Chapter 5. Your Career In the Balance

Everybody's chugging along in the same direction: Whether you are a recent college grad, baby boomer, 30-something, 40-something, computer geek, seasoned pro, first-timer, man, or woman. We all want to move ahead, enjoy our jobs, and live a satisfying lifestyle. It doesn't matter whether you own a kiosk in the mall, run a home office, or head a multimillion-dollar conglomerate.

Our work helps to define us and tells the world who we are. Are you where you want to be? When you look over your career or the type of work you do, is it what you had in mind? If your work fulfills you, our hats are off to you. We have a hunch that everyday a good number of people are out there going to jobs they dislike and feeling ...

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