세계 5위 안에 드는 마케팅 전문가인 저자가 개미처럼 사는 현대인에게 그 동안 놓쳐버린 인생의 소중한 것을 되짚어 주고, 지금부터라도 행복한 삶을 살 수 있도록 오늘 시작해야 할 것들을 깨우쳐주는 인생에 관한 교훈서.

저자 자신과 주변인들이 인생의 어려움을 딛고 역경을 겪으면서 얻은 교훈들을 때로는 짧고 강렬한 메시지로, 때로는 자신들의 체험담을 곁들이는 다양한 방식으로 소개한다. 지인을 포함한 22명의 저자들은 대부분 50대 전후반으로, 자신들이 어려운 길로 돌아가는 과정에서 얻은 인생에 대한 교훈을 독자들은 미리 접하여 하루라도 빨리 진정 소중한 것을 깨우치길 바라는 한가지 마음을 가지고 이 원고를 썼다고 한다.

Bestselling author and marketing guru Joe Vitale offers insights and life lessons for achieving success

In the simple, straightforward tone of an instructional manual, this little book offers big wisdom and little-known secrets for living a better life. Packed with life lessons most people will wish they’d learned earlier, Life’s Missing Instruction Manual uses humor and anecdote to present practical steps readers can use to take control of their lives, overcome any obstacle, and find fulfillment. Each simple lesson is explained and brought into focus with real-life examples and includes practical steps on putting those lessons to work every day. Full of uncommon wisdom and lighthearted humor, this book will help readers develop confidence, create a plan for success, get ahead at work, build rapport with others, develop time-management skills, and find wealth and happiness.

Readers will learn how to live life to the fullest when they discover how to:

* Take chances that lead to success
* Get through the tough times
* Be themselves and like it
* Find their purpose
* Work as a team
* Create their own blueprint for success
* Believe in themselves
* Lead a good and moral life
* Accept their mistakes and move on
* Define success for themselves

Joe Vitale (Wimberley, TX) is President of Hypnotic Marketing, Inc., and author of The Attractor Factor (0-471-70604-3) and The E-Code (0-471-71855-6). He has been called "the Buddha of the Internet" for his combination of spirituality and marketing acumen. His professional clients include the Red Cross, PBS, Hermann Children’s Hospital, and many other small and large international businesses.