What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

A revised and updated edition of the international bestseller Inspiring readers all over the globe to reimagine their future, this revised and updated edition of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 features new material to complement the classic text. Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us if we make the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path or recipe for success. Even figuring out how and where to start can be a challenge. As head of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Tina Seelig''s job is to guide her students as they make the difficult transition from the academic environment to the professional world--providing tangible skills and insights that will last a lifetime. Seelig is a wildly popular and award-winning teacher and in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 she shares with us what she offers her students -provocative stories, inspiring advice, and a big dose of humility and humor. These pages are filled with captivating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of individuals defying expectations, challenging assumptions, and achieving unprecedented success. Seelig throws out the old rules and provides a new model for reaching our potential. We discover how to have a healthy disregard for the impossible; how to recover from failure; and how most problems are remarkable opportunities in disguise. What I Wish I Knew When I Was Twenty is a much-needed book for everyone looking to make their mark in the world.

Zusammenfassung

A revised and updated edition of the international bestseller
Inspiring readers all over the globe to reimagine their future, this revised and updated edition of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 offers timeless career advice for young adults and features new material to complement the classic text.
Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us if we make the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path or recipe for success. Even figuring out how and where to start can be a challenge.
As head of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Tina Seelig’s job is to guide her students as they make the difficult transition from the academic environment to the professional world—providing tangible business skills and a mindset for success that will last a lifetime. Seelig is a wildly popular and award-winning teacher and in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 she shares with us what she offers her students –provocative stories, inspiring advice, and a big dose of humility and humor.
 
These pages are filled with captivating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of individuals defying expectations, challenging assumptions, and achieving unprecedented success. Seelig throws out the old rules and provides a new model for reaching our potential. We discover how to have a healthy disregard for the impossible; how to recover from failure; and how a creative problem-solving approach can turn most problems into remarkable opportunities in disguise.
 
What I Wish I Knew When I Was Twenty is a much-needed book for everyone looking to make their mark in the world.
In this indispensable guide to navigating life’s transitions, you’ll discover a new model for reaching your potential:

• Challenging Assumptions: Throw out the old rules and learn why having a healthy disregard for the impossible is the first step toward achieving unprecedented success.
• Turning Problems into Opportunities: Uncover captivating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of how most challenges are actually remarkable opportunities in disguise.
• Learning from Failure: Understand how to recover from setbacks and missteps, transforming them into the tangible skills and insights that will last a lifetime.
• An Entrepreneurial Mindset: Based on her wildly popular course at Stanford, Tina Seelig shares a new model for navigating the transition from academia to the professional world.

Bericht

"Forget 20--This is the kind of stuff I wish I knew now... Tina is doing us all a big favor by giving us a roadmap to life!" - Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop and author of Reality Check
"Seelig is a sharp observer and a gentle and thoughtful writer. Recollections of her own circuitous career path, along with observations of behavior of friends, family, students and colleagues are fertile ground for her. - Miami Herald
"True, it's written by a woman (a Stanford University professor, no less), but this 'crash course in making your way in the world' is full of realistic tips that help put things into perspective." - Sacramento Bee
"It's almost impossible to read the first line of Tina Seelig's book 'What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World' and not grab pen and paper to jot down a river of pent-up ideas and possibilities . . . Filled with ideas to stimulate entrepreneurship and help individuals and groups achieve goals, the book is partly a teacher/student manual of ideas and partly a collection of inspirational anecdotes by those who've struggled -- and achieved -- great things in the business world . A galvanizing document, 'What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20' gives us -- more than anything else -- permission to develop our dreams." - Santa Cruz Sentinel
"It's almost impossible to read the first line of Tina Seelig's book and not grab pen and paper to jot down a river of pent-up ideas and possibilities . . . A galvanizing document, [it] gives us -- more than anything else -- permission to develop our dreams." - Santa Cruz Sentinel
"Tina Seelig is one of the most creative and inspiring teachers at Stanford. Her book ought to be required reading. I wish I had read it when I was 20... and again at 50." - Robert Sutton, Stanford University Professor and author The No-Asshole Rule
"Few people have done as much to champion innovative thinking as Tina Seelig. The principles in her book will surely spark new ideas. It is a must-read for the next generation of entrepreneurs and seasoned veterans alike." - David Kelley, Founder IDEO
"Tina is the most inspirational creativity voice I know. Her book is much better than a whack on the side of your head. It's a whack on the side of your soul!" - Geoffrey Moore, Author, Crossing the Chasm, Dealing with Darwin
"Anybody who wants to live an entrepreneurial life filled with purpose and passion needs to read this book. It's chockfull of practical tools and tips to bring out the best in each of us." - Steve Case, Chairman of Revolution and The Case Foundation, and co-founder of AOL
"This is a great guide to moving in more exciting, creative, and fulfilling directions, written by a person who is an expert at doing so. But if Tina Seelig had known any more when she was 20, the world probably could not now contain her. " - Jim Adams, Author, Conceptual Blockbusting
"Wise, witty and packed with stories of those who are making a difference and some who are making a fortune...The only trouble is that you will need two dozen copies to give to everyone." - Patricia Ryan Madson, author of Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Tina Seelig, Seelig Tina
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 19.10.2010
• EAN: 9780062047410
• ISBN: 978-0-06-204741-0
• Seiten: 195
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Themen: Ratgeber > Lebenshilfe, Alltag > Lebensführung, Persönliche Entwicklung; Education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General, Time Management, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Office and workplace, Advice on careers and achieving success, Decision theory: general, Research and development management, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / General, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Happiness, SELF-HELP: Motivational & Inspirational, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Careers / General, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Success, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Motivational, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Development / Business Development, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups