Includes index.

Life is lived in episodes and stages -- Choosing a path : passion, talent, and more -- The principle of enlightened self-interest -- Of velvet gloves, words, and handshakes -- Paint yourself orange -- Whose success? -- Fire your boss : leaders and managers -- Zen and the art of business(life) -- The not-always-so-gentle art of coping -- (Business)women and men are different -- Eating for business and pleasure -- Making it.