The Albino Chameleon
The Things That Make You 'You' Can Become Your Super Power
Published on 15. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
198 pages
978-0-6487201-0-2 (ISBN)
Description
The ability to talk about yourself is a life skill, one that can set you on a path to anything and everything.
Using the metaphor of an albino chameleon named Ben - a chameleon unable to use colour to disguise his true self, Kirsty Anne Ferguson walks us through humorous stories and engaging tasks to find out how to say to the world, "this is me."
As a global interview coach to top guns and airline pilots, Kirsty has seen how each of our stories differs yet contain elements that connect us. She tells us that your story, just like hers, is unique.
Even if you think you have nothing special to offer, she insists you do.
You will discover...
• That there is no such thing as normal
• Why it’s never too late to be what you ‘might have been’
• How to ‘tell us a bit about yourself’ without feeling like a Muppet
• What makes you ‘you’ and why it matters
• Why just ‘smashing it out’ is often better than trying to get it perfect
• That your job and your past do not define you
"A refreshing breakthrough in how to uncover the immense power we all have simply by being ourselves."
Amanda Rose - Strategic Connector #BossLady CEO - Business Women Media
"The Albino Chameleon is like having a best friend, a mentor and a coach all wrapped up in one engaging and inspiring book."
Hedley Derenzie, author of the travel-romance memoirs, Finding Paris and Meet Me in Milan
"This should be compulsory reading for anyone embarking on an interview for a new position."
Sue Muller - Director - Pharmacy Employment Solutions Pty Ltd T/A LocumCo
"Kirsty’s book contains the insight and wisdom that so many more theory based self-help books lack."
Margaux Nissen Gray - CEO - MNGMNT Publicity, New York City
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
219 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-6487201-0-2 (9780648720102)
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Persons
Kirsty is a New Zealander who has spent much of her adult life in Australia. Following infertility, a failed marriage, the deaths of both parents and younger brother, she decided that the next half of her life would be dedicated to opportunity and optimism.
Kirsty reinvented her fledging coaching business as a global online brand specialising in aviation careers. Her team of off site coaches works in 20 countries across 45 airlines. She has
been referred to a 'personal publicist' a 'confidence cheersquad' and the 'oracle of interviews'.
Her clients often call her the 'O.... of Interviews (referring to a certain megastar talk show
host who we won't name).
She uses her platform to advocate for women in minority roles, for school leavers and career changers. Posting as a thought leader, blogger and mentor, encouraging self-knowledge,
change and innovation across any field.
Kirsty has lectured at Sydney and Griffith Universities. You can read her monthly columns in Australian Aviation Magazine, World of Aviation and online at www.aviationjobsearch.com. She has been interviewed for: Reuters, News.com.au, Marie Claire Magazine and Coaching Life. You can listen to her interviews as a guest and presenter on Apple Podcast 'Go All In'
and Australian Aviation Radio.