Career Remix: Get the Gig You Want with the Skills You've Got

by Damon Brown

Bestselling author, start-up founder, and business and life coach offers real-world solutions and methods for using existing skills and resources for changing careers, managing transitions, and thriving in the current job market.

In the era of surprises, here may be the biggest one You don’t need another certification, you don’t need to scrap what you’ve done, and you don’t need to start over to make your best career moves. In fact, your hard-earned past knowledge is what gives you your biggest leg up in most any industry and economic landscape. Best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, and one-on-one business coach Damon Brown offers testimonials, plans of action, and road-tested insight into how we can bring our worth and build our careers, or change industries and careers altogether, based on the skills and experiences we’ve already established.
 

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

Published January 18, 2022

About the author

Damon Brown (damonbrown.net) helps side hustlers, solopreneurs, and other non-traditional creatives bloom. He co-founded the popular platonic connection app Cuddlr and led it to acquisition within a year, all while being the primary caretaker of his infant first son. He now guides others through his consulting/coaching, his Inc.com column (incdamonbrown.com), and public speaking on platforms including TED.

Damon is author of the best-selling series The Ultimate Bite-Sized Entrepreneur. His newest book is Bring Your Worth: Level Up Your Creative Power, Value & Service to the World.

Join the conversation and get your free creative entrepreneur tools at JoinDamon.me.

Reviews

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this book was helpful for thinking about next steps for my career. Damon Brown reminds us that we are more than our job, that we can carve out a career path for ourselves using the skills we have, and about the importance of finding and building your network, cultivating relationships, investing in yourself, and being open to trying something new. He also talks about having a passive income and how that can help with career transitions. That was the good.

The less good is just how many long quotations there are in this book, particularly from other books Brown himself has written. I guess quoting yourself and others makes it easier to generate as many books as he does (one of the keys to his passive income, as he points out). There's also a fair bit of repetition but that also helps make this a quicker read because you can skim when you get to those spots.

There's a few pieces of good advice in here. I think everyone would benefit from reading Part IV of the book at a minimum.

[Jon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Brown replaces uniform, original thought with contradiction and smears of ideas: Sell first then create, but don't sell before you create. Don't let the past influence your future, but definitely tie past decisions to future growth.

Between referencing his TED talks, app, books, and traditional mashed quotes that go nowhere, Brown quotes other authors almost every other paragraph. Unfortunately, even with all these references, he doesn't manage to actually say anything.

I made it 57 pages before deciding that the book wasn't going to give up any actionable insights.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Chel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now, more than ever, people are demanding the types of careers that work for them. This book takes you through reflections, and tips for changing your career, or the way you work. Useful for people at a career crossroads, or those who just want to reflect on whether their career still works for themselves. More based on personal experiences than lots of research, but personal experiences are important here, too, and the author has plenty of relevant experience and credentials.. Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Accepting where you are allows you to see the advantages of what you've got and often gain clarity on the next move.

You are the one who must assign meaning to your path. Otherwise, a meaning will be assigned to you.

You really don't know what you stand for until you notice what you aren't.

Circumstances don't just make us: they also help reveal us.

If you want to improve the outcome, first go back and recognize, respect and honor your own lessons from the past.

Make room for your own wisdom.

[Jetaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

I discovered Career Remix by Damon Brown at just the right moment in my journey to take control of my career. Damon spoke directly to where I was in life, meeting me with an understanding of my fears. Through his words, I began to build the confidence to navigate the uncertainties. I'm incredibly grateful for his vision and for being a living example of a career path beyond the traditional work-life many of us assume is inevitable.

[Tina Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great tips for even just life in general. Definitely recommend for new grads along with anyone who is trying to still find their career path, or awitch career paths.