladay has captured the wisdom of sages and saints and his own powerful journey to guide us on our paths toward lasting ‘success.’ His book has arrived not a minute too soon.”
"A must-read for anyone who is pondering, ‘What can I do that’s going to be significant?’ Finding meaning takes time and reflection, and Holladay lays out the steps to help everyone define that meaning for themselves."
“Good books provide clear answers to hard questions. Great books help us understand why we ask those questions. Doug Holladay has written a great book that artfully blends anecdotes, scholarly insight, rich experience and moral authority. His findings will liberate and inspire readers. If you’re stuck, read this book.”
“Essential reading for pivoting to a life with purpose—and not just in your professional journey. Reminding us not to be a bystander in our own story, Holladay unveils the real impact meaningful relationships and useful life practices can be, both for us and for our society.”
“Doug Holladay has spent a lifetime helping leaders, like myself. This engaging book captures the essence of his unique insights and is loaded with remarkable stories that will challenge and encourage you. By applying his eight practices, your life will be richer and more meaningful.”
“The brilliance of this vital book lies in its aim: the sorrows of the modern soul. Amid the riches and diversions of life, why do even the most successful among us lose our way? Doug Holladay gives us the essentials for an authentic, meaningful life.”
“In a time when we long for bold ideas and sound guidance to confront the challenges we face, both inside and out, Doug Holladay’s engaging book lays out the practical steps, grounded in rich stories and solid research, needed to live inspired lives of purpose and meaning.”
“Rethinking Success will have you looking in the mirror and asking some tough questions—not just about your own life, but how you are affecting those closest to you! Doug Holladay does a masterful job of translating the lofty ambition of ‘finding meaning’ into actionable steps.”
Nautilus Book Award
ISBN: 9780062897886