Living the Dream: A Guidebook for Job Seekers and Career Explorers [Paperback]

Melanie Mulhall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

Living The Dream--A Guidebook For Job Seekers And Career Explorers is a holistic resource for those in job search and/or exploring career options. This book provides both practical information and food for the soul. Accompanying the book is a CD of guided imageries, expertly produced by Grammy winner Douglas Spotted Eagle.

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About the Author

After twenty years in the field of human resources, Melanie Mulhall left corporate America, became apprenticed to a shaman, and transformed her life. She has been assisting others in transforming their lives ever since, through her company, Dragonheart. Writer, career coach, shaman, corporate consultant, change facilitator--Melanie has been described as all of these. She describes herself as a midwife of the human spirit.

Melanie's holistic approach honors the needs and life path of each individual. Grounded in both traditional business methodologies and those oriented to Universal Principles, Melanie practices her belief that life is a participation sport requiring both the left and right brain, best enacted using all parts of the human four-fold nature: mind, body, spirit and emotions.

Melanie assists individuals, groups, and companies across the country discern and live their dreams. She is living her dream in Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Dragonheart Publishing, LLC (October 1, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0972329501
• ISBN-13: 978-0972329507
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,929,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading, January 12, 2007

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Paul Lappen (Manchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living the Dream: A Guidebook for Job Seekers and Career Explorers (Paperback)

Many books have been written about the job search process, mostly from an intellectual point of view. This is not one of them. It takes a totally different path, looking at job searching from a spiritual and holistic point of view.

If your (ex-) employer offers the services of a job coach, take it. The person can, at minimum, point the job seeker in the right direction. One of the first things to do is to let go of any negative feelings toward your employer, then learn to accept yourself the way you are. The accompanying CD has several guided visualizations for assistance. Learn to trust the universe/the great spiral (or insert your preferred term). The job seeker needs to come up with answers to a number of questions about themselves. What do you do when you are not working? To what does your spirit call you? What is your internal guidance system telling you? Have you examined the patterns in your life? What is your passion? What if money were not an issue? Last but not least, who are you?

The author has not ignored the more familiar parts of the job search process. She looks at the resume, the cover letter, networking, the interview, the job offer, and what to do once you are in your "dream" job. There are also those days when, for whatever reason, it is not working, and giving up looks tempting.

The author spent many years in the corporate world, before turning to the holistic world, so she understands job searching. This very interesting book is helpful for those who have been laid off, and those who are thinking about a career change. Maybe some people just need to a different approach to find their passion. This is an excellent place to start.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sceptical Seeker, November 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Living the Dream: A Guidebook for Job Seekers and Career Explorers (Paperback)

Initially, I was reluctant to buy another self-help how-to book, but Living The Dream came highly recommended. I perused it and found that it grabbed my interest with non-ordinary anecdotes that were powerful teaching tools. It changed the way I looked at my job/career search, helping me to see that how I approached job/career is also how I approach my life. (The enclosed CD forced me to question and reevaluate some of my basic assumptions leaving me better prepared to follow my career path.) Kudos to Melanie Mulhall for a job well done.

5.0 out of 5 stars Will help the readers to discover what impassions them, July 16, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living the Dream: A Guidebook for Job Seekers and Career Explorers (Paperback)

Living The Dream: A Guidebook For Job Seekers And Career Explorers takes a holistic approach to job hunting and career options consideration. Enhanced with an accompanied CD, Living The Dream will help the readers to discover what impassions them; provide sound and practical guidance as well as help to retain their personal "humanness" in the process of job seeking; harness the power of Universal Principle and develop a successful resume; remove discomfort from the task of networking; marshal spiritual resources and provide a kind of shamanic view of career and live. A very different kind of job hunting manual, Living The Dream is original and very highly recommended for anyone entertaining or re-entering the job market.