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August Turak: Why It’s in Your Own Self-interest to Forget Your Self-interest

December 11, 2013

August Turak is a successful Entrepreneur, corporate executive, and the award-winning Author of Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and the New York Times, and is a popular leadership contributor at Forbes.com.

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Success Quote

  • “It is in your own self interest to forget your self interest.” – August Turak.

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Business Failure

  • August (Auggie) went to prep school, and he simply did not fit in. It was a powerful time in his life, as he learned at a young age the power of introspection.

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

  • Auggie has had his share of AH-HA moments, and he shares them all with Fire Nation in this roaring interview!

Current Business

  • Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks is Auggie’s focus right now, and I can tell you it is a POWERFUL book.

Best Business Books

  • Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks by August Turak.
  • The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker.

Interview Links

  • August’s site

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