Find Your Zone of Genius: Break Free from burnout, Reduce Career Anxiety, and Make the Work Your Doing Matter by Making Your Job The Right Job for You

by Laura Garnett

Imagine feeling challenged, fulfilled, and happily engaged in the work you're doing. Boost your career courage by spending more time in your Zone of Genius.

In Find Your Zone of Genius, a career self-help book on performance improvement, you will learn how to find yourself by identifying what author Laura Garnett calls your Zone of Genius—that sweet spot between what you're great at and what fulfills you at work.

Both aspirational and practical, Laura introduces a methodology based on a performance tracker tool that has helped Laura's high-profile clients at Linkedin, Capital One, and Verizon transform their careers and lives—and will help do the same for you!

In this book, you'll

Why it's so hard to be yourself at workHow using your genius makes hard work more energizingHow society steers you wrong in determining what kind of success is right for youHow to identify how you like to think at work and how your personality helps inform your geniusThe different kinds of process creator, visionary, strategist, synthesizer, catalyst, builderHow to quit following your passion and instead find your purposeHow to keep an eye out for common roadblocks to operating in your Zone of GeniusIf you do the work that is outlined in this book, it will change how you feel about yourself and your career, allowing you to experience more joy, build confidence, and inspire others just by being who you are and doing the work you were meant to do.

Whether you're looking for a men's inspirational gift, a new job gift for women, or career motivation for yourself, Find Your Zone of Genius is sure to inspire. And if you liked The Big Leap book, you'll love this quick, one-hour read.

Praise for Find Your Zone of

"Work doesn't have to feel like, well, work. With Laura's advice, you can find your Zone of Genius, accomplish more, and stop counting the minutes until quitting time."

—LAURA VANDERKAM, author of Off the Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done

Genres: Business, Nonfiction

142 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2020

About the author

Laura is a performance strategist, TEDx speaker, and the creator of the Genius Habit. She works with CEOs and executives to identify their unique genius and purpose, and craft an actionable plan to leverage them in their day-to-day work. She has consulted with organizations including Capital One, Open Table, LinkedIn, and Instructure. Prior to launching her own company, New York City-based Garnett Consulting, she honed her marketing, strategy, and career-refining skills at companies like Capital One, American Express, IAC, and Google.

Reviews

[La'Tonya Miles]

a tiny book but a game changer for me to be honest. i didn't even make it all the way through the book when I realized that i needed to make some changes in my professional life. haven't looked back since.

[Liz]

2.23 stars.
I think I had this one confused with another.

[Adriana]

It is a good summary, now reading The Genius Habit

[Livia Fajkusz]

If you are trying to find more fulfilling career ideas based on your personality... there are better books than this. It has lots of big words and big explanations, but it actually didn't give me any Aha! moments or clarity. I recommend the Roadmap - "The get it together guide" or "Do what you are" by P. D. Tieger.

[Gemini]

Lots of tidbits here to pay attention to. Cute little book, pretty quick read. Obviously lots to ponder while reading this to determine your job/career choices. Making changes are necessary & trying to figure them out isn't always easy though. Hopefully you will find something to connect to while reading this. Your life, your choice.

[Liz]

This book clarifies what your happy "purpose" is compared to your passions. It's a good book you can read in under an hour and makes you think.

[Kim]

Excellent and quick read. Inspiring and useful exercises that can make a difference.

[Bojan Avramovic]

Odlicno! Kratka, inspirativna, pogadja u sustinu

[Nopadol Rompho]

Although the book is short, it is so thought provoking. If you can find your zone of genius, you will be very happy at work.

[Jezzeri]

Quit following your passion and find your purpose. Fulfillment is the impact you make in this world.

[Jeffrey Ning]

Laura Garnett made good of the book’s intent to be read within a hour to get you in the ZONE and discover joy in your work.

You get challenged introspectively and retrospectively to find your purpose and impact in life. Yup, it can be metaphysically boring if you are clueless about the topic. Nonetheless, nuggets of wisdom and knowledge exist to complement and fulfil your arsenal to stay happy and succeed at work or even life.

[Brian Cham]

Inane career advice that could be summarised in one article, and would not be very informative even in that case. To sum up: You're miserable because you're in a job where you grind through things you are not naturally suited for. Find a job you are naturally suited for by considering what you're good at and what you are passionate about. Common sense advice that's not worth the time to read in a longer form.

[Kyla]

There were definitely some similarities between how she teaches people to find their purpose and how I do it, and I loved seeing those- truth is truth and the whole world should have access to it. Of course we do some things differently, but I’m so grateful for people who are putting purpose work out there. If we can just get everyone to live their unique purpose then we can change the world. ❤️

[Allegra Wermuth]

Couldn’t get past the horrible layout to this book. Very aesthetically unpleasing.