Succeed on Your Own Terms: Lessons from Top Achievers Around the World on Developing Your Unique Potential

by Herb Greenberg

What makes top achievers successful?

Is it more energy? Luck? Drive? Focus? Vision? These are some of the questions answered in Herb Greenberg and Patrick Sweeney's illuminating book, Succeed on Your Own Terms.

Greenberg and Sweeney spent two years traveling in more than two dozen countries interviewing some of the world's most accomplished individuals - including renowned architect Michael Graves; the chief financial officer of Dun and Bradstreet, Sara Mathew; former Dallas Cowboy Roger Staubach; legendary civil rights advocate Congressman John Lewis; actor Ben Vereen; Holocaust survivor Samuel Pisar; the president of Home Depot Canada, Annette Verschuren; mountain climber Rebecca Stephens; the shortest NBA player of all time, Muggsy Bogues; Senator Barbara Boxer; cancer survivor Janet Lasley; and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie.

Through in-depth interviews and results from a comprehensive personality assessment, the authors uncover the defining qualities that set each of these remarkable individuals apart. These inspiring individuals exemplify 19 defining qualities that can drive your success, such

Optimism Resilience Empathy Persuasiveness Courage Perseverance Willingness to take risks Creativity Competitiveness Confidence Self-awareness And you'll learn how to identify these qualities in yourself by taking a free, in-depth personality assessment that can help you discover your unique potential and strengths. Then you will be poised to seek out situations that play to your natural abilities, recognize your defining moments, and seize opportunities to succeed on your own terms.

Genres: Business

Audible Audio

First published May 16, 2006

Reviews

[Abby Epplett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like many books in the business & potential subgenre, the book focuses on stories of successful people while offering self-help advice for the reader to become successful. The book steers more into politics than what is necessary for a business book (the authors happen to be Democrats), and this could turn off some readers. For me, the highlight of this book was learning about the perseverance of Paul Schulte, one of the best men's wheelchair basketball players. Other than that, there's little here that can't be read elsewhere.

[Claire Binkley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked most about this book how the editor compiled so many great achievers together, so it was not just what Herb Greenberg did, though he was a major part.

What I liked least about this book was having to acknowledge that sometimes, and sometimes quite often you have to work around some really terribly awkward circumstances.

[Ice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Greenberg and Sweeney spent two years traveling in more than two dozen countries interviewing some of the world's most accomplished individuals - including renowned architect Michael Graves; Chief Financial Officer of Dun and Bradstreet, Sara Mathew; former Dallas Cowboy Roger Staubach; legendary civil rights advocate Congressman John Lewis; actor Ben Vereen; Holocaust survivor Samuel Pisar; President of Home Depot Canada, Annette Verschuren; mountain climber Rebecca Stephens; the shortest NBA player of all time, Muggsy Bogues; Senator Barbara Boxer; cancer survivor Janet Lasley; and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie.

Through in-depth interviews and results from a comprehensive personality assessment, the authors uncover the defining qualities that set each of these remarkable individuals apart. These inspiring individuals exemplify 19 defining qualities that can drive your success, such as* Optimism * Resilience * Empathy * Persuasiveness * Courage * Perseverance * Willingness to Take Risks * Creativity * Competitiveness * Confidence * Self-AwarenessAnd you'll learn how to identify these qualities in yourself by taking a free, in-depth personality assessment that can help you discover your unique potential and strengths. Then you will be poised to seek out situations that play to your natural abilities, recognize your defining moments and seize opportunities to succeed on your own terms.

[Lori Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book on success frameworks in self development for knowledge workers, managers, executives, and entrepreneurs.

[Mark Holencik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspirational look at several successful people. Condensed look at what made them exceptional.

[Michael Tarpinian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some inspiring stories. Left of center bias, but not out of the ordinary. Three cheers for Barbara Boxer! Not.