PETER BUFFETT is an Emmy Award-winning composer and producer and cochairman of the NoVo Foundation. Buffett began his career in San Francisco writing music for commercials. He has released albums on the Narada, Epic, and Hollywood labels, as well as six releases on his own label. His work in film includes the “Firedance” scene in the Oscar-winning film, Dances with Wolves. He lives in New York City.
From composer, musician, and philanthropist Peter Buffett comes a warm, wise, and inspirational book that asks, Which will you choose: the path of least resistance or the path of potentially greatest satisfaction?
You may think that with a last name like his, Buffett has enjoyed a life of endless privilege. But the son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that the only real inheritance handed down from his parents was a philosophy: Forge your own path in life. It is a creed that has allowed him to follow his own passions, establish his own identity, and reap his own successes.
In Life Is What You Make It, Buffett expounds on the strong set of values given to him by his trusting and broadminded mother, his industrious and talented father, and the many life teachers he has met along the way.
Today’s society, Buffett posits, has begun to replace a work ethic, relishing what you do, with a wealth ethic, honoring the payoff instead of the process. We confuse privilege with material accumulation, character with external validation. Yet, by focusing more on substance and less on reward, we can open doors of opportunity and strive toward a greater sense of fulfillment. In clear and concise terms, Buffett reveals a great truth: Life is random, neither fair nor unfair.
From there it becomes easy to recognize the equal dignity and value of every human life—our circumstances may vary but our essences do not. We see that our journey in life rarely follows a straight line but is often met with false starts, crises, and blunders. How we push through and persevere in these challenging moments is where we begin to create the life of our dreams—from discovering our vocations to living out our bliss to giving back to others.
Personal and revealing, instructive and intuitive, Life Is What You Make It is about transcending your circumstances, taking up the reins of your destiny, and living your life to the fullest.
如果不是有来自出版社的老师推荐,我看到这本书的封面时一定就被吓走了,连翻都不会翻。 一方面这书的封面装帧实在太媚俗(尤其是那个皇冠),另一方面,我对什么股神巴菲特也好什么李开复也好没啥特别的感觉——跟我毫无关系嘛……前几天在上海书展服务,有同来的小女生想溜班...
评分就算知道了这个道理,也很难实现dream。 世人总忙着赶路,哪有时间用来发现passion。 生存的压力,让我们不得不害怕落于他人之后。恐怕说是寻找梦想,还有背负不孝的罪名。 人总是容易被局限在眼前的利益,很难跳出牢笼,去高瞻远瞩。而且看得太远又容易掉进好高骛远的圈套。 ...
评分对于想从此书找到方法的人难免失望,连作者自己都承认,在驾驭人生方面没有特殊专长,也不认为自己彻悟了人生的奥秘,更无雄心要扮演心灵导师的角色。 我读此书的目的就是从家庭教育这个侧面,去了解赫赫有名的股神,了解他的想法和所作所为,他是一个睿智的父亲和家庭教师。...
评分——每个人都有属于自己的人生坐标 一个是世界闻名的股神,一个在音乐界的成就斐然,也许我们很难将两者并列到一起,而他们就是父子关系,他们都有属于自己的理想,也都取得了独立而非凡的成就。 这是一本能够帮助人们超越自我、实现自己的梦想、活出最充实的人...
评分”Life Is What You Make It.“ 这句话可以说是当头棒喝,不管是对于父母而言,亦或是对于成长中的青年而言。阅读这本书籍,我感受到了作为父亲的巴菲特的一种睿智,以及彼得对于人生的选择与思考,这些对我们都是一种宝贵的经验。 就拿自己来说,我快要大四、实习、毕业了。...
用词简单,谈的话题,论述也简单,六级水平妥妥够了。
评分用词简单,谈的话题,论述也简单,六级水平妥妥够了。
评分英文版,不多说了,没事儿就拿出来翻翻,很励志
评分以作者本身的背景来说,此书很有局限性,就像一个根本不知道胖是什么滋味的人跟想减肥的人说教
评分赞同Peter的价值观,只是他所说的太流于表面,不够透彻。
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