Being a Contribution: Redefining Success as Contribution and Practicing the Art of Possibility
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- Synopsis
- From our earliest days, we understand that there are tasks ahead of us to accomplish and landmarks to achieve. Life often looks like an obstacle course and this perception sets up the inevitable success/failure paradigm. In this arrangement, there are only two options and our success or failure is measured against the achievements of others. In this chapter, Rosamund and Ben Zander describe how to free ourselves from the success/failure game and from judging ourselves based on externally generated standards. They present an alternative: the practice of seeing oneself and others as a contribution. This produces a shift away from self-concern and engages us in relationships with others, allows us to make a difference, opens our minds to possibility, and produces deep and enduring rewards. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 4 of "The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life."
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Publisher:
- Harvard Business Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 08/02/16
- Copyrighted By:
- HBS Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.