Career Courage: Discover Your Passion, Step Out of Your Comfort - Zone, and Create the Success You Wan

"Career Courage provides fantastic coaching that is inspiring, practical, and useful. It will not only increase your motivation to become the person that you can be, it will increase your ability to become that person!" -- Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times bestselling author of Triggers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There "I highly recommend this step-by-step guide to anyone seeking a richer and more rewarding career." -- Casey Sheahan, Former CEO, Patagonia, Inc. Whether you've just begun searching for your dream job or hit a pivot point in your career, you can keep dreaming--or you can launch yourself on the empowering path to a more fulfilling and rewarding future. Career Courage walks you through the vital process of analyzing your motivations, taking stock of strengths, and mustering the courage to stage your next act. You'll find . . . Inspiring stories of people who hit critical junctures and broke through fears and limitations to make a change - Guideposts for finding your true calling and improving your ability to take risks, build alliances, project confidence, and create trust and goodwill in your life and work - Strategies and insights from a seasoned career coach who serves as your personal guide through the questioning and development process ahead. What's holding me back from pursuing my dreams? Career Courage prompts you to ask tough questions, and find the answers about what makes you tick. Can I pursue my dream without jeopardizing my current financial needs? Career Courage gives you exercises for mapping out financial goals and making smart decisions for a better future. What do I need to do to get the leadership position I've been wanting? Career Courage helps you face the challenges and practice becoming a person who achieves great things. How can I make a change? Career Courage offers advice for cultivating relationships, expanding your network, increasing your influence--and creating your own brand of success. Katie C. Kelley is People Development Director for Fuerst Group, parent company of KEEN footwear and Chrome Industries. Her own career pivots include stints as a psychotherapist, a medical salesperson, an ABC Television contributor, and, most recently, as an executive coach with clients that included Google and Time Inc. Connect with Katie at katiekelleynetworks.com

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Beginning the Journey 1
1. Motivation: Clarifying What Really Matters to You 7
Understanding Your Basic Motivations 8
Designing Your Motivational Game Plan 13
Scripting Your Unique Career 20
Clarifying Your Vision 22
2. Confidence: Conquering Your Worst Fears 29
Discovering Your Discomfort Zones 3 1
Designing Your Confidence-Building Game Plan 35
Fortifying Your Confidence Factors 36
Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize 40
Adjusting Your Emotional Thermostat 44
3. Risk: Thinking Like an Entrepreneur 51
Raising Your Risk Quotient 52
Designing Your Risk-Taking Game Plan 58
Confronting Your Fear Factors 60
Remembering Your Passion Purpose 65
Perfecting Your Entrepreneurial Trifecta 66
4. Character: Linking Who You Are and
What You Do to How You Relate to People 71
Playing Well with Others 73
Designing Your Character-Building Game Plan 82
Managing Your Power Bank's Deposits and Withdrawals 86
5. Harmony: Orchestrating a Life While
Pursuing Your Life's Work 93
Composing Your Unique Harmony 94
Diagnosing ADABS 96
Assembling Team Trinity 108
6. Vision: Connecting the Dots to Your Future 113
Making the Case for Strategic Thinking 114
Going Back to the Drawing Board 118
Adapting to Surprises 125
7. Community: Designing Your Powerful Network 133
Networking Your Own Special Way 136
Evolving Your Network 142
Sustaining the Flow 149
Figuring Out What It All Means 150
8. Influence: Mastering the Key to Effective Leadership 153
Walking in Their Shoes 154
Observing Effective Influencers 155
The Influence Window 161
Avoiding Major Missteps 166
Becoming a Good Politician 169
9. Fortune: Keeping an Eye on Your Finances 175
Assessing Your Return on Investment 177
Owning Your Bottom-Line Responsibilities 182
Thinking Your Way to Financial Success 186
Keeping Happiness on Your Balance Sheet 189
10. Pivots: Staging Your Next Act 193
Recognizing Your Pivot Points 194
Deciding When It's Time to Make a Change 200
Weighing All the Options 203
Conclusion: Wishing Can Make It So 211
Notes 213
Index 215

About the author

Katie C. Kelley is People Development Director for Fuerst Group, parent company of KEEN footwear and Chrome Industries. Her own career pivots include stints as a psychotherapist, a medical salesperson, an ABC Television Contributor, and, most recently, as an executive coach with clients that included Google and Time Inc. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Summary

Learn how to discover your passion, step out of your comfort zone, and create the success you want with the help of this invaluable guide.
How has your answer changed since childhood to the often-asked question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” For most, the answers tend to begin with excited seven-year-olds confidently and excitedly screaming out things like, “A basketball player!” or “A fireman!” or “A cook!” and then ten to fifteen years later those same kids are shrugging their shoulders while saying, “Not sure. Maybe something in accounting?” What happened? When did we lose the courage to find our true calling and not just settle for what make sense in today’s workforce, or what our parents pushed us toward?
Career Courage is meant to help you conquer your fears, shed misguided ideas, and muster the strength to let go of a safe job and stage your next act. Whether you’re a college grad contemplating choices or a seasoned professional seeking new directions, this guidebook poses tough questions about motivation, confidence, character, risk tolerance, and more.
The answers will power your journey forward as you learn to:

• Clarify what really matters
• Express your point of view
• Build strong relationships and a robust network
• Think like an entrepreneur
• Prioritize a truly fulfilling life

Starting or changing careers can be a scary, soul-searching process. Career Courage will give you the strength and guidance you need to break free from your fears and find fulfillment in the workforce.

Product details

• Authors: Kelley, Katie Kelley, Katie C Kelley, Katie C. Kelley
• Publisher: Amacon Book Division
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780814436745
• ISBN: 978-0-8144-3674-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Agency/Distributed
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Job Hunting