John Chappelear - The Daily 6: 6 Simple Steps to find the Perfect Balance Between Success and Significance: Six Simple Steps to Balance Success and Significance

THE DAILY SIX

SIX SIMPLE STEPS TO FIND
THE PERFECT BALANCE OF SUCCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE

John Chappelear

Originally Published by

G.P. PUTNAMS SONS
Publishers Since 1838
Published by the Penguin Group

Copyright @ 2005 by John Chappelear
All rights reserved. No part of this may be reproduced,
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The Daily Six, is a trademark of John Chappelear.

Library of Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data

Chappelear, John, 2017
The daily six : six simple steps to find the perfect balance of success and significance / John Chappelear.

p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-692-91321-5

1. Self-actualization (Psychology). 2. Happiness.
3. Ambition. 4. Success. 5, Life Balance
I. Title.
BF637.S4C4955 2005 2005047660
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Printed in the United States of America
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Dedication

To my wife,

SUSAN,

whose love, support, and unwavering conviction allowed me to find and follow
my own path.

You are my whole heart.

To my children,

LISA, ERIN, AND DAYTON

Who were sent to help me grow and to see life through fresh eyes.

You are my greatest strength.

Acknowledgments

Any effort such as this one involves the help of many dedicated hands, empathic hearts and gifted minds. I am grateful to family, friends, and colleagues who helped in the brainstorming, conception, writing, and production of The Daily Six. Especially to Rock Hudson, John Gray, and Mark Anschutz, I continue to be in awe of the boundless insight you shared into what really matters in life.A special thanks all my coaching, consulting, and training clients around the world, who continue to support my work and embrace The Daily Six.Finally; I hope this message will empower you to reduce stress, find balance and create joy in your life. When practiced, this book will open new doors of self-discovery, on the job, at home and in every aspect of your life.

The Daily Six (GP Putnams Sons), is an international best seller and winner of the:
Best Book Award from USA BookNews.
The Daily Six was published in Arabic in 2012.

John Chappelear

Each year, John Chappelear energizes audiences across the globe
to create dynamic, positive change.

His speaking, training and coaching programs create positive individuals which, in turn, create powerful and engaged organizations.

John approaches traditional business challenges such as strategic planning, leadership and professional development and organizational design, from his unique value proposition that focuses on engaging people emotionally rather than simply intellectually. When that happens, everyone works together toward building a happier, more productive and engaged workforce and then, everything changes.

His programs on Emotional Intelligence enhance and expand leadership and communication skills, which ensure increased engagement and creativity, while simultaneously reducing absenteeism and turnover.

John started five high-performing businesses from the ground up, turning them into top nationwide producers. He has 37 years of experience
as an executive and entrepreneur, founding his first company
in the Washington, DC area at age 30.

He provides leadership, coaching and consulting to people who want to
generate a greater sense of success, happiness, gratitude and significance for themselves, their families and their organizations.

His message highlights the importance of taking small, consistent steps every day in order to create positive change and achieve a sense of success.

He writes extensively for newspapers and magazines around the world.
He has published over 100 articles covering a wide variety of business
and personal improvement topics. John is a regular contributor
to the American Business Journals 43 weekly publications
and their 2.6 million readers.

Over his 40-year career, he served on the boards of over 50 non-profit and service organizations. His commitment to the community was recognized in a U.S. Presidential Letter of Commendation in 1988.

When not out delivering his message of positive change, John enjoys time at home in Jacksonville, Florida. He is gratefully married to Susan,
his wife of 30 years, and has three wonderful children
and five amazing grandchildren.

Introduction

As the former CEO of a multimillion-dollar company, Ive written this book to help improve the lives of men and women who struggle with trying to balance professional ambition and financial gain with personal fulfillment and deeper meaning in life. I will show you how following some simple life-changing strategies can help you strengthen your personal vision, connect with your inner spirit, and virtually change the way you feel, think, act, and react at home and in the workplace.

Thank you,

Changing My Focus

I have to admit that for most of my working days I successfully ignored any kind of advice that would have helped me to understand the real meaning of life. Like so many high-octane businesspeople, the idea of taking time out of an overcharged day to meditate, do something for others, or spend time with family and friends was not in my frame of reference. Wealth and prominence are what excited me and made me feel complete--or so I thought.

However, ambition-driven success, as they say, often comes at a steep price. It is not an uncommon circumstance that many highly successful people finally start focusing on their marriage only when that relationship has faltered beyond repair. So many corporate workaholics suddenly treasure being a dad or mom only when every other weekend with the kids has become the court ordered mandate. What about the nouveau rich who are forced with complete financial ruin before they decide to pull the reins on spending?

The price I paid for success was the loss of almost everything on which I placed value: my first marriage, a close relationship with my two daughters, my multimillion dollar business, a magnificent home on the Potomac River, luxury cars, and more. When the trappings of the material and professional success that I had pursued for so long were literally repossessed, I was forced to stand alone and assess how my unrealistic standards were running (or ruining) my life.

In the aftermath of my financial success, I had plenty of time to reflect on how I had lived my life, the choices I had made, and the people I had ignored. I realized that I had been so focused on reaching this pinnacle of material success that any derived meaning in life was disregarded. Instead of cherishing the daily journey with my family and friends, I was hypnotically affixed to the goal of power, success and wealth-a captivating aspiration that always remained just beyond my ever-weakening grasp. My bank account may have been full, but my life was empty and literally void of meaning, which became more evident when the diversion of money and possessions was removed.

While I believe that having career and financial goals is important, at this lowest point in my life I realized that these goals alone would never be enough to make me really happy. In my previous success-driven mind-set, I would always want to have more power, acquire more stuff, and display more material trophies for everyone to admire. When the bottom fell out of my illusive dream, I was broken.

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