howard’s gift: uncommon wisdom to inspire your life’s work

　　霍華教授是哈佛的傳奇人物，他開設了哈佛商學院最受歡迎的「經營人生企業」課程。學生眼中的他，結合了巴菲特的機智、《最後14堂星期二的課》中墨瑞‧史瓦茲教授的溫暖，與「星際大戰」中絕地武士尤達的幽默。他擁有超乎常人的商業敏銳度、充沛的活力、大格局的眼光，對生命的熱愛，是人們遇到生命中重大決定或挑戰時，第一個想要求教的對象。

　　然而，突如其來的心臟病發，使霍華到鬼門關前走了一回，作者才驚覺若不把自己從霍華身上學到的人生智慧寫下來，分享給沒有機會直接上這門課的人，將會是一大憾事。

　　透過霍華與作者六年間的多次真情對談與許多職場人士遇到困境的故事，這位無私的人生導師以充滿智慧與鼓勵的創業家精神，跟我們分享如何在事業、家庭、人際上獲得最大的滿足與成就，定義出自己專屬、不留遺憾的幸福人生。

　　With forty years at Harvard Business School, Howard Stevenson is renowned as an entrepreneur and business strategist, author, philanthropist, and professor. He has mentored more than ten thousand business founders, CEOs, professionals, and top business school faculty around the world.

　　Written by his student and successful entrepreneur Eric Sinoway, Howard's Gift offers Stevenson's timeless lessons on life and career. Full of personal and professional insight, this guide presents savvy practical strategies that can be applied to professional decisions on any scale. Through warm and engaging conversations with Sinoway, Stevenson focuses not just on business success, but on deep personal satisfaction through self-defined benchmarks for development and accomplishment. Stevenson’s lessons include:

　　★本書中譯版《做自己生命的主人：哈佛大師教我的幸福人生管理學》由天下文化出版。
 

作者簡介

艾瑞克‧賽諾威Eric Sinoway

　　康乃爾大學餐旅學院畢業後，在觀光業和幾家美國公司做過幾年事，後來開創全國社區教育計劃，也擁有自己的連鎖事業。取得哈佛大學甘迺迪政府學院碩士學位後，負責為哈佛大學至海外募款。目前是紐約Axcess Worldwide的共同創辦人與總裁，專門為許多知名品牌促進夥伴關係、激發創新構想，為業界名人搭建合作橋樑。目前與妻子和兩名幼子住在紐澤西州。

　　ERIC SINOWAY is an entrepreneur and seasoned executive with experience in for-profit, academic, and non-profit organizations. He is the cofounder and president of Axcess Worldwide, a New York-based partnership development company that works with companies ranging from Rolls Royce and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to Target and Delta Air Lines. Eric lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children.

梅瑞爾‧梅多Merrill Meadow

　　白天是哈佛大學學術與發展規劃處處長，晚上則是劇作家、自由作家、丈夫與父親，舉家住在波士頓附近。