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The career clinic : eight simple rules for finding work you love / Maureen Anderson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : American Management Association, ©2009.Description: xii, 210 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780814410516
  • 0814410510
Subject(s):
Contents:
NO REGRETS. Callings / Gregg Levoy -- Filmmaker / David Sutherland -- Dreamer in residence / Valerie Young -- Mystery lover / Richard Goldman -- Motivational speaker / Jay Gubrud -- Harpist / Mary Jane Ballou -- TALK TO YOURSELF. Party of one / Michael Bryant -- Lifesighs / Chris Shea -- Fear seeker / Nancy Solomon -- Mustard man / Barry Levenson -- 25-year plans / Malcolm Bryan -- STOP. Willing and able / George McDonald -- Making a life / Mike Lenich -- Radical careerist / Sally Hogshead -- Syrup in my veins / Steve Simenowitz -- Roadie / Janice Lasko -- ASK FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN YOU GET LOST. Use your gifts / Dick Bolles -- Good Questions / Dave Swanson -- Say a prayer / Kaile Warren -- Facing the music / Lucy Kaplansky -- Joan the voice / Joan Baker -- What's new / Margaret Riley Dikel -- Innkeeper / Bobbi Miles -- ACCEPT FREE SAMPLES. Screenwriter / Cyrus Nowrasteh -- The accidental comic / Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant -- Frank Sinatra / Derek Evilsizor -- Media master / Laura Hutchens -- Person trainer / Steve Feinberg -- Woodcarver / Mark Greenig -- VocationVacations (Vocation Vacations) / Brian Kurth -- SAY YES. Casting director / Jane Brody -- Travelin' man / Dr. Michael Barszap -- Dog mom / Taimi Gorman -- Having it all / Helen Gurley Brown -- Good company / Marshall Goldsmith -- HAVE FUN! Cowboy / Rex Walker -- Taking my humor seriously / Dave Barry -- Call of the wild / Roxanne Ward -- Clown / Dave Holly -- Picture perfect / Anne Moore -- Art from the farm / Vicki Jo Ferriss -- Kinetic sculptor / Jeffrey Zachmann -- Preacher / Roger Welsch -- TRY SOMETHING NEW WHEN YOU STOP HAVING FUN. Colorado pottery / Jan Parzybok -- Hot dog man / Michael Anderson -- Replacements / Bob Page -- Computer consultant / Ben Garber -- Get interviews / Alesia Benedict -- Zendurance / Shane Eversfield -- Rejection collection / Kenn Amdahl -- A parting gift.
Summary: The secret to life is doing the work we are meant to do. As the longtime host of a radio show devoted to helping people find work they love, Maureen Anderson has often invited listeners in to hear firsthand accounts of people who not only relish their work, but live without regret. "The Career Clinic "is filled with intimate, revealing, and inspiring stories of career transitions that led to fulfillment, meaning, and peace. . .and offers suggestions for how others can make them too. Readers will find plenty of practical guidance on how to make the leap from the 9-to-5 doldrums to a love affair with their career. From a fashion designer who became a psychotherapist, to a husband and wife who followed their dream to open a bookstore, to a secretary who became the famous editor of a legendary magazine, the book offers warmhearted advice and encouragement. Readers will learn how to find their place in the world, have fun, and say, "Yes!" to what truly makes them happy. --Amazon.com.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 650.14 A548 Available 33111008744902
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The secret to life is doing the work we are meant to do. As the longtime host of a radio show devoted to helping people find work they love, Maureen Anderson has often invited listeners in to hear firsthand accounts of people who not only relish their work, but live without regret. The Career Clinic is filled with intimate, revealing, and inspiring stories of career transitions that led to fulfillment, meaning, and peace. . .and offers suggestions for how others can make them too. Readers will find plenty of practical guidance on how to make the leap from the 9-to-5 doldrums to a love affair with their career. From a fashion designer who became a psychotherapist, to a husband and wife who followed their dream to open a bookstore, to a secretary who became the famous editor of a legendary magazine, the book offers warmhearted advice and encouragement. Readers will learn how to find their place in the world, have fun, and say, Yes!' to what truly makes them happy. "

Includes index.

NO REGRETS. Callings / Gregg Levoy -- Filmmaker / David Sutherland -- Dreamer in residence / Valerie Young -- Mystery lover / Richard Goldman -- Motivational speaker / Jay Gubrud -- Harpist / Mary Jane Ballou -- TALK TO YOURSELF. Party of one / Michael Bryant -- Lifesighs / Chris Shea -- Fear seeker / Nancy Solomon -- Mustard man / Barry Levenson -- 25-year plans / Malcolm Bryan -- STOP. Willing and able / George McDonald -- Making a life / Mike Lenich -- Radical careerist / Sally Hogshead -- Syrup in my veins / Steve Simenowitz -- Roadie / Janice Lasko -- ASK FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN YOU GET LOST. Use your gifts / Dick Bolles -- Good Questions / Dave Swanson -- Say a prayer / Kaile Warren -- Facing the music / Lucy Kaplansky -- Joan the voice / Joan Baker -- What's new / Margaret Riley Dikel -- Innkeeper / Bobbi Miles -- ACCEPT FREE SAMPLES. Screenwriter / Cyrus Nowrasteh -- The accidental comic / Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant -- Frank Sinatra / Derek Evilsizor -- Media master / Laura Hutchens -- Person trainer / Steve Feinberg -- Woodcarver / Mark Greenig -- VocationVacations (Vocation Vacations) / Brian Kurth -- SAY YES. Casting director / Jane Brody -- Travelin' man / Dr. Michael Barszap -- Dog mom / Taimi Gorman -- Having it all / Helen Gurley Brown -- Good company / Marshall Goldsmith -- HAVE FUN! Cowboy / Rex Walker -- Taking my humor seriously / Dave Barry -- Call of the wild / Roxanne Ward -- Clown / Dave Holly -- Picture perfect / Anne Moore -- Art from the farm / Vicki Jo Ferriss -- Kinetic sculptor / Jeffrey Zachmann -- Preacher / Roger Welsch -- TRY SOMETHING NEW WHEN YOU STOP HAVING FUN. Colorado pottery / Jan Parzybok -- Hot dog man / Michael Anderson -- Replacements / Bob Page -- Computer consultant / Ben Garber -- Get interviews / Alesia Benedict -- Zendurance / Shane Eversfield -- Rejection collection / Kenn Amdahl -- A parting gift.

The secret to life is doing the work we are meant to do. As the longtime host of a radio show devoted to helping people find work they love, Maureen Anderson has often invited listeners in to hear firsthand accounts of people who not only relish their work, but live without regret. "The Career Clinic "is filled with intimate, revealing, and inspiring stories of career transitions that led to fulfillment, meaning, and peace. . .and offers suggestions for how others can make them too. Readers will find plenty of practical guidance on how to make the leap from the 9-to-5 doldrums to a love affair with their career. From a fashion designer who became a psychotherapist, to a husband and wife who followed their dream to open a bookstore, to a secretary who became the famous editor of a legendary magazine, the book offers warmhearted advice and encouragement. Readers will learn how to find their place in the world, have fun, and say, "Yes!" to what truly makes them happy. --Amazon.com.

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