Courage in the Twenty-First Century [electronic resource] : The Art of Successful Job Transition.

Author/Creator:

Marques, Joan.

Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Series:

Palgrave pivot.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (103 p.)

Subjects:

Career changes -- United States.
Career development -- United States.
Job hunting -- United States.
Unemployed -- United States.
Electronic books.

Summary:

Courage outlines the art of moving forward both in professional and personal life. Marques offers a strategy for self-renewal in order to divulge the virtues and viewpoints to successfully move from one career to another.

Contents:

Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Epigraph; From the Author: Why COURAGE?; C; 1 Choice-You Create Your Own Reality. Why Color It Gray?; A story; Mulling it over; A case of shaking it off; The courage in choice; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; O; 2 Open-mindedness-Most Limitations Are In Your Head. Replace Them; A story; Mulling it over; Open-mindedness is not easy!; The courage in open-mindedness; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; U; 3 Usefulness-Everything has a purpose. Nothing is wasted; A story; Mulling it over
A case of usefulnessThe courage in usefulness; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; R; 4 Reality-check-Greener Grass and Multiple Truths; A story; Mulling it over; Some cases of reality-checks; The courage in reality-check; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; A; 5 Attitude-The One Thing No One Can Decide For You; A story; Mulling it over; The power of attitude; The courage in attitude; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; G; 6 Genius-That Hidden Spark That Awaits Revival; A story; Mulling it over
Geniuses from various walks of lifeThe courage in genius; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; E; 7 Education-Teachers And Lessons Are Everywhere; A story; Mulling it over; Some manifestations of education; The courage in education; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; 8 One for the Road-No Mud, No Lotus; A story; Mulling it over; Nurturing the lotus; The courage in the lotus and the mud; Some points to ponder; An exercise; Your notes from this chapter; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contributor:

Palgrave Connect (Online service)

Other format:

Print version: Marques, Joan. Courage in the Twenty-First Century : The Art of Successful Job Transition.

ISBN:

9781137379542
1137379545

OCLC:

861559484

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

Connect to full text
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1264084

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