I have been doing a lot of interesting reading while I job hunt and I found a really great book at the library – The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People by Carol Eikleberry. I highly recommend it for an insightful and practical approach to career changes. She has some fabulous quotes – so many favourites but here are two:
“Sensitivity to something combines the potential for a sublime experience with the agony of confrontation with the ordinary” (Eikleberry, p.32)
and a quote from Barbara Sher:
“Above all, don’t improve yourself. Improve the world, so that your characteristics stop being problems.”
I enjoyed the fact that this is a book that provides practical solutions and self-assessment tools, and presents creative fields as a viable option. She writes frankly and encouragingly, and it inspired me to write a book review for Suite101 – feel free to read my review and make comments.
And for anyone thinking of a career change, or entering a creative field – I highly recommend The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People. You can also look at Carol Eikleberry’s website for more tips and advice.
November 29, 2008 at 9:53 am
Sounds like a good read! Thanks for the review. All the best with the job hunt you creative unconventional little starlet! xxx Kat
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November 29, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Thanks, darlin’. It definitely offers good food for thought. xxx
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December 1, 2008 at 4:51 am
Sounds awesome – just went to a career workshop at work, was great to do career driver/values/interest exercises.Unfortunately, they didn’t quote hit the nail on the head, as they were missing the “wants to be ruler and leader of all 4 hours a week and put me feet up and watch the world go by” category
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December 1, 2008 at 4:53 am
hmm, should also have a ‘Regularly neglects to check her spelling before posting comments’ category
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December 1, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Lis – so true, somehow no one covers the “12 hour lunch” word day phenom either…. 🙂 (and wouldn’t be great if one constantly had a spellcheck attached to one’s keyboard??) xx
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December 3, 2008 at 10:41 am
sounds v interesting, will check out the review!
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December 9, 2008 at 10:27 am
Excellent review, suggest you write more, love mama.You should write movie and book reviews for the newspapers too. Do you still get newspapers or are they also looking for Govt bail-outs
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