Getting There

The path to success is rarely easy or direct, and good mentors are hard to find. In Getting There, thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets to navigating the rocky road to the top. In an honest, direct, and engaging way, these role models describe the obstacles they faced, the setbacks they endured, and the vital lessons they learned. They dispense not only essential and practical career advice, but also priceless wisdom applicable to life in general. Getting There is for everyone-from students contemplating their futures to the vast majority of us facing challenges or seeking to reach our potential.

Autorentext
Gillian Zoe Segal is the author of New York Characters (2001). She received a bachelor of arts from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law.

Klappentext

In GETTING THERE, a diverse collection of highly successful people talk frankly about the experiences that led to their choice of vocation and the lessons that they learned along the way. The common threads that tie together their stories are that passion trumps ambitionand that adversity is a valuable teacher.

Zusammenfassung
Life lessons from leaders in diverse career fields who followed their dreams and found success--just in time for graduation