Discover this step-by-step plan to match your strengths and interests with a career that will fulfill you for a lifetime. Shifting into Higher Gear creates a pathway to minimize the stress and confusion of seeking the right job. The book presents a comprehensive three-stage program for discovering your calling, turning that calling into a career, and sustaining your passion once you?re in the job of your dreams. Grounded in Biblical wisdom, yet highly practical, the book is packed with field-tested advice, worksheets, self-assessments, and creative questions for action and reflection. This is must-read will become a trusted "owner?s manual" for a lifetime of meaningful work.
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"People who discover what they love and find ways to utilize their gifts and natural career strengths do all of us a favor. Tom Siciliano and Jeff Caliguire have created a great book and the tools to help you do just that. Read it and put these principles into practice."
--Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Managerâ and Whale Done!ä
--Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Managerâ and Whale Done!ä
"The common theme I see with top athletes and the business leaders I work with is their passion for what they do. When you take the time to prepare and educate yourself, your road to contentment in life becomes much clearer. Shifting Into Higher Gear picks up on this theme and offers vital insights into finding happiness through your career."
--Ron Shapiro, sports agent and coauthor, The Power of Nice and Tyrants, Bullies, and Impossible People
"This is a treasure map designed to point out what strengths are so perfectly buried inside you."
--Peter Leffkowitz, CEO, Morgan Consulting Group, and trainer and national speaker to the recruiting industry
"I see this book as a valuable tool for both people starting and deep within their career. Shifting Into Higher Gear blends faith and strategy nicely together. This is a must-read for anyone looking to find a fit between their calling and career."
--Ronald Short, Ed.D., director, Career Planning and Placement, Northern Illinois University
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"People who discover what they love and find ways to utilize their gifts and natural career strengths do all of us a favor. Tom Siciliano and Jeff Caliguire have created a great book and the tools to help you do just that. Read it and put these principles into practice."
—Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager® and Whale Done!
"The common theme I see with top athletes and the business leaders I work with is their passion for what they do. When you take the time to prepare and educate yourself, your road to contentment in life becomes much clearer. Shifting Into Higher Gear picks up on this theme and offers vital insights into finding happiness through your career."
—Ron Shapiro, sports agent and coauthor, The Power of Nice and Tyrants, Bullies, and Impossible People
"This is a treasure map designed to point out what strengths are so perfectly buried inside you."
—Peter Leffkowitz, CEO, Morgan Consulting Group, and trainer and national speaker to the recruiting industry
"I see this book as a valuable tool for people both starting and deep within their career. Shifting Into Higher Gear blends faith and strategy nicely together. This is a must-read for anyone looking to find a fit between their calling and career."
—Ronald Short, Ed.D., director, Career Planning and Placement, Northern Illinois University
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"Shifting Into Higher Gear" will help my counseling of young men and women who are pondering their career options. It not only includes "how to get a job," but starts the journey by breaking ground in the much harder "based on my values, passions, and calling, which job(s) should [I] seek?"
Many people I counsel use relatively few parameters to evaluate work options. Money, prestige, and expediency direct most people. But if you're trying to add the critical dimensions of self-actualization and/or expressing God's work through your gifts, this is the book for you. Included are a recap of what Spiritual Gifts are and how to combine them with deep interests to find your sweet spot. I'd also recommend Marcus Buckingham's "Now, Discover Your Strengths," because it complements these efforts. But Siciliano and Caliguire reach further. Their appropriately named book is a valuable addition to the space because it will help many people in their quest for "Shifting Into Higher Gear."
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I think Shifting into Higher Gear can be the starting point for finally finding the job or position that a person can be excited and passionate about. The authors do a great job of laying out the process and mindset needed to prepare for, find and keep the "right job". The focus on a person's spiritual health and the role it plays in your career made a particularly important impact on me. I have bought several copies of this book to give to my friends and associates who need that little nudge to make a move for a better career.
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Shifting Into Higher Gear offers a pragmatic, contemporary approach to finding meaningful employment that's right for you. Presented like a Road Map for Success, you'll find this book to be an excellent resource as you frame your thought process and plan your next career move upward and onward. Bought several copies as gifts for recent college grads. A great value at $16.95.
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spiritual clues, job that fits, career calling, hidden job market, positive mental outlook, action room, higher gear, first thirty days Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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JUST AS physical laws govern the universe and criminal laws protect us as citizens, there are laws that relate to work, career, and calling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spiritual clues, job that fits, career calling, hidden job market, positive mental outlook, action room, higher gear, first thirty days Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mother Teresa, The Starbucks, Three Areas of Passion New!
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- Contented Cows Give Better Milk by Richard Hadden in Front Matter, page 169, and Back Matter
- The Power of Nice: How to Negotiate So Everyone Wins- Especially You!, Revised Edition by Ronald M. Shapiro in Front Matter, page 126, and Back Matter
- The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren on page 11, and Back Matter
- The Freedom from Depression Workbook (Minirth Meier New Life Clinic Series) by Les Carter in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Smith Barney by Vault Reports in Back Matter
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