For some people, success seems fated or shrouded in mystery. But in Earning SerendipityGlenn Llopis shows that most positive changes in fortune--in careers or in corporate ventures--are no mystery at all.
We all have control over the path to prosperity. Progression along that path is the result of a rare combination of skills that readers can develop and apply in their careers, businesses, and lives. These four skills are
Seeing with circular vision: Broaden your observation beyond what you seek and beyond the obvious details before you, and enlarge your field of opportunities; search within conversations and adverse circumstances for possibilities.
Sowing entrepreneurial seeds: When good vision is met with consistent, hand-dirtying execution every day the result is a stable, growing fortune; focus on proper timing and proper depth.
Growing seeds with the greatest potential: Learn how to recognize the most promising opportunities and give them the right amount of attention; don't let the best opportunities wilt and don't waste energy on opportunities with limited potential.
Sharing the harvest: Focus on meeting others' needs to improve personal good fortune; make generosity part of your purpose, an integral part of the DNA of your career or company.
Those who master this quartet tap into a power most never reach: the power to create and sustain a momentum of good fortune. This ability to earn serendipity can elevate a career or company quicker than any single force. And with the skills outlined in this book, readers will be catapulted onto the path of prosperity.