Ken Coleman

Right now, 70% of Americans aren’t passionate about their work and are desperately longing for meaning and purpose. They’re sick of “average” and know there’s something better out there, but they just don’t know how to reach it. One basic principle―The Proximity Principle―can change everything you thought you knew about pursuing a career you love. In his latest book, The Proximity Principle, national radio host and career expert Ken Coleman provides a simple plan of how positioning yourself near the right people and places can help you land the job you love. Forget the traditional career advice you’ve heard! Networking, handing out business cards, and updating your online profile do nothing to set you apart from other candidates. Ken will show you how to be intentional and genuine about the connections you make with a fresh, unexpected take on resumes and the job interview process. You’ll discover the five people you should look for and the four best places to grow, learn, practice, and perform so you can step into the role you were created to fill. After reading The Proximity Principle, you’ll know how to connect with the right people and put yourself in the right places, so opportunities will come―and you’ll be prepared to take them.

The motivating host of one of the nation's largest leadership conferences offers a collection of inspirational and applicable life lessons through conversations with various high profile people.Albert Einstein once said, “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.” What is true of science, I’m convinced, is true in all of life. Great questions are often the keys that unlock possibilities for human advancement. That truth has been proven again and again throughout human history, as great interviewers from Bob Costas to Barbara Walters have captivated audiences and ignited imaginations. In a world where the messages of public figures and politicians are carefully crafted by publicists and media consultants, we often receive only partial pictures and manipulated facts. The right questions uncover truths we might not otherwise know. They pull back the curtain on the wizard and give us a more accurate view of reality. —Excerpt from the IntroductionIf you could sit down with the people you most admire and ask just one question, what would you ask?One Question invites you to peer over the shoulder of a master interviewer with access to today’s best and brightest as he delivers carefully crafted questions and collects answers guaranteed to surprise, challenge, and inspire.• What is Coach Tony Dungy’s advice for achieving success while maintaining integrity?• What advice does Malcolm Gladwell give parents about instilling a work ethic in our children?• How does President Jimmy Carter suggest we continue forward and reinvent ourselves in new seasons?• What does Robin McGraw have to say to women about reaching their full potential both inside and outside their homes?

The motivating host of one of the nation's largest leadership conferences offers a collection of inspirational and applicable life lessons through conversations with various high profile people.If you had an opportunity to sit down with a favorite celebrity, a sports idol, or a hero in your field of business, what would you ask? How do hall of fame basketball coaches learn from failure? What do former U.S. presidents say is the key to connecting with people? How do Emmy Award-winning comedians deal with rejection when no one is looking? Interviewer and commentator Ken Coleman decided to find out for himself. Coleman invites readers to peer over his shoulder as he delivers carefully crafted questions to today’s best and brightest and collects their answers in ways guaranteed to surprise, challenge, and inspire. Topics range from parenting to money, learning from failure to taking risks, and each is designed for readers who are on-the-go and on-their-way. One Question is based on the popular blog, “One Question with Ken Coleman,” where well-known figures are asked one, solitary question. Drawing readers in with never-before-published interviews, this book delivers inspirational and applicable life lessons that can be digested in a matter of minutes.