The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living, Pre-Owned Paperback 1578516447 9781578516445 Randy Komisar

This is a Pre-Owned book. All our books are in Good or better condition. Format: Paperback Author: Randy Komisar ISBN10: 1578516447 ISBN13: 9781578516445 What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life . ?Its a question most of us consider only hypothetically-opting instead to 'do what we have to do' to earn a living. But in the critically acclaimed bestseller The Monk and the Riddle, entrepreneurial sage Randy Komisar asks us to answer it for real. The books timeless advice-to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, satisfaction, and joy-will be embraced by anyone who wants success to come not just from what they do, but from who they are. At once a fictional tale of Komisars encounters with a would-be entrepreneur and a personal account of how Komisar found meaning not in works rewards but in work itself, the book illustrates whats wrong with the mainstream thinking that we should sacrifice our lives to make a living. Described by Fortune.com as 'part personal essay, part fictional narrative and part meditation on the nature of work and life,' The Monk and the Riddle is essential reading on the art of creating a life while making a living.'Belongs in a category by itself . The best thing Ive read all year.' -San Francisco Examiner'A timely book.' -USA Today'A self-help manual and business fable rolled into one.' -The Times, London

This is a Pre-Owned book. All our books are in Good or better condition. What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life . . . ?It's a question most of us consider only hypothetically-opting instead to "do what we have to do" to earn a living. But in the critically acclaimed bestseller The Monk and the Riddle, entrepreneurial sage Randy Komisar asks us to answer it for real. The book's timeless advice-to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, satisfaction, and joy-will be embraced by anyone who wants success to come not just from what they do, but from who they are. At once a fictional tale of Komisar's encounters with a would-be entrepreneur and a personal account of how Komisar found meaning not in work's rewards but in work itself, the book illustrates what's wrong with the mainstream thinking that we should sacrifice our lives to make a living. Described by Fortune.com as "part personal essay, part fictional narrative and part meditation on the nature of work and life," The Monk and the Riddle is essential reading on the art of creating a life while making a living."Belongs in a category by itself . . . The best thing I've read all year." -San Francisco Examiner"A timely book." -USA Today"A self-help manual and business fable rolled into one." -The Times, London