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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A collection of inspirational offerings detailing the experiences of people who have left unfulfilling jobs outlines four fundamental steps to pursuing one's dreams, revealing how others have managed the risks, emotional fallout and setbacks of living life on their own terms.
Author
Publisher
Lampo Press, The Lampo Group
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Many people think that dreaming big means you quit your day job, and sell everything you own. What if there were a different way. This book is based on Acuff's experience in cultivating a dream job that changed his life-- and the world in the process.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Don't Keep Your Day Job will get you fired up, ready to rip it open and use your zone of genius to add a little more sparkle to this world. Cathy Heller, host of the popular podcast Don't Keep Your Day Job, shares wisdom, anecdotes, and practical suggestions from successful creative entrepreneurs and experts, including actress Jenna Fischer on rejection, Gretchen Rubin on the keys to happiness, Jen Sincero on having your best badass life, and so much...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Language
English
Description
"In today's challenging job-market, as recent grads face a shifting economic landscape and seek work that pays and inspires, as workers are laid off mid-career, and as people search for an inspiring work-life change, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. This completely updated edition features the latest resources, strategies, and perspectives on today's job market, revealing surprising advice on what works--and...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
With more than 10 million copies sold in 28 countries, the world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2020, tailoring Richard Bolles's long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today's job-hunters and career-changers. What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world's most popular job-hunting guide, revised and updated annually with more than ten million copies sold. This newly streamlined edition features the latest...
7) What color is your parachute? 2018 edition: a practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Explains how to identify personal goals and interests and reveals how to apply that information toward obtaining satisfying employment, with tips on interviews, salary-negotiation techniques, and career searching online.
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Through inspiring stories of those who have successfully landed their dream career, as well as actionable tools, exercises, and thought experiments, he'll guide you through today's vast menu of career options to discover the work perfectly suited to your unique interests, skills, and experiences," from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This is the true story of a lawyer and his partner who give up their corporate lives in London to run an ice cream shop and small inn in Wisconsin's north woods. It is a tale of starting over, slowing down, and ice cream"--Provided by publisher.
"'I was not prone to drastic actions. I did not rush into the unknown. After fifteen years as a more or less effective lawyer, I approached decisions with a certain caution. I weighed not only the pros and...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The profound disruptions of recent years have sparked a collective reckoning. We reprioritized our lives, and reordered how we envisioned the future. Businesses were forced to pivot, while leaders scrambled to rethink their roles. There has been an unprecedented global reset. But in truth, almost everyone goes through this kind of reappraisal at least once in their life--and probably more often than that. Whatever the catalyst, it prompts in us the...
12) Love lifted me
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jade Benson embraces unexpected motherhood after her husband Max gains custody of his young son. As she and Max work out their newly formed family, an invitation to coach Texas high school football sends them on a journey. Then a stranger reveals a painful secret, and Ja de faces her hardest challenge yet.
Author
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The world, our economy, and technology have all made major leaps in the past decade-have you made The Leap along with them?Work is different for this new generation than it has been in the past. Long-term careers are on the way out, and "gigs"--Part-time, contract, or freelance work-are becoming more common. Whether you're in the midst of a career or just getting started, now is the time to prepare for changes headed your way. What does it look like...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"'Thank Your for Firing Me!' will help you: Avoid "rebound" work ; Figure out what you were meant to do ; Find ways to adapt your skills to a changing job market ; Discover the latest news on hot new industries ; Capitalize on current trends ; Learn about expanding markets such as the green industry, baby boomers, and Generation Y ; Locate opportunities for women and fields with a growing demand for diversity ; Explore Internet marketing and methods...
16) Fire your boss
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Fire Your Boss.
And Hire Yourself.
Impossible? Not according to nationally bestselling author Stephen M. Pollan. As he says in this new and empowering book, "You don't have to accept your current work situation. You can be in control of your job and your stream of income, so you're never again subject to the whims, prejudices, moods, or circumstances of your so-called boss." In today's difficult work environment, gone are the days of finding satisfaction...
Author
Publisher
Perigee Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A guide to help make the most of your mid-career entrepreneurial pursuits...whether they were originally planned for or not. Employee to Entrepreneur is the book to help entrepreneurially minded professionals seize the opportunity offered by the current economic environment to begin a "second act" in their careers. This complete guide explores the full range of questions and concerns voiced by mid-career entrepreneurs, including: how to get started...
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
" The Wall Street powerhouse and author of Expect to Win offers a new way to conceptualize career strategies and gives us proven tools for successful change Whether we're starting out, striving toward a promotion, or looking for a new opportunity, the working world isn't what it used to be. Wall Street veteran Carla Harris knows this, and in Strategize to Win she gives readers the tools they need to get started; get "unstuck" from bad situations;...
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz, psychologists, career counselors, and creators of the popular Stanford University course "Fail Fast, Fail Often," have come to a compelling conclusion: happy and successful people tend to spend less time planning and more time acting. They get out into the world, try new things, and make mistakes, and in doing so, they benefit from unexpected experiences and opportunities. Drawing on the authors' research in human...
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