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The book
How to Take the First Step Towards a Life That Matters
Patrick Struebi
Available September 23 · Pre-order today
About the book
Every meaningful journey begins with the courage to take the first step.
There is more in you than you realize. More courage. More purpose. More potential than you ever imagined. Whether you’re searching for greater meaning, launching a venture, or feeling called to something more, the spark of a changemaker is already within you—and this book will help you ignite it.
At the centre is a life-changing journey that began with an unexpected epiphany deep inside a mine in Peru, and led to Fairtrasa — a global social enterprise connecting tens of thousands of smallholder farmers to international markets.
The book follows that journey through its humble beginnings, rapid expansion, setbacks, failures, breakthroughs, and unexpected turns—not as a formula to be copied, but as an illustration of what can become possible when we listen to our inner compass, remain open to where it leads us, and find the courage to act.
It is not a memoir. Nor is it a leadership manual or a guide to social entrepreneurship. It touches all of these themes, but ultimately it is about something much more universal: helping people discover the courage to take the first step toward a life that matters.
Inside these pages, you’ll discover…
- see your life with new eyes.
- find the courage to take the first step.
- create meaningful change—in your life and beyond.
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Praise
“Changemaking is not the domain of a few.”
Hilde SchwabSchwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
“Patrick Struebi is a world-class guide on the journey of entrepreneurship. It reads like the male version of Eat Pray Love—a powerful journey from ambition to authentic calling.”
Jerry WhiteCo-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and author of BE SEE DO: The Art of Humane Leadership
“A compelling framework for humanistic leadership in an age of complexity.”
Michael PirsonProfessor, Fordham University; Editor-in-Chief, Humanistic Management Journal
From an early reader
“This book met me exactly where I was: full of ideas, unsure of myself, waiting for the right moment. It made me realize the right moment was already here. I just had to begin.”
Dante Ayarssocial entrepreneur and former student