Finish strong: Living your faith in the secular world & inspiring others in the process

By Richard G. Capen and Richard G. Capen Jr.

Book Overview

Dick Capen has had a long, distinguished career during which he has proven time and again to be a wise and effective leader in business, journalism, community affairs, and public service. In every aspect of his life, Dick has incorporated his personal values - values shaped by his strong spiritual convictions. In Finish Strong, Dick identifies the values that are key not only to achieving personal success but also to creating the best futures for our families and our communities. While many decry moral decay in this country, he acknowledges our difficulties and provides a welcome message of hope and personal responsibility. In researching Finish Strong, Capen polled over two hundred people - from political leaders to ordinary citizens - in an attempt to discover the core values that had served as the moral compass in their lives. Capen called upon his impressive network of national opinion leaders - forethinkers such as Colin Powell, Sam Nunn, Ann Landers, John Gardner, Dave Barry, Ruth Graham Bell, J. W. Marriott, and George Gallup. Included here are the moving, intimate, and sometimes surprising values shared by people like Barbara Jordan on personal responsibility and integrity; Gerald Ford, who esteems a sense of fair play, ambition, common sense, and community service; and Don Shula, who extols family values above all. Despite the diversity of those who participated, several values came up repeatedly. Familiar values such as authenticity, self-esteem, and excellence; unexpected values like optimism and self-renewal; life-enriching values, including compassion, family, and faith; and Dick Capen's cornerstone value: finishing strong.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913367915
• ISBN13: 9780913367919
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco/Zondervan
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Finish Strong is inspiration for all of us.

Strong leaders from all walks of life answered Ambassador Richard Capen's questios about what they would like to be remembered for after their lives are through. It brings home the fact that people who do great things in this world don't walk through it alone...and don't want to.Military and political leaders, neighborhood activists and heads of industry discuss values, mentors, life learnings, and what is most important to them. Family, Faith, and Commitment are the primary topics, along with precious personal glimpses of often public lives.Ambassador Capen shares many insights from his own life and family, in a warm, conversational style. This book is an inspirational read, and a great gift!

Finish Strong Living Your Faith in the S

If this book was mandatory reading in our American School System, starting at 7th or 8th grade, but especially for our high school students, the United States would become an Eden on earth. The book does touch on religion, but dwells more on values, morals, ethics, and integrity, especially in one's own personal development and his/her interface with others.ajchitiea