{"product_id":"what-to-make-of-a-life-cliffs-fog-fire-and-the-self-knowledge-imperative-hardcover","title":"What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eJim Collins, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGood\nto Great,\u003c\/i\u003e offers transformative lessons on constructing ― and\nreconstructing ― a life through the cliff moments and transitions we all will\nface repeatedly in our lives.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE QUESTION\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat to make of a life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a question we all wrestle with more than once. How do we find our way in\nthe world? How do we make it past the cliffs, significant events that can\nradically change a life? How do we keep the inner fire burning bright, long and\nlate?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInspired by relentless curiosity, Jim Collins devoted a decade to studying\nthese questions and to minutely analysing those moments when life flips from\nclarity to confusion and casts us into a befuddling fog.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE STUDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis exploration compares various lives side by side, paired together at cliffs,\nand analyses the different choices made and divergent paths taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTwo\n     rock musicians confronting a future without the group that had brought\n     them success.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTwo\n     suffragists achieving their epic goal and then left with the puzzle of\n     what to do next.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTwo\n     public figures tainted by scandal having to make decisions about how to\n     rebuild their lives.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTwo\n     figure skaters seeking new purpose when their Olympic careers come to an\n     end.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat emerges from Collins’s extensive studies ― of writers, actors, scientists,\nleaders, and many others ― is a framework for understanding how individual\nlives can be built, sustained, and constantly renewed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE FINDINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy examining the long arc of these remarkable lives, Collins tackles life’s\nquestions. What does it take to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDiscover\n     a deeply fulfilling role in life ― one that you are naturally 'encoded'\n     for ― and then find a second one, if the first one ends?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOvercome\n     a major cliff ― a fracture point that forces choices about what’s next and\n     calls for you to reenvision the years to come?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMake\n     your personal economics work so that you can focus on One Big Thing that\n     feeds your inner fire?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNavigate\n     the fog when you feel uncertain or even outright lost, and build\n     confidence step by step\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMinimise\n     the impact of bad luck and ensure the maximum return on good luck?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBuild\n     personal momentum decade upon decade, so that your most creative and\n     energetic years are spread across an entire lifetime?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAchieve\n     the imperative to 'Know Thyself' and apply self-knowledge to each phase of\n     life?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TRANSFORMATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor the first time, Collins movingly chronicles his own story to reveal how\nundertaking this project transformed him, changing his thinking and reshaping\nhis emotions in fundamental ways. 'After this study,' writes Collins, 'I will\nnever look at life the same ever again.'\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSurprising, story-driven, deeply researched, and uplifting, \u003ci\u003eWhat to\nMake of a Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a book like no other and convincingly shows how a\nrichly fulfilled life is within reach for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Collins\u003c\/b\u003e has published multiple international\nbestsellers that have sold in total more than 11 million copies worldwide,\nincluding the perennial favorite “Good to Great”. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis writings and teachings are based on extensive research\nprojects designed to uncover timeless principles of human endeavor and have had\na lasting impact across all sectors of society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAll of Jim’s books share a common thread: the study of\npeople and how they navigate the big questions of leadership and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44994585624783,"sku":"9781529979756","price":54.45,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_008c749a-c54a-41a0-a5d6-40b3ebb23d49.jpg?v=1776829966","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/what-to-make-of-a-life-cliffs-fog-fire-and-the-self-knowledge-imperative-hardcover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}