![]() ![]() Titan is an extraordinary work of detail and narrative, and it is in no small part a credit to the author, Ron Chernow, that Rockefeller’s seemingly enigmatic life could be so richly contextualized. ![]() If some young entrepreneurs do not have inspirational figures to draw upon, I direct them towards this very book, Titan, because this biographical work was an inspiration to me. Young entrepreneurs often approach me for career advice, and I always respond by asking them to set goals, and if they do not find a clear articulation of the goals to strive for, then they should seek out inspirational figures whose goal-setting might inform their own lives. Now that I revisit this book, twenty years after I first read it, I feel that this passage influenced me in a subliminal but significant way. ![]() Something that inspires me, Chernow reflects on p.18, is that “we can see that there was something extraordinary about the way that stolid boy pinpointed goals, and doggedly pursued them, without any trace of childish impulsiveness.” Goal-setting has indeed been an important part of my life, helping to clear through the muddle and look towards the strategic objectives. ![]()
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