The author of The Harvard Entrepreneurs' Club Guide To Starting Your Own Business (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999), Poonam Sharma announces the publication of her second book: CHASING SUCCESS -- Lessons We Can Learn From The Lives Of Harvard's Entrepreneurs (October 2004, American Book Business Press, ISBN: 158982251X, $19.95) (www.poonam.info)
(PRWEB) September 30, 2004 -- Countless people awaken each day wondering not only What should I do with my life?" but also What will make me happy?" As pragmatism trumps idealism in our accomplishment-driven society, many people never take the time to truly ask themselves: How do I define Success?" Events of the recent past have made plain the need for a purpose-driven life. People ache to engineer their own lives but are terrified to lose what little safety they hold so dear. Now more than ever, the general public is looking for inspiration; they want to learn the secrets of those who have managed to make a change and to make their dreams come true -- on their own terms.
"Half the battle in life is learning to ask the right questions," Sharma writes, "Here, I have endeavored to do that for you."
CHASING SUCCESS (available at a discount through www.pdbookstore.com) is the result of the author's two-year investigation into the lives of thirteen well-known (but seldom profiled) Harvard alumni who have lived extraordinary and entrepreneurial lives -- who have engineered their own success. With their own words and through the insights of their spouses, partners, parents, colleagues, investors, siblings, mentors and friends, Sharma has chronicled their lives. Narratives are interspersed with direct quotes from her extensive and very personal contacts with these powerful people. Besides these rich and compelling stories of self-actualization and perseverance, the fruits of Sharma's exploration is what she refers to as The Five Habits Of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs, as well as her concept of the Productive Versus Destructive Psychological Safety Net. Both are discussed in the text. Ms. Sharma is available for interviews, and review copies are available upon request.
Poonam has done a wonderful job of teasing out the delicate essence of entrepreneurship, the intensely personal stories of passion, success and failure that transform industries and institutions."
- Michael J. Roberts, Senior Lecturer and Executive Director of Case Studies at the Harvard Business School
Featured Entrepreneurs
JIM KOCH THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY
ANDREA SILBERT THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & ENTERPRISE
MATTHEW HEYMAN GRUPO CINEMEX (Mexico)
PETER BROOKE TA ASSOCIATES, ADVENT INTERNATIONAL
ESTHER DYSON EDVENTURE HOLDINGS, PC FORUM
JON LEDECKY US OFFICE PRODUCTS, E2ENET
DAN BRICKLIN TRELLIX CORP.
SCOTT COOK INTUIT, INC.
AMAR GOEL CHIPSHOT.COM
SHIKAR GHOSH OPEN MARKET INC., VERILYTICS
CHARLES TED" BAUER AIM FUNDS
PETER GRABER GRABER SEGURANCA (Brazil)
EGON ZEHNDER EGON ZEHNDER INTERNATIONAL (Switzerland)
About The Author:
Poonam Sharma (www.poonam.info) is pursuing her own personal version of success, one that has as much to do with the kind of tone she wants to set for her life as it does with what kind of title she wants to print on her business card. After graduating from the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and earning her bachelors degree with distinction from Harvard College, she worked at a start-up, a nonprofit venture catalyst, a private equity firm, and in investment research and institutional sales. Her first book, The Harvard Entrepreneurs Club Guide to Starting Your Own Business, was published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. while she was director of the Harvard Entrepreneurs Club. She now lives in Los Angeles and New York, and when shes not soaking up the sun or meditating on the miracle of the human spirit, she is consulting to the financial industry and writing novels, business books, and oral histories full time. Chasing Success is her second book.
ADVANCE/REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST:
Poonam Sharma
www.poonam.info
917-796-0500
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