There is no one formula for success. Nor one route to this holy grail. Ramesh Narayan tells his story of success in an easy-to-read style that combines interesting anecdotes, honest insights and a very different look at success. This is the story of a little fancied candidate who excelled in everything he attempted: Writing, photography, business, industry initiatives, etc. A person who never studied management or advertising but built a successful advertising agency over 24 years. He wrote about advertising in columns for leading publications all his working life, and then retired at the age of 50 to start life anew as an industry person and in the social space. He is credited with several enduring and widely acclaimed initiatives in both areas. He is one of the most awarded persons in the advertising industry; and one of the most retiring as well. Here, he opens up on his life, what success means to him and what got him to where he reached. He offers a host of practical learnings gleaned from his experiences. A very different definition of success. A very different route to success. It could be yours.

Route to Success: An American Dream Tale is an autobiography of an African child who grew up in a small village in Cote d’Ivoire. Unlike his own children, he was born under banana trees. Before and after his birth, no medical attention was ever given to his mother or to him. Despite the limited opportunities for a child during the postcolonial years, his parents thought that the future of their child was to be assimilated to Western culture. Hence, at six years old, the child was sent to school away from his native and natural environment. This early decision of his parents enrolling him in school led him to successfully complete his education in Cote d’Ivoire and later in North America. This book is divided in five chapters as follows: 1. Building a foundation for success 2. Brief transition 3. Cultural transformation and determination to acquire higher education 4. Drive to pursue higher education in USA 5. Inspirational career The lectures of the aforementioned five chapters present the challenges and the success story of the author. This autobiography shares the author’s lifetime experience and sends a message to the future generation that hard work, courage, determination, perseverance, and strong desire to succeed can always lead to fulfillment of better life and accomplishment. Many challenges, strains, and pain have often left the author of this memoir physically and emotionally exhausted as he has gone through his academic and/or professional life. However, his self-confidence, self-esteem, pride, values, commitment to edification, and devotion to hard work are the major forces to successfully reach his goals and be able to share his legacy of success in this manuscript today.

Your Route To Success, is much more then a how to guide; to buy, own, and operate a route business. The book is about my own, hands-on experience so it's personal, real, practical, honest and sincere. How I managed to buy, own, and operate the route business for twenty-one years, and of all places (the capital of the world N.Y.C.). Remember the famous saying; "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere." Throughout the book my message is, to inspire, motivate, empower, and give a practical advice, as well as steps for the reader to take to succeed and improve his way of life. As route owner, just imagine for a moment, that for the next ten, twenty years, or more you no longer have to be concerned about job and income security, for you and your family. Having that peace of mind is priceless, especially in today's economy and job market. How about the freedom and independence in deciding how many days and hours you want to work, and the kind of life you wish to build for you and your family. In most cases route business is an already established business, so it provides immediate and secured steady income. Over many years the route business has been very good to me, and my family. In writing this book is a way of giving back, to the business that I love. It just might be the perfect small business for owner-operator. True success in life is; "When people benefit from your actions." My wish and hope is to help individuals who are hardworking, disciplined, responsible, self-starters, who believe in self-reliance and family values, to get into their own small business and succeed. It's about showing and making a very practical, and convincing case throughout the book, how an average individual, (without special training or college diploma), but with above average; desire, discipline, attitude, and work ethic, opportunities still exist to be self-employed and succeed. It's about you, being in control of your life, your future, and not, your boss. Throughout the book I tell it like it is. I don't paint a rosy picture or sugar coat anything. I point out that elevator to success is broken, that you have to use the stairs, one step at the time. I know, of no magic formula for success, and for fast and easy riches' that anybody can achieve. Success before work only comes in a dictionary. It's also inspiring and motivational book, that makes you think, be aware, and believe; that you can be your own boss, you can do better, yes you can succeed, that opportunities do exist if you persistently keep looking not just give up, and blame everything and everyone for your lack of success. To always be conscious in thinking what is in your best interest, to think about, how you spend your time, money, energies, who you associate with, and so on. Will your everyday habits lead you to success and better you, or failure, despair, and reliance on family, relatives, or the government? Reflection of our lives depends on the choices we make. To have a better life, simply make better choices. Successful people throughout their lives' by far, make the greater number of better choices and decisions, and then the unsuccessful people do. Only part of the book is about the route business, by far more important are the overall teachings and the message of the book. This is the time for one of those better choices that you can make, to buy the book with a promise to read it often, get inspired, motivated, and into action in learning and using the everyday habits that lead and bring success and prosperity to you and your family. I feel like, I did my part to help you succeed. The next step is up to you. I wish you good luck on your journey to; "Your Route To Success."

TarcherPerigee's powerful collaboration with the Napoleon Hill Foundation continues with another masterpiece from the grandfather of self-help prosperity teachings and the author of Think and Grow Rich! Are you lacking a sense of direction? Unable to chart a course for success in your life? Uneasy as to whether or not you are following the correct route to your destination? Study this guidebook for your life's journey. This book provides only time-tested advice for you to follow. In fact, Napoleon Hill created the first GPS system decades ago in the form of billboards that positioned his students on the Road to Success. What was true then is true now, and you will benefit immediately by applying his success coordinates to your life. When you have the "how to," it becomes easy to follow the signposts that deliver you to your destination right on time. Are you ready to begin? The Master Teacher Napoleon Hill awaits you. Open this book for your success itinerary and travel the footsteps he has placed on the pathway. With this book to guide you, you will not lose your way!

To take a road trip to Success, we will need a destination as well as a GPS. Success is described here as the achievement of a goal. The goals we adopt may be the result of experience, vision or desire. They crystallize our desire to get to a better place. Having picked a goal for success, how do you get there? What drives you on? Some more popular goals include amassing wealth, gaining recognition and a desire to improve the lifestyle of others. It is also interesting to note that both philosophers as well as successful travellers on this road to success tell us that the journey is the real prize, not merely arriving at the destination. So what route does your roadmap follow? Whatever route you choose, the CelebrityExperts(R) in this book can mentor your trip. They have completed this trip before, and they know where the potholes and the dead-ends are. These successful people have traits in common including creativity, risk taking, planning, perseverance and they are action-takers. Without taking action, The Road To Success is merely a mirage. So read, learn and enjoy. Safe travels A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.