Identity: Your Passport to Success - Hardcover

Graham, Stedman; Emery, Stuart; Hall, Russ

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132876590 ISBN 13: 9780132876599

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2012

Synopsis

Features a foreword by John Maxwell and afterword from Steven R. Covey.

 

Have you ever thought about the connection between knowing who you are and success? Identity can serve as your greatest asset. Enduringly successful people know who they are, are clear about what matters to them, have established powerful identities, and create value in the world.

 

In this book, the process for discovering and understanding your identity is brought to life through Stedman Graham's personal experiences and the stories of individuals who've resolved their questions of identity, building a life that matters to themselves and those around them.

 

Take control of who you are. Take control of your life. Achieve lasting success.

 

Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller!

About this title

About the Author

Stedman Graham is Chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates, a management, marketing, and consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Graham speaks, conducts seminars, and develops programs for businesses and educational organizations worldwide. He is the author of ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers, You Can Make It Happen--A Nine-Step Plan for Success  and Teens Can Make It Happen--Nine Steps to Success, which illustrate his proprietary Nine-Step Success Process, a life management and learning system that teaches you how to organize your personal and professional life around your identity.

 

Also featuring contributions from Stewart Emery and Russ Hall.

From the Back Cover

Foreword by John C. Maxwell,New York Times bestselling author 

Afterword by Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

 

Take control of who you are. Take control of your life. Achieve lasting success.

 

“The ability to define your identity and path in life is critical for personal and professional development. Stedman’s actionable, inspirational process for individuals to find who they are puts the power in their hands to move toward achieving their goals. The skills he teaches are invaluable to those who have learned them, and his books are at the top of my recommended reading list for the future leaders of our company.”

--Greg Cappelli, Co-CEO, Apollo Group, Inc. (owner of University of Phoenix), Chairman, Apollo Global, Inc.

 

“Knowing who you are can be your greatest asset for success. Stedman teaches how to understand yourself and apply this knowledge in today’s ever-changing world.”

--Loral Langemeier, bestselling author, speaker, and coach

 

“Read this book to expand your horizons, to enhance your success, and to embark on your extraordinary life’s journey. Stedman is a master communicator and a powerful teacher.”

--Dr. Nido R. Qubein, President, High Point University; Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Co.

 

Do you want to be happy? Do you want to succeed? Happiness and success start with becoming clear about who you are and establishing your authentic identity--inside yourself, and then beyond yourself.

 

First: Discover what personal identity really is, and why it’s so important.
(There’s more to identity than you thought!)

Next: Meet some of the world’s most extraordinary people…see how they found values to live by, found passion
and purpose, and linked their identities to their lives in the world.

Then: Learn how you can do it, too, through Stedman’s patented Nine-Step Success Process!

 

You deserve authenticity, happiness, and success. Start your journey to get them, right here, right now!

 

In this book, Stedman Graham will show you:

• Why it’s so hard to know yourself--and how to do it anyway

• How your values and attitudes shape your identity

• Why you really can change, no matter what people tell you

• Why we’re all a “work in progress”

• How to be at your best when times are at their worst

• How to choose a dream--and build a team to help you achieve it

• How to find liberation in commitment--in your work, play, and love

Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0132876590
• ISBN 13: 9780132876599
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224