Balance: The Business - Life Connection
Balance: The BUSINESS—LIFE Connection provides a template for creating a successful business, as well as long-term balance and fulfillment in your personal life. It is based on three decades of the author’s diverse experience, including Rock Star, Corporate Executive, Entrepreneur, Filmmaker, and Holistic Hotelier. He shows how to identify and unleash the power of life purpose and passion.
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Balance: The Business - Life Connection
Balance: The BUSINESS—LIFE Connection provides a template for creating a successful business, as well as long-term balance and fulfillment in your personal life. It is based on three decades of the author’s diverse experience, including Rock Star, Corporate Executive, Entrepreneur, Filmmaker, and Holistic Hotelier. He shows how to identify and unleash the power of life purpose and passion.
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Balance: The Business - Life Connection

Balance: The Business - Life Connection

by James Cusumano
Balance: The Business - Life Connection

Balance: The Business - Life Connection

by James Cusumano

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Balance: The BUSINESS—LIFE Connection provides a template for creating a successful business, as well as long-term balance and fulfillment in your personal life. It is based on three decades of the author’s diverse experience, including Rock Star, Corporate Executive, Entrepreneur, Filmmaker, and Holistic Hotelier. He shows how to identify and unleash the power of life purpose and passion.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781590799604
Publisher: SelectBooks
Publication date: 04/16/2013
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

James Cusumano has enjoyed success across a range of careers. As an entertainer he was a vocalist for The Royal Teens best known for their hit Short-Shorts. After leaving show business, he went on to serve as a research scientist for Exxon Corporation later becoming Director of R&D. Cusumano then co-founded Catalytica, Inc. a very successful Silicon Valley enterprise. He now lives in Prague, Czechoslovakia where he is owner of Chateau Mcely, an award-winning luxury castle and spa hotel.

Table of Contents

Foreword Ricardo B. Levy xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

Part I My Story 1

Chapter 1 On the Shoulders of Giants 3

Sicilian-American Family Life in New Jersey 4

Life No. 1 Rock and Roll Star 9

Life No. 2 Exxon Scientist in Corporate America 14

Life No. 3 Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 22

Life No. 4 Movie Producer 30

Life No. 5 Holistic Hotelier 33

Part II Creating a Fulfilling Life 43

Unleash Purpose and Passion

Stimulate Creativity and Innovation

Find True Success and Happiness

Chapter 2 Finding Your Purpose and Passion 45

Individuals Have a Unique Purpose and Passion 45

The Power of Four Questions 47

My Answers to the Four Questions 50

Chapter 3 Creating Your Life Plan 57

The First Step 58

Values Are Your Compass 59

My Vision, Mission, and Dream 60

Six Spheres for Personal and Professional Growth 61

Reaching Your Goals in Each of the Spheres 63

Time Management Supports Life Balance 64

Chapter 4 Lasting Happiness 67

What Is Happiness? 68

The Happiness Formula 68

Personal Purpose and Passion 71

Happiness in the Workplace 73

Some Final Thoughts about Happiness 75

Chapter 5 The Power of Passion, the Failure of Fear 79

Financial Motives Create Inaction 80

A Major Challenge-Lifestyle Changes for the Common Good 80

Anxiety and Fear Breed Rationalization 81

Overcoming Our Protracted Paralysis 82

Part III Building a Successful Business 91

Discover Inspired Leadership

Create an Innovative Environment

Share Success with All Stakeholders

Chapter 6 Building a Successful Company 93

My Journey 93

The Right Way to Achieve Success 96

Qualities of a Skilled Leader 97

Getting the Human Element Right 101

The Importance of Addressing a Growing Market 103

A Commitment to Focus 104

Targeting an Early Commercial Success 105

Have a Plan, but Stay Flexible 106

A Call to Action 108

Chapter 7 Inspirational Leadership®: Inspire-Self-Others-The World 111

The Leadership Evolution 111

The Power of Inspiration 114

Inspirational Leadership® 116

Courage 117

Authenticity 119

Service 121

Truthfulness 124

Love 126

Effectiveness 128

Chapter 8 Power Performance Reviews 131

Performance Review-Or Not? 131

Last Year's Results; Next Year's Plan 133

Progressive Review Procedures 135

Chapter 9 Creating an Innovative Environment 139

Creativity, Discovery, and Invention or Innovation ? 139

Entrepreneur or Intrapreneur? 141

Characteristics of an Innovative Environment 142

Chapter 10 Conscious Capitalism: Preventing Economic Chaos 149

Global Threats 150

Business Is the Most Powerful Social Force 150

Transition to Conscious Capitalism 151

Inspired Leadership Is the Way 153

It's Not the Economy Stupid-It's the Need for Inspiration 154

OneDream™ 155

It's All about Trust 156

Can We Do It? 156

Appendix A My Life Plan for 2005 159

Appendix B Relaxation and Meditation 167

Appendix C Vision, Mission, Values, and Dream of Chateau Mcely 171

Notes 175

Index 183

About the Author 193

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