How does one become the CEO\u2014or, as this book puts it, the \u201cChief Evolution Officer\u201d\u2014of their own life? This self-help book borrows themes from the business world to direct readers toward better balance in their lives. Each of 22 chapters contains explanations of the author\u2019s ideas, which revolve around the concepts of \u201cVision,\u201d \u201cPurpose,\u201d \u201cValues,\u201d and \u201cMethodology.\u201d \u201cPauses\u201d for reader reflection break up the chapters midway through while \u201cImagineering Check-In[s]\u201d end each chapter: \u201cImagineering\u2014a portmanteau of imagination and engineering\u2014 is the disciplined process of converting creative insight into structured action,\u201d the author explains. Readers who enjoy self-help books with clear narrative flow may find this book challenging. Instead, this volume offers elements of a workbook designed for note-taking and patient consideration, and aspects of a more comprehensive reference guide. Along the way, Olofsson offers psychological and business concepts inspired by historic thinkers, such as a quote from Albert Einstein about the importance of becoming \u201cpeople of value,\u201d which leads to the author\u2019s opinion that \u201cvalues are neither right nor wrong, and are formed by life experiences and codes of conduct, created both implicitly and explicitly from your experience of family, culture, and society.\u201d The book\u2019s greatest strength is in how it inspires readers to think about their present and future lives in \u201caudacious\u201d and \u201cattainable\u201d ways; it\u2019s possible, the author points out, to simultaneously conjure up dreams and be realistic about them. The trick, according to the author, is one\u2019s vision, mindset, and values. Regular readers of self-help may not find this to be particularly original, though, as it mostly involves charting one\u2019s own course to success through intentional strategy and a positive outlook. However, there\u2019s something to be said about an author who can convey these ideas in an energizing manner. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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