Career Direction

The best career is not one where you only do what you love, but one where you honor who you are. In You Turn, counterterrorism-professional-turned-career-coach Ashley Stahl shares the strategies she’s used to help thousands ditch their Monday blues, get clarity on what work lights them up, and devise an action plan to create a career they love. This book gives listeners access to Stahl’s coveted 11-step road map that has guided thousands of coaching clients in 31 countries to self-discovery and success.

In the newly revised edition of Career Anchors: Finding Direction and Opportunity in the Changing World of Work, a team of world-renowned management and culture experts delivers a uniquely insightful exploration of your own career values and work relationships as they relate to your past and future choices. This easy-to-use workbook in combination with an online self-assessment offers critical and accessible self-diagnostic exercises along with information about the changing career scene and new descriptions of the eight career anchor categories.

More and more makers, designers, writers, and artists are in demand as we enter the Age of Creatives. By understanding the new strategies and mindset required to succeed, you can manage other creatives successfully. For creators, getting that promotion to management is exciting but can also be...

Animation is a multibillion-dollar industry. Here’s an insider’s guide to getting into that industry, staying there, and getting ahead. Author David B. Levy has interviewed the top pros in animation, including Steven Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; Al Brodax, producer of Yellow Submarine; Teddy Newton, character designer on The Incredibles; Linda Simensky, senior director of PBS Kids; John R. Dilworth, creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog; and dozens of others to get their insights....

New York Times bestselling author and pastor of Lakewood Church Joel Osteen shares how the power of our words can help create a better reality. Your words are like seeds. Every time you say them, they're taking root and growing. Are you planting good seeds? Are you seeing the increase, the...

This audiobook reveals the glorious weaknesses of today's new breed of leader, as well as the Bible's most famous ones. It supplies practical direction to anyone who aspires to be a more effective leader, showing that a "limping" leader can be the person God uses to accomplish amazing things.

Carl Lenocker is one of the world’s top Customer Success Executives—a self-made multimillionaire who built wealth, freedom, and purpose through discipline and design. But it didn’t start that way. Carl came from less than nothing. Raised in the back room of a motel, with a dive bar across the street serving as daycare, his childhood was defined by instability, grit, and survival. There were no trust funds, no safety nets—just love, resilience, and the determination to break the cycle. He did. Because life’s highway doesn’t care where you came from—it only cares where you’re going.

It’s harder today than ever before for independent filmmakers to make money with their films. From predatory film distributors ripping them off to huckster film aggregators who prey upon them, the odds are stacked against the indie filmmaker. The old distribution model for making money with your film is broken, and there needs to be a change.

After a diagnosis of a degenerative eye disease, John Samuel’s life—and his chance at success—started to vanish. In a world systemically unequipped for accessibility, disability inclusion is often left out of conversations about diversity. For people with disabilities, it can feel impossible to adapt and thrive when you’re already set up for failure.

A guide for creating a life of maximum fulfillment and purpose, by the career coach whose approach has helped hundreds re-orient their careers and lives The traditional approach to career is failing us. Determine what you want to do with your life, it says, and methodically make your way...

You want to reinvent yourself entirely. But something keeps pulling you back. You've read the books. Set the goals. Started over - again. And every time, something invisible drags you back to the same patterns, the same ceiling, the same version of yourself you're trying to leave behind. That something has a name. Unconscious beliefs. And until you confront them, no amount of self-improvement will stick. This book is for men who are done repeating the same cycle. It starts from the inside out - not from a vision board. Inside: The identity architecture that personal growth books for men ...

We all need to pay bills and keep a roof over our head, but real satisfaction comes when we pursue careers filled with meaning and purpose according to God's plan for our lives. No matter where you're at now, you can find that kind of fulfillment in a career. This audiobook will show you how. Here's a hint: It's less about the kind of work you do, but how you do it and for whom you're doing it.

Brought to you by Penguin. An inspiring, modern guide to finding purpose, direction and fulfilment at work, from the internet’s favourite career creator. In The Career Ladder, Max Klymenko revolutionises how we think about work by drawing on interviews with over 2000 professionals – from...

“If you want to discover and live your purpose, read Nicholas Pearce’s book. Not only will it inspire you to become who you were born to be—it will also will show you how.” — Ken Blanchard, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The One Minute Manager This program includes a foreword...

You’re a good leader, but leadership is challenging and can rattle your confidence. Setbacks, challenges, and problems can cause you to second-guess yourself, doubt, or pull back. Your confidence may be stretched thin, but there is a way to strengthen it. In Confident Leader!, Dan Reiland...

Self-Motivation Simplified is a clear, practical guide for anyone who wants to build lasting drive without relying on fleeting inspiration or harsh self-discipline. This book breaks motivation down into simple, understandable ideas and shows how progress is created through small decisions, steady habits, and realistic expectations. It is written for readers who want clarity, direction, and daily momentum—without pressure or burnout. Rather than focusing on hype or extreme productivity methods, the book explains how self-motivation actually works in everyday life.

The calls stop. The structure disappears. But the mission isn’t over. For years, your life ran on purpose, responsibility, and a clear role. The job demanded your focus, your judgment, and your commitment. Then one day, the radio goes quiet. Retirement from law enforcement or emergency service isn’t just a career change. It’s a shift in identity, routine, and direction. Many first responders discover the hardest part isn’t leaving the job. It’s figuring out who you are without it. Still on Duty is a straight-talk guide written by a career law enforcement leader for those facing ...

This book is about CHANGING CAREERS: How to overcome the challenges of changing careers and finding a new direction to continue producing excellent results. Many people think that the career they start with will remain their career throughout their lives. It’s been my experience that this is only true for doctors and lawyers. For the rest of us, we will change careers several times. For me, I’ve changed careers seven times so far, and I’m still kickin! So, relax! The good or bad news is that the career you start with won't be the career you end with. This is why I wrote this book! To ...

The secret to an extraordinary life starts with five simple changes that anyone can make. In this groundbreaking book, Zack Friedman starts with a fundamental question: What drives success? It's not only hard work, talent, and skill. The most successful people have one thing in common,?the power...

Alexandra Boylan has gone from a homeless struggling actor to an award winning film producer. Producing, writing, and staring in numerous films that have landed distribution deals with Netflix, Universal Home Studios Entertainment, Pure Flix Entertainment, Image Entertainment, and on the shelves of Walmart and Red Box. This compilation of true tales from the Hollywood trenches chronicles her journey. The tips and tricks contained in these accounts will guide you through the ever-changing landscape of the entertainment industry while maintaining your sanity and self-respect.