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Authors: Neil Crofts
ISBN-13: 9781841125190, ISBN-10: 1841125199
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Neil Crofts

Neil Crofts is the former head of strategy at internet consultancy, Razorfish. After years of feeling the tension between what he did and what he wanted to do, he saw the light and took control of his life, forming Authentic Business. From his initial idea, Authentic Business has grown into a series of business guides, a network of support companies for small businesses with a positive goal and now includes a PR company, a design company and soon a venture capital business.

Book Synopsis

Thinking about getting up and telling the world what you stand for is daunting. Actually doing it is terrifying but the rewards are incredible. Imagine spending every waking hour doing what you love... Authentic shows how to do just that. 

In Authentic, Neil Crofts offers inspiration for individuals tired of career conformity. He shows how we arrived at a situation where many of us are tied to jobs we don’t enjoy. He demonstrates the steps you need to take to find out who you are and what you want from life, and finally, he reveals how you can turn all that into a business idea that is Authentic to you.

Authentic is a lifestyle book based on practical experience. Neil Crofts’ vision of a role that allowed him to be true to himself and make a positive impact on the world around him convinced him to break out of a conventional corporate career. Authentic is about giving others the courage to follow their hearts in the same way.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface: Coming Out
How This Book Works
Introduction1
Sect. 1Another Way to Look at the Society We Live In5
Dysfunctionality epidemic6
Indentured slavery13
Addiction to short-term hits of happiness19
Diagnosis22
Societal therapy22
The problem with decisions24
What is Authentic?25
Sect. 2What Are You Going To Do About It?31
Preparation 1: To tell the truth32
Preparation 2: Perception and reality36
Preparation 3: Finding your 'natural language'39
Preparation 4: What is my point in life?42
Action 1: Eating Your Energy45
Action 2: Exercise your mind54
Action 3: Taking control of your life57
Action 4: Avoiding distraction ad inspiring change57
Action 5: Editing your address book61
Action 6: Changing habits61
Action 7: Making your plan63
Action 8: Coming out and being yourself65
Sect. 3Being the Change67
Getting started68
Working for yourself69
Validating the plan70
Simplify, simplify75
Time and motion77
Finding collaborators78
Designing your organization83
Competition91
The meaning of success94
Sect. 4Those Who Are Already Doing It97
Organic Express98
Yeo Valley101
Innocent106
Howies110
Solar Century114
Cafedirect118
Reading list123
About Authentic Business125
Index127

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