Reaching Your Potential: Personal and Professional Development [Paperback]

Robert K. Throop (Author), Marion B. Castellucci (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1401820166 | ISBN-13: 978-1401820169 | Edition: 3

The latest edition of this compact, concise text helps learners of all ages and backgrounds make the challenging transition to post-secondary education by taking control of their lives and improving their self-belief and self-esteem. A blend of concepts and applications helps readers to discover and develop their emotional, intellectual, physical and social potential. The text involves readers in active learning with self-assessments, activities that apply concepts to their own lives, questions that test comprehension, and case studies to foster critical-thinking skills. Profiles of people who have overcome challenges and succeeded in life motivate learners. Many new, realistic color photos and illustrations reinforce concepts.

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Many people advocate life long learning and the process of reaching your full potential, but generally no one knows how to do that. This book is designed for individuals from middle school to retirement age and provides them with step by step assessments, worksheets and exercises to reach their potential --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Robert K. Throop is the former Corporate Director of Education for ATE Enterprises. With over 35 years of experience in education, spanning the elementary to graduate school levels, he is presently the Chief Academic Officer for ITT Educational Services Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 3 edition (December 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401820166
• ISBN-13: 978-1401820169
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reaching Your Potential, June 1, 2000

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Susan Stevens (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reaching Your Potential: Personal and Professional Development (Paperback)

Many people advocate life long learning and the process of reaching your full potential, but generally no one knows how to do that. This book is designed for individuals from middle school to retirement age and provides them with step by step assessments, worksheets and exercises to reach their potential.

This book is broken down in five subject topics, and fifteen chapters to provide an easy systematic approach to personal and professional development. The five subject matters are: Developing Your Potential in Emotional, Intellectual, Physical and Social realms with the fifth unit entitled Developing Your Action Plan.

This book has been wonderful in meeting the needs of four different educational and training areas. First as a personal self help book. Second as a textbook for a college level one-hour class entitled Professional Image Development offered through the Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. Third as an in-house book for career and personal growth seminars within private industry. And fourth, as a resource book, accessible to all employees, checked out from a Corporate Learning Center library.

The book does not have religious growth. The authors state that religious growth is outside the realm of the book. This makes the book perfect for the diverse workforce and student population.

The book does have a companion guide for instructors: Reaching Your Potential, an Instructor's Guide.

2.0 out of 5 stars Reaching Your Potential, October 1, 2011

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Janette M. Perrett "organic farmer" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reaching Your Potential: Personal and Professional Development (Paperback)

Useful for those who need a hands on approach to understanding their personal and professional development.I personally found the exercises boring and too time consuming

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!!!, July 26, 2011

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This review is from: Reaching Your Potential: Personal and Professional Development (Paperback)

This is the best book I have read in a long time. I recommend this book for anyone who has gone through some things and desires to be better than they have been in the past and struggling to do it without guidance. This book helps you examine your life and truly reach your fullest potential!