Work Reimagined Uncover Your Calling

by Leider, Richard J.; Shapiro, David A.

• ISBN13: 9781626565586
• ISBN10: 1626565589
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-11-02
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

DISCOVER WHAT YOU’RE HERE TO DO

It’s the end of work as we know it. Career paths look nothing like they did in the days before phones got smart. We work more hours at more jobs for more years than ever before. So it’s vital that we know how to find work that allows us to remain true to who we are in the deepest sense, work that connects us to something larger than ourselves—in short, our “calling.” We all have one, and bestselling authors Richard Leider and David Shapiro can help you uncover yours.

Through a unique Calling Card exercise that features a guided exploration of fifty-two “natural preferences” (such as Advancing Ideas, Doing the Numbers, Building Relationships, and Performing Events), Leider and Shapiro give us a new way to uncover our gifts, passions, and values and find work that expresses them. Along the way, they mix in dozens of inspiring true stories about people who have found, or are in the process of finding, their own callings.

Uncovering your calling enables you to experience fulfillment in all aspects and phases of your life. And here’s the even better news: you’ll never have to work again. When you choose to do what you are called to do, you’re always doing what you want to do. Work Reimagined offers an enlightening, effective, and entertaining approach to discovering what you were born to do, no matter your age or stage of life.

Author Biography

Richard J. Leider is the founder and chairman of Inventure—The Purpose Company. he is ranked by Forbes as one of the “Top 5” most respected executive coaches and by the Conference Board as a “legend in coaching.” he has taught over 100,000 executives and leaders from fifty corporations worldwide and is an expert for AARP’s Life Reimagined Institute.

David A. Shapiro is the education director of the Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children, a nonprofit organization that brings philosophy into the lives of young people in schools and community groups. 
He is the author or coauthor of six books.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Jo Ann Jenkins
PREFACE
Reimagined Lives
INTRODUCTION: The End of Work As We Know It
CHAPTER 1: Reimagining Work--What Do You Do?
CHAPTER 2: Reimagining Calling--Should You Quit Your Day Job?
CHAPTER 3: Reimagining Gifts--How Do You Do It?
CHAPTER 4: Reimagining Passions--Why Do You Do It?
CHAPTER 5: Reimagining Values--Where Do You Do It?
CHAPTER 6: Reimagining Legacy--Have You Played Your Music?
Resources
Index
About the Authors