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Immortal Truths: Timeless Wisdom for Career Success is your gateway to unlocking the secrets of a more rewarding career and life. Ravi Tewari, author and former head of the conglomerate Guardian Group, invites you to embark on a captivating journey through fifteen historical and mythological tales, each illustrating key lessons for building a rewarding career and life.
As we all strive for success, Tewari challenges us to reconsider our approach. Tewari exposes the hidden attitudes that may be sabotaging our pursuit of achievement, like the compulsion to always be right or to win at all costs. Immortal Truths offers fresh perspectives on how to navigate your career and life by embracing humility and compromise, reinforcing personal decisiveness, seeing the world as it is, and making small yet wise and deeply impactful changes in our daily lives.
With personal insights and real-world examples from his own experiences, Tewari guides you toward breaking free from unjust suffering and toxic management styles. This book will serve as your compass, illuminating the path to better careers and happier lives, using the wisdom of the ages as your guiding light. Don't miss out on the chance to redefine your understanding of success and transform your future.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Cristobal Errs to Succeed
Why Being Decisive Is Better Than Being Perfectly Correct
Chapter 2: Sir Walter Knows
The Power of Believing That You Don't Know Everything
Chapter 3: The Immortal Count Will Decide
How to Go Beyond the "Mind" to Be Decisive
Chapter 4: Hernando versus Tuskaloosa in a Battle of Hubris
Why Humility Creates Success
Chapter 5: The Gorgon, the Goddess, and the Girl
How Not to Become a Monster
Chapter 6: The Bread Seller of Old Cairo
The Amazing ROI from Giving More Than What You Are Paid for
Chapter 7: Leonardo's Compromise
The Art of Knowing When to Use Different Forms of Intelligence
Chapter 8: The Gemini Twins Win a Battle
Know When to Win, Know When to Lose
Chapter 9: Procrustes Makes a Perfect Fit
The Map Is Not the Territory
Chapter 10: Arachne's Flawed Web
The Virtues of Delegating Tasks and Retaining Blame
Chapter 11: Sacagawea Makes It Happen
The Gift of Realizing There Are Many Things That Money Can Never Buy
Chapter 12: Caesar Burns All Doubt
The Power of Making People Feel Safe
Chapter 13: The Christmas Truce
The Wisdom of Loving People and Not Ideas
Chapter 14: Orestes Breaks a Curse
The Powerful Spell of Self-Responsibility and Thrift
Chapter 15: How Much Gold Can Attila the Hun Carry?
Why Purpose Is Key
Chapter 16: A Journey's End
