What Youre Really Meant To Do, Robert D. Kaplan
What Youre Really Meant To Do, Robert D. Kaplan
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What You're Really Meant To Do
A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

Author: Robert D. Kaplan

Narrator: Wes Talbot

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 04/23/2013


Synopsis

How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential?

Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to “success” as defined by those around us—and ultimately, are left feeling dissatisfied.

Each of us is unique and brings distinctive skills and qualities to any situation. So why is it that most of us fail to spend sufficient time learning to understand ourselves and creating our own definition of success? The truth is, it can seem so natural and so much easier to just do what everyone else is doing—for now—leaving it for later to develop our best selves and figure out our own unique path. Is there a road map that will enable you to defy conventional wisdom, resist peer pressure, and carve out a path that fits your unique skills and passions?

Harvard Business School’s Robert Steven Kaplan, leadership expert and author of the highly successful book What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, regularly advises executives and students on how to tackle these questions. In this indispensable new book, Kaplan shares a specific and actionable approach to defining your own success and reaching your potential. Drawing on his years of experience, Kaplan proposes an integrated plan for identifying and achieving your goals. He outlines specific steps and exercises to help you understand yourself more deeply, take control of your career, and build your capabilities in a way that fits your passions and aspirations.

Are you doing what you’re really meant to do? If you’re ready to face this question, this book can help you change your life.

About Robert D. Kaplan

Robert D. Kaplan is the author of over a dozen books on foreign affairs and travel, including Balkan Ghosts, Eastward to Tartary, and Warrior Politics. He is a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security in Washington and a national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly, and was recently the distinguished visiting professor in national security at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Robert is a member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marie

I heard about this book and thought, Hmmm, sounds interesting, I'll get it some time because I spend a good deal of my time thinking about what I'm really meant to do. Of course, then I didn't bother to get it. So I'm in the library, glancing at the new books section and there it is. Easy, so I chec......more

Goodreads review by Annie

I think the title creates an unrealistic expectation -- that after reading this book, you'll know what you're meant to do. It doesn't. The answer doesn't come from someone else. You have to do some soul searching and identify what makes you happy. That's not new, nor any of the other concepts in thi......more

Goodreads review by John

Although, at the time of reading, this book is 10 years old, I think that this can be considered a book for all seasons. While it describes itself as a road map, it doesn't so much say "do steps a, b, and c for success," as it does provide a general framework, supported by stories, to help every ind......more