內容簡介
From composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett comes a warm, wise, and inspirational book that asks, Which will you choose: the path of least resistance or the path of potentially greatest satisfaction?
You may think that with a last name like his, Buffett has enjoyed a life of endless privilege. But the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes.
In Life Is What You Make It, Buffett expounds on the strong set of values given to him by his trusting and broadminded mother, his industrious and talented father, and the many life teachers he has met along the way.
Today’s society, Buffett posits, has begun to replace a work ethic, relishing what you do, with a wealth ethic, honoring the payoff instead of the process. We confuse privilege with material accumulation, character with external validation. Yet, by focusing more on substance and less on reward, we can open doors of opportunity and strive toward a greater sense of fulfillment. In clear and concise terms, Buffett reveals a great truth: Life is random, neither fair nor unfair.
From there it becomes easy to recognize the equal dignity and value of every human life—our circumstances may vary but our essences do not. We see that our journey in life rarely follows a straight line but is often met with false starts, crises, and blunders. How we push through and persevere in these challenging moments is where we begin to create the life of our dreams—from discovering our vocations to living out our bliss to giving back to others.
Personal and revealing, instructive and intuitive, Life Is What You Make It is about transcending your circumstances, taking up the reins of your destiny, and living your life to the fullest.
作者簡介
Peter Buffett is an Emmy Award-winning composer and producer and cochairman of the NoVo Foundation. Buffett began his career in San Francisco writing music for commercials. He has released albums on the Narada, Epic, and Hollywood labels, as well as six releases on his own label. His work in film includes the “Firedance” scene in the Oscar-winning film, Dances with Wolves. He lives in New York City.
精彩書評
“Peter Buffett has given us a wise and inspiring book that should be required reading for every young person seeking to find his or her place in the world, and for every family hoping to give its daughters and sons the best possible start in life.”
--President Bill Clinton
"Knowing and admiring Peter as we do, LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT captures his spirit, passion, and values beautifully. As parents, it’s the kind of dialogue about our life’s purpose and opportunity we’re having with our children. We will have everyone in our family read and discuss LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT ."
--Bill & Melinda Gates
"With home-spun, heart-felt wisdom, Peter Buffett ponders how to make a meaningful life, while making a living. LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT is thought-provoking, worthwhile reading."
--Ted Turner
"LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT is the ultimate book of commonsense -- except it isn't common. Because Peter Buffett could have had a derived identity and chose not to, he has power and credibility when he tells us how to find a unique self by doing what we love. I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't benefit from this spirited, wise, and friendly book."
--Gloria Steinem
"In his searching book, LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT, Peter Buffett challenges us all to balance ambition and service, personal goals and work for the common good. It is a book of value and honesty."
--Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues
Life Is What You Make It做你自己:股神巴菲特送給兒子的人生禮物! 英文原版 [平裝] epub pdf mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
Life Is What You Make It做你自己:股神巴菲特送給兒子的人生禮物! 英文原版 [平裝] 下載 epub mobi pdf txt 電子書
Life Is What You Make It做你自己:股神巴菲特送給兒子的人生禮物! 英文原版 [平裝] mobi pdf epub txt 電子書 下載 2024
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英文書,學英語。老婆說還不錯。我看不懂就不評價瞭。
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②民主平等是指在學術麵前人人平等,在知識麵前人人平等。不因傢庭背景、地區差異而歧視,不因成績落後、學習睏難遭冷落。民主的核心是遵照大多數人的意誌而行事,教學民主的核心就是發展、提高多數人。可是總有人把眼睛盯在幾個尖子學生身上,有意無意地忽視多數學生的存在。“抓兩頭帶中間”就是典型的做法。但結果往往是抓“兩頭”變成抓“一頭”,“帶中間”變成“丟中間”。教學民主最好的體現是以能者為師,教學相長。信息時代的特徵,能者未必一定是教師,未必一定是“好”學生。在特定領域,特定環節上,有興趣占有知識高地的學生可以為同學“師”,甚至為教師“師”。在教學中發現不足,補充知識、改善教法、
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Life Is What You Make It做你自己:股神巴菲特送給兒子的人生禮物! 英文原版 [平裝] epub pdf mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024