How to Find Your Career Path Without Losing Your Mind

by Michal Fisher

Alternate cover edition for B00GU14U9A

Emotions run our careers, and yet they are largely overlooked. Career counseling usually focuses on identifying our skills, strengths and desires. However, the path to self realization and career building is far deeper than this, touching not only our passions, aspirations, and dreams, but also our biggest fears, doubts, pains, and insecurities.

The book How to Find Your Career Path without Losing Your Mind deals with the principal emotions that directly impact our career. It is divided into eight chapters: love, happiness, self-esteem, fear, disappointment, anger, grief, and guilt. The writer explains how each emotion is related to our career choices and our own career management, offering tools and tips on how to tackle difficult emotions and how to cultivate positive ones in the course of our career development.

This book is an emotional and spiritual guide to personal growth in the career development process. Alongside presenting psychological theories and a business-minded approach, the author provides a spiritual outlook and includes tools like guided imagery and meditations. In addition, the book is spiced up with personal stories, examples, and quotes from various individuals ranging from the Buddha to Jerry Seinfeld.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

Kindle Edition

First published November 26, 2013

About the author

Michal Fisher is a group facilitator and a life coach for career-development and personal growth. For the past 10 years Michal has been accompanying people on their journeys to self-fulfillment and happiness in their personal and professional lives. Michal holds a B.A. degree in psychology and a Master's degree in group leadership through the arts from Leslie University.

Reviews

[Maria Miaoulis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unlike other career guides, this one focuses on the emotional and psychological aspects of job searches and finding your calling. It addresses the things that hold most people back such as fear, anxiety, etc. and how to address these feelings and continue moving forward. Great inspirational read!

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of a number of books that I read during my career journey of some months ago. This was an enjoyable read. After reading another reviewer's note, I am updating my review to echo what she said. This book is about the emotional aspect of the job search and finding a well fitting role for oneself. It is in this regard that I enjoyed and recommend the book.

[Sergio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Practical

I found the book not as theoretical as expected, yet very practical in providing guidance and practical exercises which allow the reader to truly work on the processes mentioned

[Vernell Schutte · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't finish it - just couldn't get interested.

[Shira Barak · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book! Really opens up your mind