Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose - Hardcover

by Matt Spielman (Author)

Discover your purpose with the Game Plan System

In Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose, renowned executive coach and speaker Matt Spielman delivers an energizing and hands-on existential navigational tool that walks you through how to identify what really matters in life and how to achieve it. Using a powerful life transformation system called the "Game Plan System"--or GPS --you will simply use the answers to straightforward questions to reorient your perspective and refocus your efforts on realizing happiness and fulfilment.

In the book, you will also learn to:

• Create a powerful new roadmap to achieve what truly matters to you and move aside what may be getting in the way
• Celebrate your wins and effectively process your setbacks
• Discover and consider the value of coaching in your personal and professional life

The perfect book for anyone hoping to move through life with confident and renewed purpose and vigor, Inflection Points is an expertly crafted and powerful collection of strategies to act with more intentionality, help yourself and others, and realize your goals and achieve greater fulfillment.

Front Jacket

If you feel stuck, stymied, or sedated, you're not alone. Many accomplished people feel a sense of stagnation, like nothing ever really changes. But in Inflection Points: How to Work and Live with Purpose, celebrated performance coach and speaker Matt Spielman delivers an inspiring and practical "existential navigational tool" designed to help readers identify what really matters to them and how to make it a reality.

The author introduces you to a life transformation system called the "Game Plan System" (GPS, for short). It's a navigational tool that helps you choose an objective and a roadmap to getting there. The GPS is also highly practical, starting with light and straightforward questions: What do you like to do? How do you want to spend your time? What results would you like to see? What impact do you want to have? Questions intended to find where your energy resides.

From there, you'll discover the value of reorienting your perspective from an achievement-based outlook to one influenced by positive psychology. You'll begin to look at your life through the lens of personal happiness and well-being, the ultimate priorities that truly drive effective decision making. You'll also consider the "what," "why," and "how" of planning for personal fulfilment so you can create a roadmap that leads you where you want to go.

In the book, the author walks you through how to celebrate your wins, handle setbacks, achieve your goals (and create new ones) as you move through your plan. Inflection Points is the perfect companion for anyone who's come to realize there's more to life than what they're doing right now. Complete with downloadable, supplementary material and templates, the book belongs in the libraries of anyone who wants to make the most of every day.

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PRAISE FOR INFLECTION POINTS

"Matt is a superior coach and an engaging writer. His Game Plan System is truly a game-changer."

--STRAUSS ZELNICK, Chairman and CEO, Take-Two Interactive, Managing Partner/Founder, ZMC

"Working with Matt has been a grand slam for my company. I've been around a lot of coaches and Matt's one of the best. His approach and process are brilliant and the ideas in this book will take you and your organization to the next level."

--ALEX RODRIGUEZ, CEO, Investor, World Series Champion

"Reading Inflection Points is like taking a long walk with the very wise Matt Spielman. What a gift."

--BILL OWENS, Executive Producer, CBS News 60 Minutes

"As a career coach, I admire Matt Spielman and his approach to coaching. He creates enormous value for his clients and this book captures his methodology brilliantly. A must-read."

--KIRSTEN FITZPATRICK, Managing Director, MBA Career and Professional Development, Harvard Business School

"Everyone has key inflection points in their life. In Hollywood storytelling, these instances are part of the hero's journey: situations when you want to make a significant change or face a major ordeal. Matt's book shares insights into how to prepare for and approach these key moments in your life--and seize them."

--DAN LIN, Film/TV Producer, The Lego Movie and Aladdin

"Pragmatic, compelling, and a brilliant integration of research and applied practice. A must-read for anyone who wants to get more out of each day."

--TERRENCE E. MALTBIA, Associate Professor of Practice in Adult Learning & Leadership Programs, Columbia University; Faculty Director, Columbia Coaching Certification Program (3CP)

"I have seen the benefits when Matt applies the Game Plan System to the executives he coaches. I encourage you to read this book and incorporate the tools into your life."

--LAURIE ROSENFIELD, Global Chief People Officer, Hill+Knowlton Strategies

Author Biography

MATT SPIELMAN is the Chief Performance Officer and Head Coach of Inflection Point Partners, an organizational, career and executive coaching firm. He combines decades of senior executive experience with extensive training. He is an ICF Professional Certified Coach and is a graduate of the Executive and Organizational Coaching program at Columbia University. He is also a National Board Certified Health & Wellness coach. Matt received his MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BA from Columbia University, where he earned national honors as a varsity baseball player.