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    What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

    What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

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    by Robert Kaplan


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      ISBN-13: 9781422189917
    • Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
    • Publication date: 04/16/2013
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 256
    • Sales rank: 249,784
    • File size: 1 MB

    Robert Steven Kaplan is president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Previously, he was the Senior Associate Dean for External Relations and Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is the author of three books: What You Really Need to Lead, What You're Really Meant to Do and What to Ask the Person in the Mirror.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction: Reaching Your Unique Potential 1

    1 What You're Really Meant to Do: Getting Started 13

    2 Assessing Your Strengths and Weaknesses: Own the Process of Developing Your Capabilities 31

    3 Finding Your Passions: Dream the Dream 61

    4 Understanding Yourself: The Power of Narrative 83

    5 Making the Most of Your Opportunities: Performance and Career Management 109

    6 Good Versus Great: Character and Leadership 137

    7 The Importance of Relationships: You Can't Do This Alone 165

    8 The Road Map: Bringing It All Together 191

    Notes 205

    Index 207

    Acknowledgments 213

    About the Author 217

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    How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential?

    Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to “success” as defined by those around us—and ultimately, are left feeling dissatisfied.

    Each of us is unique and brings distinctive skills and qualities to any situation. So why is it that most of us fail to spend sufficient time learning to understand ourselves and creating our own definition of success? The truth is, it can seem so natural and so much easier to just do what everyone else is doing—for now—leaving it for later to develop our best selves and figure out our own unique path. Is there a road map that will enable you to defy conventional wisdom, resist peer pressure, and carve out a path that fits your unique skills and passions?

    Robert Steven Kaplan, leadership expert and author of the highly successful book What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, regularly advises executives and students on how to tackle these questions. In this indispensable new book, Kaplan shares a specific and actionable approach to defining your own success and reaching your potential. Drawing on his years of experience, Kaplan proposes an integrated plan for identifying and achieving your goals. He outlines specific steps and exercises to help you understand yourself more deeply, take control of your career, and build your capabilities in a way that fits your passions and aspirations.

    Are you doing what you’re really meant to do? If you’re ready to face this question, this book can help you change your life.

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    “This book opens the mind of the reader to a lot of self-exploratory questions rather than offering blind advice. It helps you understand yourself deeply and build a foundation based on this before starting a journey towards your dreams.” — Business World magazine

    “compelling and personal and contains individual exercises that provide interesting insights readers likely haven’t considered before—whether how to manage your career or a complete career change. If you have ever asked yourself, in any work situation, at any stage of your career, “Why doesn’t someone just tell me what to do?” this book is a worthwhile trip for you.” — CIO Digest

    ADVANCE PRAISE for What You’re Really Meant to Do :

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor, Harvard Business School; author, Confidence and SuperCorp
    What You’re Really Meant to Do is a wise, deeply personal, and always practical book by a leader of leaders. It is essential reading for all those who want to define success their own way.”

    Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, professor, Harvard Medical School; co-founder, Partners In Health—
    “As I have seen him do in classrooms in Haiti and at Harvard, Rob Kaplan provides a powerful and pragmatic prescription in What You’re Really Meant to Do . Building on his widely praised work on leadership and efficacy, Kaplan offers compelling narratives of those he has coached and counseled—from executives to entrepreneurs to recent graduates—as a guide for anyone pursuing a purposeful professional life.”

    Henry M. Paulson, Jr., seventy-fourth secretary of the US Department of the Treasury; Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs (1999–2006)—
    “Rob Kaplan has spent years mentoring and coaching executives and young professionals, and there is no one any better. This book is a superb guide for helping people understand themselves and reach their unique potential.”

    Bill George, professor, Harvard Business School; author, Authentic Leadership and True North
    “Rob Kaplan’s brilliant new book inspires you to reach your full potential by taking responsibility for your development as a leader and as a human being. If you follow his thoughtful, pragmatic approach, you will live an even more satisfying life. Filled with real-world examples, Kaplan helps you build your road map to fulfillment.”

    Vanessa Kirsch, founder and Managing Director, New Profit Inc.—
    “Forging a fulfilling career can be one of the most difficult challenges we face. What You’re Really Meant to Do provides a compelling road map for discovering your passions and unlocking your full potential. A must-read for anyone looking for professional growth and fulfillment.”

    Library Journal
    Kaplan (management practice, Harvard Business Sch.) draws upon both his personal experience and his work advising students and colleagues in order to help readers formulate definitions of success and achieve their goals. He describes a disciplined process of lifelong self-development that involves exploring intellectual challenges, creating strong interpersonal relationships, making a positive impact on the world, and solving personally meaningful problems. Case studies and exercises help readers focus on their unique issues. VERDICT A good starting place for new graduates or those stuck in unfulfilling careers.

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