Yes You Can: The Inspirational Kick in the Pants You Need to Take Control of Your Life and Go After Your Dreams [Spiral-bound]

Valerie Young (Author)

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About the Author

Valerie Young is Dreamer-in-Residence at ChangingCourse.com, an on-line resource dedicated to helping you find your life mission and live it. Dr. Young’s career change tips have appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA Weekend, The Guardian [London], Reader's Digest, and Redbook, and online at MSN, Careerbuilder, and iVillage. A popular speaker and workshop leader, Valerie has addressed such diverse organizations as American Women in Radio and Television, Bristol-Myers Squibb, TransCanada Pipeline, CIGNA, Society of Women Engineers, and MIT. As a Lifestyle Career Consultant, Valerie specializes in helping clients generate creative alternatives to having a j-o-b. She is the recognized expert on the Impostor Syndrome.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 70 pages
• Publisher: Changing Course (October 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0974462632
• ISBN-13: 978-0974462639
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,658,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolutely Fabulous Read!, July 26, 2006

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Marquina Rawlings "Blank Slate" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yes You Can: The Inspirational Kick in the Pants You Need to Take Control of Your Life and Go After Your Dreams (Spiral-bound)

I think I was most surprised by the fact that this book is a compilation of articles by different people. Once I got past that, I began to realize that each person had, to varying degrees, experienced the anxiety I've felt at being locked into a job that brings no joy. To realize that there are others are taking that leap into the unknown and finding happiness while the "normals" stand by and scratch their heads at what is surely insanity is massive relief. And to find that these "insane" people are holding their hands out to the rest of us who are a little afraid of our inner "insanity" to show us the way and to help us to realize that not going after our dreams is indeed the end of our happiness. Going after our dreams should be the "normal" thing to do, and Thank You to people like Valerie Young, Barbera Sher, Jerry Stocking ("Quitting A Job - Without Plan B", read the "Yes You Can" book and you'll know what I'm talking about!), and others who are helping us fraidy cats get out there and take control of our lives!

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality reference piece, June 26, 2011

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Linda S. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Yes You Can: The Inspirational Kick in the Pants You Need to Take Control of Your Life and Go After Your Dreams (Spiral-bound)

I found it inspirational and especially like that her books are spiral bound. It's now highlighted pages will be a ready and re-inspirational reference piece that I will revisit and share with my family and friends. It's simple and to the point, with no wasted time, but a fully delivered message.