The Success Myth: Our obsession with achievement is a trap. This is how to break free Paperback / softback -

Paperback / softback. New. <p><b>"Highly comforting" </b>Alain de Botton, Founder of The School of Life<br /><br /><b>"This book changed how I think"</b> Annie Macmanus, author of <i>The Mess We're In</i><br /><br /><b>"You will not be able to put this book down" </b>The<i> Independent</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>OUR OBSESSION WITH ACHIEVEMENT IS A TRAP. THIS IS HOW TO BREAK FREE.</b><br /><br />Emma Gannon was thriving in her portfolio career, enjoying a happy personal life and to anyone looking in, she was undoubtedly a success... She was also burned out and confused at why she felt unhappy, yet was still striving for more.<br /><br />After taking a deep look at her own journey, and interviewing many other successful people on her podcast <i>Ctrl, Alt, Delete</i>, she realised that our overly celebrated and traditional version of success is making us lonely, unfulfilled and dispirited. Now she has worked out a way to do things differently, and here Emma shares her hard-won lessons, including:<br /><br />• how to set goals that are ambitious but not overwhelming<br />• why the 'tick-box' moments in life often feel anticlimactic<br />• and how to break free from comparison and the endless pursuit of more<br /><br /><b>A manifesto to craft work (and life) on your own terms, <i>The Success Myth</i> will give you the belief and tools to walk away from 'having it all', uncovering your individual path to fulfilment.</b></p>