Creating the Work You Love: A Guide to Finding Your Right Livelihood

Unhappy in your current career? Do you lack clarity, vision, or courage when you try to imagine yourself doing work that&#39;s soul satisfying? Are you reluctant to learn new things in order to reinvent yourself? This book is designed to help you find your right livelihood.<br><br>In today&#39;s marketplace, we all need to adopt a mindset of the self-employed individual and accept responsibility for being our own boss, even when we work for someone else. The old &quot;social contract&quot; has been broken and replaced with one that holds independence (making individual contributions) and interdependence (collaboration with others) as its core elements.<br><br>This book provides answers, facts, inspirational essays, and &ndash; most importantly &ndash; an opportunity for you to explore your heart&#39;s true desires. Elaine Voci, Ph.D. brings superb writing skills, and a fascinating work history of 30 years in which she changed careers &ndash; not just jobs- more than six times, including one that meant moving to Japan. Elaine has successfully practiced in her own career what she is going to teach you about reinventing yourself. <br><br>In this book you will be helped to explore:<br>* How to use your talents, interests and values to mobilize your career<br>* The decision to go back to school, or not &ndash; and the value and the absolute need for continual skill building through learning<br>* The power of networking and the hidden job market<br>* How to express your authentic self on your resume<br>* Preparing for successful interviews – actions you need to know and master