Don Fergusson

From Rust-Oleum To Rock ‘N’ Roll

Don Fergusson, author of Salmon to Siddhartha, is the former president of an iconic American company, Rust-Oleum, and grandson of the sea captain who invented the fish-oil based paint and founded the company in 1921.

Don Fergusson’s story is an inspiring journey from struggle and resistance to a state of flow and equanimity. His lessons could be touchstones in your awakening as well.    –Deepak Chopra

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Early in my life I lived mainly like a salmon, the painful approach: dive like hell into the fast-flowing river, driven by an innate sense of obligation, swim against the current, and fight my way through until I am exhausted. Granted, at that point salmon then have sex, which might make the whole swim worthwhile. But after that they die, or some big bear eats them for breakfast.

I’ve learned there’s another way.

–Don Fergusson, Salmon to Siddhartha

Learn how to transform life’s most difficult challenges into opportunities for learning, growth, and spiritual evolution. Develop a more courageous core and greater resilience in your everyday life.

Marvelous book! The insights into love and relationships and life priorities are so deep and so helpful. It is rare to find someone who writes from the heart and writes well— Don has a powerful message and a wonderful story to tell.

–Steve McDonald, Author of House of Mirrors

This is a good page-turner where you can’t wait to see what happens next. The book is candid, humorous, deep, but always an easy read. I took away practical ideas that will make me a better person, husband, friend, father.

–Robert J. Zollars, Chairman and member of Governance & Nominating Committee, Vocera Communications, Inc.

Vanaka has crafted more than a collection of great singles – it’s a classic album – a profound listening experience.

–Brian Scheuble, Grammy-nominated Mixing Engineer (U2 “Rattle & Hum,” Stevie Nicks, Elton John, Ringo Starr)

 

To Inspire Courage

I have written Salmon to Siddhartha for those launching themselves in search of new meaning and happiness in their relationships, careers and lives; for those caught in the swirling eddies of stagnant marriages or who have stumbled into the deep, angry whirlpools of divorce. The book inspires courage in those who find themselves endlessly struggling upstream in jobs that no longer bring deep satisfaction, and who are afraid to stop swimming. The 5 Siddhartha Principles offer all readers a solid foundation for the creation of a life infused with more joy, compassion and clearer purpose.