Description
Book SynopsisAn 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 through entrepreneurial leadership. This book starts by providing strategies for integrating life, work, and purpose and ends by capturing the implications of the current entrepreneurial boom for our workplaces, learning institutions, communities, and families.
Christopher Gergen (Washington, D.C.)
Table of Contents
Foreword, by Warren Bennis xiii
Introduction xv
List of Interviews xxvii
PART ONE: SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE
1 Understanding Life Entrepreneurship 3
2 Life Entrepreneurs in Action 25
3 Discovering Core Identity 38
PART TWO: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY
4 Awakening to Opportunity 65
5 Envisioning the Future 80
6 Developing Goals and Strategies 93
PART THREE: BLAZING A TRAIL
7 Building Healthy Support Systems 111
8 Taking Action and Making a Difference 129
9 Embracing Renewal and Reinvention 145
Conclusion: Creating a New Future 165
Appendix A: Life Entrepreneurship Primer 181
Appendix B: Exercises and Helpful Resources 187
Appendix C: Interview Methodology 189
Notes 191
The Authors 199
Acknowledgments 201
Index 205
