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It is the universities and corporations across the world that later face the consequences of these problems. Too often, students and recent graduates are either relaxed and 'happy', or successful, but rarely both. Numerous cases of burn-outs on the one hand and drop-outs on the other illustrate the problem. It is unfortunate, albeit perfectly understandable, that only a small proportion of students and graduates succeed in finding the elusive 'work-life' balance, and outperform in a way that leads to happiness. Why? Nobody has ever taught the majority of them how to do it.
At last, finally here comes a book for a generation that is often almost as confused as it is ambitious. Racing Towards Excellence fills the gap; it explains how and when outperformance happens, how it leads to happiness and how to practically achieve both. Its principles are surprisingly universal and applicable to any field or activity, e.g. academia, business, entrepreneurship, finance, sports, arts etc.
Amongst the thousands of self-help books, this book stands out with its refreshing attitude, well executed combination of theory and practice, and the unique background of the authors. Covering areas ranging from inspiration, vision, love and responsibility to habits, study skills, health and fitness, communication, networking, mentoring and productive leisure, Racing Towards Excellence is a must-read for all ambitious students and recent graduates.
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Muzaffar later reconciled his two interests - finance and the environment - by joining Man Group Plc as a Consultant to its latest environmental venture, Man ECO. Since leaving Wall Street, he has also coached and mentored a number of people ranging from CEOs to students. Muzaffar has a BSc degree in Industrial and Business Economics from the LSE, and an MA in English Literature from King's College London.
Jan Sramek trades EM Macro at Goldman Sachs, London, having spent his childhood and university years by experimenting with the why, what and how far, and generally hacking life. In his final year at university, he wrote a book about his experience with bending rules and pushing boundaries of what's possible. Shortly thereafter, Financial Names named him the youngest ever person on the annual list of 100 Rising Stars of Financial Markets.
Before university, Jan broke the world A-level record and was named named Olympic hope in handball. He then read Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge before transferring to the London School of Economics - in order to found 4 start-ups, a charity and work in the City. Despite working and interning in trading and research at Goldman Sachs, Marshall Wace, AKO Capital, Barclays Capital, UBS and Deutsche Bank instead of studying throughout university, Jan won almost £100,000 in scholarships, and graduated with a First in Mathematics and Economics.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!,
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Having heard about Jan and Muzaffar's remarkable achievements prior to purchasing the book I was keen to find out how they managed their time and balanced their objectives. Progressing through the book you begin to realise of how small changes to ones approach on life can lead to drastic changes in the future. The book offers core advice on how to develop the life skills and the necessary approaches needed to differentiate oneself in today's ever growing competitive environment.
As a current student, I found the study skills section very helpful, as it offers a no-nonsense approach on how to prepare best for an exam. You soon realise that Jan's approach to exams is simple yet very effective and a lot of time and effort can be channelled into the key components of the exam rather than the overall course material. As with many students I have often found it difficult to manage my time between my studies and extra-curricular activities. The book goes into detail of how best to manage your time and offers a personal time matrix (resource) that I found very useful. The overall structure of the book is excellent, with "key-takeaways" at the end of each section reflecting the main points and quotations at the start of each section to offer as an inspiration. Throughout the book there are many reference cites not only to Jan and Muzaffar's achievements but to various other figures that have succeeded in their field. I believe reference citing is important as it gives you the confidence in the described approaches. I would recommend this book to anyone who his looking to develop the key life skills that are necessary to achieve your goals or to those currently preparing for exams. The book demonstrates that with the right approach and a strong mentality anything can be achieved. Hope this book helps others as much as it helped me! Matt Terrett
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best self-help book I have read,
This review is from: Racing Towards Excellence (Paperback)
Overall, I must say this is a great book. The one thing that really differentiates this book from other books is its relevance to young people. It is written in a very simple and understandable way. It is specifically targeted at young university students, especially business and economics students keen to get into financial services as that is the background of the authors. However the advice is quite generic and is applicable to anyone. The other very striking thing about the book is how humble the authors are. I have found some of the specific examples very useful to implement into my life.
A year after reading this book, I have successfully implemented some of the "teachings" from this book. I am now completely off caffeine, drink very little alcohol, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and go running daily. I make a much bigger effort to network and keep in touch with people. I have also learned the benefits of being completely honest with people, and not feeling like you have to "sell" yourself at all times. It not only taught me the importance of not only working hard, but also the importance of working towards goals. I also made many smaller changes to my life which helped me. They include spending time teaching other people how to mimic your success. Getting a soft alarm clock in order to gently wake up. Being a perfectionist, I realised that I was focusing too much on the negatives of life, and that I need to be grateful for what I have. It also taught me about developing charisma and having to do lists, better specified goals, and identifying how much in your life has to do with habits and bringing positive habits into your life. I now read an inspiring book every day, and interact with one inspiring person every day. I also take time to sit and think for 15 mins twice a day, and spend a few minutes every 3 or 4 hours to reflect on life. I also try as hard as possible to expose yourself to as much randomness as possible. I have also joined a public speaking class in order to help myself build confidence. I am also working on improving body co-ordination, through various classes in the gym. I also now try to go to sleep early and wake up early, in order to follow the routine of the sun. This book is definitely going to be a present to every young person that I care about, as I feel there is a lot to learn from it and most importantly it is relevant and targeted towards young people.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very inspiring piece of work,
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After reading this book, i decided to change something in my life. Starting with the least: clear my mail box, write things down, do everything in time...etc. I understood that not all successful people were born so. Most of them have the past full of hard work, failures, mistakes, ups and downs...but they BELIEVED and kept going, reaching their goals. I want to be one of those people, be strong, ambitious and never give up. And this book showed me exactly where to start and what to do first...I recommend everyone to read it!
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