
The Earned Life
Lose Regret, Choose Fulfilment
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 14. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-241-98965-4 (ISBN)
Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Helps you keep achieving - and find peace and happiness in the process' Amy Edmondson, author of Right Kind of Wrong
'We are living an earned life when the choices, risks and effort we make align with an overarching purpose in our lives.'
In our modern world, we are constantly striving for the next best thing - the next promotion, the newest car, the bigger house. And yet, even when we achieve these goals, we often don't feel fully satisfied.
In his most powerful work to date, the world's number one leadership coach and New York Times bestselling author Marshall Goldsmith reveals the key to living 'the earned life'.
Full of illuminating stories from Goldsmith's legendary career as a coach to some of the world's highest-achieving leaders, Goldsmith implores readers to avoid the Great Western Disease of 'I'll be happy when . . .' He offers practical advice and exercises to help us avoid the obstacles to creating fulfilling lives. From learning to privilege your future over your present, to understanding the balance between risk and opportunity, the book is packed with transformative insights and tools that will help readers avoid regret by closing the gap between what they plan to achieve and what they actually get done.
The Earned Life is a roadmap for ambitious people seeking a higher purpose.
'Inspiring insight from the world's top coach. Goldsmith left me tingling from the journey of reflection I'd been taken on' Bruce Daisley, author of The Joy of Work
'Helps you keep achieving - and find peace and happiness in the process' Amy Edmondson, author of Right Kind of Wrong
'We are living an earned life when the choices, risks and effort we make align with an overarching purpose in our lives.'
In our modern world, we are constantly striving for the next best thing - the next promotion, the newest car, the bigger house. And yet, even when we achieve these goals, we often don't feel fully satisfied.
In his most powerful work to date, the world's number one leadership coach and New York Times bestselling author Marshall Goldsmith reveals the key to living 'the earned life'.
Full of illuminating stories from Goldsmith's legendary career as a coach to some of the world's highest-achieving leaders, Goldsmith implores readers to avoid the Great Western Disease of 'I'll be happy when . . .' He offers practical advice and exercises to help us avoid the obstacles to creating fulfilling lives. From learning to privilege your future over your present, to understanding the balance between risk and opportunity, the book is packed with transformative insights and tools that will help readers avoid regret by closing the gap between what they plan to achieve and what they actually get done.
The Earned Life is a roadmap for ambitious people seeking a higher purpose.
'Inspiring insight from the world's top coach. Goldsmith left me tingling from the journey of reflection I'd been taken on' Bruce Daisley, author of The Joy of Work
Reviews / Votes
Inspiring insight from the world's top coach...Goldsmith left me tingling from the journey of reflection I'd been taken on. * Bruce Daisley, author of The Joy of Work * The advice in this book can help you keep on achieving and, at the same time, do a better job of finding peace and happiness in the process. * Amy Edmondson, Harvard Professor * What a gift from Marshall - to help us become the people that we want to be and to live a fulfilled life with no regrets - The Earned Life rocks * Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford * My life changed for the better when I started working with Marshall Goldsmith. Since then, all of my significant decisions have been influenced by his wisdom, compassion, and commitment. * Dr. Jim Yong Kim, former president of the World Bank *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-98965-4 (9780241989654)
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05/2022
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
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Persons
Marshall Goldsmith is the world's no.1 executive coach and has worked with CEOs for over 150 companies. He teaches executive education at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, is a founding partner of the Marshall Goldsmith Group, and was named the world's most influential business thinker on the Thinkers50 list. He is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, some co-authored with literary agent Mark Reiter, including Triggers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There. Goldsmith's books have been translated into 28 languages.