{"product_id":"9780138022938","title":"Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eChosen by \u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the top 5 books of 2006 in careers. Read the full story at businessweek.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices, and using them to transform your life and work. Authored by three legends in leadership and self-help – including\u003ci\u003e Built to Last\u003c\/i\u003e co-author Jerry Porras – it challenges conventional wisdom at every step.\u003ci\u003e Success Built to Last\u003c\/i\u003e draws on face-to-face, unscripted conversations with hundreds of remarkable human beings from around the world. Meet billionaires, CEOs, presidents of nations, Nobel laureates and celebrities – the rich, the famous and the unknown. Meet unsung heroes who've achieved lasting impact without obvious power or charisma. Famous or not, most started out ordinary. Discover how successful people \"harvest\" their strengths and their weaknesses, their victories and their surprising failures. Discover how you can find meaning in your life and work just as they did and summon the courage to follow your passions. Above all, see how they've sustained success\u003ci\u003e for decades\u003c\/i\u003e and you can too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Senator John McCain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction—From \u003ci\u003eBuilt to Last \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eSuccess Built to Last\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: From Great to Lasting—Redefining Success\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Meaning—How Successful People Stay Successful\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Love it or Lose—Passions and the Quest for Meaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Portfolio of Passions—It’s Not About Balance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Why Successful People Stay Successful—Integrity to Meaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: ThoughtStyles—Extreme Makeovers Start in Your Head\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Silent Scream—Why It’s So Damn Hard to Do What Matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Cause Has Charisma—You Don’t Have to Be Charismatic to Be Successful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The \u003ci\u003eTripping\u003c\/i\u003e Point—Always Make New Mistakes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Wounds to Wisdom—Trusting Your Weaknesses and Using Your Core Incompetencies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: ActionStyles—Turning Passion into Action\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Earning Your Luck—Preparing for Serendipity by Using Big Hairy Audacious Goals \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Naked Conversations—Harvesting Contention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Creating Alignment—The Environment Always Wins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pleasure of Finding Things Out—A Look at the Research Behind \u003ci\u003eSuccess Built to Last\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiographical Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011618390256,"sku":"9780138022938","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780138022938_p0.jpg?v=1763641915","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780138022938","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}