Prosper!: How to Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting - Softcover

The Next 20 Years Will Be Completely Different From The Past Current global trends are bleak: weak economic growth, too much debt, declining incomes for the lower 99%, a dangerous addiction to fossil fuels, and ecological destruction -- just to name a few. Many of us understandably feel resigned to an eroding standard of living in the years to come. At best. But what if we told you that there are specific, attainable steps you can take today that can limit your vulnerability to these trends and help you be: - Richer - Live with greater purpose - Healthier - More valued by others - Happier - Safer from harm That's exactly what Prosper! offers: a blueprint for taking control of and improving your destiny. It outlines practical, actionable investments of your time & resources that will ensure you enjoy greater prosperity in your life, whatever the future may bring. In Prosper!, Martenson and Taggart will explain: - The trends mostly likely to shape your life over the next 20 years - Why developing resilience offers your best chance for thriving, even though society may suffer from the changes these trends may bring - How to build true wealth - What specific actions to take now to secure a prosperous future, no matter what the future holds - How everybody can benefit from this guidance, regardless of age, income or ability How we can best serve the next generation by the actions we take today Prosper! is the highly anticipated follow-up to Martenson's acclaimed book The Crash Course (Wiley, 2011)