内容简介
Whatarethesecretstofindinghappiness?Whydosomepeoplelivewellanddiehappy?JohnIzzoaskedthousandsofpeopletoidentifythewisestpersontheyknew."TheFiveSecretsYouMustDiscoverBeforeYouDie"shareswhathelearnedfromover200peopleaged60-106whomotherssaidhadfoundthemeaninginlife.FromtownbarberstoHolocaustsurvivors,fromaboriginalchiefstoCEO's,thesepeoplehadover18,000yearsoflifeexperience.Withwarmthandwit,thisbooksharesthe"FiveSecrets"toahappyandpurpose-filledlifewhichIzzodistilledfromlisteningtothesestories.Dr.Izzoalsoshowsthereaderhowtoputthesesecretsintopracticeinourlives.Thisbookwillmakeyoulaugh,bringyoutotears,andinspireyoutodiscoverwhatmatterslongbeforeyoudie.BasedonahighlyacclaimedTVseriesappearingonpublictelevision,thisbooktakesthereaderonaheart-warmingandprofoundjourneytofindlastinghappiness.本书基于一部广受好评的电视连续剧写作而成,它将带领读者进行一次探寻之旅――寻找持久的幸福。约翰B.伊佐采访了200多名60到106岁的老人,这些人是朋友和熟人眼中“找到幸福的人”。从理发师到大屠杀的幸存者,从土著酋长到企业老总,可以说,这些人拥有18000多年的生活经验。约翰向他们提出一系列问题:什么能带给你最大的快乐?什么是你宁愿自己早点学到的?到底什么是重要的?什么是不重要的?在这里,约翰分享了这200多位智者的故事――有趣的、感人的或是引人深思的――以及从他们故事里得到的“5个秘密”。这本书会启发你去找寻――在你的有生之年,什么是你生命中最重要的东西。
作者简介
Dr.JohnIzzoistheauthoroffourbooksandasoughtafteradvisoronsoulinworkandlife.HisbestsellingbookAwakeningCorporateSoul(nowinitsfifteenthprinting)hassoldover250,000copies.Eachyearhespeaksatover65corporateandassociationeventstoover50,000attendees.HehasjustcompletedafivehourTVseriesfortheBiographyChannelinCanadabasedonthesewiseelderinterviewsandtheshowwillpremiereinApril,2007withthesametitleasthisbook.ItwillairhundredsoftimesacrossCanadaoverthenexttwoyearsandtherewillanadforthebookandDVDseriesineachshow.Dr.Izzo'sworkhasbeenfeaturedbythelikesofFastCompany,CNN,INCmagazine,ABCWorldNews,theWallStreetJournal,NurseWeek,theLATimes,CBC,andnumerousprintandelectronicoutletsworldwide.HeisaregularmonthlycontributortotheGlobeandMail'sCareersection(theGlobeandMailisCanada'slargestnationalnewspaper).(美)约翰B.伊佐,《人生的5个秘密》一书作者。约翰·伊佐,1978年哈佛斯大学(HofstraUniversity)社会学学士,随后同时在马盖文神学院(McCormickDivinitySchool)与芝加哥大学分别获得神学及组织心理学双硕士学位,再于俄亥俄州肯特州立大学(KentStateUniversity)进修获得组织沟通博士学位。伊佐12岁就希望自己能有影响启发别人的能力,并将毕生心力投注于个人价值、组织文化、人生目标、领袖责任等沟通顾问课程上,每年受邀百场以上的演说,并与各界知名人士同台过,如:着有《一分钟经理人》(TheOneMinuteManager)的肯·布兰佳(KenBlanchard)、美国前总统比尔·克林顿(BillClinton)。