I found this in my wanderings on Amazon and immediately knew
I had to read it. Why? Well, for one thing, I believe in the power of
connectedness. I know that experiences are not isolated and that the
superficial or face value of an experience alone does not dictate its worth or
direction. I not only believe this, but I work at an institution that teaches
others to believe this, too. We talk about the “thread that ties your story
together” and other similar concepts all the time. So I was interested in
getting a perspective on the topic from someone outside our organization.
And what a perspective this is. Slim advocates a very 21st
century view of success, career path, and life meaning. As she points out,
going through life having fixed on a main goal of garnering more and more money
is not going to lead you to a happy or successful life. Challenging yourself to
make money while you accomplish X, Y, and Z is a different story.
And that’s not the main “thread” of her book (pun clearly
intended). The main function of this “self-help” book is to help you think
about your experiences as one large body of work. Slim encourages you to take a
look at your career, interests, and accomplishments, reflect on the past and
the present, and think and plan about the future.
Although I was not in a place where I could give the
exercises the undivided attention I feel they require if you’re going to take
this seriously, I could tell that her little prompts to encourage the reader to
do just that would be pretty effective. Since I’ve been feeling fairly stagnant
in my job recently, I’m hoping that sitting down to do the exercises may help
me refocus my energy and regain the enthusiasm with which I used to pursue my
tasks.
I highly recommend this to anyone starting or continuing
their path through adulthood.
~9/10~
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