EPISODE · Mar 18, 2014 · 7H 31M
Adam Braun's The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
from Listen to the Best Full Trial Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Career Development · host Adam Braun
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change Author: Adam Braun Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: The riveting New York Times bestseller about a young man who built more than 250 schools around the world—and the steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life. Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who after being asked what he wanted most in the world, simply answered, “A pencil.” This small request led to a staggering series of events that took Braun backpacking through dozens of countries before eventually leaving a prestigious job to found Pencils of Promise, the organization he started with just $25 that has since built more than 250 schools around the world. The Promise of a Pencil chronicles Braun’s journey to find his calling, as each chapter explains one clear step that every person can take to turn their biggest ambitions into reality. If you feel restless and ready for transition, if you are seeking direction and purpose, this critically acclaimed bestseller is for you. Driven by inspiring stories and shareable insights, this is the book that will give you the tools to make your own life a story worth telling. *All proceeds from this book will support Pencils of Promise.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208984 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change Author: Adam Braun Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: The riveting New York Times bestseller about a young man who built more than 250 schools around the world—and the steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life. Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who after being asked what he wanted most in the world, simply answered, “A pencil.” This small request led to a staggering series of events that took Braun backpacking through dozens of countries before eventually leaving a prestigious job to found Pencils of Promise, the organization he started with just $25 that has since built more than 250 schools around the world. The Promise of a Pencil chronicles Braun’s journey to find his calling, as each chapter explains one clear step that every person can take to turn their biggest ambitions into reality. If you feel restless and ready for transition, if you are seeking direction and purpose, this critically acclaimed bestseller is for you. Driven by inspiring stories and shareable insights, this is the book that will give you the tools to make your own life a story worth telling. *All proceeds from this book will support Pencils of Promise.
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