Dark Horse

Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment

By: Todd Rose, Ogi Ogas

Narrated by: Roger Wayne

Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

For generations, we've been stuck with a cookie-cutter mold for success that requires us to be the same as everyone else, only better. This "standard formula" works for some people but leaves most of us feeling disengaged and frustrated. As much as we might dislike the standard formula, it seems like there's no other practical path to financial security and a fulfilling life. But what if there is?

In the Dark Horse Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, best-selling author and acclaimed thought leader Todd Rose and neuroscientist Ogi Ogas studied women and men who achieved impressive success even though nobody saw them coming. Dark horses blaze their own trail to a life of happiness and prosperity. Yet what is so remarkable is that hidden inside their seemingly one-of-a-kind journeys are practical principles for achieving success that work for anyone, no matter who you are or what you hope to achieve. This mold-breaking approach doesn't depend on you SAT scores, who you know, or how much money you have. The secret is a mind-set that can be expressed in plain English: Harness your individuality in the pursuit of fulfillment to achieve excellence.

In Dark Horse, Rose and Ogas show how the four elements of the dark horse mind-set empower you to consistently make the right choices that fit your unique interests, abilities, and circumstances and will guide you to a life of passion, purpose, and achievement.

©2018 Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

A poignant re-imagining of the method of success and how to live the American Dream

I really enjoyed this book. The last chapter impressed upon me just how salient the ideas are at this moment in history.
It’s on the short list of most impactful books I’ve read in the past decade.

Inspirational

Great background and facts about how we should focus on what we can bring to the world

Well done…

Well written by the author. The narrator did a great Job and kept me engaged without a skip.

Very timely.

This one really hit home for me. Highly recommend for anyone who feels "stuck" in life or in their career.

something to think about

this book tells of many people's triumphs through them letting go of stability and and what others thought. the bon encourages you to follow your dreams, desires and wants and to not let anyone put you in a box. great listen, I will listen again.

10 out of 10

This was such a well written and narrated piece. The approach of looking at the Dark Horse mentality from the "Assistants' " perspective was prudent in driving home the point. Meaning, instead of speaking about Steve Jobs. The book spoke of his assistant. It made the narrative much more relatable. "The question we ask: How do you gain success? The question we should be asking: How do we attain success for you?"

Narrator poorly alters voice for female lines

The narrator changes his tone of voice for women. Every woman sounds the same, like a 18yro basic white girl from California... It would be better if he just used his normal voice. We listeners won’t forget over the course of 15 seconds that he’s quoting a woman when the sentence starts out like “Annie was sure of it.”

Very interesting

This book present some very interesting ideas and fascinating inspirational stories, but I feel that overall the research is biased by selecting only successful people to be its focus.

Can't get past the narrator

The book and content great, but I don't recommend the audible version. The narrator Roger Wayne does the most patronizing voice for the women he is quoting. I recommend just getting the print or kindle version.

Both eye-opening and motivating

The authors skillfully and steadily build their case for personalization over standardization. Then they prove it with examples. The result is this new idea – that makes complete sense – that we can not only improve our flawed system, but that we can improve our own life (i.e. change careers or start a side business, as were inspired to do). We can stop comparing ourselves in a zero-sum world and realize there is room for everyone’s individual talents and skills, including our own, and there is room to bless individual lives and make a living in the process. I loved this book.