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Up the ladder Why do so many people stay in unrewarding careers? Fear of change? Lack of updated skills? Whatever the case, staying in an unfulfilling job prevents you from doing what you really want to do. The pandemic taught us that we can pivot and innovate faster than we ever thought possible, so why not restart your career with a renewed vision and a clearer path forward? Elevate Your Career: Live a Life You’re Truly Proud Of (Merack; 2020) from experienced career development coach Helen Horyza brilliantly demonstrates how you can design a career that aligns with your interests and talents by discovering what makes you truly happy. Through a series of true stories, Horyza illustrates how people from all walks of life and education levels can create a career that is literally a perfect fit—even if you don’t know what your “passion” is yet. In addition to these real-world examples, the book includes valuable tools that readers can use right away to reassess their career paths. First, the Elevate Career Cycle method, which is explained in the book, can help readers uncover their passion by pinpointing their interests and unique talents. Also included with the book is a coupon code for the Elevations Career Assessment, which synthesizes values, skills, interests and personality in the context of contemporary careers. Individuals who
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complete the assessment receive a focused report complete with valuable decision-making tools. The result is a comprehensive model for smart and healthy career development. No matter where you are in your evolving career journey—college student, executive or someone looking to course-correct— this book will provide you with the tools and the momentum you need to elevate your career. —Karen Anderson
On baseball – and life Baseball fans of any age will enjoy 24: Life Stories And Lessons From The Say Hey Kid (St. Martin’s Press 2020), as Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays, with the help of San Francisco Chronicle reporter John Shea, tells his life story. From his segregated Alabama youth to a stint in the Negro Leagues and then roaming the spacious outfield at the Polo Grounds in New York - a stone’s throw from Harlem where neighborhood kids would ask him to play stickball with them. He did. “24” is heavy with quotes from Willie Mays and those in his orbit as he took his talents to San Francisco when the Giants moved west. Many still consider The Say Hey Kid the greatest all around baseball player of all time, what they call a 5-tool player. He ended his career back in New York with the