The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All (Jon Gordon)

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I have read every book Jon has published and I am a real fan! In this book Jon really brings his storytelling skills to an intricate level in this charming real-world feeling story that you can see with your mind. The Carpenter is a wise soul that shares wisdom in useable practical ways, and you can use them the same day you read them. I love books that give you tools that work in everyday situations, not in just a one-off way to do something a bit different, this book delivered that beautifully. Jon Gordon weaves a masterful story that will capture your imagination, challenge your convictions, and deepen your faith." Leaders, owners, people who want to do more than just exist and stay in a rut. People looking for encouragement and inspiration. Your greatness as a leader will not be determined by how much power you accumulate. It will be determined by how much you serve and sacrifice for others to help them become great. In this installment, she largely dissects two different models of what it means to be a parent: the titular gardener and the carpenter. The dominant model of "parenting" these days is the carpenter one: you set out with your tools and your blueprints to shape a young person into a fully formed young adult according to your own values and ambitions. In this model, parenting is a verb, something you do to your child, a one way, exhausting trudge to hone their edges into an acceptable mold. It leads to certain policies such as the emphasis on standardized testing, and learning ones letters instead of playing even from a young age. Everything becomes purpose driven.

Elisabeth (Libby) Carpenter won a Northern Writers New Fiction Award (2016) and was longlisted for Yeovil Literary Prize (2015 & 2016) and MsLexia Women’s Novel award (2015). The goal in life is not to accumulate things, but to give your life away. And the best way to give your life away is to help others build things that make a difference. Love, Serve, and Care. The 3 greatest success strategies of all. The Way. The key is to being an extraordinary leader is to focus on multiply others one at a time. If you want to win, don't focus on winning, focus on becoming a champion. Some 50 years ago, Richard and his sister Karen, better known as the Carpenters, were on top of the world ­– tirelessly touring, recording and promoting a blast of pop classics including “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” and “Superstar.” Some of my favorite points and tidbits were focused around the whole thing. I don't know about you but I am a work in progress. I can improve every day. For his part, Carpenter felt Piper’s look and demeanor perfectly matched the Nada he was looking for.

I have learned to talk to myself instead of listening to myself. If I listen to myself, I hear all the negative thoughts, all the complaints, all the fears, all the doubts, and all the reasons why I shouldn’t be able to finish the race. But if I talk to myself, I can feed myself with the words and encouragement I need to finish the race.” 4. We Are All Unfinished Works of Art In some ways, this is a book that is best summarized by its title. When we act as parents, Dr. Gopnik is telling us, we should think of ourselves more as gardeners than as carpenters. The relevant difference is that the gardener is focused on growth, but doesn't usually try to insure details such as exactly how many leaves grow on the plant or where, just that there be about the right amount of leaves growing. A carpenter, on the other hand, usually does a lot of rather precise measuring and cutting, insuring a certain final outcome where all the pieces fit together. Gopnik appears to be concerned that modern "parenting" (she dislikes the verb, by the way, preferring the noun "parent") is becoming too similar to carpentry in its aspirations, and not enough like gardening. Even years later, Carpenter continues to believe in the relevance of the rich-get-richer conspiracy at the heart of the film. "They’re still here, making more money than ever, and they’re still among us,” he said. 3. John Carpenter wrote They Live under an alias. You aren’t a true success unless you are helping others be successful. Success is meant to be shared. In The Carpenter, Gordon shares an entertaining and enlightening story of Michael and a carpenter who changes Michael’s life. Michael’s business is failing, and so is his health. He’s in danger of losing everything he has and everything he’s worked for.

Dr. James Gills completed six double Ironman triathlons. He’s the only person on the planet to do so. In a double Ironman triathlon, you swim for 2.4 miles, ride your bike for 112 miles, run 26.2 miles, and then 24 hours later, do it again. Jon Gordon imparts these principles of success through the story of the main character Michael, and the struggles he has with his business, his family, and his health.

It’s all about influence and impact, and making the journey worth it through more moments that matter. You Might Also Like Drawing upon his work with countless leaders, sales people, professional and college sports teams, non-profit organizations and schools, Jon Gordon shares anentertaining and enlighteningstory that will inspire you to build a better life, career, and team with the greatest success strategies of all. Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call "parenting" is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended to create a particular kind of child and therefore a particular kind of adult. In The Gardener and the Carpenter, the pioneering developmental psychologist and philosopher Alison Gopnik argues that the familiar twenty-first-century picture of parents and children is profoundly wrong--it's not just based on bad science, it's bad for kids and parents, too. As the Carpenter shares his wisdom, Michael attempts to save his business in the face of adversity, rejection, fear, and failure. Along the way he learns that there’s no such thing as an overnight success but there are timeless principles to help you stand out, excel, and make an impact on people and the world.

Are there proven practices and timeless truths that help you lead a better life, enjoy more fulfilling work, and make more moments that matter? Gordon is a bestselling author, and he writes stories that inspire us, drawing from his experience of helping Fortune 500 companies, school districts, hospitals, sports teams, and nonprofits. The Carpenter will inspire you to lead others through servanthood, compassion, and genuine humility. Carl LiebertFailure can be a gift if you don’t give up and are willing to learn, improve, and grow because of it. Failure often serves as a defining moment or test designed to measure your courage, perseverance, commitment, and dedication. Sometimes failure causes you to take a different path that is better for you in the long run. Sometimes we have to lose a goal to find our destiny. See failure as a test, a teacher, a detour to a better outcome, and an event that builds a better you. Failure is not meant to be final and fatal. It is not meant to define you. It is meant to refine you to be all that you are meant to be. See failure as a blessing instead of a curse. “Every struggle, every challenge, every failure is meant to help show us who we are in this moment and how far we have to go to become all we are meant to be.” When you care about the work you do and show people you care about them, you stand out in a world where most don’t care. If you are ready to create your masterpiece, read The Carpenterand begin the building process today. Parents are often concerned about the affect of technology on children. Gopnik points out that as much as we are seeing change now, past technologies like reading, trains, and telegraphs caused at least as much societal change as the internet. Yet now we barely think of these as technologies anymore. Technology is disorienting when it is introduced to adults because we no longer explore playfully (partially because our brains are less plastic, but also because we do not let ourselves). Our children will develop new techniques and new norms for dealing with technology. This does not mean that technology doesn't have an impact. Written text, fast travel, and instant communication have changed the course of human existence -- and not always for the better. New technologies such as the internet continue to do so. However, what we do not need to worry about is that our children will be adrift on the technologies of today. They will see them as natural. Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.