Forbes columnist and adventure writer Jim Clash examines the phenomenon of testing your limits. The ties between the personal and professional drive to succeed extremely will distill business lessons about topics like risk, knowing your limits, personal growth, responsibility and more. The influential leaders who test their limits in both the corporate world and in the untamed wilderness are the characters in this dramatic narrative. Based on his popular Forbes column, Clash will share anecdotes from his own joint adventures with high-profile, dare devil executives–such as climbing the Matterhorn as did Timothy Forbes, CEO of Forbes, Inc.; exploring the high arctic with Kitty Pilgrim, an economist and CNN anchor; and travelling to the lowest land point on earth, the Dead Sea, with Howard Moser, president of Land River North America. He will also offer a guide to the expeditions that are available for the daring would-be adventurer. This is not a collection of reprinted articles, although the book will draw from experiences that Clash has had while reporting for Forbes.
Book Details:
- Author: James M. Clash
- ISBN: 9780470193464
- Year Published: 2003
- Pages: 256
- BISAC: BUS000000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/General
About the Book and Topic:
Forbes columnist and adventure writer Jim Clash examines the phenomenon of testing your limits. The ties between the personal and professional drive to succeed extremely will distill business lessons about topics like risk, knowing your limits, personal growth, responsibility and more. The influential leaders who test their limits in both the corporate world and in the untamed wilderness are the characters in this dramatic narrative. Based on his popular Forbes column, Clash will share anecdotes from his own joint adventures with high-profile, dare devil executives–such as climbing the Matterhorn as did Timothy Forbes, CEO of Forbes, Inc.; exploring the high arctic with Kitty Pilgrim, an economist and CNN anchor; and travelling to the lowest land point on earth, the Dead Sea, with Howard Moser, president of Land River North America. He will also offer a guide to the expeditions that are available for the daring would-be adventurer. This is not a collection of reprinted articles, although the book will draw from experiences that Clash has had while reporting for Forbes.
* The author covers mutual funds and adventure travel for Forbes magazine. * The book addresses a new phenomenon in corporate life: business leaders who push themselves to the limit in the corporate world and in their personal lives. * A thrilling narrative about living life to the fullest.
About the Author
JAMES M. CLASH covers mutual funds and adventure travel for Forbes magazine. His 1998 story on the high risks and expenses of hedge funds anticipated the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management by six months. An avid adventurer and Fellow at the Explorers Club, Clash has climbed the Matterhorn, flown to the edge of space in a Russian MiG fighter jet, driven open-wheel Indy cars at 200 m.p.h., and climbed virgin mountains in Antarctica. He has interviewed such celebrated adventurers as Sir Edmund Hillary, Buzz Aldrin, Sir Roger Bannister, Rick Mears, and Dr. Edward Teller.