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The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
by Randy Komisar
from Harvard Business School Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Use these principles to find the job of your dreams!
  `The Monk and the Riddle', a short book by Randy Komisar, guides the job seeker or entrepreneur towards making the most of their passion. Kosimar shows us the strength that passion has to pull us towards success and happiness.
  Komisar, an experienced consultant, shares the advice given to him along his own path to success by telling the story of Lenny, a struggling Internet entrepreneur who, just as he is about to give up, instead turns to Komisar for guidance.
  We see that Lenny's shortfall is his... more info

• Riddle: Who spends good money on a bad book? Answer: Me
  If I had to sum it up, I'd say it's 1/100th E-myth (by Michael Gerber)--a great book by the way; 1/100th Laws of Success (by Napoleon Hill); 1/100th Money and the Meaning of Life (by Jacob Needleman)--which I do not recommend; and 97/100ths fluff, to borrow the commonly used word of my college English teacher when referring to such works. I give this book 2.5 stars only becuase the venture capital story line is a little interesting.
  But, this is not a book for the entrepreneur. It's more of a Chicken... more info

• I'll sum it up in one paragraph
  You can't be happy in life, being an entrepreneur, unless you find a way to find meaning into you business. Venture Capital, post "the bust", is very hard to come by; finding meaning in your business will be a key component in providing you with the drive necessary to overcome the many obstacles inherent with owning your own business. VC's know this and want to see it when your giving your spiel before they fork over the cash. There you go; save your money. Define it and use it as your central drive in life... more info

• Quick Read, Great Idea!
  After reading 4- hour work week by Tim Ferris, I am a big fan of NOT living the Deferred Life Plan. Tim recommends this book so I read it in a few hours. Other critics like to say negative things about what the book wasn't, but I am going to tell you about what it was.
  It was a little slow in the middle due to all the story telling about the his life and experiences intermingled with a few characters he was currently dealing with.
  It was enlightening on how the VC business works and what one goes... more info

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