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Career Quizzes: 12 Tests to Help You Discover and Develop Your Dream Career
by John J. LiptakSelf-assessment is key to finding satisfying work and managing a rewarding career. By looking inside yourself and examining your needs and values, interest and skills, personality and preferences you can not only make better choices you can outline a plan for your entire career. <i>Career Quizzes</i> will help you do just that. The author takes you on a journey of self-discovery that will help you find work you love and develop your career from start to finish.
Career Readiness for Teens
by Chad FosterLearn more about how to choose and prepare for a career that will make you successful and happy.
Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love
by Jonathan FieldsThere'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 successful lifestyle entrepreneur, blogger and writer shows you how to turn your passion-whether it's cooking or copy-writing, teaching or playing video games-into a better payday and a richly satisfying life. * Discover the 7 career renegade paths to prosperity * Tap technology to turn a seemingly moneyless passion into a goldmine * Rapidly test and tune your idea for free, from the comfort of your couch * Establish yourself as an authority in a new field with little or no investment * Cultivate the mission-driven, action-oriented career renegade mindset * Rally others to your cause, and convince them you're not nuts Join the movement now...and take back your livelihood and life! From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Career Salesperson
by Stephan SchiffmanIf you've been selling for years-before the advent of Google, IM, and the BlackBerry-you may feel you're being passed by a new generation of salespeople. You know you've got years of experience and knowledge, but how do you keep up to date while letting others know about your value to the business? The Career Salesperson is the perfect resource to help you retain your competitive edge in the marketplace. With his trademark practical advice and strategies, Stephan Schiffman guides you through decisions you must make every day: Should you shift to a company with an older boss? How can you refresh and reenergize yourself? How can you get a handle on new sales-related technology? How can you use your wisdom and experience to get ahead at work? This book includes advice on aging from such luminaries as Elie Wiesel, Robert B. Parker, and Larry Gelbart. With this book at your side, you'll regain your advantage and watch your commissions soar!
Career Self-Care: Find Your Happiness, Success, and Fulfillment at Work
by Minda ZetlinMAKE EVERY WORKDAY BETTER Like the best advice from a therapist, career counselor, and savvy best friend, this practical resource details dozens of concrete ways to improve work life in any kind of job or entrepreneurial setting. As Minda Zetlin shows, basic self-care principles are the key, and they apply in both tranquil and turbulent times. Her prescriptions are action-ready and available to all. They include:taking doable steps to get from where you are to where you dream of beingcultivating both mentors and sponsors (and understanding the difference)navigating the ongoing issues of gender and race bias at workdealing with toxic coworkers, including bossessupercharging the brain for reaching goalsincorporating detoxifying mindfulness practices, such as ultra-brief meditation breaks, simple breathing exercises, and power journalingNot just another list of things to do, this invaluable book is there to help in moments of overwhelm or indecision, at the end of a long day, or any time when you need a reminder of your whole-self aspirations and what you’re capable of.
Career to Calling
by Annie StewartDo you find yourself at a crossroads in your life? Do you want to make a switch in your career? Are you wondering what next? You are not alone. In this user-friendly book, career coach Annie Stewart guides you through the changes you can implement to move towards passion and purpose. In seven simple yet profound steps, Career to Calling: How to make the switch outlines how you can find and follow your calling, and overcome the fears that are so often in the way of success. Featuring inspirational stories and practical tools based on years of research and experience, this book removes the mystery surrounding callings to help you find clarity and direction. As the founder of The Callings Program, and director of Sympatico Coaching Practice, Annie Stewart is a much sought-after voice for those wanting to find work they love, earn a good living, and make a difference. Whether you&’re a university graduate, a return-to-work parent, or a working professional, Career to Calling illuminates the path towards fulfilment, and inspires the courage to make a change.
