Larger Than Yourself: Reimagine Industries, Lead with Purpose & Grow Ideas into Movements

Written by Thibault Manekin

Narrated by David deVries

A fresh, road-tested guide to growing a flicker of an idea into a full-blown movement, often using unexpected and even counterintuitive principles

It’s an age-old question: Why do some great ideas or inventions take off and soar while others never get off the ground? Today, with more and more young entrepreneurs seeking to incorporate social justice, economic equity, climate concerns, and communal health into their endeavors, the need for practical-yet-think-big answers is great. Thibault Manekin has a few. In 2002, eight years after the fall of apartheid, recent college graduate Manekin moved from his hometown of Baltimore to Durban, South Africa, on the strength of an idea: What if basketball could bridge even the deepest social divides? Despite enormous obstacles, such as the HIV/AIDS crisis, and fueled by support from figures including Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama, he proved that it could. Manekin then took the lessons he’d learned back to Baltimore, where he asked himself how the real estate industry could be reimagined to unite cities, empower communities, and launch powerful ideas. Larger Than Yourself tells this story but is about much more than Manekin himself. It also profiles the remarkable real-world change makers he has worked with, and the innovative practices he has instituted, in the profitable companies and nonprofit organizations he has helped to create. Manekin makes these methods accessible to all, meaningful to anyone, and inspirational to everyone with an idea, a hope, and a purpose-driven dream.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Everand Productions
• Release date: Nov 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094432229

Thibault Manekin

Thibault Manekin is a speaker, educator, entrepreneur, community organizer, and cofounder of Seawall. Soon after graduating from college, Manekin traveled to South Africa, where he combined his passion for bringing people together with a love of sports to help create Peace Players, a nonprofit with the mission of bringing together children from war-torn countries around the world through basketball and dialogue. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviews for Larger Than Yourself

[Shirley Immaculate Mensah · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thank you for this book. It is very inspiring. Thanks

[Alex Impey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book!

Thank Thibault

Paints a picture on how Real Estate can be used to build real community driven change

[yasmin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Inspirational and helpful to really drive the point of the importance of including those you are serving diring a movement. Read more like a story than a business book, it was quite engaging.

[ron · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very inspiring book for those who want to lead with purpose. Loved and will read the paper book.

[Phillip Taylor · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Brilliantly written, great audio speaker and amazing story of the authors life journey

[Kelly Izell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

SO GOOD!!! I was impressed by the content. It is not someone boringly lecturing about how to build a revolution.

[sbooks_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What else can you say about this book than a hearthfelt; Thank You!

[Mdawida · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is one of the most amazing books I have listened to in a while. The rawness of vulnerability, authenticity and acceptance from Thibault is incredible. Leading from behind and allowing others to shine is what makes great leaders. Being intentional in changing the world and taking actions to go to unknown places and start uncomfortable conversations is what helps drive change and impact in this world. Loved every bit of this book.