Publisher, Hyperion Books (January 2006)

“It is a forum for self-exploration, meant to help future business leaders define their personal ethics and goals.” --New York Times

A unique perspective on career success that builds on unlocking personal creativity to achieve professional goals

The premise is simple: A person’s ideal life, especially their career, can be carefully conceived and crafted. Based on Dr. Rao’s popular course “Creativity and Personal Mastery” at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, this book offers a series of readings, exercises, and lessons drawn from both spiritual and commercial situations that enable you to reconstruct and improve your professional world. This transformation will turn your life around and help you become exponentially more effective in your chosen career and thereby flourish in all aspects of your life. Whether you are questioning the value of money or the core values of your life, this book is a powerful tool that will help you to “discover the purpose that can suffuse your life and bring stars to your eyes.”

About the Author: Srikumar Rao, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. A contributing editor for Forbes, Financial World, and Success magazines, he has been featured and quoted in the national media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Fortune. A consultant to leading corporations nationwide, he holds a Ph.D. in marketing from Columbia University. He lives in Commack, New York.