Career Warfare: 10 Rules For Building A Successful Personal Brand And Fighting To Keep It
by David F. D'Alessandro Michele OwensIn Career Warfare, David F. D'Alessandro, the bestselling author of Brand Warfare, has written a business classic: an insightful and delightfully frank book about achieving professional success at a high level. What really defines those who get ahead? Hard work and accomplishments will only get you so far. If you intend to compete at the levels where the competition gets really ferocious-where everybody is hard-working and accomplished- you need a much more subtle weapon. According to D'Alessandro, the CEO of John Hancock Financial Services, you cannot win without the kind of reputation or "personal brand" that convinces powerful people to trust you. D'Alessandro, a keen observer of the unwritten rules of organizational life, shows how personal brands are built out of people's day-to-day behavior in even the most insignificant moments. He also demonstrates what a battle it is to build a good one. It is a battle even to be noticed early in your career; it is a battle not to become dangerously arrogant later on. You constantly have to defend your brand from the sniping of your enemies, the indifference of your bosses, and your own worst impulses. Career Warfare will help you to win these fights at every stage of your career by showing you how to: *Look beyond your own navel *Make people want to take a chance on you *Get your boss to promote your "personal brand" *Decide when to stay in a bad job and when to leave a good one *Recognize the types of organizations that will keep you from rising *Pull away from the pack in mid-career 4 And much more Using vivid stories from his own rise through the organizational ranks, D'Alessandro offers shrewd advice for disarming the people who hold your career in their hands and introduces a remarkable cast of characters along the way. You'll meet the corporate chairman who gave himself a speech impediment, the account executive who sang opera for a president, and the job candidate who washed her face with a pancake. You will also meet some of the smartest managers of their own public images on the planet and learn from the things they have done right. Success, says D'Alessandro, is not going to come from your accomplishments alone. But you can separate yourself from the crowd and rise to the level of your ambitions-if you create the kind of personal impression that commands respect. Career Warfare offers the smartest advice you'll ever get about how to do it.
The Career Within You: How to Find the Perfect Job for Your Personality
by Elizabeth Wagele Ingrid StabbFind the Perfect Career Just for You! The Career Within You Includes: A Quiz to Determine Your Personality's "Career Type" Worksheets That Fit a Selection of Jobs to Your Strengths, Needs, and Objectives Extensive Tables of the Careers That Currently Offer the Most Money, the Most Opportunities, and the Greatest Flexibility Sample Résumés That Will Catch an Employer's Attention Detailed Tips on Preparing for a Successful Interview Success Stories of People Just Like You
Careergasm: Find Your Way to Feel-Good Work: Bullsh*t Free Advice to Help You Get After It
by Sarah VermuntRousing, bullsh*t-free advice for aspiring career changersWhat is a careergasm? Does it feel as good as it sounds?You bet your ass it does. A Careergasm happens when your work feels good. Really good. Like a groovin’ Marvin Gaye song. Like you and your work belong together, and you can’t help coming back for more.But how do you get your mojo back when you’re in a passionless relationship with your job? In Careergasm, Sarah Vermunt leads the way. This playful, empowering book for wannabe career changers is a rally cry, a shot of courage, and a road map charting the course to meaningful work. Filled with real stories about brave people making great stuff happen, this how-to book will help you step out of your career rut and into action. It is written with love and punctuated with laughter. The snorting kind. And the occasional F-bomb. It’s a warm hug and a kick in the ass delivered by a straight-talking spitfire who walks the talk and has hundreds of thousands of people sharing her work online. It’s time to feel good again.
Careers In International Affairs
by Lisa A. Gihring Maria Pinto CarlandNow in its seventh edition, Careers in International Affairs is the leading guide to job hunting and career development in the field of international affairs. Careers in International Affairs is published in cooperation with Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, the oldest and largest school of international affairs in the United States.
CareerXroads (Career Crossroads)
by Gerry Crispin Mark MehlerLet CareerXroads lead you to the most detailed information on job and resume websites. Crispin & Mehler have again put together the most current, thorough and helpful resource available for using the Internet for job search and recruiting. These recognized experts: *Personally review each site listed. *Publish FREE monthly updates. *Cross-reference all sites into meaningful and helpful lists. *Include advice gained from over 50 years of employment industry experience.
Carefrontation: Breaking Free From Childhood Trauma
by Arlene DrakeWith more than thirty years of experience, Dr. Arlene Drake writes a guide for those desperately in need of a way to break free from the pain of childhood abuse and reclaim their lives. When confronted with an abused child, our first impulse is to drop everything and provide comfort, get him or her out of danger, and find out what the hell is going on at home. It’s obvious that the child is helpless, in trouble, and needs protection. Parents or not, we instinctively know what to do: We take care of the child. But what if the child is you? Active and directive, Carefrontation is filled with exercises and the simple, effective tools Dr. Drake has used successfully with her own clients for more than three decades. It lays out a powerful way to repair the damage of childhood abuse and its lasting effects, by teaching you what your parents couldn’t: an invaluable set of skills and practices that will give you the resources to live as a healthy, happy adult. With the clear path this book provides, you can finally acknowledge that the suffering and the pain can stop. The destructive patterns can end. You can graduate, at last, into a life beyond “abuse victim” and for the first time take the power back from your abusers and finally be at peace.
