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Summary: Want career help that benefits you, not the author?
Review: If you're looking for help in finding what will make you successful and happy in the workplace, this is it. Whether you just want to find what you are best at (and what you'll get paid most for!) or whether you're seeking ways to add greater meaning to the largest part of your life, this is what you need. I've spent the last 10 years (and that's a lot of books on the shelves, guys!!) trying to figure my career out. Reading Nick Lore's book - and using the Rockport Institute's analysis tools -told me what I needed to know to make real, meaningful changes. I can't believe I am writing this, but now I really am doing what I love - and making money doing it! I have never met Nick Lore, but I know he's put more work into this book and more sincerity into this work - than any author who has taken money from me in the name of self-help. If only I had read this 10 years ago!! Thanks Nick!
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Summary: Want career help that benefits you, not the author?
Review: If you're looking for help in finding what will make you successful and happy in the workplace, this is it. Whether you just want to find what you are best at (and what you'll get paid most for!) or whether you're seeking ways to add greater meaning to the largest part of your life, this is what you need. I've spent the last 10 years (and that's a lot of books on the shelves, guys!!) trying to figure my career out. Reading Nick Lore's book - and using the Rockport Institute's analysis tools -told me what I needed to know to make real, meaningful changes. I can't believe I am writing this, but now I really am doing what I love - and making money doing it! I have never met Nick Lore, but I know he's put more work into this book and more sincerity into this work - than any author who has taken money from me in the name of self-help. If only I had read this 10 years ago!! Thanks Nick!
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Summary: The Pathfinder - It Works!
Review: In my opinion, The Pathfinder is simply the best career change resource out there. I have read an untold number of career-related books, and have been trying to change careers myself for over 10 years, without success. That is, until I discovered this book. Nicholas Lore has created the most comprehensive career change decision-making tools available today. His approach breaks down the process of choosing a career that fits you like a glove into small, manageable steps, thereby reducing the likelihood that overwhelm will take over and cause you to quit. There is also the question of commitment: Lore constantly challenges you to ask yourself whether or not you are truly committed to choosing the career of your dreams. For me, this was both an eye-opening and deeply transformational concept. The career testing offered by Lore's company, Rockport Institute, is brilliant. Again, I had done lots of testing for aptitudes, preferences and interests before, but none of those methods really hit the nail on the head as the Rockport approach did. It took me a while to see what the difference really was, but as I got deeper into the career exploration process, it all started to make sense. Now I know that what I learned from the testing results alone will make a huge difference as I navigate my way through my newly chosen career path. I also highly recommend Rockport Institute's career choice program, which gives you access to a personal career coach to guide you through the research and decision-making process. I can't count the number of times that I wanted to quit, or hit a wall in my thinking, and my career coach was there to give me constructive feedback or reassure me that I was on the right track. Having that support and guidance made all the difference to finally making a decision on my new career path. I believe that the Pathfinder approach to career exploration should be embedded into the curriculum of every high school, college and university, incorporated into the career development process of corporations and businesses, and utilized by career counsellors worldwide. If that were the case, I think that the high levels of career dissatisfaction so prevalent amongst today's workers would be fundamentally reversed, and the productivity and employee satisfaction inside our organizations would soar. If you're serious about creating the career of your dreams, the Pathfinder approach is for you.
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Summary: Original, savvy career guide
Review: Nick Lore has written an original and street-savvy career guide that gets to the heart of the matter: career satisfaction comes from work based on passion. The self-tests and written exercises cut to the core to help the reader to make an inventory of deepest desires and wants and then to commit to them. I particularly liked his advice on overcoming fear (about change or approaching prospective employers). His networking approach is efficient, simple and savvy, unlike many of his contemporaries who advocate informational interviews ad infinitum. His resume format is concise and effective, but requires the reader to get serious about priorities, experience and abilities. The book has an original, humorous style, appropriately jaundiced about conventional career changing/job hunting methods. There are many career books on the market (I think I have read most of them). Start with this one. You may find you won't need to read another.
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Summary: Absolutely wonderful
Review: This book is a refreshing and welcome change from the average self-help, career-oriented book. Nicholas Lore uses a completely different perspective wherein the reader is 100% engaged in designing his/her path towards a fulfilling career and ultimately, life. This books takes readers on a journey of self-discovery that is useful and applicable to their life goals. The principles apply not only towards careers but other facets of personal life such as relationships, decision making and many others. Anyone who seriously reads this book must gain something new and helpful nomatter what path along life this person is. I would encourage anyone to read this.
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Summary: Good Advice for those in mid-career review
Review: This book seemed like it was written to help mid-career person to find an area of work that matches their passion which they were unable to do for whatever reason. A good book but reading marred by many typographical errors.
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Summary: PathFOUND! through this wise & wonderfully entertaining book
Review: This wonderful book is an inspiring and entertaining read- it launched a sea change in my life. Leagues ahead of other 'parachute' type books, Nick Lore's approach is a tangible and systematic way to understand what type of work will bring you success and satisfaction. Rather than focusing on choosing a new job title "doctor/lawyer/musician" Nick puts the focus on what doing the job entails, and matching your disposition with the day-to-day realities of doing the career. It's full of realistic and inspiring means to make the transition. Even if you do not intend to reinvent your career, the insights and tools Nick offers are valuable to stay connected and fresh, whatever you do.
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Summary: A Process Where One Is Deeply In Need
Review: When I think about how people today in corporate america decide upon their careers, there seems to be a great deal of chance and luck that always plays in. Very few people have taken the time to think about what they want, what they are good at, when they are most content, or how they can translate these into a successfull career. In The Pathfinder, the author provides a process to follow -- one which I believe many of us would benefit from. In this process, the author helps you look not just within yourself but also to the outside world, to better organize your thoughts with regard to how you make decision. He provides you with exercises that help you "name" skills or abilities or requirements you might never have realized you had. The end goal being that when you make your decision or decisions, you do it in a way that is aware and informed, and that propels you with further momentum and less self doubt. I would recommend this book to all college students and any and all professionals who are still trying to find the career which is both a better fit with their personality and innate skills, while still trying to balance the "other demands" placed on them. If you believe that life is a journey, I would suggest that you read this book early in your travels.
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