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Excellence: Inspiration for Achieving Your Personal Best

This encouraging collection contains more than 400 insights from a diverse group of remarkably successful people on how to achieve excellence both at home and at work. Respected celebrities from the fields of business, politics, sports, and arts and entertainment—including J. K. Rowling, Rupert Murdoch, Tiger Woods, Miuccia Prada, and Jon Stewart—provide inspiration and guidance on attaining distinction in their discussions of ambition, innovation, responsibility, and the hazards of mediocrity. Motivational text accompanies the quotes and prefaces of each thematic section, providing additional reflection on what "excellence" means and how to successfully manage this ultimate personal goal.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 191 pages

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