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Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want
by
Jenny Blake (Goodreads Author)
Life After College is an essential manual for every graduating student and young professional. It features practical, actionable advice that helps people focus on the BIG picture of their lives, not just the details. Life After College will leave you feeling inspired, confident and ready to take action toward creating the life you really want.
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Paperback, 304 pages
Published
March 29th 2011
by Running Press
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This book is going to be as important for late twenty and early thirty-somethings as it is for recent college graduates. Jenny's balance of personal stories, inspirational quotes and insight, and practical exercises help the reader identify values and goals. The book helps to clarify direction by asking questions. Jenny's experience as a Career Development Manager, Life Coach, and Yoga Instructor really come through - she's encouraging, motivating, compassionate, and her energy and enthusiasm is...more
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This is an excellent guide to finding yourself, finding out who you want to be, and figuring out how you're going to get there after college. I know I'm doing pretty well for myself considering my circumstances, but this book was full of plenty of tips and tricks to improve myself, and things to start implementing for the future.
I wish I had actually bought this book, instead of getting it from the library - that way I could actually fill out some of the questionnaires and lists, and keep track...more
I wish I had actually bought this book, instead of getting it from the library - that way I could actually fill out some of the questionnaires and lists, and keep track...more
LIFE AFTER COLLEGE was just the book I needed to read right about now. I graduated from college in May and launched into a full time PR job in June. Life has been a complete whirlwind since then, and this book gave me the chance to really reflect on the different areas of my life and figure out what I want, and how to get it.
Broken into 10 different sections: life, work, money, home, organization, friends and family, dating and relationships, health, fun and relaxation and personal growth, this...more
Broken into 10 different sections: life, work, money, home, organization, friends and family, dating and relationships, health, fun and relaxation and personal growth, this...more
A good thought organizer for someone after college or later to get coherency about what to do in life. I like the way it could get one to think about work, money , home, friends, health and more. It has exercises, long term planning helps, ways to elicit from your own mind what you really are thinking. As a retired person who has to give a commencement speech at my college for one hour in May, I thought it might give me some hints about what to say. I ended up realizing that since I am not a fam...more
Most people say that this book is a must buy for anyone right out of college or in their early 20s. As a 25 year old, I would have to agree, however, I would like to add that it is a must buy for anyone, at ANY AGE, who wants to learn more about themselves, set real goals and start living their life on purpose.
When I purchased this book early in 2011, I was just gliding through life a few years post-college, in a job that was not fulfilling or challenging. Starting to read and work through this...more
When I purchased this book early in 2011, I was just gliding through life a few years post-college, in a job that was not fulfilling or challenging. Starting to read and work through this...more
I really appreciate the effort made by the author. I think the strong points of the book are the further reading suggestions with each chapter, the website recommendations, and some of the famous quotes.
Overall, though, I found the advice a little generic; most of these things I've heard before. I prefer when self-help books give some kind of alternative viewpoint or something surprising.
One quote from the actual author I saved was, "...make sure you aren't focusing the majority of your attentio...more
Overall, though, I found the advice a little generic; most of these things I've heard before. I prefer when self-help books give some kind of alternative viewpoint or something surprising.
One quote from the actual author I saved was, "...make sure you aren't focusing the majority of your attentio...more
Motivational drivel from a woman that won't shut up about how she loves cupcakes and running. I don't know what I expected from this book, but it was a gift, so I felt compelled to read it. Honestly, the advice is nothing you don't already know. The main problem with the book is that it offers no advice on how to find a job after college, or work through grad school.
However, if you enjoy books where you get to fill out narcissistic personality surveys, you might enjoy this one. Otherwise, DON'T...more
However, if you enjoy books where you get to fill out narcissistic personality surveys, you might enjoy this one. Otherwise, DON'T...more
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This is a fantastic book for people who need to do some self discovery! It doesn't matter if you graduated a few years ago... if you feel lost, you should pick up this book. It's definitely focused on starting out in post-graduate life and spends time going over basic life needs, but I think it's helpful for people to review even if they think they already know how to handle their paychecks and navigating a job. I picked this up because a friend of mine is friends with the author, so I admit the...more
Fabulous book for my adult/college kids! Personal growth, life planning delivered in a way that appeals to young adults. Wish I had this book 20 years ago for me:)
Amazing! Full of great tips, tidbits, and exercises to help you determine what your passions are and how to integrate them into your everyday life.
Jenny was working at Google, and running her blog (Life After College) when she hit a quarter life crisis. She eventually left Google to be a coach/writer/speaker.
It was a great book with tons of tips and quotes in its pages. It covers a variety of topics, and was organized very nicely. There are exercises in every chapter, so it’s a book where you will have to have a pen and paper handy, as well as time to think on the questions. She got advice from others, which meant you saw a good variety of...more
It was a great book with tons of tips and quotes in its pages. It covers a variety of topics, and was organized very nicely. There are exercises in every chapter, so it’s a book where you will have to have a pen and paper handy, as well as time to think on the questions. She got advice from others, which meant you saw a good variety of...more
It was interesting, and had a few good pointers. However, the author had minimal voice, and a lot of the advice was stuff that college kids hear all the time, so it wasn't as helpful as I would've liked.
If you are in your early or late twenties, this book is a must read!
Great book! I love that she give templates for you to download from her website!
Workbook style planning.
Didn't get a chance to read it from cover to cover, but I did make note of the journalling sections. An engaging and inspiring read.
Well, obviously I'm biased. I think "read" is putting it lightly, seeing as I read this thing about 3,000 times while editing! But based on the effort and love that I poured into it, and judging on whether it is a book I would want to read, I'm giving myself five stars :D. I'd love to know what you think when you're done reading!
I love this book! Jenny is really nice and I enjoy her website and her Google Drive templates. I have done many of the exercises in the book but I will always keep this book and work on different sections as needed. This book has something in it for everyone. I even bought my brother a copy!
This book gives you everything you need to get what you want after graduation. There are plenty of exercises to help you look at the big picture of you life and not just focus on the details.
This is a must read for every twenty-something. Period.
Go buy it, I promise you will not regret it.
Go buy it, I promise you will not regret it.
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Jenny Blake is the author of Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want (Running Press, 2011) and blogs at LifeAfterCollege.org, where she provides simple, practical tips about life, work, money, happiness and personal growth. Jenny’s goal is to help people focus on the BIG picture of their lives…not just the details.
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