The Pathfinder
How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success
Published on 3. January 2012
448 pages
978-1-4516-2603-2 (ISBN)
Description
This classic bestseller is THE career-design bible for college graduates and midlife career-changers alike. Now fully revised and updated for the twenty-first century!
Based on breakthrough techniques developed by Rockport Institute, an innovative and award-winning career-counseling network that has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, The Pathfinder offers invaluable advice and more than 100 self-tests and diagnostic tools that will help you choose an entirely new career?or view a current job from a new, more positive perspective. You'll learn:
Whether you're a seasoned professional in search of a career change or a beginner just entering the working world, you want to make the right choices from the beginning. No matter where you are in your journey, if you want work to be more of a dance than a drag, The Pathfinder will expertly coach you through the process of designing a career you will love.
Based on breakthrough techniques developed by Rockport Institute, an innovative and award-winning career-counseling network that has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, The Pathfinder offers invaluable advice and more than 100 self-tests and diagnostic tools that will help you choose an entirely new career?or view a current job from a new, more positive perspective. You'll learn:
Whether you're a seasoned professional in search of a career change or a beginner just entering the working world, you want to make the right choices from the beginning. No matter where you are in your journey, if you want work to be more of a dance than a drag, The Pathfinder will expertly coach you through the process of designing a career you will love.
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Nicholas Lore
The Pathfinder
How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success
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01/2012
Simon & Schuster
€40.70
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Nicholas Lore
The Pathfinder
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01/1998
Simon & Schuster
€31.00
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Nichola Lore is an innovator who originated the field of career design and coined the term "career coach". His pioneering work guided generations of adults-in a wide variety of industries, sectors, and roles-through career change. His programs and services helped thousands of young people design bright futures and career paths. Nick has been commended for excellence by two US presidents. He lives in Rockville, Maryland.
Content
Contents
Part 1 LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE
1. This Can Be Your Guide
2. You Are What You Do
3. How to Decide
4. Being Coachable
5. Right Livelihood
6. Diving into the Mist
7. Your Primary Lists
8. Commitments and Requirements
9. Questions
10. The Bottom Line -- Research
11. If You Get Stuck
Part 2 HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE
12. Why You Don't Get What You Want
13. The Power of Commitment
14. Making Decisions -- A Short Course
15. Why You Do What You Do
16. Goals and Projects
17. Seven Keys
18. Living in the Present
Part 3 DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE CAREER
19. At This Point in Time
20. Temperament, Personality, and Passions
21. Natural Talents
22. Meaning, Mission, Purpose
23. Values and Rewards
24. Eight Great Careers
25. 50,000-Mile Checkup
26. They Pay You to Perform Certain Functions
27. Human Ecology -- Workplace Environments
28. Making the Final Choice
29. Mastering Personal Marketing
30. How to Write an Exceptional Résumé
Getting in Touch
Acknowledgments
Index
Part 1 LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE
1. This Can Be Your Guide
2. You Are What You Do
3. How to Decide
4. Being Coachable
5. Right Livelihood
6. Diving into the Mist
7. Your Primary Lists
8. Commitments and Requirements
9. Questions
10. The Bottom Line -- Research
11. If You Get Stuck
Part 2 HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE
12. Why You Don't Get What You Want
13. The Power of Commitment
14. Making Decisions -- A Short Course
15. Why You Do What You Do
16. Goals and Projects
17. Seven Keys
18. Living in the Present
Part 3 DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE CAREER
19. At This Point in Time
20. Temperament, Personality, and Passions
21. Natural Talents
22. Meaning, Mission, Purpose
23. Values and Rewards
24. Eight Great Careers
25. 50,000-Mile Checkup
26. They Pay You to Perform Certain Functions
27. Human Ecology -- Workplace Environments
28. Making the Final Choice
29. Mastering Personal Marketing
30. How to Write an Exceptional Résumé
Getting in Touch
Acknowledgments
Index
