How to Get What You Most Want in Life: Achieve Worldly and Emotional Career Success

By Richard S. Guha

Book Overview

How to Get What You Most Want in Life gives advice on interpersonal and technical skills, attitude, and ethics, for ambitious readers to achieve the position, wealth, and happiness they seek. Richard... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595310850
• ISBN13: 9780595310852
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a genuinely valuable and informative book

This eclectic book covers ground which few others do. It succinctly passes on the information you need to be successful in life and in any organization. It pulls no punches, and covers much. It is clearly the product of someone who has experienced a lot, studied even more and thought about the lessons to be learned. Whether early in your career, or very far along, there is new informstion here, and I heartily recommend it to all

You can always tell a book by its introduction

Covers may not tell a lot about a book, but whom and what strikes an author's heart does. Great writing starts with the impact on a writer's life. Mr. Guha cleary demonstrates that he truly recognizes that so much of the "steet smarts" he advocates as important to personal and professional success came from the people who took interest in him, prompting him to take interest in others. He also gives his readers a clear vision on how to create the pathway to personal satisfaction and success without without resorting to stepping on, or walking over others along the same pathway - a refreshing insight in the current world of dog-eat-dog, and winning no matter the type of ethics (or lack of) it takes.

Great Book

This book was wonderful. It gave me some great advice on how the business world works. It was well written, well thought, and well planned. Great book, from an experienced man. This book should be on every careerperson's wishlist!

An invaluable tool and a captivating read

I found this book to be a fascinating read which demonstrates a variety of in-depth experiences in both business and in life. Most importantly, this book is actionable, in that the author teaches approaches and behaviors which should assist both junior and senior executives in achieving personal and professional goals. The author's experiences and writing style (balancing humorous anecdotes with unsentimental portraits of life within the corporate structure), fascinated me and provided the catalyst needed to take that first step toward launching my own business. I was well and truly inspired! This is a MUST read.

Brilliant synthesis and insight

The author has clearly done a great deal of research and hard work. However, the real value of the book lies in the conclusions he draws from the extensive high-level experience he has in multiple industries and cultures. This is an insightful and though provoking book which belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who wants to prosper in life, particularly in any organization. His explanation of the often noted fact that jerks seem to to prosper is alone worth the price of the book. His advice about working with people is invaluable. In all, this is a book which is destined to be a classic.