Careful: A User's Guide to Our Injury-Prone Minds
by Steve Casner“Gripping, page-turning material . . . a new way of thinking about survival in a world filled with hazards and distractions.” —Charles Duhigg, author of Smarter Faster Better and The Power of HabitA safety expert reveals why few of us are as careful as we think we are, and what we can do about it. The modern world can be a dangerous place, filled with fast cars, smartphones, new drugs, and thrill sports. Meanwhile, we humans are as fragile as ever. In fact, after a century of steady improvement, injuries and accidental deaths are on the rise. Steve Casner has devoted his career to studying the psychology of safety, and he knows there’s not a safety warning we won’t ignore or a foolproof device we can’t turn into an implement of disaster. Careful helps us understand why we do things like insist on the fat-free salad dressing but then text and drive. Casner explains the psychological traps that can lead us to the scene of an accident. They’re the same whether you’re a pilot, a Hollywood stuntwoman, a parent, or the owner of a clogged dishwasher you’re trying to fix with a screwdriver. Then Casner shows us how and when the injuries happen, so we know exactly what we should really be worrying about. Casner’s book helps us keep our fingers attached in the kitchen, our kids afloat at the pool, and our teens safe behind the wheel, and shows us many other ways we can take control of our own safety and get through the day in one piece.
Caregiver Therapy
by R. W. Alley Julie Interrante Victoria O'ConnorCaregiver Therapy shows you how to take care of yourself as you take care of someone else. It invites you to deepen and enrich your caregiving experience--opening your heart to others and opening your spirit to lessons of love and trust.
The Caregiver's Companion: Caring for Your Loved One Medically, Financially and Emotionally While Caring for Yourself
by Carolyn A. BrentEverything you need to know to ensure that your elderly loved one is being properly cared for. People today are not only living longer, they are also living sicker—making aging and caring for elderly loved ones more complicated than ever before. In this extensive guide, caregiver advocate Carolyn Brent outlines a step-by-step process so caregivers know what to do and what to ask in every situation that may arise, including: • Signs that your loved one needs more assistance • What to look for in a retirement home • Caretaking in your own home • How to ensure wills are in order • How to manage difficult family relationships • Ensuring you are getting the help and care you need Brent leaves no stone unturned, provides personal stories and scenarios for context, and includes other references and resources in this complete guide to caregiving.
The Caregiver's Survival Handbook
by Alexis AbramsonBeing a caregiver can be rewarding but demanding work-and more than 40 million adult children find themselves experiencing the double duty of caring for their elders as they try to carry on a life of their own. The mission of this book is to help caregivers figure out how to look after aging loved ones, provide for other family members, and attend to their own career-without losing themselves in the process. In this supportive, reassuring, and practical guide, Doctor Alexis addresses the most pressing concerns, including such issues as how to: * Get all family members to pitch in * Let go of feelings of guilt * Avoid conflict with an aging loved one * Foster independence in the elderly * Balance the demands on one's own time and resources "I have encountered few people who have the knowledge, experience, and passion that Alexis possesses for serving older persons. Alexis has accomplished a lot and has gained a well-deserved national reputation as an authority on issues affecting older persons." -Horace B. Deets, former executive director of AARP
Caregiving: Hope and Health for Caregiving Families
by Sharon Wegscheider-CruseAfter a life-threatening accident stopped her completely in her tracks a few years ago, author Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse and her family came to truly understand that we are all one event from a lifestyle change. Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter clearly illustrated the importance of this when she said: "There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers; those who currently are caregivers; those who will be caregivers; and those who will need caregivers." While some people choose to take care of loved ones after they can no longer take care of themselves, many others must do so for a myriad of other reasons, often financial. It can be a crisis situation, such as an accident, or the long-term effects of aging. In any case, the days are often long and draining, both for the family caregiver and the paid professional, and the choices to be made are often confusing, difficult, and daunting. In this illuminating book filled with practical, easily implementable advice, Wegscheider-Cruse helps readers sort through the puzzle that forms the caregiving world. Chapter topics include: identifying the roles of caregivers; how to deal with burnout; finding ways to compartmentalize and separate without guilt; using technology to make life easier; building bridges through teamwork; downsizing; and navigating end-of-life issues. Most importantly, the book offers readers a deep toolkit of invaluable suggestions for navigating tough issues with positivity and optimism. It is also the first book to provide stories from the perspective of not just the caregiver, but the caree, thus enabling caregivers to better understand their fears and feelings. The result is a positive, unified approach to care.
