50 Books like This Working Life

The Genius Habit

by Laura Garnett • 2019

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

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272

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management ☣️ Toxic Productivity 🔄 Career Changers

The Genius Habit 97%

Forget passion. Build your career around your natural problem-solving mind, and burnout dissolves.

by Laura Garnett 2019

3.46

272 ratings

🧩 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work ⚡ Energy Management ☣️ Toxic Productivity 🔄 Career Changers

The Art of Work

by Jeff Goins • 2015

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

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4k+

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

The Art of Work 97%

Your calling isn't one job. It's a portfolio you build in plain sight, piece by piece.

by Jeff Goins 2015

3.89

4k+ ratings

🧳 Portfolio Careers 🧭 Vocation Discernment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 📉 Failure As Teacher 🪜 Small Steps Change

The Squiggly Career

by Helen Tupper • 2020

Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.

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🧭 Career Navigation 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Values Alignment 🦁 Confidence Building 🤝 Strategic Networking

The Squiggly Career 97%

Five skills for a career without a ladder, where sideways moves become the next step up.

by Helen Tupper 2020

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧭 Career Navigation 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🎯 Values Alignment 🦁 Confidence Building 🤝 Strategic Networking

Bring Your Brain to Work

by Art Markman • 2019

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

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144

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

Bring Your Brain to Work 97%

A cognitive scientist maps three career stages and the mental tools each one demands.

by Art Markman 2019

3.62

144 ratings

🧠 Career Development 🏢 Workplace Psychology 🔄 Career Transitions 💪 Resilience At Work 🧩 Applied Cognitive Science

RISK/REWARD

by Anne Kreamer • 2015

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

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109

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

RISK/REWARD 97%

Turn career anxiety into a daily risk practice. Small bets, repeated, that outlast any single job.

by Anne Kreamer 2015

3.38

109 ratings

🛡️ Career Resilience 🧩 Personality Types At Work 🎯 Risk Taking Practice 🌱 Growth Mindset At Work 🤝 Networking Strategy

Happen to Your Career

by Scott Anthony Barlow • 2022

Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.

4.08

107

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design 🧪 Career Experiments 💪 Strengths-Based Work

Happen to Your Career 97%

Clarity isn't stumbled upon: declare your ideal life, then test careers through small experiments.

by Scott Anthony Barlow 2022

4.08

107 ratings

🧭 Career Change 💡 Meaningful Work 🎨 Life Design 🧪 Career Experiments 💪 Strengths-Based Work

Go Put Your Strengths to Work

by Marcus Buckingham • 2008

Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.

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💪 Strengths-Based Work 🧠 Positive Psychology 📅 Weekly Planning ⚡ Energy Management 🛠️ Job Crafting

Go Put Your Strengths to Work 97%

Map your energy, not your time: a weekly method to spend more hours on your strengths.

by Marcus Buckingham 2008

3.97

5k+ ratings

💪 Strengths-Based Work 🧠 Positive Psychology 📅 Weekly Planning ⚡ Energy Management 🛠️ Job Crafting

Do Over

by Jon Acuff • 2015

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

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4k+

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

Do Over 96%

Before you need a new job, stockpile four things no resume can list.

by Jon Acuff 2015

4.04

4k+ ratings

🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Career Advancement 🤝 Professional Networking 🛠️ Skill Building 💪 Work Ethic

O Óbvio que Ignoramos

by Jacob Pétry • 2012

Success hides in plain sight: develop your natural talent instead of fixing weaknesses.

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149

🎯 Talent Development 🧭 Purpose Clarity 💼 Meaningful Work 🛡️ Emotional Resilience ✨ Authenticity

O Óbvio que Ignoramos 96%

Success hides in plain sight: develop your natural talent instead of fixing weaknesses.

by Jacob Pétry 2012

3.91

149 ratings

🎯 Talent Development 🧭 Purpose Clarity 💼 Meaningful Work 🛡️ Emotional Resilience ✨ Authenticity

The Long View

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh • 2016

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

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298

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

The Long View 96%

Career advice assumes a ten-year race. A forty-five-year career runs on different fuel.

by Brian Fetherstonhaugh 2016

3.75

298 ratings

🗺️ Career Planning 🎨 Career Design 🧗 Career Resilience 🛠️ Skill Development ⏳ Time Management

Mojo

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2009

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

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2k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

Mojo 96%

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2009

3.89

2k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

Elevate

by Robert Glazer • 2019

Build capacity in four linked domains most self-help ignores. Elevate yourself, then pull others up.

