The idea
Deciding about career choice and a meaningful future requires finding out what we want AND overcoming the barriers that prevent us from getting what we want.
Who will like this book
Individuals wondering whether they want to continue on their current career path.
People that have an idea of what they would like to do in life, but are hesitating whether or not to move…
What we like about the book
- The book digs deeper into the real ‘obstacles to change’
- The provided examples resonate
- It leads to true personal insights
What you will learn in this book
- To get what you want, ACT
- Resistance to actually DO something typically comes from one of the following: (1) need for safety, (2) fear that your new ‘career’ might leave the ones you love behind, (3) difficulty to choose between many enticing options, (4) difficulty to walk away from a ‘successful’ life, (5) shame that what you want is trivial or unworthy, (6) fear of being trapped, (7) not a single idea of what to do, (8) after a ‘failure’, disbelief that anything will work, (9) feeling that nothing really excites you, (10) perception that others don’t want you to change, (11) unwillingness to do ‘ordinary’ things.
Extracts
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“You’re a success every time you face down fear. You can feel that success. You feel elated or determined; either way, the feeling is intoxicating. But every time you let yourself down by not acting, you can feel your self-esteem drop a few degrees. Your morale sinks along with your self-esteem”
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“It’s time to dismantle the myth that says you must choose between pleasing yourself and doing something meaningful”
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“When you quit blaming your job you can get started right away taking real steps that will clear things up for you”
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“Anyone who chose safety over adventure needs to practice taking tiny steps in an adventures direction. So set a goal, no matter how tentative, and start the planning process”
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“People who fear commitment don’t get results. Although this makes them very unhappy they’re afraid that once they sign on, they’ll never be able to leave. So they are forever locked outside any arena that could give them satisfaction“
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TITLE: I could do anything if I only knew what it was
AUTHOR: Barbara Sher
Barbara Sher is a speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and best-selling author
Seven books on goal achievement including Refuse To Choose and It’s Only Too Late If You Don’t Start Now.
PUBLISHER: Dell, 336 pages (1995)