Live Life in Crescendo: Your Most Important Work is Always Ahead of You
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- Author：Stephen R. Covey
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Summary
The inspirational final book from the legendary leadership expert Stephen R。 Covey， internationally best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People。
How do you live your best life， no matter your age？ How should you approach the challenges and opportunities of middle to later life—like raising children， caring for parents， managing and inspiring others， and staying on top of your career and what comes next？
In Live Life in Crescendo Stephen R。 Covey sets out to answer these questions， outlining his vision for those in the prime of your life， whatever age you may be。 To live life in crescendo is to continually grow in contribution， learning， and influence。 In the same way that music builds on previous notes but leaves us anticipating the next note， a life builds on the past but unfolds in the future。 The Crescendo Mentality urges readers to use whatever you have — your time， talents， skills， resources， gifts， passion， money， influence — to enrich the lives of people around you。
Written near the end of his life and published posthumously， Live Life in Crescendo is a life-changing and life-affirming book infused with Covey’s generosity and wisdom。
How do you live your best life， no matter your age？ How should you approach the challenges and opportunities of middle to later life—like raising children， caring for parents， managing and inspiring others， and staying on top of your career and what comes next？
In Live Life in Crescendo Stephen R。 Covey sets out to answer these questions， outlining his vision for those in the prime of your life， whatever age you may be。 To live life in crescendo is to continually grow in contribution， learning， and influence。 In the same way that music builds on previous notes but leaves us anticipating the next note， a life builds on the past but unfolds in the future。 The Crescendo Mentality urges readers to use whatever you have — your time， talents， skills， resources， gifts， passion， money， influence — to enrich the lives of people around you。
Written near the end of his life and published posthumously， Live Life in Crescendo is a life-changing and life-affirming book infused with Covey’s generosity and wisdom。
Reviews
❀ Susan G
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An insightful book to consider the crescendo of life so that it can be fulfilling and happy。 It’s simple ideas are illustrated with relatable examples and it references the learning from Covey’s earlier work。
Sheila
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Amazing book with real life stories about people who continued to have greatness beyond their first career and later in life。 I have never quoted a book as much as this one。
Daniel Taylor
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This is Dr Stephen R。 Covey's last book。 His eldest child， Cynthia， completed the book after Covey died in 2012。The core idea is this: No matter the heights we've achieved to date， our best contribution is always ahead of us。 It's the same if we've wasted our lives up to this point。 At any age or stage of life， we can start fresh。In 2009， I conducted the last Australian interview with Dr。 Covey。 I titled my article "Live Life in Crescendo" and I'm thrilled this book has made it in print。 I start This is Dr Stephen R。 Covey's last book。 His eldest child， Cynthia， completed the book after Covey died in 2012。The core idea is this: No matter the heights we've achieved to date， our best contribution is always ahead of us。 It's the same if we've wasted our lives up to this point。 At any age or stage of life， we can start fresh。In 2009， I conducted the last Australian interview with Dr。 Covey。 I titled my article "Live Life in Crescendo" and I'm thrilled this book has made it in print。 I started my journey with The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People when I was 17。 I'm 47 now and I've finally accepted I'm ageing。 The Coveys filled the book with principles and ideas for how you can keep contributing。There's a quote in the book about how you should plan how you will live at 65 when you're in your teens。 You don't need to be in your 40s or older to benefit from this book。 。。。more
Dorise
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This is classic Covey material - inspiring， positive， practical。 As a young retiree from the corporate world pondering the rest of my life， I appreciate the message and encouragement。 I completely agree that there are myriad opportunities to serve and that volunteers reap tremendous non-tangible rewards。 The book is a bit heavy with examples of lives well spent and not quite as focused on how to develop a practice of contribution as I would have liked， but overall a very good read。 It also inclu This is classic Covey material - inspiring， positive， practical。 As a young retiree from the corporate world pondering the rest of my life， I appreciate the message and encouragement。 I completely agree that there are myriad opportunities to serve and that volunteers reap tremendous non-tangible rewards。 The book is a bit heavy with examples of lives well spent and not quite as focused on how to develop a practice of contribution as I would have liked， but overall a very good read。 It also includes some personal family insights on the Coveys’ later years and another recent family tragedy。 。。。more
Raj Agrawal
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I listen to an audio book every morning while I warm up for a run （or while I try to convince myself to run）。 This was an audio book for me — a daughter’s love letter to her now passed-on father。 It’s a great reminder to find fulfillment in being useful， even in older age。 This book happened to be perfect timing for me。 I’m shifting from being a provider/protector for my now-almost-grown children to being part of their support system。 In ministry， from a worship leader to other areas of service。 I listen to an audio book every morning while I warm up for a run （or while I try to convince myself to run）。 This was an audio book for me — a daughter’s love letter to her now passed-on father。 It’s a great reminder to find fulfillment in being useful， even in older age。 This book happened to be perfect timing for me。 I’m shifting from being a provider/protector for my now-almost-grown children to being part of their support system。 In ministry， from a worship leader to other areas of service。 At work， it’s been a similar transition in many ways。 I’m at the stage now when many of my peers are retiring or transitioning to their off-ramp job and home。 I’m starting to feel that gravity myself， but I don’t feel a release quite yet from the uniform。 If you’re not in this place in life， this might feel a bit sappy or overly-optimistic。 I’ve always been fascinated with identity and how it is such a complex part of our human experience —I recommend this book for those going through a similar adjustment in your own identity and purpose。 。。。more
Hanna Ryan
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Excellent book。 Highly recommend to anyone going through a midlife crisis。 Favourite quote:“True success is not always what it appears to be or what others celebrate…If you succeed in the most important roles in your own life you are successful in the things that truely matter most…True success is to Become a significant influence in the world”
Anders
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One of the most important books for me。
Daniel Williams
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