As a career coach, I loved this book. It reinforced the work I do with my clients – helping them create a value – added statement highlighting their skills. The author also does a great job talking about the importance of networking to break into new industries. Networking is important for all career changers but […]
Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work
By Burnett, B., & Evans,D. (2020) I found this book to align well with my own career coaching philosophy of creating a value-added statement, (the 5 or 6 essential things you want everyone to know about you), being curious and reaching out to your network to create opportunities. This is the first book our career […]
Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde
I’d seen the movie but books are typically better than the movie as they can go into more detail, and this book was indeed a great read. My friends suggested some Catherine Ryan Hyde books as they have read a number of her books recently and enjoyed them all. Turns out this was the only […]
Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner
This book gave me new insights to the man we know as George Washington. The guy states, streets, and people were named after. The author takes us from the beginning of his life growing up to the end and gives a real sense of “who” he was and “how” he thought. It was dense at […]
StoryTraining: Selecting and Shaping Stories That Connect
This book by Hadiya Nurriddin, is a great tool for people who do training and want to incorporate story telling into their training. She makes a compelling argument that stories are needed to make training memorable. People may forget a list of 10 things you need to do…but won’t forget the story that makes the […]
Your Stories Don’t Define You
How you tell them will. By Sarah Elkins I loved this book. I have all my clients tell me stories about accomplishments, things they are proud of, their most difficult situation they had to deal with, how they can “prove” any important skills or passions they have. Sarah presents the “why’s” and the “how to’s” […]