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Runnin' Down a Dream

ISBN 
9781911709862
Format 
Trade Paperback
Recommended Price 
R440.00
Published 
March 2026
About the book: 
You spend an estimated 80,000 hours of your life at work. Shouldn't that time be spent doing something you love?
 
Bill Gurley has spent the past two decades working with people who have climbed to the top in fields ranging from technology to hospitality to entertainment? and who have thrived in their chosen profession. Yet, as Gurley's new research with the Wharton School of Business reveals, 6 in 10 of us eventually regret our career choices.
 
So, what's the secret? How do you avoid the trap of career regret? Is there a formula to finding your dream job?
 
Now, in  Runnin' Down a Dream,  Gurley breaks down the components of balancing joy with success, identifying six key principles that will set you up for a flourishing, purpose-filled career, including:
 
  • Chase your curiosity
  • Hone your craft
  • Go where the action is
  • Give back generously
Through his own captivating, straight-talking advice Gurley brings these components of success to life, and reveals stories of a handful of iconic individuals who epitomize them.
 
Whether starting out or looking to make a change, this book will inspire you to step off the conveyer belt, find the things that make you insatiably curious, and turn those fascinations into a thriving career? where the work doesn't feel like work at all.

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