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Finding Meaning and Success

Living a Fulfilled and Productive Life

Chris Palmer

This book will help you design and create the best version of yourself. It will give you the chance to shape the kind of person you want to be, and to articulate the goals you want to achieve in your life, both professionally and personally. It will help you behave in ways that are true to your most honorable and generous self.

It is a practical guide for people who are interested in leading a more meaningful and successful life, or helping others to do so. It teaches you how to author your own life and how to make commitments to yourself and others that will transform your life for the better.

You’ll learn to reflect on your life, think about what really matters to you, and how to create a personal mission statement. You’ll think about your values, articulate your goals, and manage your time effectively. You’ll explore what it means to live an examined life. At the end of each chapter, there are questions to think about and actions to take that reinforce the key messages.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 264 • Trim: 6½ x 9
978-1-4758-5053-6 • Hardback • July 2021 • $41.00 • (£35.00)
978-1-4758-5054-3 • eBook • July 2021 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
Subjects: Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness, Education / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Education / Student Life & Student Affairs, Family & Relationships / Life Stages / School Age, Self-Help / Motivational & Inspirational

Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, and retired professor. He serves on the Board of Montgomery Hospice, runs an “aging well” group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village, and is a hospice volunteer. During his filmmaking career, he swam with dolphins and whales, came face-to-face with sharks and Kodiak bears, camped with wolf packs, and waded hip-deep through Everglade swamps. This is his seventh book. All proceeds from his books go to fund scholarships for students at American University.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Create a Vision for Your Life

Chapter 1: Explore and Define Success

Chapter 2: Search for Meaning

Chapter 3: Create a Personal Mission Statement

Part II: Set Goals Derived from Your Vision

Chapter 4: Establish Goals

Chapter 5: Invest in Personal Development

Chapter 6: Take Your Goals and Commitments Seriously

Part III: Act on Your Goals and Be Productive

Chapter 7: Create an Effective Daily Routine

Chapter 8: Take New Actions Relentlessly

Chapter 9: Learn to Say No

Chapter 10: Be Choosy About Technology and Social Media

Chapter 11: Be a Successful Parent in Challenging Times

Chapter 12: Be Organized and Live Simply

Chapter 13: Network and Find Mentors

Epilogue: Design and Create Your Future

Appendices:

  1. Personal Mission Statement and Life Goals for Chris Palmer
  2. Recommended Reading
  3. Syllabus for Design Your Life for Success
  4. Fifty Tips for Success

End notes

Index

About the Author

In his book Finding Meaning and Success: Living a Fulfilled and Productive Life, Palmer combines years of research, notes from workshops he's conducted, and personal experience into a guide he says is designed for all ages. He emphasizes the value of crafting a mission statement, having a vision, setting goals and taking action.


— Bethesda Magazine


Productivity and success begin with a mission statement, according to college professor Palmer. Before you start your to-do lists, you need to be clear on what is truly important in your life and where you hope to be heading. Once that’s expressed in writing, it becomes easier to plan goals and create a daily routine that allows for time to pursue what’s really important. Palmer, who teaches a college class on this subject, is organized and direct. His chapters are filled with lists and each segment ends with proposed questions and actions. He emphasizes being accountable and trustworthy, and he brings in quotes from a variety of successful people, including Stephen Covey and Warren Buffett, to support his statements. Time is limited, says Palmer, so making good choices is essential. Saying yes to one action always forces us to say no to another. Readers searching for a way to bring meaning into their lives will find just what they're seeking in this inspiring guidebook.


— Booklist


Full of wisdom and evidence-based advice, this wonderful book addresses how we can each lead productive and fulfilling lives. Palmer calls on readers to define success on their own terms and to prioritize relationships and meaning over fame and wealth. An edifying and inspiring read.


— Emily Esfahani Smith, author of "The Power of Meaning"


This book contains the keys to living a life of significance. Chris Palmer explores the latest advice and research on relationships, meaning, commitments, and many other topics, to summarize the best guidance to help you transform your life.


— Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable


Each of us has the opportunity to live a startup life. In Finding Meaning and Success, Chris Palmer shares the wisdom and tools we need to launch and live out a happy and meaningful venture.


— Arthur C. Brooks, President, American Enterprise Institute (AEI);Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and New York Times bestselling author


December Issue, Bethesda Magazine: The book was included in a roundup of new titles.

