“Chasing Daylight” takes it title from a Golf Metaphor. As CEO & Chairman of KPMG, the $ 4 billion, 20,000-employee, century-plus-old partnership, one of America’s Big Four accounting Firms, he was not a man to be defeated…. Three month’s before he died, Eugene O’Kelly was one of the most powerful businessman in America. Then he was told he had brain cancer. In a moving memoir he describes what his preparations for death taught him about his life.
I was wonderin wether “Writing a book about various experiences ranging from Personal to Professional life can be a top priority, especially when you are told that you have 100 odd days to live/write.”
Even ven writing notes for this book, an endeavor almost completely driven by the knowledge of how few & precious were the hours left to Eugene, his mind would invariably begin to stray to his previous work life, to business situations he’d faced but couldn’t let go of.
I was wonderin wether “Writing a book about various experiences ranging from Personal to Professional life can be a top priority, especially when you are told that you have 100 odd days to live/write.”
Even ven writing notes for this book, an endeavor almost completely driven by the knowledge of how few & precious were the hours left to Eugene, his mind would invariably begin to stray to his previous work life, to business situations he’d faced but couldn’t let go of.
What can be more ironical than this very fact that we are inspired & transformed from someone’s Death, to live a Healthy & Meaningful Life. This book will lead to a new insight on high standards, proficiency, quality & above all competency. It'll show how Paradigm Shift from Commitment to Consciousness leads to better results. It will teach how to achieve work life balance. The read leads to an enhanced conciosness, helping expand our tolerance for people - i.e. tolerance for imperfection.
After reading, one will understand better, the range of human capability & their true worth. You will really begin to understand acceptance & to accept acceptance, if you will.
“We would have greater success in achieving our goals if we tried not so much to control time–impossibility, as it is outside us – & instead tried to control Energy – eminently possible, as it is within us.” - Eugene O’ Kelly, The CEO, the Micro Manager, a perfect type “A” personality say’s those words.
I wonder, there are few books after reading of which one desperately wants to meet its Author, wants to make him one’s Friend, Buddy or Guide. This book is one of them & yet unfortunately we can’t meet its author except being with him in between these 179 odd pages & witnessing those precious few days which he “chose” to Live.
I wonder, there are few books after reading of which one desperately wants to meet its Author, wants to make him one’s Friend, Buddy or Guide. This book is one of them & yet unfortunately we can’t meet its author except being with him in between these 179 odd pages & witnessing those precious few days which he “chose” to Live.
Eugene, says “My days as a man at the top of his game, vigorous & productive, were done, just like that. The whole of my life, I had expected people to operate at a higher standard. If they didn’t they might lose my confidence. I don’t mean to say I lacked compassion; it’s just that, in the business world, our index of evaluating people was Competency. It had to be.” And then it all changed and changed forever…..Don’t mistake this book by “Tuesday’s with Morrie”, as Eugene does not share any Philosophy. But he does brings some harsh & universal truths of our lives from a CEO’s perspective.
Concluding this text, I remember the famous saying, “A book should never be judged by the movie based on it.” I think similar goes with any book review. Let not this ordinary & trivial review refrain you from going through this wonderful & inspirational book.
Concluding this text, I remember the famous saying, “A book should never be judged by the movie based on it.” I think similar goes with any book review. Let not this ordinary & trivial review refrain you from going through this wonderful & inspirational book.
Happy Reading...
MAY YOU LIVE EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE. - Jonathan Swift
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