Caregiving Both Ways: A Guide to Caring for a Loved One with Dementia (and Yourself!)
by Molly Wisniewski#1 New Release in Caregiving - Overcome the Language Barrier of DementiaWhen a parent, spouse, sibling, or loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, it can be difficult to know what to do. Your day can spiral into a never-ending series of tasks and attempts to communicate that leave you both frustrated. Instead of burning out, discover a new approach. When your loved one behaves differently than they used to, they’re just communicating in a new way. As caregivers, the most important thing we can do is learn that new language.Navigate the caregiving relationship: In Caregiving Both Ways, Molly Wisniewski offers essential advice for getting to know your loved one and yourself during this new phase of life. Learn to balance your priorities, avoid burning out, and honor self-care. Molly will teach you how to navigate the difficult moments with techniques she’s mastered from years of experience working with people with dementia.Prepare for each stage of care: Caregiving Both Ways is divided into two parts. First, learn how to care for your loved one with dementia and prioritize your new role as caregiver. Next, discover how to build a strong support system with help from professional caregivers and how to prepare for end-of-life care.In Caregiving Both Ways, you’ll find worksheets, exercises, and essential tips for smart, empathetic caregiving. You'll learn how to:Use non-medical interventions to reduce anxietyPrioritize and make time for your own care and mental healthIdentify triggers that may cause confusion in your loved oneHandle difficult medical decisionsProvide support and validation through all stages of Alzheimer’s disease or dementiaReaders who turned to Alzheimer’s books like The 36-Hour Day, When Reasoning No Longer Works, and Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey will love the compassionate approach of Caregiving Both Ways.
Caregiving Both Ways: A Guide to Caring for a Loved One with Dementia (and Yourself!)
by Molly Wisniewski#1 New Release in Caregiving - Overcome the Language Barrier of DementiaWhen a parent, spouse, sibling, or loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer&’s or another form of dementia, it can be difficult to know what to do. Your day can spiral into a never-ending series of tasks and attempts to communicate that leave you both frustrated. Instead of burning out, discover a new approach. When your loved one behaves differently than they used to, they&’re just communicating in a new way. As caregivers, the most important thing we can do is learn that new language.Navigate the caregiving relationship: In Caregiving Both Ways, Molly Wisniewski offers essential advice for getting to know your loved one and yourself during this new phase of life. Learn to balance your priorities, avoid burning out, and honor self-care. Molly will teach you how to navigate the difficult moments with techniques she&’s mastered from years of experience working with people with dementia.Prepare for each stage of care: Caregiving Both Ways is divided into two parts. First, learn how to care for your loved one with dementia and prioritize your new role as caregiver. Next, discover how to build a strong support system with help from professional caregivers and how to prepare for end-of-life care.In Caregiving Both Ways, you&’ll find worksheets, exercises, and essential tips for smart, empathetic caregiving. You'll learn how to:Use non-medical interventions to reduce anxietyPrioritize and make time for your own care and mental healthIdentify triggers that may cause confusion in your loved oneHandle difficult medical decisionsProvide support and validation through all stages of Alzheimer&’s disease or dementiaReaders who turned to Alzheimer&’s books like The 36-Hour Day, When Reasoning No Longer Works, and Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey will love the compassionate approach of Caregiving Both Ways.
Caring Enough to Confront: How to Understand and Express Your Deepest Feelings Toward Others
by David AugsburgerConflict simply is. Believing that we can somehow avoid it can only damage our relationships, but when we learn to integrate our needs and wants with those of others, it can be a catalyst in our relationships for deeper loving care. <p><p> Dr. David Augsburger's Caring Enough to Confront is a classic in Christian peacemaking. It teaches the reader how to build trust, cope with blame and prejudice, and be honest about anger and frustration. Dr. Augsburger challenges readers to keep in mind that the important issue is not what the conflict is about, but instead how the conflict is handled. He offers a biblically based model for dealing with conflict to teach Christians how to confront with compassion and resolve issues in a healthy and healing way. <p><p> Whether in family, church or work relationships, Caring Enough to Confront gives readers the tools to make the most of every conflict.
Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death
by Henry Fersko-WeissA gentle guide for end of life care aimed at families and caregivers.Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth doulas and helps the dying to find meaning in their life, express that meaning in powerful and beautiful legacies, and plan for the final days. The approach calls for around-the-clock vigil care, so the dying person and their family have the emotional and spiritual support they need along with guidance on signs and symptoms of dying. It also covers the work of reprocessing a death with the family afterward and the early work of grieving.Emphasis is placed on the space around the dying person and encourages the use of touch, guided imagery, and ritual during the dying process. Throughout the book Fersko-Weiss tells amazing and encouraging stories of the people he has cared for, as well as stories that come from doulas he has trained and worked with over the years.The guidance provided can help a dying person, their family, and caregivers to transform the dying experience from one of fear and despair into one that is uplifting and even life affirming. You will see death in a new light and gain a different perspective on how to help the dying. It may even change the way you live your life right now.
Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death
by Henry Fersko-WeissA gentle guide for end of life care aimed at families and caregivers.Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth doulas and helps the dying to find meaning in their life, express that meaning in powerful and beautiful legacies, and plan for the final days. The approach calls for around-the-clock vigil care, so the dying person and their family have the emotional and spiritual support they need along with guidance on signs and symptoms of dying. It also covers the work of reprocessing a death with the family afterward and the early work of grieving.Emphasis is placed on the space around the dying person and encourages the use of touch, guided imagery, and ritual during the dying process. Throughout the book Fersko-Weiss tells amazing and encouraging stories of the people he has cared for, as well as stories that come from doulas he has trained and worked with over the years.The guidance provided can help a dying person, their family, and caregivers to transform the dying experience from one of fear and despair into one that is uplifting and even life affirming. You will see death in a new light and gain a different perspective on how to help the dying. It may even change the way you live your life right now.Read by Barry Abrams(p) 2017 Tantor Media
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents: How to Help, How to Survive
by Claire BermanA thoroughly revised edition of the authoritative guide to caring for aging parentsFor women and men who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caregiving in their future, this empathetic and practical book offers complete coverage of all the practical issues you are likely to confront—while addressing the emotional stress and particular needs of caregivers. Claire Berman, drawing on her own experiences, the experiences of many other adult children, and interviews with specialists in the geriatric field, discusses the wide range of emotions that can accompany caregiving.This completely updated edition includes:• new discussions of the Internet as a tool for seniors• new sources of prescription drugs• information about emergency response systems• recommended exercises and exercise videos and adaptive clothing• an extensively revised resources sectionIn a wise and compassionate voice, Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents teaches you everything you need to know to help your parents through the stressful and humbling challenges of aging."A compassionate book that offers support for the caregiver, plus solid advice on how to fulfill your parents' needs without turning into a martyr." —Horizons
Caring is Everything: Getting to the Heart of Humanity, Leadership, and Life
by David IrvineDavid Irvine’s groundbreaking Becoming Real and The Authentic Leader introduced readers to a means of deepening one’s leadership presence through the power of authenticity. Now, he takes us further along that journey. Part memoir and part inspirational guide, Caring is Everything is David’s courageous exploration into the power of caring. As a person committed to making a difference in the world—whether you are a corporate executive, caregiver, community volunteer, teacher, or family member—you will benefit from the insights contained in this thought-provoking book. Caring, the most noble of human journeys, has a pervasive, enduring influence on the well-being of those around us. Caring impacts who we are as people and the places where we work and live. And, at a crucial time in human history, it inspires us to tend to our living planet.
Carolyn 101
by Carolyn Kepcher Stephen FenichellKnown to the millions of viewers of the hit reality television show The Apprentice, Carolyn Kepcher attracted enormous media attention for her cool demeanor and her no-holds-barred assessments of the show's candidates in the boardroom each week. In particular, she was not shy about speaking out about her disappointment with the professional conduct of the female candidates, whom she felt too often resorted to using their sex appeal to move ahead and gain the favor of Donald Trump. But if anyone knows what to do to impress Donald Trump, it's Carolyn, his longtime employee and trusted adviser. In Carolyn 101, she reveals the secrets of her own success and provides readers with guidance for their professional lives. By looking at the types of people most often encountered in the workplace, she illustrates her advice with examples from her career -- largely within The Trump Organization -- showing readers how to: ace an interview ask for a raise or promotion maintain a healthy balance between work and home life deal with a difficult boss spot and seize potential business opportunities dress for success be a strong team member or team leader Inspirational to both recent college graduates entering the workforce for the first time as well as seasoned employees looking to distinguish themselves, Carolyn 101 will show ambitious professionals what they need to do to get ahead and take their careers even further than they had imagined.