Link: https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/november-december-2021/book-report-21/



Finding Meaning and Success

Living a Fulfilled and Productive Life

Cover Image
Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • This book will help you design and create the best version of yourself. It will give you the chance to shape the kind of person you want to be, and to articulate the goals you want to achieve in your life, both professionally and personally. It will help you behave in ways that are true to your most honorable and generous self.

    It is a practical guide for people who are interested in leading a more meaningful and successful life, or helping others to do so. It teaches you how to author your own life and how to make commitments to yourself and others that will transform your life for the better.

    You’ll learn to reflect on your life, think about what really matters to you, and how to create a personal mission statement. You’ll think about your values, articulate your goals, and manage your time effectively. You’ll explore what it means to live an examined life. At the end of each chapter, there are questions to think about and actions to take that reinforce the key messages.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 264 • Trim: 6½ x 9
    978-1-4758-5053-6 • Hardback • July 2021 • $41.00 • (£35.00)
    978-1-4758-5054-3 • eBook • July 2021 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness, Education / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Education / Student Life & Student Affairs, Family & Relationships / Life Stages / School Age, Self-Help / Motivational & Inspirational
Author
Author
  • Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, and retired professor. He serves on the Board of Montgomery Hospice, runs an “aging well” group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village, and is a hospice volunteer. During his filmmaking career, he swam with dolphins and whales, came face-to-face with sharks and Kodiak bears, camped with wolf packs, and waded hip-deep through Everglade swamps. This is his seventh book. All proceeds from his books go to fund scholarships for students at American University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Preface

    Acknowledgments

    Introduction

    Part I: Create a Vision for Your Life

    Chapter 1: Explore and Define Success

    Chapter 2: Search for Meaning

    Chapter 3: Create a Personal Mission Statement

    Part II: Set Goals Derived from Your Vision

    Chapter 4: Establish Goals

    Chapter 5: Invest in Personal Development

    Chapter 6: Take Your Goals and Commitments Seriously

    Part III: Act on Your Goals and Be Productive

    Chapter 7: Create an Effective Daily Routine

    Chapter 8: Take New Actions Relentlessly

    Chapter 9: Learn to Say No

    Chapter 10: Be Choosy About Technology and Social Media

    Chapter 11: Be a Successful Parent in Challenging Times

    Chapter 12: Be Organized and Live Simply

    Chapter 13: Network and Find Mentors

    Epilogue: Design and Create Your Future

    Appendices:

    1. Personal Mission Statement and Life Goals for Chris Palmer
    2. Recommended Reading
    3. Syllabus for Design Your Life for Success
    4. Fifty Tips for Success

    End notes

    Index

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • In his book Finding Meaning and Success: Living a Fulfilled and Productive Life, Palmer combines years of research, notes from workshops he's conducted, and personal experience into a guide he says is designed for all ages. He emphasizes the value of crafting a mission statement, having a vision, setting goals and taking action.


    — Bethesda Magazine


    Productivity and success begin with a mission statement, according to college professor Palmer. Before you start your to-do lists, you need to be clear on what is truly important in your life and where you hope to be heading. Once that’s expressed in writing, it becomes easier to plan goals and create a daily routine that allows for time to pursue what’s really important. Palmer, who teaches a college class on this subject, is organized and direct. His chapters are filled with lists and each segment ends with proposed questions and actions. He emphasizes being accountable and trustworthy, and he brings in quotes from a variety of successful people, including Stephen Covey and Warren Buffett, to support his statements. Time is limited, says Palmer, so making good choices is essential. Saying yes to one action always forces us to say no to another. Readers searching for a way to bring meaning into their lives will find just what they're seeking in this inspiring guidebook.


    — Booklist


    Full of wisdom and evidence-based advice, this wonderful book addresses how we can each lead productive and fulfilling lives. Palmer calls on readers to define success on their own terms and to prioritize relationships and meaning over fame and wealth. An edifying and inspiring read.


    — Emily Esfahani Smith, author of "The Power of Meaning"


    This book contains the keys to living a life of significance. Chris Palmer explores the latest advice and research on relationships, meaning, commitments, and many other topics, to summarize the best guidance to help you transform your life.


    — Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable


    Each of us has the opportunity to live a startup life. In Finding Meaning and Success, Chris Palmer shares the wisdom and tools we need to launch and live out a happy and meaningful venture.


    — Arthur C. Brooks, President, American Enterprise Institute (AEI);Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and New York Times bestselling author


Features
Features
  • December Issue, Bethesda Magazine: The book was included in a roundup of new titles.

    Link: https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/november-december-2021/book-report-21/



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