Former Chief Executive
magazine publisher
Ed Kopko of
St. Petersburg has
lived a life of happiness
and success as former head
of Butler International, a
multimillion dollar public
company. In his book,
Project Bold Life: The Proven
Formula to Take on Challenges
and Achieve Happiness
and Success, he uses his
experiences over the years
to help others find their way
to success. To do that, he
helps individuals to set bold
goals and take the necessary
steps to reach them using
his easy-to-follow guide
that has been drawn from
his personal adventures.
Ed uses seven pillars
to help identify what in
your life is important to
you in the following areas:
health, achievement, career,
finance, relationships, giving
back and experiences. He stresses
that individuals need to consider
these categories and determine their
personal bold goals. He uses his
goal refiner worksheet to help you
target your own personal goals. A
portion of the power of this book
is Ed’s requirement for the reader
to participate and not just to listen.
To do so, he has included Appendix
worksheets that serve as guides
that will help you to to achieve
those things in life that are most
meaningful to you.
Like all self-help books, the
author can only do so much of
the work, while the rest is up to
you. Much like Ayn Rand, Dr.
Wayne Dyer and other writers
have influenced people with
their thoughts, Kopko uses
personal stories and examples
to demonstrate what others have
achieved. Motivating others
to do better is not easy. But in
his book, Kopko considers the
usual negativity and stumbling
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blocks that stop so
many individuals from
proceeding forward
and attempts to hold
the reader’s hand as
a support showing
understanding, but not
sympathy. He knows
that self-improvement
is difficult. So at every
turn, he provides the type
of needed encouragement to
keep the process going. At times
such as this, when insecurity is
everywhere, learning from this
master seems to be a wise move to
help you achieve your dreams and
cope with life and its challenges. 9
EDITOR’S NOTE: Project Bold Life
by Edward Kopko is available as a
trade paperback and e-book from retail
booksellers.
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PROJECT BOLD LIFE
Learning Self-Help from an Expert
By Aaron R. Fodiman
Edward Kopko