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1k+

🏢 Professional Development 🚀 High Performance 🧭 Life Design 📚 Lifelong Learning 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Elevate 96%

Build capacity in four linked domains most self-help ignores. Elevate yourself, then pull others up.

by Robert Glazer 2019

4.06

1k+ ratings

🏢 Professional Development 🚀 High Performance 🧭 Life Design 📚 Lifelong Learning 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Love + Work

by Marcus Buckingham • 2022

Your brain is wired to love specific work. You just haven't learned to read the clues.

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2k+

🏗️ Career Design 💪 Strengths-Based Development 🔥 Passion At Work 🧬 Innate Talents ☀️ Positive Psychology

Love + Work 96%

Your brain is wired to love specific work. You just haven't learned to read the clues.

by Marcus Buckingham 2022

3.78

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Career Design 💪 Strengths-Based Development 🔥 Passion At Work 🧬 Innate Talents ☀️ Positive Psychology

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

by Eric Barker • 2017

The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.

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🧭 Career Alignment 🔄 Strategic Quitting ⚡ Energy Management 💖 Self-Compassion 🤝 Authentic Networking

Barking Up the Wrong Tree 96%

The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.

by Eric Barker 2017

4.11

17k+ ratings

🧭 Career Alignment 🔄 Strategic Quitting ⚡ Energy Management 💖 Self-Compassion 🤝 Authentic Networking

What Motivates Me

by Adrian Gostick • 2014

A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.

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229

🏆 Career Fulfillment 🔋 Workplace Motivation 🧬 Personality Profiling 🔨 Job Crafting 📊 Self-Assessment

What Motivates Me 96%

A handful of core motivators determine your work happiness; find them and mold your job to fit.

by Adrian Gostick 2014

3.72

229 ratings

🏆 Career Fulfillment 🔋 Workplace Motivation 🧬 Personality Profiling 🔨 Job Crafting 📊 Self-Assessment

The Motivation Code

by Todd Henry • 2020

Your motivation isn't built: it's revealed. A diagnostic for the three drives that run you.

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195

🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🧩 Personality Typology ✂️ Job Crafting 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🌟 Career Fulfillment

The Motivation Code 96%

Your motivation isn't built: it's revealed. A diagnostic for the three drives that run you.

by Todd Henry 2020

3.69

195 ratings

🧭 Intrinsic Motivation 🧩 Personality Typology ✂️ Job Crafting 🔋 Burnout Prevention 🌟 Career Fulfillment

Fire Your Boss

by Aaron McHugh • 2020

Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.

4.10

💼 Career Fulfillment 🔑 Workplace Ownership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🎮 Play At Work

Fire Your Boss 96%

Your dream job might be the one you have. Transform it through ownership, not escape.

by Aaron McHugh 2020

4.10

39 ratings

💼 Career Fulfillment 🔑 Workplace Ownership 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🎮 Play At Work

How to Be Everything

by Emilie Wapnick • 2017

Pick one thing, society said. Four ways to build a career around everything you love instead.

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🧩 Portfolio Careers 🧠 Generalists 🔄 Career Reinvention 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎨 Polymathy

How to Be Everything 96%

Pick one thing, society said. Four ways to build a career around everything you love instead.

by Emilie Wapnick 2017

3.83

4k+ ratings

🧩 Portfolio Careers 🧠 Generalists 🔄 Career Reinvention 💖 Self-Acceptance 🎨 Polymathy

Intrinsic Motivation

by Stefan Falk • 2023

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

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144

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Intrinsic Motivation 96%

A system to make any job engaging and advance your career, starting with one daily goal.

by Stefan Falk 2023

3.54

144 ratings

💼 Workplace Motivation 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Self-Regulation 🔍 Cognitive Biases

Off Balance

by Matthew Kelly • 2011

Balance asked you to separate work from life. Satisfaction builds one system for both.

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1k+

🧩 Work-Life Integration ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness ⚡ Energy Management 🔧 Personal Systems 🏛️ Character Development

Off Balance 96%

Balance asked you to separate work from life. Satisfaction builds one system for both.

by Matthew Kelly 2011

3.83

1k+ ratings

🧩 Work-Life Integration ⚙️ Personal Effectiveness ⚡ Energy Management 🔧 Personal Systems 🏛️ Character Development

Never Search Alone

by Phyl Terry • 2022

The job search is emotional, not logistical. A council of peers solves what resumes cannot.

