Book description
Bestselling author Jon Gordon returns with his most inspiring book yet—filled with powerful lessons and the greatest success strategies of all.
Michael wakes up in the hospital with a bandage on his head and fear in his heart. The stress of building a growing business, with his wife Sarah, caused him to collapse while on a morning jog. When Michael finds out the man who saved his life is a Carpenter he visits him and quickly learns that he is more than just a Carpenter; he is also a builder of lives, careers, people, and teams.
As the Carpenter shares his wisdom, Michael attempts to save his business in the face of adversity, rejection, fear, and failure. Along the way he learns that there's no such thing as an overnight success but there are timeless principles to help you stand out, excel, and make an impact on people and the world.
Drawing upon his work with countless leaders, sales people, professional and college sports teams, non-profit organizations and schools, Jon Gordon shares an entertaining and enlightening story that will inspire you to build a better life, career, and team with the greatest success strategies of all.
If you are ready to create your masterpiece, read The Carpenter and begin the building process today.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Collapse
- Chapter 2: Rest
- Chapter 3: The Carpenter
- Chapter 4: Stressed
- Chapter 5: Busy
- Chapter 6: Design Your Masterpiece
- Chapter 7: Be a Craftsman
- Chapter 8: You Will Know
- Chapter 9: Everybody Loves the Carpenter
- Chapter 10: Believe
- Chapter 11: Talk to Yourself instead of Listening to Yourself
- Chapter 12: Sarah
- Chapter 13: Chaos
- Chapter 14: The Greatest Success Strategy of All
- Chapter 15: Love Is a Commitment
- Chapter 16: People > Furniture
- Chapter 17: The Second Greatest Success Strategy of All
- Chapter 18: The Sandwich
- Chapter 19: The Third Greatest Success Strategy of All
- Chapter 20: Love, Serve, Care
- Chapter 21: Value
- Chapter 22: The Heart of Success
- Chapter 23: Failing
- Chapter 24: Success Takes Time
- Chapter 25: The Gift of Failure
- Chapter 26: Unfinished Work
- Chapter 27: Courage
- Chapter 28: A Glimmer of Hope
- Chapter 29: Be the Mission
- Chapter 30: All for One
- Chapter 31: Progress
- Chapter 32: Everything Is Spiritual
- Chapter 33: Creating the Impossible
- Chapter 34: Build
- Chapter 35: Success Is Meant to Be Shared
- Tools for Success
- Bring the Greatest Success Strategies to Your Team and Organization
- Other Books by Jon Gordon
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2014
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470888544
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