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Create true meaning and fulfillment in your work life Most of our waking hours are spent working, yet many of us find ourselves unfulfilled by what we do. And in the age of AI, continually shifting workplace dynamics can make the future seem uncertain and bleak. But what if it's possible to create a meaningful work life starting right now? A Work Life Worth Living shares the journey of self-discovery and growth from a business leader who learned what matters most in his work life-and offers you the opportunity to do the same. In his insightful book, former tech CEO and MeaningSphere(R) founder Jeff Westphal shares vignettes from his own journey-the good, the bad, and the ugly-to help you navigate the unpredictable path toward a career that matters. With personal experiences, reflections, and action steps, A Work Life Worth Living offers you the chance to reflect on your own circumstances and make your way toward the work life of your dreams. This book is a spark and a resource for anyone seeking to create a more meaningful and intrinsically rewarding career. Your work life is about more than just the money you earn or how you deal with technological and societal change. It's about what you want your life's work to mean at the end of the day.

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""Jeff Westphal doesn't preach from the mountaintop. He writes from the wreckage-failed products, a 3-out-of-7 trust score, rehab at fifty, and more. His honesty about what he got wrong is precisely what makes his insights about meaning, mentorship, and listening land so hard."" -Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Power of Regret and Drive ""A Work Life Worth Living is a road map for working and living; a must-read for anyone under forty!"" -Dan Rather, legendary journalist; author of What Unites Us ""Jeff Westphal could have written the book his resume would suggest: a multibillion-dollar success story with lessons attached. Instead, he wrote something far more rare and far more valuable: the truth, generously told, with enough hard-won scar tissue to earn your trust. This book doesn't just tell you that meaningful work is possible. It shows you, with uncommon candor, what it costs-and what it's worth. In an age of artificial intelligence, that's a genuinely human achievement."" -Kate O'Neill, the ""Tech Humanist""; CEO, KO Insights; author of What Matters Next ""Jeff Westphal reframes work not as something we endure but as an expression of who we truly are. Whatever road you are on, Jeff helps you to transform 'work' from a four-letter word to the actualization of your deepest aspirations."" -Jay Coen Gilbert, cofounder, AND1 and B Lab ""As more people seek meaning, fulfillment, and personal impact in their work lives beyond simply making money, this practical guide offers them valuable steps on how to achieve greater goals."" -Sir Ronald Cohen, cofounder, Apax Partners; cofounder and president, GSG Impact; author of Impact ""A Work Life Worth Living is a powerful testimony of personal growth and a valuable choose-your-own-adventure treasure map for everyone who dares to create a work life that fills their soul-not just their bank account."" -Dr. Stacy Feiner, psychologist; entrepreneur; coauthor of The Sixth Level ""Jeff Westphal has written a raw, honest, compelling, and inspiring book. A Work Life Worth Living is brutally authentic, elegantly clear, and quietly profound-a personal reckoning that becomes a generous guide for anyone who suspects there must be more to a career than achievement, momentum, or survival. Wise, humane, and deeply relatable for anyone trying to build a work life that actually means something."" -Matt Tyrnauer, director; producer; writer; editor-at-large, Vanity Fair ""An evergreen book exploring humanity's most enduring question: 'What gives life meaning?' And in an age where work occupies so much of our existence, we must also ask 'What gives work meaning?' As generative AI increasingly takes over analytical intelligence, Jeff reminds us of Aristotle's deeper insight that wisdom-the art of a fully lived life-is the true human achievement. A book for everyone who chooses to live deliberately."" -Isaac Getz, best-selling coauthor of Freedom, Inc. and The Caring Company ""For anyone seeking to understand the deeper dimensions of leadership, personal growth, and the human side of business, Jeff's story is an invaluable resource. This book is not merely a chronicle of business success; it is a reflection on what it means to live a meaningful life, both in the workplace and beyond."" -Don Huizenga, former CEO, Kurdziel Industries; former president, American Foundry Society; board member, EQI, an Atlas Holdings company

Author Information

In the mid-1990s, Jeff Westphal took over his father's upstart sales tax software business and, over the next two decades, built it into a dominant industry leader with nearly one thousand employees and over $300 million in annual revenue. Under Jeff's leadership, Vertex became an essential cog in the commerce machine, relied upon by more than ten thousand of the largest companies in the world.In July of 2020, after Jeff's retirement as CEO in 2017, Vertex went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange and is now valued in the billions. It is a great American success story-but telling that story is not the purpose of this book.Behind this success story is another, more complex story of how a leader found, then lost and found again, meaning in his life and work-and how, by helping his employees create meaning in work as seemingly meaningless as sales tax software, he helped his company survive challenges and thrive.Today, Jeff is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, philanthropist, corporate culture enthusiast, and conservationist. In addition to leading Vertex for two decades, he has founded two new ventures-MeaningSphere(R) and Mosaic(TM)-as he continues to give back and encourage others to create meaning in their learning and working lives.

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