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The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living

by Randy Komisar
$10.90
The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living

Entrepreneurial wisdom meets existential life questions.

If you're questioning the conventional work-life balance and seeking something more fulfilling than a paycheck, "The Monk and the Riddle" is a book that will resonate with you. Randy Komisar combines a compelling narrative with personal insights, challenging you to rethink what success means. It's a reflective read that could be the catalyst for reshaping your career and personal life towards a more satisfying future.

  • Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Nominee for Business/Career (Finalist) (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living

by Randy Komisar
$10.90
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ISBN: 9781578516445
Authors: Randy Komisar
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Date of Publication: 2001-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Philosophy, Business
Related Topics: Psychology, Leadership, Personal Development, Business, Self Help, Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development
Goodreads rating: 3.87
(rated by 2995 readers)

Description

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.
 

Entrepreneurial wisdom meets existential life questions.

If you're questioning the conventional work-life balance and seeking something more fulfilling than a paycheck, "The Monk and the Riddle" is a book that will resonate with you. Randy Komisar combines a compelling narrative with personal insights, challenging you to rethink what success means. It's a reflective read that could be the catalyst for reshaping your career and personal life towards a more satisfying future.

  • Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Nominee for Business/Career (Finalist) (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.