The Monk and the Riddle

Name: The Monk and the Riddle
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The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Life

By Randy Kosimar

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The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Kosimar weaves together business wisdom and personal discovery through the story of a young entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. It explores the balance between professional ambition and personal fulfilment, encouraging readers to align their work with their true passions. Through engaging narratives, the book offers insights on finding purpose and meaning in both career and life.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring the intersection of work and life's passions, particularly through the lens of entrepreneurship. It offers a unique perspective on building a career that is both fulfilling and financially sustainable, appealing to those who seek a more meaningful approach to professional and personal growth.

The Monk and the Riddle

Illustrates what's wrong with the mainstream thinking that we should sacrifice our lives to make a living. This book advices readers to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, satisfaction, and joy.

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What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life? It's a question most of us consider only hypothetically, opting instead to "do what we have to do" to earn a living. But in the critically acclaimed bestseller The Monk and the Riddle, entrepreneurial sage Randy Komisar asks us to answer it for real.

The book's timeless advice—to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, satisfaction, and joy—will be embraced by anyone who wants success to come not just from what they do, but from who they are. At once a fictional tale of Komisar's encounters with a would-be entrepreneur and a personal account of how Komisar found meaning not in work's rewards but in work itself, the book illustrates what's wrong with the mainstream thinking that we should sacrifice our lives to make a living.

Described by Fortune.com as "part personal essay, part fictional narrative and part meditation on the nature of work and life," The Monk and the Riddle is essential reading on the art of creating a life while making a living.

"Belongs in a category by itself ...The best thing I've read all year." - San Francisco Examiner

"A timely book." - USA Today

"A self-help manual and business fable rolled into one." - The Times, London

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The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Kosimar is acclaimed for its engaging narrative blending business wisdom with personal reflection. Readers appreciate its refreshing take on finding passion and purpose in one's career, rather than just financial success. The book is often praised for its storytelling approach to impart valuable lessons, making it both insightful and inspiring for readers seeking personal and professional growth.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781578516445

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2001

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 208

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Business & Entrepreneurship Career Development Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Randy Kosimar Self-Help & Personal Development Start-ups & Entrepreneurship

About the Author

Randy Komisar is a Virtual CEO who has worked with companies such as WebTV and TiVo. He was CEO of LucasArts Entertainment and Crystal Dynamics, CFO of GO, and one of the founders of Claris Corporation.