4.09

606

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Career Transitions 👥 Peer Accountability 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Never Search Alone 96%

The job search is emotional, not logistical. A council of peers solves what resumes cannot.

by Phyl Terry 2022

4.09

606 ratings

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Career Transitions 👥 Peer Accountability 🪞 Self-Awareness At Work 🤝 Negotiation Skills

I Wish Someone Had Told Me...

by Dana Perino • 2025

The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.

3.99

775

💼 Career Advice 📈 Professional Development 🧑‍🎓 Early Career 💰 Financial Literacy 🧘 Resilience Training

I Wish Someone Had Told Me... 96%

The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.

by Dana Perino 2025

3.99

775 ratings

💼 Career Advice 📈 Professional Development 🧑‍🎓 Early Career 💰 Financial Literacy 🧘 Resilience Training

What You're Really Meant To Do

by Robert Steven Kaplan • 2013

Stop searching for the right career. Build one from your own story, strengths, and blind spots.

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1k+

🛤️ Career Development 🎯 Executive Coaching 🪞 Self-Assessment 🔄 Feedback Loops 🏢 Ownership Mindset

What You're Really Meant To Do 96%

Stop searching for the right career. Build one from your own story, strengths, and blind spots.

by Robert Steven Kaplan 2013

3.82

1k+ ratings

🛤️ Career Development 🎯 Executive Coaching 🪞 Self-Assessment 🔄 Feedback Loops 🏢 Ownership Mindset

Brag!

by Peggy Klaus • 2003

Nobody notices quiet competence. A scripted method for selling your wins that still sounds like you.

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2k+

📢 Self-Promotion 🎤 Storytelling For Work 💼 Interview Preparation 📊 Performance Reviews 📈 Career Advancement

Brag! 96%

Nobody notices quiet competence. A scripted method for selling your wins that still sounds like you.

by Peggy Klaus 2003

3.68

2k+ ratings

📢 Self-Promotion 🎤 Storytelling For Work 💼 Interview Preparation 📊 Performance Reviews 📈 Career Advancement

Switchers

by Dawn Graham • 2018

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

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531

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

Switchers 96%

Job sites fail career changers. The psychology playbook for rebranding and landing the switch.

by Dawn Graham 2018

3.83

531 ratings

🧭 Career Change 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📖 Career Storytelling

10X Your Focus

by Dhritiman Chakraborty • 2023

Distraction is the invisible ceiling on your career. The evidence-based system for breaking through.

4.58

📈 Professional Development 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Design 🌱 Growth Mindset 🧠 Brain Optimization

10X Your Focus 96%

Distraction is the invisible ceiling on your career. The evidence-based system for breaking through.

by Dhritiman Chakraborty 2023

4.58

52 ratings

📈 Professional Development 🎯 Attention Management 🧱 Habit Design 🌱 Growth Mindset 🧠 Brain Optimization

Strengths Finder 2.0

by Tom Rath • 2007

Your biggest growth lever isn't your weakness. The test that names your five real ones.

3.93

57k+

💪 Strengths-Based Development 🧩 Talent Management 📊 Workplace Engagement 📝 Personality Assessments ⚖️ Talent Vs Effort

Strengths Finder 2.0 96%

Your biggest growth lever isn't your weakness. The test that names your five real ones.

by Tom Rath 2007

3.93

57k+ ratings

💪 Strengths-Based Development 🧩 Talent Management 📊 Workplace Engagement 📝 Personality Assessments ⚖️ Talent Vs Effort

The Pursuit of Excellence

by Ryan Hawk • 2022

What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.

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305

🏗️ Leadership Development 🚀 High Performance 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🤝 Mentorship 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

The Pursuit of Excellence 96%

What separates elite performers from everyone else: a small set of daily actions, not talent.

by Ryan Hawk 2022

4.17

305 ratings

🏗️ Leadership Development 🚀 High Performance 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🤝 Mentorship 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work

Think Remarkable

by Guy Kawasaki • 2024

Nine habits remarkable people share, distilled from hundreds of interviews into one roadmap.

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330

👔 Leadership Development ⚡ Action-Oriented Self-Help 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔧 Idea Execution 🧠 Growth Mindset

Think Remarkable 96%

Nine habits remarkable people share, distilled from hundreds of interviews into one roadmap.

by Guy Kawasaki 2024

3.70

330 ratings

👔 Leadership Development ⚡ Action-Oriented Self-Help 🎯 Purpose-Driven Work 🔧 Idea Execution 🧠 Growth Mindset

Pivot

by Jenny Blake • 2016

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

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2k+

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

Pivot 96%

A playbook for career change that replaces the leap of faith with small, safe experiments.

by Jenny Blake 2016

3.74

2k+ ratings

💼 Career Transitions 🔄 Lean Methodology 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Strategic Networking

Disrupt Yourself

by Whitney Johnson • 2015

6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.

