The Authentic Career: Following the Path of Self-Discovery to Professional Fulfillment (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The Awareness Stage is about learning the difference between what you truly want from your career and what you have been taught you "should" want..." (more)
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Product Description

Many people experience some degree of job dissatisfaction. But figuring out whether they should change themselves - or change jobs - isn't easy. Drawing on her business background, her training as a social worker, and her years of experience as an executive coach, Maggie Craddock outlines a therapeutic process that carefully separates what the reader wants and needs from the often-frustrating demands of family and work. The author believes that identifying authentic career goals and strategies requires a careful examination of one's inner life. She clearly outlines the four-stage process - beginning with the Awareness Stage and ending with the Integration Stage - and includes exercises, examples, and inspirational quotes. Craddock gently guides the reader through the process, illustrating each stage with real-life examples, including stories from Fortune 500 CEOs and professional women returning to the workforce after having children. Ultimately a very hopeful book, The Authentic Career is a welcome companion on anyone's career path.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: New World Library (January 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577314387
• ISBN-13: 978-1577314387
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #637,778 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zen and the Art of Professional Coaching, March 7, 2004

By	Miranda Rose (East Village, NYC) - See all my reviews

Ms. Craddock does a brilliant job of taking us through the often painful process of finding ourselves and then bringing the best of ourselves to the workplace. The Authentic Career is about finding and living the authentic self. It brings us back to the things we might have once been told by a well-meaning friend or a self-help lecture; it makes real and fleshes out exactly what we need to do to work through core issues of our identity and find our "true bliss" in the workplace.
What better person than Ms. Craddock to show us the way. She went from making million dollar business deals to working with mental patients to try to find her bliss and to bring the fruits of her labors to us, in a very readable,
usable form. I have benefitted greatly from reading this book!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The path well taken., March 4, 2004

By A Customer

Self Discovery hasn't had a more sane or sensible voice.
One is so easily and kindly guided through the four step
program that it is hard to consider any other method for
effecting such profound insights into one's personal and
professional life. The exercises remarkably build structure
and confidence and give evidence to the underlying feeling
one gets throughout the book that the author thoroughly
understands the process of self-realization. A benchmark book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Boost, March 4, 2004

By A Customer

Maggie Craddock has done it! She has made her fabulous coaching techniques available to all. I graduated N.Y.U. in May and my career is just beginning. Ms Craddock's insights showed me where I need to succeed, areas I need to work on and areas of personal growth that are developing. I will apply her book and her exercises to my work environment and my own personal life.