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The path to success is rarely easy or direct, and good mentors are hard to find. In Getting There, thirty leaders in diverse fields share their secrets to navigating the rocky road to the top. In an honest, direct, and engaging way, these role models describe the obstacles they faced,…

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1 author picked Getting There as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I just read something on another writer's Substack in which she said, "It's easy to write a book, it's hard to finish it, and it's effortless to talk about it." Reading Getting There helped me finish writing my book because of the years of tenacity these mentors put in to reach their goals, which was a constant reminder of the effort and time it takes to become great.

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