Dream Career

Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul is a compilation of short stories from entrepreneurs, both large and small, who share their experiences of success, failure and courage, with a little helpful advice mixed in. Many of these stories, told for the first time here, will enlighten you to new methods of entrepreneurship or simply help you believe in the possibilities of getting started.

Whitney Johnson, popular Harvard Business Review blogger, has a goal: to help us identify and achieve our dreams. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on other people in our lives. In this inspiring book, Johnson directs her attention to teaching women, in particular, a three-step model for personal advancement and happiness. She first encourages us to DARE to boldly step out, to consider disrupting life as we know it.

Jumpstart your IT job search and land your dream job while your peers are still "freshening up" their resumes! Proven techniques to land your dream job as a high-paid IT consultant—you don’t want to miss these, if you are serious about a career in IT! Answers to IT consulting career questions most people fail to ask; actionable advice and real-life stories from seasoned IT consultants! As a fresh graduate looking for your first job, if you just do what almost everybody else is doing…you will land a hellhole job with lousy pay, long hours, nasty coworkers, and exclusively clients from ...

Born on the small Greek island of Nisyros, John Catsimatidis immigrated to the States with his family and quickly became a true New Yorker, raised in Harlem. He went to school by day and worked in a small grocery store by night to help his parents pay the bills until, just eight credits short of graduating from New York University, he opted to work in the grocery business full-time. Today, that grocery business has become the Red Apple Group, a conglomerate with interests in energy, real estate, aviation, baseball, entertainment, and media.

All of us hit a wall sometimes, in our life and in our jobs. What is getting in the way of your ability to make progress and do good work? We’re accustomed to thinking that we can only pivot in response to an emergency or an existential threat. This book is about how you make quick progress on an important goal without waiting for the crisis to hit first.

The single greatest opportunity that an organization has to improve both performance and culture in one stroke lies in the hiring of a new executive - the right executive. The fresh thinking of a skilled leader has the potential to unleash innovation, empower employees, and generate wealth for the company. Similarly, a bad hire may mortally wound the organization and cause ripple effects throughout the entire economy.

The more you are liked, or the higher your likeability factor, the happier your life will be. This audiobook will show you how to raise that likeability factor by teaching you how to boost four critical elements of your personality.

Watching his father struggle to support his family through bigotry and other challenges in being an Italian immigrant, Tom Golisano learned early on the value of thinking outside the box and not letting perception sway your view of reality. Now, for the first time, Golisano shares the political shenanigans, behind-the-scenes stories, significant characters from his remarkable life, and key insights to thrive in your career.

Are you passionate about creating memorable experiences and eye-catching designs? Do you dream of turning your knack for organization and creativity into a successful business? 'Your Dream Career: Wedding Planning' is your essential guide to starting and thriving in the wedding planning industry. Starting a wedding planning business can seem overwhelming. From understanding the market and building a brand to mastering client relationships and managing events, there's a lot on your plate.

What if someone could guide you, step-by-step, as you identify, plan, and launch your dream career - in just one year. That's what Ben Arment does in his transformative coaching class, which has helped hundreds of people reinvent their lives to enjoy greater enthusiasm and fulfillment while also making a living. Now he's sharing his best insights, advice, and inspiring true stories in Dream Year. You'll find out how people just like you are discovering (or rediscovering) what they were truly born to do, then following a proven process to make it real.

Are we living the good life - and what defines good, anyway? Americans today are constructing a completely different framework for success than their parents' generation, using new metrics that TEDWomen speaker and columnist Courtney Martin has termed collectively the "New Better Off".

Truth: we will spend on average 80,000 hours working in our lifetime. ✓ Does your work bring happiness and joy to your life? ✓ Do you wish that you had a different job? Does the idea of switching careers fill you with a sense of dread or a sense of wonder? Read this book for tips to help get you unstuck and loving your job! This short guide will ask you the right questions to help you begin a new journey. Read it now! ◆◆◆◆◆ Do you feel defeated by the job you go to every week? The fact that you are reading this book description means you're ready to embark on the thrilling, ...

That’s exactly where I found myself a little over a decade ago. No matter how much I achieved or accomplished, I never felt like it was enough. I was tired of chasing, hustling, and shapeshifting to fit the mold of what I thought others expected of me. That’s when I discovered that the path to being fulfilled required an understanding of what it meant to live life on my terms so I could let go of everything that didn’t align with that.

Being an entrepreneur seems like the ultimate American dream. But the startup mythology is filled with urban legends and false expectations that can cause business owners to lose what is truly important to them. To succeed in the world of entrepreneurship, one should know how to enter with clear goals and strong boundaries. In What You Know About Startups Is Wrong, K.P. Reddy explains the behind-the-scenes reality of business building, debunking eleven popular myths about what defines a top entrepreneur. With guidance on everything from how to balance work and personal life to leveraging ...

Are you a female engineer or a manager of female engineers? Are you working hard but not getting ahead? Do you feel you aren’t getting the recognition you deserve? Are you frustrated that you can’t seem to penetrate the "boys network" at work? Are you searching for a practical career guide that goes beyond social commentary on gender issues in engineering? As a 15-year engineering industry veteran and mom of three, Stephanie Slocum uses a conversational and down-to-earth approach to teach you how to succeed as a female engineer.

The single biggest reason that people fail to get what they want out of life is that they never bother to figure out what they want. When you know what your dreams are, what you’re trying to achieve, you have a sense of what you’re working for. Haven’t you noticed how that commitment of achievement lights a fire under you? How it makes you willing to do whatever it takes to succeed? This kind of commitment inspires you to achieve. And it’s exactly the kind of commitment Warren Greshes helps you develop in Supercharged Goal-Setting.

No one disputes that LinkedIn is the world’s biggest job market. So it’s about time that someone with the inside scoop explained how to make the most of it. Here, from two LinkedIn experts and former employees, is the definitive guide that demystifies the massive site and gives every listener—from the newly minted college graduate to the midlife career-changer—the most important strategies to win the modern job search game. Clear, lively, and decidedly practical, Linked shows how to burnish your personal brand so recruiters come to you.

Could your children start a company that disrupts existing industries? Or a nonprofit that helps people around the world? Or follow their passion as an artist or activist? And most important, lead a life of joy and purpose, to be happy and fulfilled? Margot Machol Bisnow, mother of two thriving entrepreneurs, reveals how to raise creative, confident, resilient, fearless kids who achieve their dreams, through 99 stories of families who did it. Hear stories from 70 families who raised true game changers.

Discover what you can do now, in your teen years, to get ahead of the game and get on the fast-track to create your ideal future! With so many options out there, choosing your career path can be overwhelming. That's why Career Planning for Teens: How to Get Ahead, Plan for Your Dream Job, and Create a Bright Future is here! It's your ultimate guide to discovering your ultimate career path and making it a reality. Inside Career Planning for Teens, you'll: uncover what your passions and learn how to apply your unique abilities in the working world; understand how technology, the gig economy, ...

Winner, 2019 Independent Press Book Awards | Winner, Kirkus Top 100 Indie Books of 2019 | Finalist, 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards | Finalist, 2019 National Indie Excellence Awards | Finalist, 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards | Finalist, Book Excellence Awards A Step-by-Step Master Class on Starting & Completing Dream Projects, from a 3-Time Inc. 500™ CEO with Three Decades of Experience in Silicon Valley 5 OUT OF 5 STARS -- "Daglow writes with the authority that derives from a personal success story and in prose that is both elegant and enjoyable... Packed with wisdom...