Book Review: With Purpose
With Purpose by Ken Dychtwald and Daniel J.Kadlec
Goodreads Summary:
“Ken Dychtwald maps out where success intersects with meaning—and he provides the tools to help you find your own unique crossing.”
—Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
A New Purpose, written by Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., and Daniel J. Kadlec, redefines the American view of success, employment, retirement, and living a significant life. By providing both the inspiration and the information that will enable anyone to ensure that their time and influence have lasting and positive consequences, A New Purpose, as Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, sees it, “points the way to our true north, the compass we all need to follow of a meaningful life.”
My Review:
2.7/5 Stars
With Purpose is all about as we get older that we want to make a switch to becoming significant instead of just successful. I really enjoyed the stories of people started a chain reaction from donating pennies, or spending their hours donating time. It speaks of how millennials need to be seeking council from those with more worldly experience to hopefully make the switch sooner in life.
However I was not a fan of the emphasis on helping outside of your day job. I think there are several professions were you can be successful, and you do not have to necessarily help at a non profit. This being said it was still a great self-improvement book about donating time and resources to help the greater good, but it was not my favorite.
Quotes as always:
Goodreads Summary:
—Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
A New Purpose, written by Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., and Daniel J. Kadlec, redefines the American view of success, employment, retirement, and living a significant life. By providing both the inspiration and the information that will enable anyone to ensure that their time and influence have lasting and positive consequences, A New Purpose, as Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, sees it, “points the way to our true north, the compass we all need to follow of a meaningful life.”
My Review:
2.7/5 Stars
With Purpose is all about as we get older that we want to make a switch to becoming significant instead of just successful. I really enjoyed the stories of people started a chain reaction from donating pennies, or spending their hours donating time. It speaks of how millennials need to be seeking council from those with more worldly experience to hopefully make the switch sooner in life.
However I was not a fan of the emphasis on helping outside of your day job. I think there are several professions were you can be successful, and you do not have to necessarily help at a non profit. This being said it was still a great self-improvement book about donating time and resources to help the greater good, but it was not my favorite.
Quotes as always:
- "There are two ways of exerting one's strength; one is pushing down the other is pulling up." - Booker T. Washington
- "What we have before us are breathtaking opportunities disguised as insoluble problems." - John Gardner
- "I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult." - E.B. White
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