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The Lemming Conspiracy: How to Redirect Your Life from Stress to Balance (Includes Bibliographical References)

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After reading the first few pages of TLC, I had to put it down for a moment. The authors had described the last three years of my life almost perfectly. I didn't put it down again for two hours. I'm a highly compensated information worker who "has it all" by most people's standards, but still feels unfulfilled. TLC showed me how to examine my talents and skills and use them more effectively to achieve what I really want from my life. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I bought The Lemming Conspiracy because I liked the title. And I'm glad I did. No book has hit a greater nerve with me. I don't know how many times I have gone to work thinking that my real calling lay elsewhere. And after reading this book I was amazed at how all pervasive this feeling is: it got me thinking about how much happier we would all be if society had a different system for career placement. This book is a tremendously effective motivational tool. I am not a big fan of so called self help literature, they all come on so gung ho and hokey, as if they had all been written by Richard Simmons on Mescaline. The Lemming Conspiracy is an engaging and intelligent read, it does not talk down to you, and it is written with a passion that jumps from the page. I cannot reccommend this book highly enough.

I found this book well thought out as it first identifies and then helps the reader integrate all the pieces to the puzzle in creating a career and life vision. I have used this in a adult college course and all the students found the book both very helpful in understanding themselves and practical in working on the life/career pieces for themselves

Yes, finally a clear and direct approach to asking the questions we all need to be asking of ourselves, namely, "who am I, what do I want out of my life, and how do I go about asking the right questions which will provide a path for me to follow?" So many books of this genre are well-meaning but tend to wallow in emotionalism and pop-psychology babble once the deeper issues come up. I found these authors better able to cut through the cobwebs, and they provide a balanced framework for reaching the next level in our careers, our relationships, our lives. We all have patterns of behavior (conditioning) which we've learned, from family, friends, associates, which we can see only if we're willing to look at ourselves honestly - and what does THAT mean? This book can help. Certain patterns hold us back from being and living "real". We're all lemmings to a degree. The book is a fine guide on how to find the pearls of our true selves beneath the layers of family, school, business and social "systems" which in truth have only their own interests at heart. If you're serious about finding a way off the treadmill towards a balanced, value-driven and individual manner of living, buy this book and do this work. Your life will explode with richness.

Unlike other career guidance books that force the reader into existing job titles, this book offers wonderful insights and process to guide you to developing and designing your own customized career/job. TLC looks at the whole person, and factors in the need for personal and professional balance to get more out of life. Kudos to the authors for writing a book that instilled the courage to break-away and do what I love, leading a life I look forward to each day.

I read this book in preparation for a life & career strategic planning course and ability testing when I was 43 years old. I had been laid off from a good job, had been temping & part-timing it for a couple years, and was just undecided about what I should do next. I had plenty of ideas, and many of them sounded good -- at the moment -- but I was just so unsure about which was the right path, which would be fulfulling for me, and on what factors I should base my decisions. Well, this book was a key to my recovery! I soaked it up like a sponge, as it addressed many of the issues I was grappling with and helped me get back on the road to a fulfilling life. It's great at helping you determine what's important and identifying the values which guide key life decisions. I heartily recommend this book for anyone at a crossroads, in transition, or just unsure about how to make their next career move and provide the right balance in their life. This book is one of the best career and overall life-planning books on the market! Enjoy!

Bought the book yesterday and couldn't put the book down until I read 100+ pages. Thinking of leaving work early today just to be able to finish this insightful look into why many of us are trapped into the daily "grind."

Finally, someone has articulated the reality that most of us are trapped into an unfortunate cycle of work and stress. The best part is that the authors provide a clear 8-step approach to developing a plan to stop this cycle and figuring out what one wants out of life.

I highly recommend this for anyone who has ever wondered if there was a better way. Thanks to the author for what may be a turning point in my life.

I read a great book by this author called "Don't Waste Your Talent" and the information about the lemming conspiracy was fascinating, so I searched for more. When I saw another book by the same author titled "The Lemming Conspiracy", I jumped at the chance to learn more. Bottom line, it was the same book as the other I had read. What is up with that????

Love the book and certainly worth the read, just make sure you only buy one!
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