Introduction 1Chapter 1 The Validation Spiral 17Chapter 2 Why Are We So Obsessed with Goals? 33Chapter 3 Who Am I without the Doing? 47Chapter 4 The Satisfaction of Practice in an Achievement-Oriented World 63Chapter 5 Calculating Capacity 77Chapter 6 Growth without Striving 97Chapter 7 Choosing Your Destination 111Chapter 8 Choosing Your Direction 133Chapter 9 Buying In 145Chapter 10 Planning Projects 157Chapter 11 Follow-Through, Self-Sabotage, Margin 169Conclusion 187Notes 191Acknowledgments 199About the Author 201Index 203
Tara McMullin is the host of What Works, a business and culture podcast about navigating the 21st century economy without losing your humanity. She's also the co-founder of YellowHouse.Media, a boutique podcast production company. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, The Startup, The Muse, and The Huffington Post.