Publisher's Synopsis
"Through her valuable advice and insight, Marti enables readers to achieve their goals by mining their own strengths and those of the people around them. In these challenging times, we are all well served by Marti's engaging advice and counsel." —Zoë Baird, CEO, Markle Foundation Laid Off? Burned Out? Find Out How to Switch Careers—And Live Happily Ever After Do you suspect a downsizing outbreak at your company? Do you feel trapped in your current position? Whatever the catalyst, you will likely face a hard fact at some point in your life: the need for a career change. In this unique guide, now updated, Marti Smye, Ph.D., gives you targeted tools to take charge of that change—and match your strengths, your beliefs, and life's realities to your dreams. A corporate change management specialist, Smye shows you how to apply the secrets of cutting–edge organizations to your own career and life. With quizzes and checklists at every step, you'll learn how to take inventory, invest in yourself, create your own "board of directors," develop a realistic, flexible business plan—and soar to new heights as the CEO of "You, Inc." Is It Too Late to Run Away and Join the Circus? is filled with uplifting, real–life stories. You'll meet Paul, a professor of biology who now guides tours of the Amazon jungle, as well as many others who found the confidence and self–management savvy to go for their dreams. "Change is not an option; it is going to happen to you," Smye firmly believes. With this guide, you too can make change less daunting and continually rewarding—on the job and beyond.
