Guy Kawasaki has a new book mainly about his own life and career. He is the son of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. and grew up in a modest Hawaii neighbourhood. His life changed when a school teacher spotted his potential and talked his dad into sending him to a better school.
It was not all smooth, there were a few wrong steps along the way, but then he took the chances life offered him, and went on to become an Apple employee (he had two innings there), an evangelist for their products, and then a consultant, author and so on.
I already use his other book (co-authored), The Art of Social Media, and consider him one of the original thinkers (Thought leader?) of today. Immensely talented and articulate, he shows you, among other things, why the U.S. has evolved to be the Mecca for talent from anywhere in the world. More than Europe in recent times.
He also has a chapter or two on his family and raising kids (he has adopted two), and why it is the most important thing in life. Worth a read! There are boxed "wisdom" items (life lessons) in each chapter too, if you like that kind of thing.
It was not all smooth, there were a few wrong steps along the way, but then he took the chances life offered him, and went on to become an Apple employee (he had two innings there), an evangelist for their products, and then a consultant, author and so on.
I already use his other book (co-authored), The Art of Social Media, and consider him one of the original thinkers (Thought leader?) of today. Immensely talented and articulate, he shows you, among other things, why the U.S. has evolved to be the Mecca for talent from anywhere in the world. More than Europe in recent times.
He also has a chapter or two on his family and raising kids (he has adopted two), and why it is the most important thing in life. Worth a read! There are boxed "wisdom" items (life lessons) in each chapter too, if you like that kind of thing.
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