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1k+

🧨 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Learning Curves ⚖️ Calculated Risk 💪 Strengths Assessment

Disrupt Yourself 96%

6% win in crowded markets, 37% win creating new ones. Your career works the same way.

by Whitney Johnson 2015

3.73

1k+ ratings

🧨 Disruptive Innovation 🔄 Career Reinvention 📈 Learning Curves ⚖️ Calculated Risk 💪 Strengths Assessment

Managing Oneself

by Peter F. Drucker • 1999

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

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15k+

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Managing Oneself 96%

Know what you're good at: the classic that teaches you to check your guesses against results.

by Peter F. Drucker 1999

3.98

15k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work 🧭 Career Management 🪞 Self-Assessment 💪 Strengths Development 📖 Learning Styles

Skill It, Kill It

by Ronnie Screwvala

The soft skills nobody taught you: why listening, empathy, and storytelling get you promoted.

3.71

141

🚀 Career Development 🛠️ Workplace Skills 💬 Communication Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Energy Management

Skill It, Kill It 96%

The soft skills nobody taught you: why listening, empathy, and storytelling get you promoted.

by Ronnie Screwvala

3.71

141 ratings

🚀 Career Development 🛠️ Workplace Skills 💬 Communication Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚡ Energy Management

One Question

by Ken Coleman • 2013

The best advice ten high-impact leaders gave when asked the only question that matters.

4.01

349

🧭 Purpose-Driven Career 🫂 Servant Leadership 🛡️ Values-Based Living 🧱 Authentic Leadership 🔄 Failure Recovery

One Question 96%

The best advice ten high-impact leaders gave when asked the only question that matters.

by Ken Coleman 2013

4.01

349 ratings

🧭 Purpose-Driven Career 🫂 Servant Leadership 🛡️ Values-Based Living 🧱 Authentic Leadership 🔄 Failure Recovery

21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges

by Charles B. Handy • 2019

Twenty-one letters rethinking success, enough, and why your final decades could be your richest.

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424

🧳 Business Wisdom For Life 💰 Defining Enough 🌊 Navigating Life Transitions 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 🔍 Cultivating Curiosity

21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges Summary

21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges 95%

Twenty-one letters rethinking success, enough, and why your final decades could be your richest.

by Charles B. Handy 2019

4.32

424 ratings

🧳 Business Wisdom For Life 💰 Defining Enough 🌊 Navigating Life Transitions 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 🔍 Cultivating Curiosity

The Power of Flexing

by Susan J. Ashford • 2021

Micro-experiments, not grand plans, drive real growth: a scientist's method for your own life.

3.52

191

🧭 Career Development 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🗣️ Feedback Seeking 🧠 Learning Mindset 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Power of Flexing 95%

Micro-experiments, not grand plans, drive real growth: a scientist's method for your own life.

by Susan J. Ashford 2021

3.52

191 ratings

🧭 Career Development 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🗣️ Feedback Seeking 🧠 Learning Mindset 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset

by Joe Britto • 2019

Six mental habits that separate leaders who multiply impact from those who merely direct.

🧱 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🔄 Mental Agility 🛡️ Resilience At Work 🚀 Empowering Others

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset Summary

The Six Attributes of a Leadership Mindset 95%

Six mental habits that separate leaders who multiply impact from those who merely direct.

by Joe Britto 2019

🧱 Leadership Development 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🔄 Mental Agility 🛡️ Resilience At Work 🚀 Empowering Others

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide

by Jane Finkle • 2019

The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.

3.25

191

🪜 Career Development 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Networking Strategies

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide Summary

The Introvert's Complete Career Guide 95%

The career playbook for quiet people: land, negotiate, rise, no acting outgoing required.

by Jane Finkle 2019

3.25

191 ratings

🪜 Career Development 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🪞 Self-Assessment 🤝 Networking Strategies

Start.

by Jon Acuff • 2013

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

3.96

8k+

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

Start. 95%

A five-stage path out of average, starting with the inner critic that keeps you small.

by Jon Acuff 2013

3.96

8k+ ratings

🛡️ Fear Management 💼 Career Fulfillment 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🎯 Priority Setting 🗺️ Life Design

Swim!

by Walter Bond • 2019

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

4.19

178

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

Swim! 95%

Six principles borrowed from sharks that turn managers into leaders, and takers into contributors.

by Walter Bond 2019

4.19

178 ratings

🦈 Leadership Fables 🐟 Mentorship Dynamics 👥 People Management 💪 Resilience At Work 🤝 Team Dynamics

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report

by MaryEllen Tribby • 2013

Success is built on a few daily behaviors. This book gives you the checklist.

