March 2010
Beginner
208 pages
4h 16m
English
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Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work For You
by Ph.D. Paula Caligiuri
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Index
A
abilities
assessing yours, 68–72
feedback from others, 69–70
interactive tests, 70–72
patterns of success, 72
identifying, 65–67
improving, 72–74
self-development exercise, 81
achievement, need for, 49
achievement orientation, 161
ACT’s Discover program, 34
activity log exercise, 133–134
affiliation, need for, 50
Arvey, Richard, 159
attentiveness, 168–172
B
balance in work/life, 38
balanced careers, features of, 19–20
banner organizations, starting career at, 40–42
bartered assistance, 154
Beatty, Dick, 85
Becker, Brian, 85
Berk, Lee, 116
borrowing from employers, 25
Brown, Kirk Warren, 169
building career acts
by expanding hobbies/interests, 28–33
by generating passive income, 35
by leveraging expertise/talents, 27–28
by pursuing occupations, ...
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