Earning Serendipity: 4 Skills for Creating and Sustaining Good Fortune in Your Work

By Glenn Llopis

We use phrases like "overnight success" and "a stroke of luck' to describe unprecedented good fortune. For some people, success seems fated or shrouded in mystery, but the reality is that we all have... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929774915
• ISBN13: 9781929774913
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A powerful perspective for life and business

As someone who has dedicated his life to the study and practice of innovation and entrepreneurship, I am reminded constantly of the power of serendipity. What Llopis points out eloquently is that we can all do things to enhance the likelihood of serendipitous events by intention, awareness and presence. We all have limited time in life. This book helps us make the most of it.

A must read for business people of all backgrounds

Goodwill means a lot these days where everyone is suspicious of unethical conduct. "Earning Serendipity: 4 Skills for Creating and Sustaining Good Fortune in Your Work" is the good-hearted business man's guide to the power of goodwill and kindness in the world of business. Being a nice guy can do much in a field where everyone is viewed as cutthroat, and author Glenn Llopis hopes to inspire readers to be friendly and kind, while keeping a firm stance against any who would take unfair advantage of one's kindness. "Earning Serendipity" is a must read for business people of all backgrounds.

Tremendous Information

I've never been a huge reader, but this book had me hooked from start to finish. I've always heard that "the harder you work, the luckier you get", but this delineates the truthfulness of that principal. The way Mr. Llopis puts it all together is masterful, with a distinct hint of his personality. I highly recommend this book to all entrepreneurs, sale-people, parents, friends, students, or anyone that is looking to "climb the ladder".

I Truly Enjoyed This Read and Llopis' Concepts

This is a very easy read. The vocab is very simple and the concepts are broken down and explained very well. The ideas are not only applicable to businesses and career oriented people, but life in general. I really liked this book and what it has to offer.

An Approach I'd Never Considered

Wow! The first thing that struck me after finishing this book is how incredibly simple, yet seemingly elusive, creating ones own fortune could be. This has got to be one of the best approaches to business (or life, really) that I have ever read; plotting a four step approach that encompasses a vision to see, seize, grow and share opportunity. It is a philosophy that will resonate strongly with young professionals of my generation, especially given the relevance to today's uncertain times.