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The Success Myth

Letting go of having it all
by Emma Gannon

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Length 6 hours 58 minutes
Language English
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OUR OBSESSION WITH ACHIEVEMENT IS A TRAP. THIS IS HOW TO BREAK FREE.

Emma Gannon had everything she'd longed for: a string of successful books to her name, a thriving portfolio career, speaking engagements around the world... She was also burned out and confused at why she felt unhappy, yet still striving for more.

After taking a deep look at her own journey, and interviewing many other successful people on her podcast Ctrl, Alt, Delete, she has realised that our overly celebrated and traditional version of success is making us lonely, unfulfilled and dispirited. Now she has worked out a way to do things differently.

Exploring the most commonly held myths about what it traditionally means to be successful, from money to happiness to ticking society's ready-made boxes, The Success Myth will give you the belief and tools to walk away from 'having it all'. A manifesto to craft work (and life) on your own terms, it encourages you to be honest about what truly sparks your interests, and helps to uncover your individual path to a truly fulfilling life, whatever that may look like.

©2023 Emma Gannon (P)2023 Penguin Audio

BusinessScience & TechnologySelf-ImprovementNonfictionPsychology

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Audiobook details

Author
Narrator Emma Gannon
ISBN 9781529904635
Length 6 hours 58 minutes
Language English
Publisher Transworld
Publication date
Edition Unabridged
Genres Business, Science & Technology, Self-Improvement, Nonfiction & Psychology
Libro.fm rank #25,146 Overall
Genre rank #799 in Psychology
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Reviews

A highly comforting book which - while not minimizing the pressures that we're all under to achieve - nevertheless gently reminds us that it is what we are, not what we do, that will always ultimately count. The paradox of success is real. The things that the system tells us will make us happy often don't. Perhaps it's time to stop trying to win and start working to contribute instead. A smart and insightful clarion call to everyone - my book of 2023 A brilliant book, and so necessary. We have to get away from the idea that happiness is just over the next hill, and that everything will be better when we've achieved the next big thing. This is a crucial and joyful part of that conversation. This book changed how I think Expand reviews
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