false 879452 1 Peter Han cofounded a software company soon after college and sold it a few years later. By any measure he was already successful, but he still was curious about how others found long-term meaning in their work. So he set out to learn what a diverse group of influential &#147;somebodies&#148; had done back when they were still &#147;nobodies.&#148; <P> <I>Nobodies to Somebodies</I> is based on Han's interviews with one hundred fascinating people who figured out how to find and pursue big opportunities. They span a wide range of fields, including politics (former Senator Bill Bradley), business (Reebok CEO Paul Fireman), acting (John Lithgow), activism (Sierra Club president Larry Fahn), writing (Tom Clancy), science (Nobel Prize physicist Anthony Leggett), and the nonprofit world (Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp). <P> Han synthesizes fourteen big lessons that anyone can apply, including:<BR> &#149; Pay the rent first, conquer the world later<BR> &#149; Become the big fish by mastering the small pond<BR> &#149; Learn when to stay and when to go<P> <I>Nobodies to Somebodies</I> blends inspiring stories with the proven wisdom of one hundred somebodies who haven't forgotten what it was like to be nobody. 864764 5 5 2005 Nobodies to Somebodies: How 100 Great Careers Got Their Start total:11|5:1|4:2|3:6|2:1|1:1| 11 34 14 3 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 14 04:02:05 -0700 2007 Sun May 20 09:41:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 10:44:01 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 10:44:01 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 07:55:22 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 07:57:02 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 04:18:58 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 04:18:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 13:48:28 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 15:21:36 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Aug 16 21:25:24 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 21:25:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 06 02:19:15 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 02:19:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 21 09:56:42 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 09:56:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 07 20:44:07 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 20:44:10 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 22:45:39 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 22:45:39 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jan 25 10:30:52 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 10:30:52 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 24 11:58:09 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:58:09 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Wed Dec 19 21:47:33 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 21:47:57 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Tue Oct 02 12:26:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 01 09:40:02 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=879452