The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0718022076 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is the plan we've been waiting for--from a guide we can trust."—Michael Hyatt, New York Times best-selling author and former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers"I used to think hating your job was just a normal part of every adult's life--that is until I discovered I could build a job I actually loved. The Art of Work shares the process for hearing that calling and then doing the work that feels like ‘slipping into an old pair of shoes.’ A must-read for anyone wanting to live a life that matters—fully alive.”—Dan Miller, New York Times best-selling author of 48 Days To The Work You Love“The Art of Work accomplishes the next to impossible, providing clear, relevant, useful guidance on finding your calling while being enormous
USA TODAY, WASHINGTON POST, AND PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY BESTSELLER!Jeff Goins, a brilliant new voice counting Seth Godin and Jon Acuff among his fans, explains how to abandon the status quo and live a life that matters with true passion and purpose. It's about the task you were born to do. Through personal experience, compelling case studies, and current research on the mysteries of motivation and talent, Jeff shows readers how to find their vocation and what to expect along the way.. This is a book about discovering your life's work, that treasure of immeasurable worth we all long for. Those who experience this intersection experience something exceptional and enviable. The path to your life's work is difficult and
You Want How Much for Shipping and Handling? I first encountered Jeff Goins through his website while researching ways to generate an income online. My first impression was that he was another web "Guru" looking to sell me something. I wasn't impressed initially as I scanned over his website. I saw an "artsy" type who I didn't seem to connect to right away. I am a scientist and tend to be more analytical in my thinking. I didn't dig too deep during that first we. The Art of Work has put a real wrench in my retirement plans As someone who has already been functioning in what seemed to be "my calling" for over two decades, I wondered if Jeff Goins' latest book would have anything much to offer me. Not because I'm a know-it-all but because I wondered if I had passed my prime or peak.Believe me when I say it had plenty to offer.Not only did this book rip to shred some erroneous notions that were long standing in my life, it presented what I. Ross W V Milburn said A practical guide to finding your vocation. It seems that there is a widespread desire to alter the role of work in our lives, away from drudgery and the need to earn money, and towards the personal fulfilment of a real vocation, or, as Jeff Goins calls it, a “calling.” If you share this desire, there are many books about the subject, but this is one of the best.Early in the book, Goins analyses what work actually is, quoting several well-known figu