The thesis of I Took The Only Path To See You is that you can achieve success in any field you choose, but pursuing financial or professional success at the expense of your family or personal relationships is ultimately empty and hollow. Healthy families and good friendships pay sustained rewards that can never be measured in dollars.
In the book, Fisher shares his experiences with friends who have risen to become number one in their fields, such as 49er Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott and billionaire Zoom CEO Eric Yuan. Despite the tremendous effort needed to achieve their outward success, neither Ronnie Lot nor Eric Yuan ever lost sight of the importance of being a good person.
While not everyone may make it to the top of their chosen field, everyone can always work toward becoming a better person—for themselves, their families and friends, and the world at large. This personal growth is the key to real personal achievement and happiness as well as laying the foundation for stronger relationships between family members, friends, and even other races and nationalities.
Jon Fisher is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor, author, speaker, philanthropist and inventor. Fisher is known for advocating start-up acquisition strategy versus an IPO and is the author of Strategic Entrepreneurism: Shattering the Start-Up Entrepreneurial Myths. Jon is a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award (Emerging Category, 2007), and is a prolific inventor, named on more than 100 patents issued and pending worldwide. Jon spoke of a path of least resistance building software companies in a Univeristy of San Francisco commencement address, which has been viewed more than six million times. Artwork of Jon's speech sold at auction as the 89th most valuable NFT on April 29, 2021. Jon serves on the Democratic National Committee's national finance team. Jon lives in Marin County, CA with his wife and daughter.
Gerald A. Fisher has been an active member (teacher and researcher) of the nuclear physics community for over 50 years. After graduating with a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the City College of New York, he received his Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Stanford University. As a visiting professor, he did research in the field of nuclear physics and taught physics at Stanford University. At San Francisco State University, he worked as the department head of physics for twenty years.
Wallace Wang has written over 50 books including “Microsoft Office For Dummies,” “Steal This Computer Book,” and co-authored “Strategic Entrepreneurism” and “Breaking Into Acting For Dummies.” When he’s not teaching iPhone programming and game design, he blogs about screenwriting at his site The 15 Minute Movie Method, where he shares tips about story structure and scene writing for screenplays. He also runs the Cat Daily News website for cat enthusiasts.
Preface: University of San Francisco Commencement Speech, 2018
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Most Important Choice in the World
Chapter 2: Understanding Happiness
Chapter 3: Believing in Yourself
Chapter 4: Choosing Your Own Path
Chapter 5: Hazards Along the Path to Passion
Chapter 6: Understanding True Success
Chapter 7: Overcoming Failure
Chapter 8: Choosing Your Role Models
Chapter 9: The Importance of Principles
Chapter 10: Dealing with Fear
Chapter 11: Achieving Your Dream
Acknowledgments
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