You Are What You Risk
Read by
Tavia Gilbert
Release:
04/01/2021
Runtime:
12h 17m
Quantity:
“It's important to stop and recognize that each of us defines and manages 'risk' differently, based on an almost unlimited number of influences. That’s what author, TED Talk star and former think tank executive Michele Wucker says in her ground-breaking new book, You Are What You Risk."
Forbes
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
The #1 international bestselling author of The Gray Rhino offers a bold new framework for understanding risk in and how we can re-examine and re-shape our relationship with uncertainty to live more productive and successful lives.
What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do young journalists risk their lives to tell the stories of strangers? Why do some people wait until the last minute to get to the airport while others get there much earlier than they need to? Why do entrepreneurs thrive in the face of uncertainty, while others cringe at the thought of leaving a stable nine-to-five job? Why are Asians more proactive in face of risk than Westerners?
Risk-takers are motivated by factors as wide and culture and values...
What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do young journalists risk their lives to tell the stories of strangers? Why do some people wait until the last minute to get to the airport while others get there much earlier than they need to? Why do entrepreneurs thrive in the face of uncertainty, while others cringe at the thought of leaving a stable nine-to-five job? Why are Asians more proactive in face of risk than Westerners?
Risk-takers are motivated by factors as wide and culture and values...
Release:
2021-04-01
Runtime:
12h 17m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781645553373
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