To Make a Difference: A Prescription for a Good Life

by Morris Goodman, Joel Yanofsky

What goes into making a life successful and what does success mean? If you think about a life as a chemical equation, then the elements are family, work, purpose. The key is discovering how to get the balance just right. In To Make a Difference, Montreal entrepreneur and philanthropist Morris Goodman shares his personal and professional prescription for success and enduring happiness. Born in 1931 in Montreal to Ukrainian immigrants during the worst days of the Great Depression, Goodman recounts the events, strategies, and lucky breaks that led to a thriving company and a life of philanthropic accomplishments. From his first job as a pharmacy delivery boy to his graduation from the University of Montreal's Faculty of Pharmacy - when he had already started his own pharmaceutical company - through the crucial moments that created an international business, Goodman depicts stirring accounts of Montreal's Jewish community and the development of the global pharmaceutical industry. Along the way, he presents vivid, generous portraits of colleagues and business collaborators. To Make a Difference is a powerful rags-to-riches story but it is also much more - it is a heartfelt, candid, and inspiring exploration of what makes our lives rich, what we value, and why.

228 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Veronique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Couldn't put this book down; loved it!

I spent 7 years working with Morris and all I can say is that it was such a privilege and great experience for me. He may not know it but he played the role of a mentor for me. I have a lot of respect for such a person; a self-made man with a lot of integrity who never stopped no matter what to make a difference.

Great book to add to your shelf if you love to read about life lessons. Especially from those who came from abroad with nothing, made no excuses to succeed in life, and made a big difference in every endeavour.

Congratulations Morris for sharing all your wisdom!

[Zoffix Znet · Rating 4 out of 5]

A memoir of a successful man.

It's an interesting story, to see what life is like for those we may want to emulate.

Morris Goodman is certainly such a man.