
Jonathan Fields is an author, entrepreneur, and media creator whose work centers on meaningful work, uncertainty, well-being, and human potential. He wrote Career Renegade, Uncertainty, How to Live a Good Life, and Sparked, and created Good Life Project, which his site says has surpassed 100 million listens and views. ((https://www.jonathanfields.com/books/?utm_source=openai))
Jonathan Fields first trained for a conventional legal career. He earned a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law and worked as an SEC and big-firm lawyer before pivoting to entrepreneurship. A major turning point came when he co-founded Sedona Private Fitness and later launched Sonic Yoga in New York in 2001, eventually selling those businesses and redirecting his attention toward writing, teaching, and media. The move from law into founder-led wellness and education work established the themes that would recur throughout his career: reinvention, creativity, and the search for more meaningful ways to work and live. ((https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanfields1?utm_source=openai))
"The brilliant Jonathan Fields shows us, in this thought-provoking and action-provoking guide"
— Gretchen Rubin
"Through his own compelling story and piles of great advice, Jonathan Fields shows how you can pay the bills by pursuing your passion"
— Daniel H. Pink
"But nobody has nailed this faculty like Jonathan Fields"
— Steven Pressfield
"Many people over the years have considered the question of how to live a good life, but only one of them is Jonathan Fields"
— Susan Cain
"Jonathan Fields is a trusted authority for those wanting to change careers or start a business"
— Pam Slim
"Jonathan Fields' advice is pithy, current and amusing"
— Julie Jansen
"In How to Live a Good Life, Jonathan Fields provides simple, scientifically-validated daily prompts"
— Arianna Huffington
"Jonathan Fields' new book is brilliant and subversive"
— Susan Piver
"With an irresistible blend of soul, humility, and smarts, Jonathan Fields takes you by the hand"
— Kris Carr
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