Or is the work you once enjoyed now just a way to pay the bills? Perhaps you're even doubting your career choice altogether. Let The Pathfinder guide you to a more engaging, fulfilling work life. Based on breakthrough techniques developed by Rockport Institute, an innovative and award-winning career-counseling network that has changed the lives of over 10,000 people, The Pathfinder offers invaluable advice and more than 100 self-tests and diagnostic tools that will help you choose an entirely new career — or view a current job from a new, more positive perspective. You'll learn:

* How to design your new career direction step by step so that it fits your talents, personality, needs, goals, values, and is, at the same time, practical and attainable

* How to deal successfully with the "yeah but" voices in your head that keep you going back to the same old ill-fitting job, day after day

* How to land the perfect job in your new field, plus tips on writing a really exceptional résumé, personal marketing, and networking (even for those who hate to network)

Whether you're a seasoned professional in search of a career change or a beginner just entering the working world, you want to make the right choices from the beginning. No matter where you are in your journey, if you want work to be more of a dance than a drag, The Pathfinder will expertly coach you through the process of designing a career you will love.

DO YOU JUMP OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING AND RUSH TO A JOB YOU LOVE?

Or is the work you once enjoyed now just a way to pay the bills? Perhaps you're even doubting your career choice altogether. Let The Pathfinder guide you to a more engaging, fulfilling work life. Based on breakthrough techniques developed by Rockport Institute, an innovative and award-winning career-counseling network that has changed the lives of over 10,000 people, The Pathfinder offers invaluable advice and more than 100 self-tests and diagnostic tools that will help you choose an entirely new career — or view a current job from a new, more positive perspective. You'll learn:

x How to design your new career direction step by step so that it fits your talents, personality, needs, goals, values, and is, at the same time, practical and attainable
x How to deal successfully with the "yeah but" voices in your head that keep you going back to the same old ill-fitting job, day after day
x How to land the perfect job in your new field, plus tips on writing a really exceptional résumé, personal marketing, and networking (even for those who hate to network)

Whether you're a seasoned professional in search of a career change or a beginner just entering the working world, you want to make the right choices from the beginning. No matter where you are in your journey, if you want work to be more of a dance than a drag, The Pathfinder will expertly coach you through the process of designing a career you will love.

Part 1 LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE

1. This Can Be Your Guide

2. You Are What You Do

3. How to Decide

4. Being Coachable

5. Right Livelihood

6. Diving into the Mist

7. Your Primary Lists

8. Commitments and Requirements

9. Questions

10. The Bottom Line — Research

11. If You Get Stuck

Part 2 HOW TO GET THERE FROM HERE

12. Why You Don't Get What You Want

13. The Power of Commitment

14. Making Decisions — A Short Course

15. Why You Do What You Do

16. Goals and Projects

17. Seven Keys

18. Living in the Present

Part 3 DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE CAREER

19. At This Point in Time

20. Temperament, Personality, and Passions

21. Natural Talents

22. Meaning, Mission, Purpose

23. Values and Rewards

24. Eight Great Careers

25. 50,000-Mile Checkup

26. They Pay You to Perform Certain Functions

27. Human Ecology — Workplace Environments

28. Making the Final Choice

29. Mastering Personal Marketing

30. How to Write an Exceptional Résumé

Getting in Touch

Acknowledgments

Index