9780071827225_

The 7 Key Principles to achieving YOUR business and life goals

What could a graffiti artist, eminent neurologist, star athlete, celebrity chef, fashion designer, rocket scientist, and Grammy Awardwinning musician possibly have in common?

In this groundbreaking new book, Rana Florida shares their formula, giving you the tools to achieve unimaginable success in work and life. Upgrade gathers the best practices, not just from CEOs and business executives but from entrepreneurs, innovative thinkers, and creative leaders.

Upgrade includes interviews with Sir Ken Robinson, Dan Pink, Mark Cuban, Andre Agassi, Kenny Scharf, Zaha Hadid, Governor Martin OMalley, Tory Burch, Tim Brown, and many other leading figures. Despite this casts vastly different backgrounds and skills, Floridas research concludes that there are seven key principles to achieving your business and life goals:

Envision the future
Find your passion
Get creative
Design your time
Collaborate
Take risks
Embrace failure

Unfortunately, this is exactly what the majority of us dont do. Instead of developing a real strategy to upgrade and optimize our lives, too many of us just slog through life in a state of managed dissatisfaction.

But its never too late to envision an entirely different futureor to actively upgrade your life. Its not about finding more time, money, or resources. Anyone can do it.

This smart and entertaining guide delves deep into each principle, giving you the insights, tools, and inspiration to take your life from ordinary to extraordinary.

Praise for Upgrade

Why ride in coach, when you can upgrade? A must-read for a better journey through life.
Don Tapscott, bestselling author, Wikinomics and Grown Up Digital

Upgrade is an a-ha book that will change how you look at lifes challenges and give you tools to upgrade your life.
Touré, cohost of MSNBCs The Cycle

Read Upgrade for its stories, examples, and strategies and get ready to live the life you always wanted.
Frank Toskan, founder, M.A.C. Cosmetics

Creative and innovative strategies to upgrade your work and life, with seven simple principles.
Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com, Inc., and New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness

Ranas perspective on business and life is a fresh new take, breaking the traditional corporate mold. Upgrade is a must-read for anyone not buying into the conventional wisdom.
Ali Velshi, CNN Chief Business Correspondent; anchor, CNN-I World Business Today; and host, CNN Your Money

Upgrade welcomes you to take a fresh approach to everything you do to get the most out of work and life.
Nelly Furtado, Grammy Awardwinning musician

If Im going to listen to anyones good advice about how to improve my approach to work and life, its Ranas.
Kate Betts, contributing editor, TIME, and columnist, The Daily Beast

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The 7 Key Principles to achieving YOUR business and life goals

What could a graffiti artist, eminent neurologist, star athlete, celebrity chef, fashion designer, rocket scientist, and Grammy Award–winning musician possibly have in common?

Upgrade includes interviews with Sir Ken Robinson, Dan Pink, Mark Cuban, Andre Agassi, Kenny Scharf, Zaha Hadid, Governor Martin O’Malley, Tory Burch, Tim Brown, and many other leading figures. Despite this cast’s vastly different backgrounds and skills, Florida’s research concludes that there are seven key principles to achieving your business and life goals:

Envision the future
Find your passion
Get creative
Design your time
Collaborate
Take risks
Embrace failure

Unfortunately, this is exactly what the majority of us don’t do. Instead of developing a real strategy to upgrade and optimize our lives, too many of us just slog through life in a state of “managed dissatisfaction.”

But it’s never too late to envision an entirely different future—or to actively upgrade your life. It’s not about finding more time, money, or resources. Anyone can do it.

This smart and entertaining guide delves deep into each principle, giving you the insights, tools, and inspiration to take your life from ordinary to extraordinary.

Praise for Upgrade

“Why ride in coach, when you can upgrade? A must-read for a better journey through life.”
nDon Tapscott, bestselling author, Wikinomics and Grown Up Digital

“Upgrade is an a-ha book that will change how you look at life’s challenges and give you tools to upgrade your life.”
nTouré, cohost of MSNBC’s The Cycle

“Read Upgrade for its stories, examples, and strategies and get ready to live the life you always wanted.”
nFrank Toskan, founder, M.A.C. Cosmetics

“Creative and innovative strategies to upgrade your work and life, with seven simple principles.”
nTony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com, Inc., and New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness

“Rana’s perspective on business and life is a fresh new take, breaking the traditional corporate mold. Upgrade is a must-read for anyone not buying into the conventional wisdom.”
nAli Velshi, CNN Chief Business Correspondent; anchor, CNN-I World Business Today; and host, CNN Your Money

“Upgrade welcomes you to take a fresh approach to everything you do to get the most out of work and life.”
nNelly Furtado, Grammy Award–winning musician

“If I’m going to listen to anyone’s good advice about how to improve my approach to work and life, it’s Rana’s.”
nKate Betts, contributing editor, TIME, and columnist, The Daily Beast

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