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Success With Less: Releasing Obligations and Discovering Joy
For your relationships, your career and your a book that helps you through the crossroads we all face.
Despite diet and exercise, she gained weight, lost color in her skin and eyes, watched her energy drain away... Who was she? What was she becoming? And what exactly was wrong with her? Through the confusion, Karen kept working, doing, being and achieving - sacrificing her health, her relationships...herself. A last-ditch trip to an unorthodox doc helped her to face a crossroads in her life - identifying the childhood reason for her poor health - and helping her to turn her life around.
A recovering overachiever, Karen's journey through misdiagnosis left her wondering, "What more can I do?" The key to her success wasn't tied to her determination, her ambition, her relationships - she had to simplify, and adopt a powerful new formula for creating a life without regrets. A simple realization led her to a three-step process that has transformed her life, her relationships and her health.
Success With Less provides the reader with insight into relationships, career management, health, diet and wellness - because Karen discovered a powerful formula that simplifies the tough stuff. Her journey is one of candid ups and from accomplishment to disappointment, confusion to insight, and ultimately, a simple life-altering formula that anyone can grasp.
Success might be best defined as that elusive something that's always out of reach. But what if having more started with doing less? Beyond just a minimalist approach to life, this book describes how to have less of the self-created labels and obligations that keep you from being who you were meant to be. "Less" is about choosing the things that really matter (and remove the obligations that don't). What's left over is a new definition of success - a success that's within your grasp.
For every woman who has ever believed it was her job to please others, to keep the peace, and to keep trying no matter what life offered, this book stops the noise.
From a place of clarity, Karen provides the guidance that we all need to get through the crossroads we all face. For your career, your relationships, your health and your what you really need is less than what you imagine. And you won't find what's missing by striving, racing, acquiring and struggling. That's because what you need is inside of you, right now. And this book will show you how to find it.
Despite diet and exercise, she gained weight, lost color in her skin and eyes, watched her energy drain away... Who was she? What was she becoming? And what exactly was wrong with her? Through the confusion, Karen kept working, doing, being and achieving - sacrificing her health, her relationships...herself. A last-ditch trip to an unorthodox doc helped her to face a crossroads in her life - identifying the childhood reason for her poor health - and helping her to turn her life around.
A recovering overachiever, Karen's journey through misdiagnosis left her wondering, "What more can I do?" The key to her success wasn't tied to her determination, her ambition, her relationships - she had to simplify, and adopt a powerful new formula for creating a life without regrets. A simple realization led her to a three-step process that has transformed her life, her relationships and her health.
Success With Less provides the reader with insight into relationships, career management, health, diet and wellness - because Karen discovered a powerful formula that simplifies the tough stuff. Her journey is one of candid ups and from accomplishment to disappointment, confusion to insight, and ultimately, a simple life-altering formula that anyone can grasp.
Success might be best defined as that elusive something that's always out of reach. But what if having more started with doing less? Beyond just a minimalist approach to life, this book describes how to have less of the self-created labels and obligations that keep you from being who you were meant to be. "Less" is about choosing the things that really matter (and remove the obligations that don't). What's left over is a new definition of success - a success that's within your grasp.
For every woman who has ever believed it was her job to please others, to keep the peace, and to keep trying no matter what life offered, this book stops the noise.
From a place of clarity, Karen provides the guidance that we all need to get through the crossroads we all face. For your career, your relationships, your health and your what you really need is less than what you imagine. And you won't find what's missing by striving, racing, acquiring and struggling. That's because what you need is inside of you, right now. And this book will show you how to find it.
176 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 4, 2016
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About the author
Karen Mangia
8 books11 followersKaren Mangia is a dynamic leader serving as President and Chief Strategy Officer at The Engineered Innovation Group. She spearheads the company's thought leadership and leads the Insights & Innovation Practice. Her customer growth-focused practice is a catalyst that sparks success for individuals, teams and organizations.
With over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, technology, and innovation, Karen's career highlights include senior leadership roles at Salesforce, Cisco, and AT&T, where she drove revenue growth, improved customer loyalty and accelerated business transformation.
