Summaries of books about Career Development & Planning:
So Good They Can't Ignore You
Cal Newport
The book argues against the common advice to follow one's passion and instead suggests that skills and mastery are the foundation of a fulfilling career. It introduces the concept of "career capital" and emphasizes the importance of deliberate practice, building valuable skills, and leveraging them to create a successful professional life.
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Managing Oneself
Peter Ferdinand Drucker
The book provides guidance on how to understand and leverage one's strengths, work preferences, and values for career success. It emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and adaptability in setting and achieving personal and professional goals.
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Designing Your Life
How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
Bill Burnett|Dave Evans
The book provides readers with tools and exercises based on design thinking principles to help them create a fulfilling and meaningful life by reframing their mindset and approach to career and life choices. It encourages experimentation and prototyping different paths, emphasizing adaptability and the iterative process of designing a life that aligns with one's values and passions.
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Screenplay
The Foundations of Screenwriting
Syd Field
The book provides a comprehensive guide to the art and craft of screenwriting, outlining essential elements such as structure, character development, and dialogue. It offers practical tools and techniques for creating a compelling screenplay, including the paradigm for a three-act structure and case studies of successful films.
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How Women Rise
Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job
Sally Helgesen|Marshall Goldsmith
The book identifies 12 common habits that often impede women in their professional advancement, such as reluctance to claim achievements, overvaluing expertise, and building rather than leveraging relationships. It offers practical advice and strategies for overcoming these behaviors to achieve career growth and success.
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Outlining Your Novel
Map Your Way to Success
K.M. Weiland
The book provides aspiring novelists with a comprehensive guide to planning their stories before they begin writing, offering techniques for developing characters, plot structures, and themes. It emphasizes the importance of outlines to create cohesive and compelling narratives, and includes practical exercises to help writers craft detailed blueprints for their work.
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How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
Randy Ingermanson
The book presents a step-by-step approach to crafting a novel by starting with a simple one-sentence story summary and gradually expanding it into a complex, fully-fledged manuscript. It combines practical writing advice with a fictional narrative to illustrate the snowflake method in action, guiding writers through character development, plot design, and scene construction.
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Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office
Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers
Lois P. Frankel
The book outlines common behaviors and unconscious mistakes that women often exhibit in the workplace, which can hinder their professional advancement. It provides practical advice and coaching tips to help women identify and change these patterns to achieve greater success and claim leadership positions.
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2020
A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
Richard N. Bolles
The book provides updated strategies and exercises for individuals seeking employment or a career change, focusing on self-discovery, the latest job market trends, and effective job-hunting techniques. It includes practical advice on resume writing, networking, interviewing, and negotiating salaries, tailored to the challenges of the modern job search.
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Let Your Life Speak
Listening for the Voice of Vocation
Parker J. Palmer
The book delves into the journey of self-discovery and aligning personal life with true calling, emphasizing the importance of listening to one's inner voice rather than external expectations. It combines personal anecdotes, reflections on nature, and wisdom from various traditions to guide readers towards a more authentic and fulfilling life path.
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