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The "Greater Good" radio and television programs spawn a book that provides inspiration on the go
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Ever wondered how Hawaii's most successful business leaders rose to the top? You might be surprised by the answers.
About two years ago, Evan and Kari Leong started a radio and television show featuring in-depth personal conversations with notables -- many of whom rarely grant interviews. "Greater Good Radio," along with the television show that adds a visual element to the audio exchange, resonated with so many people that the young husband-and-wife team decided to write a book as part of their ongoing volunteer effort to inspire others to give back to the community.
They took some of the best transcripts from those interviews and reduced them to several readable paragraphs in sections such as "What's Your Purpose?" "Follow Your Passion" and "The Importance of Family." The result is an inspiring and readable volume -- now available in paperback, just in time to serve as motivation for new graduates.
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By Katherine Nichols
knichols@starbulletin.com
A sentence in Evan Leong's introduction to the book he wrote with his wife, Kari Leong, explains everything about how the print project evolved. "As it turns out," he wrote, "what was first envisioned as a success-in-business book has become a book on life itself." Attending 12 funerals in 2004 helped Evan discover his purpose: "To inspire as many people as possible and to help them make a positive difference in their lives."
"The Greater Good: Life Lessons from Hawaii's Leaders" emerged from the well-respected radio and television shows by the same name -- projects the hosts, the Leongs, launched as a public service effort of their own while raising two young children and running their own Bubble Tea Supply Co.
In the two years since the radio show began, they have invited dozens of prominent Hawaii business leaders to share the personal and professional stories that led to their success. The open, casual discussions usually reveal determination, failures, regrets, inspirational turning points and a commitment to giving back to the community.
"The Greater Good: Life Lessons from Hawaii's Leaders" by Evan and Kari Leong (Watermark, $24.95 hardcover)
Paperback edition ($19.95) may be preordered at bookstores and at booklineshawaii.com.
To hear interviews from the Leong's radio show visit www.greatergoodradio.com.
For the book, Kari and Evan chose 45 of the best half-hour radio/television interviews and reduced each one to several concise, readable paragraphs.
"I think people like the book because they can get inspired daily while waiting for someone in their car," Evan said of the 207-page volume that's easily consumed in short bursts. "We kind of wrote it the way we would want to read it. And it gives a human perspective to things. A lot of people are getting involved in the community as a result."
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