What Should I Do with My Life?

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Destiny vs. Self-Created Meaning
Wouldn't it be so much easier if you got a letter in the mail when you were seventeen, signed by someone who had a direct pipeline to Ultimate Meaning, telling you exactly who you are and what your true destiny is?

Destiny vs. Self-Created Meaning, Part 2
He speaks English like a teenager, but laughs like a man six lifetimes old - such a deep, merry, pure chuckle. I asked him if Buddhists believe we all get a specific destiny. 'We don't think there's a specific place in your life to go.

In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals — from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career — who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice.

Po Bronson travels the country recording the stories of real people who have struggled to answer life's biggest questions. He is the author of five books-two novels and three works of nonfiction-and he has written for television, magazines, radio, and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR's Morning Edition. He lives in San Francisco with his family.

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