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"Most of us live our lives by accident--we live as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose. "What are you going to do with your life? What are you doing with your life now?" "Do you have goals? A vision? A clear sense of why you do what you do?" Almost everyone knows someone who has grappled with at least one of these questions. The answers can often seem elusive or uncertain. Though there are many paths to follow into the...

One of the foremost authorities on career guidance, Dr. Steven Berglas shows you how to find passion and renewed energy through your work. Most Americans today are frustrated that no matter how much emotional currency they invest in the work they are trying to do well, each day leaves them disappointed, depleted, and distressed. Dr. Berglas has spent more than 25 years studying this phenomenon while a faculty member at Harvard Medical School's Department...

In this wise and often funny book, a philosopher/mechanic systematically destroys the pretensions of the high-prestige workplace and makes an irresistible case for working with one's hands. A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands “This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite...

Unable to find the perfect job that suits her needs, a young woman discovers an alternative to the daily grind that comes with a high price.

"Build Your Dreams is the new career manifesto for anyone who wants to turn their passion into their profession. Packed with anecdotes, exercises, and illustrations, this revolutionary guide provides a 5-stage strategy to help you find your calling and launch your dream job: discover, research, embark, adapt, maintain. Build Your Dreams has everything you need to make a living doing what you love"--P. [4] of cover.

"You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth -- the idea...

From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs, and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After a million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating...

Featured in the #1 spot in 2019 "Get Motivated" podcasts on Apple Podcasts Nominated for a Webby Award for Best Business Podcast. "Heller pivots effortlessly from encouraging readers to accept “miraculous changes,” find their bliss, and examine their authentic selves to practical tips for building mass marketing email distribution lists and identifying web-based social media and teaching portals that allow small-business owners to capture additional...