A New York Times bestseller
A highly personal, authentic, and clear guide to navigating today's complex world and building a successful, meaningful career and life—no matter your starting point—from the best-selling author and co-founder of Axios and Politico.Jim VandeHee's high school guidance counselor made it abundantly clear: VandeHee wasn't qualified for college. In 1990, he was proving his advisor right: he preferred beer to books and pizza delivery to career planning. He attended college for two years before sneaking into the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where after a year he had a 1.4 GPA and was on the verge of expulsion.
Everything changed when he discovered his passion: politics and journalism.VandeHei continued to cover the presidency and co-founded two of the largest modern news organizations, Politico and Axios, media companies that revolutionized the world of journalism. He took notes on every step he took.And in his first book as a solo author, VandeHei writes the book he wishes someone had handed him when he was floundering—not a collection of conventional wisdom, but a real-life guide to achieving those other “good things,” health, wealth, happiness, and all the wonderful blessings and pleasures we loosely lump under that oft-used but still underappreciated term—success.In his signature, wordless style, VandeHei offers essential, straightforward guidance on how to approach everything from finding a life's calling to building a team and navigating the changing reality of the workplace, showing us that no matter how difficult our beginnings are, no matter how low on the ladder of success we start, and no matter what kind of challenges we face, a fulfilling life is within our reach.
