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Feb 15, 2022 · From Strength to Strength is the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life. Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach.
- Arthur C. Brooks
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In this book, the author explains how the end of your career is a perfect time to start a new career and step on the second curve of happiness and satisfaction. As abilities diminish and careers end, it is natural to feel hard feelings, and this book acknowledges this and provides advice on how to cope with them. But it also offers numerous example...
INTRODUCTION – The Man on the Plane Who Changed My Life
“I came to call this the “striver’s curse”: people who strive to be excellent at what they do often wind up finding their inevitable decline terrifying, their successes increasingly unsatisfying, and their relationships lacking.” “Instead of denying change in your abilities, you can make the change itself a source of strength.”
CHAPTER ONE – Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
“[…] the more accomplished one is at the peak of one’s career, the more pronounced decline seems once it has set in.” “It’s very hard to admit that it’s time. We’re expert at denial. We have been successful because we refuse to accept the overwhelming odds at making it in our profession, so early in our development denial is a positive.” “We learn early on that practice makes perfect; there is plenty of research telling us that mastery comes from ten thousand hours of work, or some really hig...
CHAPTER TWO – The Second Curve
“Decline is unavoidable. Period.” “[…] people maintain and grow their vocabulary—in their native languages and foreign languages—all the way to the end of life.” “[…] with age, people are better at combining and utilizing complex ideas.” “[…] fluid intelligence […] [is] defined as the ability to reason, think flexibly, and solve novel problems.” “[…] crystallized intelligence […] is defined as the ability to use a stock of knowledge learned in the past.” “Cattell himself described the two int...
It is a great book highlighting the importance of finding meaningful goals and, more importantly, investing in meaningful relationships rather than focusing on work and career. It is not an easy read, though. Three times while reading this book, I bounced back and forth between acceptance and denial. The deepest insight was to recognize that we are...
Senior or retired leaders and managersPeople who feel burned out and trapped in their jobPeople in the midst of their careerHere’s an interview with Arthur C. Brook in which he discusses topics from From Strength to Strength with The Institute for Humane Studies: The Institute for Humane Studies
In addition to extensive narrative and research-intensive sections, this book contains practical tips and exercises that are very useful. The one I liked best was the gratitude walk. As you are walking on your own, you should think of all the blessings you have in your life and be grateful for them. It was a healing experience and, I would even say...
In the book, there is a test called “the workaholism test.”. While it is just a few questions, it may give you some food for thought about how you can improve your life.
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- “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln.
- “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill.
- “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau.
- “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson.
Feb 15, 2022 · By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set...
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“Don’t aim at success—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself, or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other ...
STANLEY BROOKS is the author of Goal-Oriented Thinking (0.0 avg rating, 0 ratings, 0 reviews), An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence in Education (0....
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shares his unique perspective on growth, self-awareness and success. Through stories of his own growth process, Stanley brooks demonstrates how he transformed personal authenticity and vulnerability into habits that led to a more fulfilling and purposeful life.
