Becoming You - by Suzy Welch (Hardcover)

About the Book

"No matter where we are in our lives, be it atop the heights of achievement or just setting out on our journey, we've all had that moment where we've wondered, 'What is my purpose? What was I born to do?' The answer can feel just within our grasp, or as far off as the horizon. How in the world do we get there? Enter Becoming You, a ... guidebook to help you answer that very question. Based on the ... popular NYU class by the same name, and used by thousands of people around the world, Becoming You is an empathic yet absolutely zero-BS method designed to help you understand where you want to go and what you want to do in today's ever-changing world. ... [Welch] created Becoming You out of fifteen years of researching and testing with the heartfelt goal of helping people discover a way forward in a complex world. To that end, [it] guides readers through the process of excavating their truest values, identifying their outstanding aptitudes, and finally, pinpointing their economically viable interests"--

Book Synopsis

An inspiring, wise and highly practical method for discovering your true self and identifying the fulfilling career meant just for you.

No matter where we are in our lives, be it atop the heights of achievement or just setting out on our journey, we've all had that moment where we've wondered, What is my purpose? What was I born to do? The answer can feel just within our grasp or as far off as the horizon. Either way, how in the world do we get there?

Enter Becoming You, a joyful, deeply researched, and immediately applicable step-by-step guidebook to help you answer that very question. Original, research-driven, and transformative, Becoming You is based on the widely acclaimed class at NYU Stern School of Business taught by Professor Suzy Welch, a three-time New York Times-bestselling author, Top 5 career podcast host, CEO advisor, and tech innovator.

Becoming You opens with a shot across the bow of what Professor Welch calls the "happiness industrial complex" and its platitudes about joy and optimism. Happiness, she argues, isn't a goal to chase at all--it's an outcome. And not an outcome of manifesting or mindset-molding, but of doing the deep, often difficult inner work of building a meaningful, productive, and connected life.

Here Professor Welch lays out a practical and accessible 13-part methodology designed to help readers do just that. Developed over years of research, data analysis, and extensive testing, the Becoming You method teaches you who you are when you're standing still, so that when you get moving, you know exactly which way to go. It's about building the bridge between the life you're living and the life you want, can, and should be living. In the lexicon of Becoming You, it is about finding your "Area of Transcendence," which is made possible when:

You live according to your deepest, most authentic valueYou're aligned with your strongest and most unique aptitudesYour work is economically viable, and calls to you emotionally, economically, or both

Funny, warm, deeply personal, sometimes tough, and always refreshingly honest, Becoming You is packed with gritty real-life stories, thought-provoking exercises, and heart-opening activities. It's a book with the proven power to change lives--turning fear and uncertainty about the future into confidence and a clear path forward.

Review Quotes

"With humor, humanity, and expert guidance, Becoming You helps you find your purpose and direction. This book is especially needed today, as its mission is to help people, young and old, flourish and create lives that feel worth living." -- Jonathan Haidt, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Anxious Generation