Paradox of Success: When Winning at Work Means Losing at Life O'Neil, John R.

You're climbing the ladder. Corner office in sight. Stock options vesting. And somehow, the higher you get, the emptier it feels. O'Neil dissects the trap high-achievers know too well: the relentless pursuit of external success that quietly erodes the internal stuff that actually matters — relationships, health, purpose, joy. This isn't a productivity hack book. It's a reckoning. Drawing on case studies of executives who hit the wall, O'Neil maps the warning signs and offers a framework for redefining success before burnout or divorce does it for you. Practical without being prescriptive, philosophical without losing the thread. For anyone who's ever wondered if winning is worth it, or what winning even means when you're too exhausted to enjoy it.