Book in Focus: Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life
Author: Richard Florida
If you wish to be successful one of the questions you should ask yourself is where you should live. The place where you live is usually not a factor considered by most people when thinking about their strategy for success.
Sure, you must think about your business location and putting a lot of consideration before deciding where to actually open shop (This is true for online business too since you think hard about the hosting, domain name, etc.). When it comes to your home though you usually give it much consideration for the comfort it will give, the distance from your spouse and your work place, the distance from the kids’ schools, the monthly payments, the design, and everything else except for how it can make you successful.
The funny thing is that the truth is that according to Richard Florida the place where you live can largely affect your level of success and contentment in life. In fact he says that it can be as huge a factor as your choice of spouse and career.
If you wish to explore the questions posed by Florida and find even more questions (even after he’s answered some of the questions he’s already posed) you should read his book. Now, if you are considering moving to a new place in the near future the books is even more apt for you. And even those who do not feel like moving but are puzzled about the level of success reading this book might enlighten you on some aspects in your life that could help you reach your goal. Be prepared though to ask yourself lots of questions because this book wouldn’t give you a square answer on where you should live to be successful. You’ll need to find out for yourself though thankfully this could guide you to making a better choice.
Need help choosing a new city to live in? You can use Who’s Your City’s Place Finder to help you out. You can get new or used books or even rent textbooks if you are interested too.
Originally posted on June 10, 2008 @ 7:11 pm