The Art of Work: A Proven Path

by
 Jeff Goins

262 Pages · 2017 · 908 KB · English

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 Contents 

Author’s Note

Introduction: 

The Cancer That Couldn’t Stop a Triathlete

PART ONE: Preparation 

1.Listening to Your Life: 

The Call to Something Old, Not New 

2. Accidental Apprenticeships: 

The Teacher Appears When the Student Least Expects 

3.Painful Practice: 

When Trying Isn’t Good Enough

PART TWO: Action 

4. Building Bridges:

 The Leap That Wasn’t a Leap 

5. Pivot Points: 

Why Failure Is Your

Friend 6. The Portfolio Life: 

A New Kind of Mastery

PART THREE: Completion 

7. Your Magnum Opus:

 What Legacy Looks Like

Conclusion: 

The Work Is Never Done 

Acknowledgments

Appendix:

 Your First Steps Down the Path 

Notes 

About the Author

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