Career Courage: Discover Your Passion, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone, and Create the Success You Want

How has your answer changed since childhood to the often-asked question ?What do you want to be when you grow up?? For most, the answers tend to begin with excited seven-year-olds confidently and excitedly screaming out things like, ?A basketball player!? or ?A fireman!? or ?A cook!? and then ten to fifteen years later those same kids are shrugging their shoulders while saying, ?Not sure. Maybe something in accounting??What happened? (Besides only growing to five foot eight and not being able to even reach the net when you jump.) When did we lose the courage to find our true calling and not just settle for what make sense in today?s workforce, or what our parents pushed us toward? Career Courage is meant to help you conquer your fears, shed misguided ideas, and muster the strength to let go of a safe job and stage your next act. Whether you?re a college grad contemplating choices, a seasoned professional seeking new directions, or a stay-at-home mom preparing to reenter the workplace, this invaluable guide book poses tough questions about motivation, confidence, character, risk tolerance, and more. The answers will power your journey forward as you learn to:? Clarify what really matters? Express your point of view? Build strong relationships and a robust network? Think like an entrepreneur? Prioritize a truly fulfilling life? And more!Starting or changing careers can be a scary, soul-searching process. Career Courage will give you the strength and guidance you need to break free from your fears and find fulfillment in the workforce. Review "Whether you are already employed and dissatisfied with your current situation or just starting out and unsure in which direction you want to go, ?Career Courage? provides ideas and offers up the tough questions that you need to ask yourself to determine the path to follow." --SmallBizTrends Book Description Get out of the rut-and into a new career. What do you want to be when you grow up? That question nags at us long after childhood. Why is it so hard to figure out? Because finding your true calling takes courage. It means conquering fears, shedding misguided ideas, and mustering the strength to let go of a safe job and stage your next act. Career Courage serves as a personal coach through the soul-searching and planning process ahead, whether you?re a college grad contemplating choices, a seasoned professional seeking new directions, or a stay-at-home mom preparing to reenter the workplace. Packed with exercises and stories of inspiring second acts, the book poses tough questions about motivation, confidence, character, risk tolerance, and more. The answers will power your journey forward as you learn to: Clarify what really matters ? Express your point of view ? Build strong relationships and a robust network ? Stay focused on finances ? Think like an entrepreneur ? Prioritize a truly fulfilling life ? And more A career that seemed promising can feel like a dead end today. Career Courage helps you break free and create your own brand of success. From the Back Cover ?Career Courage provides fantastic coaching that is inspiring, practical, and useful. It will not only increase your motivation to become the person that you can be, it will increase your ability to become that person!? - Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times bestselling author of Triggers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won?t Get You There ?I highly recommend this step-by-step guide to anyone seeking a richer and more rewarding career.? - Casey Sheahan, Former CEO, Patagonia, Inc. Whether you?ve just begun searching for your dream job or hit a pivot point in your career, you can keep dreaming-or you can launch yourself on the empowering path to a more fulfilling and rewarding future. Career Courage walks you through the vital process of analyzing your motivations, taking stock of strengths, and mustering the courage to stage your next act. Y