Title: What should I do with my life? /
Authors: Bronson, Po, 1964-
Publisher: Random House,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology); Motivation
Abstract: Presents a series of profiles of individuals from around the world who have found meaningful answers to some of life's most difficult questions, explaining how, through an honest approach to their own life, they have found new direction and understanding in their lives and how they can serve as examples for others.
Contents: An ordinary guy : even the destined struggle -- Have you looked under the bed? / ignoring the obvious -- Hunted by her cause : learning from hard times -- Synchronicity or not : is there meaning in coincidence? -- The dharma adviser : being vs. doing -- Isn't it clear!? : waiting for clarity -- I belong to you : is it self-serving to do what you enjoy? -- The brain candy generation : stimulation/intensity vs. significance/fulfillment -- Parasite entrepreneurism : finding your story -- Lacking an off switch : always knew it -- The ungrateful soldier : torn between classes -- The umbrella of freedom : anyone can find this important -- A college man : from working class to educated class -- The diver who loved to read : neither fight nor flight -- Building a cathedral : the fear you don't belong -- The casino of the American economy : it's supposed to be hard -- Lady reads the news : a good day job -- Getting oily, then even : switch sides after an injustice -- Learning Delta pride : the fear that our choices are irreversible -- A billion is chump change : is turning down the money stupid or brave? -- That magical thing : overcoming the stigma that this isn't important -- The lockbox fantasy : getting rich changes you -- A tour of the country : this, then that -- After a brief period of experimentation : fear of saying no -- There's more to motherhood than baking cookies : never give up -- The chemical engineer who lacked a chemical : what's real?