Rational planning is a popular illusion. But, alas, it doesn’t work. In this audiobook, eight stories about successful men in their forties who, at the peak of their achievements, suddenly discovered that walking along the right squares doesn’t necessarily mean winning. A person is not a gadget, and they’re governed not only by will and consciousness, but by many “underwater” factors. An author known as a coach and business trainer, founder and owner of several businesses, demonstrates through vivid sessions with the heroes how to learn to plan nonlinearly and how to find the right levers in those personal traits that have become obstacles on the path to realizing desired outcomes. The book will be useful for everyone who wants to understand their planning factors, choose the right vector for successful growth, and find keys to communicating with loved ones and colleagues—especially those who own or manage a business—as well as for professional coaches and psychotherapists.