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Include books by the same authorSo Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
Cal Newport · 304 pages
In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover th
What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question
Po Bronson · 402 pages
Presents a series of profiles of individuals from around the world who have found meaningful answers to some of life's most difficult questions, explaining how they can serve as examples for others. In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Seth Godin · 244 pages
The bestselling author of Tribes and The Dip returns with his most powerful book yet Who is Seth Godin?"It's easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say. Godin is a marketer, but in the broadest sense of the word. He's interested in not simply how products are marketed, but also how people sell themselves and their ideas, and how new technology can be a game-changer." - Time.com"Thousand
Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job
Jon Acuff · 242 pages
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.
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
Richard N. Bolles · 382 pages
The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels
Michael D. Watkins · 278 pages
Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You
William Burnett, Dave Evans · 240 pages
Getting Started in Consulting
Alan Weiss · 320 pages
The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success
Nicholas Lore · 385 pages
"Let The Pathfinder guide you to a more engaging, fulfilling work life. Based on breakthrough techniques developed by Rockport Institute, an innovative and award-winning career-counseling network that has changed the lives of over 10,000 people, The Pathfinder offers invaluable advice and more than 100 self-tests and diagnostic tools that will help you choose an entirely new career - or view a cur
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
Tina Seelig · 195 pages
Major life transitions such as leaving the protected environment of school or starting a new career can be daunting. It is scary to face a wall of choices, knowing that no one is going to tell us whether or not we are making the right decision. There is no clearly delineated path or recipe for success. Even figuring out how and where to start can be a challenge. That is, until now.As executive dir
Maximize Your Potential: Grow Your Expertise, Take Bold Risks Build an Incredible Career
Jocelyn K. Glei · 260 pages
We've entered an exhilarating new era of self-invention. With access to new resources, technologies, and connectivity, you no longer have to rely on traditional channels to craft an incredible career. But surviving and thriving in this new landscape requires a highly proactive approach. Maximize Your Potential will show you how to generate new opportunities, cultivate your creative expertise, buil
The 4-Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferriss · 308 pages
The New York Times bestselling how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success and replacing them with a whole new way of living Tim Ferriss has trouble defining what he does for a living. Depending on when you ask this controversial Princeton University guest lecturer, he might answer:'I race motorcycles in Europe' 'I ski in the Andes' 'I scuba dive in Panama' 'I
No One Succeeds Alone: Learn Everything You Can from Everyone You Can
Robert Reffkin · 240 pages
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Marshall Goldsmith · 256 pages
TED Talks: The official TED guide to public speaking
Chris J. Anderson · 269 pages
The inside secrets to giving a first-class presentation from the man who put TED talks on the world's stage. Chris Anderson discovered early on that the key to getting an audience to sit up and pay attention is to condense a presentation into 18 minutes or less, and to heighten its impact with a powerful narrative. This is chock full of personal presentation suggestions - everything from how to di
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
Austin Kleon · 224 pages
The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha · 272 pages
A blueprint for thriving in your job and building a career by applying the lessons of Silicon Valley's most innovative entrepreneurs. The career escalator is jammed. Unemployment is sky-high. Creative disruption is shaking every industry. Global competition for jobs is fierce. Traditional job security is a thing of the past. Here, LinkedIn cofounder and chairman Reid Hoffman and author Ben Casnoch
Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love
Jonathan Fields
There's a revolution brewing across the nation--a movement that's changing lives and revealing little known paths to passion and prosperity. It's about building a great living around what you love to do most. Once you've been touched by it, you'll never be the same. This book is your way in, your admission ticket to the world of the career renegade. Jonathan Fields, mega-firm lawyer turned succes
Business Model You: A One-Page Method for Reinventing Your Career
Tim Clark, Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur · 257 pages
Offers advice and inspiration for readers interested in changing their career or life paths, presenting techniques for designing and implementing a business model for an individual personal life.
Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends
Tim Sanders, Gene Stone · 224 pages
Argues that the key to business success is to use one's knowledge, network, and compassion to support colleagues and encourage their growth, offering tips on learning from books, developing a network of contacts, and becoming kinder.
Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance
Marcus Buckingham · 270 pages
Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter