Master Your Code: The Art, Wisdom, and Science of Leading an Extraordinary Life

"This is a MUST READ for anyone interested in leadership and human potential." Frank Blake, Former Chairman & CEO, The Home Depot

WHAT'S GETTING IN THE WAY OF YOU LEADING AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE?

How does anyone get to a point in life where they can say unequivocally say that they feel fulfilled and fully alive? Why are some leaders more effective than others? Why are some people happily married and others not? Why are some individuals more prone to depression while others seem to possess a magical resilience? Why do some elite athletes become professionals and others remain mere amateurs? Why are some of us are happy and others unhappy despite almost identical circumstances?

It's your program. A subconscious set of rules that drive the actions you take and limit the results you get. To be extraordinary in any area of your life, you must write and master your own code. This is your guidebook for doing that now. By reading this book you will learn how to:

• Be the shaper of your life, not a prisoner of your circumstances
• Take full responsibility for your life and give up the right to complain
• Honor your word and live a life of integrity
• Let go of grudges and forgive unconditionally
• Do what you were born to do in this world

Darren Gold is Managing Partner at The Trium Group where he is one of the world's leading executive coaches and advisors to CEOs and their teams. His mission is to unlock the full potential of leaders and their organizations. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and children.

“Master Your Code stretches beyond the usual business/leadership book. Darren works from a fundamental thesis: Great leaders must master themselves before they can effectively lead others. He brings that thesis to life in a powerful way. This is a book I’d recommend to anyone interested in learning about leadership and human potential.”

— Frank Blake, Former Chairman & CEO, The Home Depot

“I’ve experienced Darren unleashing the power of a team by helping the individual members put unproductive beliefs and behaviors aside. I can’t make a better world unless I can be a better me. Master Your Code is a deeply insightful yet completely practical guide to that better self. Do you owe that to the people around you? This is a very special book!”

— Bill Anderson, CEO, RochePharmaceuticals

“Warning: object in mirror (that’s you) may be closer than it appears...to not reaching (your) full potential! Those who want to change this outcome need to read this book!”

— Calvin McDonald, CEO, Lululemon

“All of us have layers of hidden biological, cultural, and emotional programming. Left unexamined, this programming drives our behavior and limits our potential. But it doesn’t have to do so.Master Your Code draws on wisdom new and old, offering a practical guide for exploring your own ‘code’ and – as Darren compellingly demonstrates from his own experience – how to take control and rewrite it for the life you want to lead.”

— Drew Houston, CEO, Dropbox

“This book makes a very bold promise – everyone has the potential to lead an extraordinary life. And Darren delivers in a way that few books do. Master Your Code does what it suggests. It combines ancient wisdom and modern science to deliver an essential guidebookfor what we all want – a life of joy, fulfillment, and happiness.”

— Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, President, StubHub

“Master Your Code is the most important thing I’ve read in years.Some books show you the ceiling and how to break through it. This books shows that there is no ceiling.”

— Tim Chen, CEO, NerdWallet

“Too many of us plateau in our progress, falling short of what we once hoped for. This book can help your life be the rocket ship it was supposed to be. Read it to operate at your highest point of contribution.”

— Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism

“I couldn’t put this book down. Truly authentic, important, and inspiring, Master Your Code is not just another leadership tome – it is a timely “code breaker.” Darren invites readers into his personal life as the humanistic underpinning to the genius guidance he delivers. Dive in with an open mind and be transported into a new world that offers provocative insights and shares a practical guide for you to unlock your own code, and guide those around you to unlock theirs.”

— G. Kelly O’Dea, Chairman Emeritus, Outward Bound International