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What Do We Give Up When We Become Freedom-Seeking Entrepreneurs? A Lot, Actually.

By Jennifer Senior — 2015

The traditional compact between employers and employees is slowly fading away, and with it, a way of thinking, a way of living, a way of relating to others and regarding oneself that generally comes with a reasonably predictable professional life.

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So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Cal Newport’s clearly written manifesto flies in the face of conventional wisdom by suggesting that it should be a person’s talent and skill—and not necessarily their passion—that determines their career path. Newport, who graduated from Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) and earned a PhD.

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The Art of Not Falling Apart

When life threw journalist Christina Patterson an involuntary-redundancy shaped curveball she decided to tear up the rulebook. Dreaming of revenge and irritated by self-help books, she set out to interview others who had found themselves picking up their own pieces.

Christina Patterson

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The Art of Creative Rebellion: How to Champion Creativity, Change Culture and Save Your Soul

Can a creative mind thrive in a corporate landscape? Can a business leader use creativity to guide teams more effectively? From one of today’s leading creative minds comes a book for modern rebels on building a rewarding life without losing your edge.

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I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work (Fully Revised and Updated)

The quintessential guide to kick-starting your career, fully revised and updated for the ever-changing modern job market Despite a recovering economy, many Americans are still losing their jobs, while many who do have jobs are overworked, maxed out, and miserable.

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Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age

Bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by revealing how an artistic temperament is in fact a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The Starving Artist Is a Myth.

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Clocking Out: A Stress-Free Guide to Career Transitions

Clocking Out gives readers a new way to think about their careers and delivers practical advice to first assess and consolidate individual power, then make thoughtful, meaningful changes and choices for a successful transition.

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Career Pivot: Avoid Common Mistakes

In this segment about how to survive a career pivot, Founder and CEO of the Business Talent Group Jody Greenstone Miller advises career switchers to be realistic, patient, and nimble.

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Feeling Stuck? DON’T “Follow Your Passion” (and What to Do Instead)

Are you feeling stuck in your career? PLEASE don’t follow your passion! This video discusses why you shouldn’t follow your passion and why to follow your passion is bad advice.

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What to Do When You Feel Stuck in Your Career

We all have times when we feel stuck in our careers, when we’re not advancing as fast as we’d like, or it feels like we’re not advancing at all. May Busch - Executive Coach, Speaker and Former COO of Morgan Stanley Europe - gives three strategies you can use to help you stop feeling stuck.

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Pivot: The Only Move that Matters Is Your Next One

What’s next? is a question we all have to ask and answer more frequently in an economy where the average job tenure is only four years, roles change constantly even within that time, and smart, motivated people find themselves hitting professional plateaus.

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