Karen Mangia - Success from Anywhere: Create Your Own Future of Work from the Inside Out

Your personal guide to unlock higher purpose and humor in yourself, your teams and in your organizations.

Dr. Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professors andBest Selling Authors of Humor, Seriously

Karen's superpowers lie equally in storytelling and strategy, as evidenced by this pager-turner, packed with advice. A must-read for organizations of all sizes.

Coco Brown, founder and CEO of Athena Alliance

The pandemic can be a powerful catalyst for us to redefine the game of life and the game of work so that everyone can have an equal opportunity to win. Karen Mangia provides us with an approach that will help all of us to succeed.

John Hagel, founder and CEO of Beyond Our Edge

The blueprint for hope. Karen shows how to move toward the abundance you deserve.

Arianna Huffington,

Founder and CEO, Thrive Global

Create Your Own Future of Work
from the Inside Out

KAREN MANGIA

AUTHOR OF WORKING FROM HOME

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Names: Mangia, Karen, 1975- author.

Title: Success from anywhere : create your own future of work from the inside out / Karen Mangia.

Description: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2022] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021043683 (print) | LCCN 2021043684 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119834625 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119834656 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119834649 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Success in business. | Flexible work arrangements.

Classification: LCC HF5386 .M3055 2022 (print) | LCC HF5386 (ebook) | DDC 650.1dc23

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To my brother, Paul

Who teaches me each day how to enjoy playing the game

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It's never too late to decide what you want to be when you grow up. I'm still deciding what that looks like every day. How about you?

When I retired from Monster.com in 2005, I had completed a 360-degree entrepreneurial experience: I had been the founder, the president, the CEO, the chairman, and even chief monster (which is a title I still hold to this day). During my career, I've started about a dozen companies. Now I work with Ray Dalio and the Principles organization, helping people to find and live the power of meaningful work and meaningful relationships. But I'm not done with my journey, and neither are you. In fact, when it comes to exploring success, our journey is always just beginning.

Because you can find success anywhere, if you understand how to turn work into play. I found both joy and success for my company when we jumped into Boston Harbor together. That's right. We were talking about team-building ideas and I didn't want to go bowling.

Let's go jump in the ocean, I said. Do you think everyone started putting on their bathing suits?

No. No, they did not. But in the end we all did it together.

From there, what was once a one-time dare became an annual tradition, The Leap of Faith. And yes, I was the first to jump. Because that's what leaders do. Having a vision is great, but you've got to take action. You've got to be willing to take the leap.

But here's the crazy thing: the meetings we had after that shared experience off that pier each year are some of the most unforgettable moments I've ever had in business. Because we shared an adventure. We shared a choice to try something different. The shared experience was success, in and of itself. That shared experience is something I strive to find in every aspect of my life, whether it's at Burning Man creating and running my theme camp called Root Society, or while actively volunteering in my local community in Connecticut. That shared experience is where the magic is. And that experience is something I find every time I tell my stories with an audience, as a keynote speaker. We share, we laugh, and we learn together.