Karen is also a prolific writer and captivating speaker. She is the author of five high impact books, including her latest, "Sundays With Salvator: 52 Recipes To Cultivate Conversation, Connection, And Community" (2023), "Success With Less" (2016), "Listen Up!" (2020), "Working from Home" (2020), and "Success from Anywhere" (2021), a WSJ Bestseller. Her TEDx talks and keynotes captivate global audiences. Beyond her professional pursuits, she showcases her talents as a trained chef.
Karen's exceptional contributions have earned her prestigious accolades such as the "40 under 40" award and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ball State University. Her thought leadership extends to platforms like Thrive Global, Newsweek Expert Forum, and national media outlets.
With visionary leadership, industry knowledge, and a commitment to innovation, Karen Mangia shapes the landscape of customer growth, Go to Market strategy, and organizational success.
With over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, technology, and innovation, Karen's career highlights include senior leadership roles at Salesforce, Cisco, and AT&T, where she drove revenue growth, improved customer loyalty and accelerated business transformation.
Karen is also a prolific writer and captivating speaker. She is the author of five high impact books, including her latest, "Sundays With Salvator: 52 Recipes To Cultivate Conversation, Connection, And Community" (2023), "Success With Less" (2016), "Listen Up!" (2020), "Working from Home" (2020), and "Success from Anywhere" (2021), a WSJ Bestseller. Her TEDx talks and keynotes captivate global audiences. Beyond her professional pursuits, she showcases her talents as a trained chef.
Karen's exceptional contributions have earned her prestigious accolades such as the "40 under 40" award and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ball State University. Her thought leadership extends to platforms like Thrive Global, Newsweek Expert Forum, and national media outlets.
With visionary leadership, industry knowledge, and a commitment to innovation, Karen Mangia shapes the landscape of customer growth, Go to Market strategy, and organizational success.
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March 27, 2017
I am a shameless fan of Karen Mangia and while I have always admired her work ethic I had no idea of the high personal toll it was taking on her. We can all learn from this book and while I am at a different place in my life, I will use this book to make me a better mentor. Great tools and tips!
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January 10, 2022
Like other books of this type, the author opens with the personal crisis which precipitated her revelation. Unlike those other books, Mangia offers pragmatic steps to experience the same turnaround she did. The book’s title may be misleading as it doesn’t deem success via corner offices and sales awards. Instead, it’s a helpful standard of procedures for honoring your self through self care in your career, relationships and physical/mental health.
Success = Self Care
“Do you ever struggle to describe your long-term career goals?… I was putting an immense amount of pressure on myself to choose a specific job or a specific job title. That felt too narrow- too confining. It’s the career equivalent of trying to find The One while dating.
I discovered it was much easier to describe what I wanted to learn next. I asked other people to help me match what I wanted to learn next with specific jobs and job titles.”
See the difference?
I really appreciated the chapter advising to set calendar appointments for self care. Have I heard this before? Yes. But I hadn’t heard it compared to entrepreneurship where you’re instructed to pay yourself first. This resonated for me and now I get it. Scheduling my self care us paying myself first and the only way my personal success is sustainable.
Recommend for midcareer professionals or those on the edge of burnout seeking a new direction with the steps spelled out in a fresh way.
Success = Self Care
“Do you ever struggle to describe your long-term career goals?… I was putting an immense amount of pressure on myself to choose a specific job or a specific job title. That felt too narrow- too confining. It’s the career equivalent of trying to find The One while dating.
I discovered it was much easier to describe what I wanted to learn next. I asked other people to help me match what I wanted to learn next with specific jobs and job titles.”
See the difference?
I really appreciated the chapter advising to set calendar appointments for self care. Have I heard this before? Yes. But I hadn’t heard it compared to entrepreneurship where you’re instructed to pay yourself first. This resonated for me and now I get it. Scheduling my self care us paying myself first and the only way my personal success is sustainable.
Recommend for midcareer professionals or those on the edge of burnout seeking a new direction with the steps spelled out in a fresh way.
April 22, 2017
This book contains simple reminders that many of us need to hear with accessible anecdotes to help us apply them to our lives. Pause, ponder, prioritize.
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