3.25

🚀 Career Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Personal Accountability 🌿 Adaptability 📚 Continuous Learning

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report Summary

The Success Indicator Acceleration Report 95%

Success is built on a few daily behaviors. This book gives you the checklist.

by MaryEllen Tribby 2013

3.25

4 ratings

🚀 Career Success 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Personal Accountability 🌿 Adaptability 📚 Continuous Learning

Coaching for Breakthrough Success

by Jack Canfield • 2012

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

4.27

129

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary

Coaching for Breakthrough Success 95%

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

by Jack Canfield 2012

4.27

129 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Hiding in the Bathroom

by Morra Aarons-Mele • 2017

Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.

3.08

617

🧑‍💼 Introvert Careers ⚡ Energy Management 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎯 Niche Building 💬 Authentic Sales

Hiding in the Bathroom 95%

Turn solitude and anxiety into career assets, even if you'd rather stay home.

by Morra Aarons-Mele 2017

3.08

617 ratings

🧑‍💼 Introvert Careers ⚡ Energy Management 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎯 Niche Building 💬 Authentic Sales

8 Steps to High Performance

by Marc Effron • 2018

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

3.68

234

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

8 Steps to High Performance 95%

Ditch management fads. The science on the few behaviors that actually predict top performance.

by Marc Effron 2018

3.68

234 ratings

💼 Corporate Leadership 🚀 Career Acceleration 📊 Evidence-Based Practice 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🎭 Behavioral Adaptation

How the World Sees You

by Sally Hogshead • 2014

Find your standout trait, build a personal tagline, and make your weaknesses irrelevant.

3.63

1k+

🏷️ Personal Branding 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🧩 Personality Assessment 🌟 Standing Out 💬 Communication Styles

How the World Sees You 95%

Find your standout trait, build a personal tagline, and make your weaknesses irrelevant.

by Sally Hogshead 2014

3.63

1k+ ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 💪 Strengths-Based Work 🧩 Personality Assessment 🌟 Standing Out 💬 Communication Styles

The Potential Principle

by Mark Sanborn • 2017

Getting better at getting better has a method. Most people stop improving before they learn it.

3.89

212

🧱 Self Improvement Systems 👔 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Attention Management

The Potential Principle 95%

Getting better at getting better has a method. Most people stop improving before they learn it.

by Mark Sanborn 2017

3.89

212 ratings

🧱 Self Improvement Systems 👔 Leadership Development 🔄 Continuous Improvement 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Attention Management

The 10 Laws of Enduring Success

by Maria Bartiromo • 2010

Lasting success has ten hidden foundations, and none of them show up on a quarterly report.

3.73

114

🏆 Career Success 🏢 Executive Leadership 💎 Values-Based Success 🧘 Inner Work 🛡️ Resilience Building

The 10 Laws of Enduring Success 95%

Lasting success has ten hidden foundations, and none of them show up on a quarterly report.

by Maria Bartiromo 2010

3.73

114 ratings

🏆 Career Success 🏢 Executive Leadership 💎 Values-Based Success 🧘 Inner Work 🛡️ Resilience Building

Reinventing You

by Dorie Clark • 2013

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

3.63

1k+

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Reinventing You 95%

People have already decided who you are. Here is how you rewrite that story.

by Dorie Clark 2013

3.63

1k+ ratings

🌀 Career Transitions 🏷️ Personal Branding 👥 Mentorship Strategies 🤝 Strategic Networking 💡 Thought Leadership

Working Identity

by Herminia Ibarra • 2002

Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.

4.03

2k+

🔀 Career Change 🧪 Career Experimentation 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Adult Development 🔄 Midlife Transitions

Working Identity 95%

Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.

by Herminia Ibarra 2002

4.03

2k+ ratings

🔀 Career Change 🧪 Career Experimentation 🏢 Organizational Behavior 🌱 Adult Development 🔄 Midlife Transitions

What to Do Next

by Jeff Henderson • 2022

Manage career risk, build a financial launchpad, and stop waiting passively for what's next.

4.24

282

🔄 Career Transitions 💰 Financial Margin 🧭 Vocational Calling 🤝 Network Building 🦋 Life Transitions

What to Do Next 95%

Manage career risk, build a financial launchpad, and stop waiting passively for what's next.

by Jeff Henderson 2022

4.24

282 ratings

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