Success Without A College Degree shatters the myth that a college degree is required in order to be successful. Through innovative perspectives and conversational “voice,” it guides readers through self-discovery, describes resources available to help pursue goals, and shows readers how to think like a successful person.
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Somewhere out there is someone who will pick up, read this book, take a chance, and change the world. -- Michael Kostov, TV & Film Producer
Whether high school grad or college grad, READ THIS BOOK. Its lessons and perspective will make a difference... -- Retired Admiral Bill Owens, Fmr Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pres. and CEO of Teledesic
Whether high school grad or college grad, READ THIS BOOK. Its lessons and perspective will make a difference... -- Retired Admiral Bill Owens, Fmr Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pres. and CEO of Teledesic
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John Murphy went from sweeping floors in a computer lab to Director of Sales and Support for an international software company in six years. In his own quest for achievement, he studied hundreds of books and applied the principles he’d learned. He wrote Success Without A College Degree to help those who might otherwise not pick up a book at all, and to teach them how to think like a successful person. After fifteen years in the computer industry he’s pursuing his true passion, helping others overcome the barriers to their personal success. John Murphy lives in Seattle with his wife, Sunny Kobe Cook, herself a successful entrepreneur without a college degree. Together they are working on a television talk show modeled after the compelling lessons shared in this book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Who, what, where? Inspiration you may need to feel success.,
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This review is from: Success Without a College Degree: Dissolving the Roadblocks Between You and Success (Hardcover)
I wish that there where even more books like this one. I find college a impossiblity unless one has a the time, money, housing, and transportantion. There are many people wishing that they could get something better then the job they are working. By reading this book one slowly gets the feeling good attitude about one's self one needs to survive in the lean and mean workplace. If one cannot care about one's self who will? Its helpful chapters are:
1.The truth about a degree. 2.A defining of success. 3.Overcoming the past. 4.The retrofitting thought process 5. The Untapped potential 6.The strenths; weakness 7.A setting of goals 8.The Planning; execution 9.The self-sabotage. 10.The resistance from others. 11.improving your current job 12.The detours along the way 13.The motivation 14.A small chapter on resouces. A.A few success stories B.parting words c.Selected positive thought affirmation retrofiting quotes of the author. This book helps me to live with myself without a college dream. If you find yourself with a future of nothing to look forward to but a low wage dead end job, feeling lost or feeling poor, this one of the best books to cheer you up and get you going. If you already found your success in the workplace without a college degree but you cannot find that upward mobility where you work due to work place college job preferences this book tells you what you already know that a college degree should not define your definition of success. What is important is your world view of success.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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"A Must Read for anyone who didn't attend - or finish",
By Cathi (Tuscon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Success Without a College Degree: Dissolving the Roadblocks Between You and Success (Hardcover)
I have always felt bad about not finishing college and was stuck. This book gave me the lift I needed PLUS real world steps I can take to get my career on track!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A bit overlong, but worth reading,
By Talia (Santa Fe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Success Without a College Degree: Dissolving the Roadblocks Between You and Success (Hardcover)
About half of this book is good and worth reading. However, it seems at times like the author felt he needed to reach a certain page length and padded things out -- even at times going so far as to repeat word for word paragraphs from earlier chapters.
The main information of value is in revving up the reader and restoring confidence, especially if they've been led to believe that they can't or shouldn't do something due to lack of education. It also has some exercises and advice that, depending on how close your problems and desires are to the author's, may or may not be of any use.
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