People On My Road of Life
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 216
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 170
Choose Your Format
$17.99
Ebook
$10.99
The book People on My Road of Life highlights the experience gained by the author on his life path and demonstrates the transformation of his thinking and perception of the world. Like a bee collecting nectar from flowers, the author has been acquiring knowledge from people worldwide. He tries to find answers to tough questions of today's turbulent world and to inspire the readers to become the best versions of themselves. The author believes that each person should stick universal humanitarian values, be ready to take responsibility and have the courage to make our world a better place.
“Bohdan Budzan is that very rare individual who as a top scientist has the sensibilities of a poet and philosopher. I have had the high privilege over many decades to see the dramatic changes that have taken place in the former Soviet Union. This book portrays the stories of so many remarkable individuals who against all odds survived and thrived. My hope is that many readers will get a deep appreciation of Ukrainian history and culture because of his remembrances. Above all, I hope there will be clarity in the minds of the readers that Russia and Ukraine are very different.”
Howard Dahl, President/CEO at Amity Technology, LLC Fargo, North Dakota
“Bohdan Budzan’s People on my Road of Life provides extraordinarily sensitive portraits of the astonishingly great number people, some very well-known and some not, who have been positive influences on him at critical times in his life. The book, however, is not merely or only autobiographical; it is an intensely engaging “self-help” book in which the author has drawn out life lessons for himself from their best qualities. These are summarized toward the end of the book in “My ‘Rules of the Game.
Budzan himself is what one might call “catalytic.” Throughout his varied career, he has had a special talent for turning soaring visions, often those of others, into remarkable practical success stories. He has exemplified the advice he got early on from the great Borys Paton: “You have to fly high but don’t lose your connection with the ground.”
The subtext of the entire book is personal authenticity, which emerges in every page and every portrait. Bohdan Budzan is one of those rare people who embodies and exudes authenticity, which he presents well as a learned skill. We would all do well to learn from him."
Gerson S. Sher, retired foundation executive and civil servant who has devoted his career to the intersection of scientific cooperation, Washington, DC
“Road of Life chronicles Bohdan Budzan’s remarkable career. He was a welding research scientist and a senior civil servant. He headed Ukraine’s leading charitable foundation and the top management school and became a prominent management consultant. In each of these spheres, he played a transformative role. He was one of the people who made a difference in Ukraine's transition to a modern society.
The book is unusual since it records his journey by focusing on the people who impacted his successes. By giving credit to others, he brings credit to himself. The old saying goes, "Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are." There is much to learn from the approach to life disclosed in the book. “
Bohdan Krawchenko, Graduate School of Development, University of Central Asia. Formerly, founding Director, Institute of Public Administration, Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine.
The book People on My Road of Life highlights the experience gained by the author on his life path and demonstrates the transformation of his thinking and perception of the world. Like a bee collecting nectar from flowers, the author has been acquiring knowledge from people worldwide. He tries to find answers to tough questions of today's turbulent world and to inspire the readers to become the best versions of themselves. The author believes that each person should stick universal humanitarian values, be ready to take responsibility and have the courage to make our world a better place.
“Bohdan Budzan is that very rare individual who as a top scientist has the sensibilities of a poet and philosopher. I have had the high privilege over many decades to see the dramatic changes that have taken place in the former Soviet Union. This book portrays the stories of so many remarkable individuals who against all odds survived and thrived. My hope is that many readers will get a deep appreciation of Ukrainian history and culture because of his remembrances. Above all, I hope there will be clarity in the minds of the readers that Russia and Ukraine are very different.”
Howard Dahl, President/CEO at Amity Technology, LLC Fargo, North Dakota
“Bohdan Budzan’s People on my Road of Life provides extraordinarily sensitive portraits of the astonishingly great number people, some very well-known and some not, who have been positive influences on him at critical times in his life. The book, however, is not merely or only autobiographical; it is an intensely engaging “self-help” book in which the author has drawn out life lessons for himself from their best qualities. These are summarized toward the end of the book in “My ‘Rules of the Game.
Budzan himself is what one might call “catalytic.” Throughout his varied career, he has had a special talent for turning soaring visions, often those of others, into remarkable practical success stories. He has exemplified the advice he got early on from the great Borys Paton: “You have to fly high but don’t lose your connection with the ground.”
The subtext of the entire book is personal authenticity, which emerges in every page and every portrait. Bohdan Budzan is one of those rare people who embodies and exudes authenticity, which he presents well as a learned skill. We would all do well to learn from him."
Gerson S. Sher, retired foundation executive and civil servant who has devoted his career to the intersection of scientific cooperation, Washington, DC
“Road of Life chronicles Bohdan Budzan’s remarkable career. He was a welding research scientist and a senior civil servant. He headed Ukraine’s leading charitable foundation and the top management school and became a prominent management consultant. In each of these spheres, he played a transformative role. He was one of the people who made a difference in Ukraine's transition to a modern society.
The book is unusual since it records his journey by focusing on the people who impacted his successes. By giving credit to others, he brings credit to himself. The old saying goes, "Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are." There is much to learn from the approach to life disclosed in the book. “
Bohdan Krawchenko, Graduate School of Development, University of Central Asia. Formerly, founding Director, Institute of Public Administration, Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine.