Upgrade : taking your work and life from ordinary to extraordinary / Rana Florida.

By:

Florida, Rana

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, [2013]Description: 234 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780071827218
0071827218 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

158 23 Fl Up

LOC classification:

BF637.S4 F59 2013

Contents:

Envision your future -- Display your passion -- Get creative -- Design your time -- The power of we -- Big risks equals big rewards -- Fail to succeed -- Your time to upgrade is now.

Summary: What could a graffiti artist, eminent neurologist, star athlete, celebrity chef, fashion designer, rocket scientist, and Grammy Award–winning musician possibly have in common? In this groundbreaking new book, Rana Florida shares their formula, giving you the tools to achieve unimaginable success in work and life. Upgrade gathers the best practices, not just from CEOs and business executives but from entrepreneurs, innovative thinkers, and creative leaders. Upgrade includes interviews with Sir Ken Robinson, Dan Pink, Mark Cuban, Andre Agassi, Kenny Scharf, Zaha Hadid, Governor Martin O’Malley, Tory Burch, Tim Brown, and many other leading figures. Despite this cast’s vastly different backgrounds and skills, Florida’s research concludes that there are seven key principles to achieving your business and life goals: Envision the future Find your passion Get creative Design your time Collaborate Take risks Embrace failure Unfortunately, this is exactly what the majority of us don’t do. Instead of developing a real strategy to upgrade and optimize our lives, too many of us just slog through life in a state of “managed dissatisfaction.” But it’s never too late to envision an entirely different future―or to actively upgrade your life. It’s not about finding more time, money, or resources. Anyone can do it. This smart and entertaining guide delves deep into each principle, giving you the insights, tools, and inspiration to take your life from ordinary to extraordinary.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Bahrain O.SC-PHI	Other sciences	158 Fl Up (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3000000287

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Envision your future -- Display your passion -- Get creative -- Design your time -- The power of we -- Big risks equals big rewards -- Fail to succeed -- Your time to upgrade is now.

What could a graffiti artist, eminent neurologist, star athlete, celebrity chef, fashion designer, rocket scientist, and Grammy Award–winning musician possibly have in common?

In this groundbreaking new book, Rana Florida shares their formula, giving you the tools to achieve unimaginable success in work and life. Upgrade gathers the best practices, not just from CEOs and business executives but from entrepreneurs, innovative thinkers, and creative leaders.

Upgrade includes interviews with Sir Ken Robinson, Dan Pink, Mark Cuban, Andre Agassi, Kenny Scharf, Zaha Hadid, Governor Martin O’Malley, Tory Burch, Tim Brown, and many other leading figures. Despite this cast’s vastly different backgrounds and skills, Florida’s research concludes that there are seven key principles to achieving your business and life goals:

Envision the future
Find your passion
Get creative
Design your time
Collaborate
Take risks
Embrace failure
Unfortunately, this is exactly what the majority of us don’t do. Instead of developing a real strategy to upgrade and optimize our lives, too many of us just slog through life in a state of “managed dissatisfaction.”

But it’s never too late to envision an entirely different future―or to actively upgrade your life. It’s not about finding more time, money, or resources. Anyone can do it.

This smart and entertaining guide delves deep into each principle, giving you the insights, tools, and inspiration to take your life from ordinary to extraordinary.

The online book link:

https://www.amazon.com/Upgrade-Taking-Your-Ordinary-Extraordinary/dp/0071827218/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780071827218&qid=1617269628&s=books&sr=1-1

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