Book Titles

When a relationship with a mentor deteriorates, or irreconcilable differences with our superiors arise, we experience more than mere disillusionment; our images of possible futures also change.

In making a career change, we become what we do.

Working identity is not just who we are. It is also who we are not. Being able to discard possibilities means we are making progress.

With the benefit of time between selves, we are more likely to make the deep change necessary to discover more satisfying lives and work…

…making quick, opportunistic, tangible gambits only modestly related to a desired outcome – is in many instances the most effective way of tackling big problems.

…a series of [small wins] increases the likelihood of serious change by setting in motion a dynamic that favors a next step and makes the next solvable problem more visible.

Making a career move is a chance to make fundamental changes in one’s life.

…a time comes when long-ignored values, priorities, and passions reassert themselves – or the inconsistencies in our lives grow too blatant to ignore.

Precisely because they are taken for granted, basic assumptions are very hard to change.

In career transitions, the basic assumptions that typically prove most resistant to change concern our emotional relationships with institutions, our benchmarks for success, and our preconceived notions about viable work arrangements.