PROJECT BOLD LIFE:
The Proven Formula for Taking on Challenges and Achieving Happiness and Success
Edward M. Kopko
PROJECT BOLD LIFE:
The Proven Formula to Take on Challenges and Achieve Happiness and Success
By Edward M. Kopko
Copyright 2020 by Edward M. Kopko
Kindle Edition
2020 by Edward M. Kopko
Published by Bold Business LLC
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Printed in the United States of America
First Edition: August 2020
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ISBN 978-1-7353349-1-2
Disclaimer: This book provides advice but does not guarantee any specific outcomes or results.
Advance Praise for
Project Bold Life and Author Ed Kopko
"Ed Kopko's book Project Bold Life is beyond motivational; it's transformative. Faith is a precursor to boldness, and often times people have faith, but lack the boldness to go beyond self-imposed limitations. Project Bold Life gives ample examples of people that have shattered any notions of limits, on their potential towards pushing past any obstacles in their way. Living a Bold Life annihilates doubt, and frees the spirit towards greatness. I'm Living a Bold Life. Come join me." - Bruce George, Founder of the Genius is Common Movement, Co-Founder of Def Poetry Jam on HBO
There are very few self-help books that are page turners. Ed Kopkos Project Bold Life is one of them. The insights keep coming like lightning flashes in a thunderstorm on steroids. It is not only a guide to success it is a guide to life. Read this book, it will improve your life. It has improved mine. - Anthony Stimac, President, Musical Theatre Works International, Author of Upcoming Book, The Journey
As a parent and a professional, managing work-life challenges can sometimes be daunting. Eds book gives thoughtful advice on how to successfully manage work-life challenges and live a life of no regrets. Every parent should read this book! And then tell their children to read it as well! - Dr. Marion Brody, Radiologist and Parent
Ed has a gift for making things simple, with wonderful stories, and actionable steps to enable you to lead a bold life. - Neddy Perez, Chief Diversity Officer, McCormick & Company
Bold is a gift, a weapon and a lesson. If you dont learn the lesson, you wont be able to use the weapon against adversity and bring the gift back to your organization, your community and to benefit your own development. Ed Kopko offers us access to the timeless importance of being Bold...learn, fight, give: the numbers dont lie! - Bruce Craven, Author of Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones, Professor at Columbia University
"Eds message of achievable bold goal setting should resonate with every talent-based organization. Anyone interested in advancing within their career, or any company interested in fostering a culture of pipeline development and internal mobility, will find these principles to be vital. Every talent management office should encourage their team to read this book - Project Bold Life inspires enthusiasm and action regardless of where you sit within your company. - James E. Taylor, Ph.D., Chief Diversity, Inclusion, and Talent Management Officer, UPMC
This book has many deeply insightful and practical ways of creating and acting upon transformational life goals. Freeing oneself from the fear of stretching to achieve bold life goals is a gift this book delivers. - Michael J Critelli, CEO MoveFlux Corporation, Retired Chairman and CEO, Pitney Bowes
Ed has worked extensively to bring diversity and inclusion to the global business arena, imparting a message of hope and positivity for all. This book is an extension of that message, and it outlines the path individuals can take to attain fulfilling, bold lives!" - Pamela McElvane, Publisher of Diversity MBA Magazine
Crave personal and professional success? Desire to live a life without regret? There is no better way to achieve it than embracing the system Ed Kopko so thoroughly provides in Project Bold Life. I wish I had Ed's goal-setting tools, advice and stories when I was launching my career. This book is solid gold. - William A. Lederer, Chairman and CEO, iSOCRATES LLC, Adjunct Professor, Graduate Media Management Program at The New School
I recommend Project Bold Life by Ed Kopko as an ideal addition to those freshman college courses designed to introduce students to college life and a consideration of lifes purpose. At the university, I would urge parents to encourage their students to study that for which they have a passion because this is a sure way to success. By success I meant the optimal balance of talent, time, and treasurethe talents we develop and deploy for the betterment of self and society; the use of time so that the personal and professional dimensions of life are in balance; and the treasure we start with, accumulate, and give away, recognizing that luck plays a part and we should always say, Thank you. Project Bold Life is a terrific guide to help students become the author of their own lives instead of merely an actor in someone elses script. Buttressed by scientific research as well as personal stories, Project Bold Life does all this and more. - Dr. Robert A. Scott, President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Adelphi University
This book is dedicated to my family
Past, Present and Future
Acknowledgments
Writing this book has been a heady effort. It has made me a better person and has taught me much. The old adage that the best way to learn a topic is to teach is amplified when writing a book. I have learned a great deal attempting to put this topic to paper. I hope you will find the content valuable and apply some of the concepts.
The genesis of this book has been within me for years. How to live a full happy life with no regrets is something that I have wrestled with since I was young. Many people I have encountered have wrestled with similar thoughts. The fantastic people that I have interviewed and worked with throughout my career helped me develop and reinforce the framework of ideas that have guided me during this journey.
This book is about you, not me. It is not a memoir or lessons from Ed. It is a conglomeration of learning from the many people I have been lucky to know. I hope you will see me as the scribe and developer of the framework and lessons.
There are many great people to acknowledge for their important roles in this book. It was a multiyear effort. All the research, interviews, graphics, websites, databases and illustrations involved many talented people.
First off, Jim Genia worked with me closely on this manuscript as editor and researcher and deserves the first and biggest shout out. We worked endless hours on all elements of the book and he was a constant smart source for me to bounce ideas and help make my ideas come to life. More importantly, he was a positive force, particularly when I would hit the inevitable blocks.
Dawna Stone, an accomplished author and businesswoman, deserves the next shout out for inspiring me to write this book and being a confidant, advisor, intellectual contributor and coach.
