What Lights You Up?

What Lights You Up?

by Mary Olson-Menzel
Released October 2024
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781394267026

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Book description

Navigate the modern world of work to find the job you've been dreaming about and thrive

What Lights You Up? Illuminate Your Path and Take the Next Big Step in Your Career takes readers on a journey to find their next meaningful and fulfilling job—no matter where they are right now. Whether you're an industry veteran pivoting between fields, a stay-at-home parent just rejoining the workforce, or a college student trying to find their footing, this heartfelt, actionable, and authentic book covers everything you need to know about getting results in the modern world of work and is full of insightful, real-life stories of success that inspire the reader to take action in their own life.

Inspired by renowned executive coach, business advisor, and speaker Mary Olson-Menzel's highly effective MVP 360 Coaching program, this book delivers insight on topics like:

  • Developing and telling your own highly individualistic story to get noticed and hired
  • Getting results from LinkedIn, social media, and personal branding
  • Rocking the interview, negotiating the offer, and landing the job
  • Staying on a path to vibrant success in your first three months at a new job—and the rest of your life

What Lights You Up? is an essential guide and roadmap for everyone and anyone seeking direction in their career journey. Filled with highly effective tips, tricks, and strategies, this book will help readers transition from where they are now into a fulfilling and meaningful new career and beyond.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Introduction
    1. MVP 360 Pivot Program
  7. 1 Identify Your Light
    1. What the World Needs Now Is Your Special Light
    2. Summary
  8. 2 Turn Your Light On
    1. Getting Started
    2. Create a Daily Light Log
    3. Summary
  9. 3 Write Your Story
    1. A Resume Tells; a Story Sells
    2. Every Experience Has Led You to Where You Are Today
    3. Start at the Beginning
    4. Every Journey Has Twists and Turns
    5. Make It Personal
    6. Employment Experience
    7. Summary
  10. 4 Build Your Toolbox
    1. Your Resume
    2. Your LinkedIn Profile
    3. Summary
  11. 5 Follow Your Dream
    1. Summary
  12. 6 Tap into Your Network
    1. Offering to Help
    2. Asking for Help
    3. Working with Recruiters
    4. Making Contact
    5. Summary
  13. 7 Choose Joy
    1. Summary
  14. 8 Develop Your Three Ps
    1. The (Usual) Prospects
    2. The Pivots
    3. The Passions
    4. Making Connections
    5. Real-Life Examples
    6. More Pivots and Passion Moves
    7. Summary
  15. 9 Shine in the Interview and Land the Job
    1. Preparing
    2. Summary
  16. 10 Succeed Today
    1. Summary
  17. 11 Create Forward Momentum
    1. You’re in the Driver’s Seat of Your Own Destiny
    2. Seven Tips to Continue to Support Your Growth
    3. The Three Rs
    4. Summary
  18. 12 Design a Framework for Success
    1. Take a Leadership Inventory
    2. Set a Framework for Success
    3. Individual Goals
    4. Team/Organizational Goals
    5. Summary
  19. 13 Give Yourself Grace
    1. The Side Hustle
    2. Pivoting
    3. The Importance of Self-Care
    4. Humane Leadership
    5. Focus on Gratitude and Goals
    6. Summary
  20. 14 Practice Gratitude
    1. Summary
  21. Conclusion: Lights on for Life
  22. Exercises
    1. Exercise 1
    2. Exercise 2
    3. Exercise 3
    4. Prospects, Pivots, and Passions
    5. Checklist for Interview Readiness
    6. Behavioral-Based Interview Questions
    7. Emotional Intelligence (EI)
    8. Flexibility
    9. Creativity
    10. Goal Setting and Accomplishments
    11. Relationship Management
    12. Problem-Solving
    13. Project Management
    14. Potential Interview Questions
    15. Leadership Signature
    16. Set a Framework for Success
  23. Acknowledgments
  24. About the Author
  25. Notes
    1. Chapter 2
    2. Chapter 3
    3. Chapter 4
    4. Chapter 5
    5. Chapter 8
    6. Chapter 9
    7. Chapter 10
    8. Chapter 14
  26. Index
  27. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: What Lights You Up?
  • Author(s): Mary Olson-Menzel
  • Release date: October 2024
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781394267026