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Directional Living
- Author
- Megan Hellerer
- Narrator
- Megan Hellerer
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 24 September 2024
- Run Time
- 6 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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A GUIDE FOR CREATING A LIFE OF MAXIMUM FULFILLMENT AND PURPOSE, BY THE CAREER COACH WHOSE APPROACH HAS HELPED THOUSANDS REORIENT THEIR CAREERS AND LIVES
So many of us have done everything ‘right’ for our careers; picked a ‘career destination’, got the grades, made the 5-year plan, checked all the boxes, worked hard and climbed the ladder, and now? You're miserable. Every career milestone has made you feel emptier, and you've finally arrived at your ‘destination’ to find that you're stuck, unhappy and burned out. You’re an ‘Underfulfilled Overachiever’.
In the last decade, career coach Megan Hellerer has worked with hundreds of UOs, from CEOs and bestselling authors to award-winning scientists and activists, helping them get unstuck and discover meaningful, purpose-driven work. Directional Living comes from Megan’s innovative paradigm, one based on the premise that a ful?lling, purpose-?lled career and life is built by following your inner sense of direction, not pursuing a ?xed destination.
Both a philosophy and a practical guide, Directional Living is a revolutionary new blueprint that will help you find the work you are uniquely well-suited to do in the world, move from misery to meaning and transform your career on the way to transforming your life.
‘The big decisions in life don’t come with a map. Think of this book as a
compass to help you navigate toward success without sacrificing happiness’
Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again
‘We often work really hard to build careers that we don’t really want. Directional Living will help you avoid that fate’
Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor
©2024 Megan Hellerer (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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The big decisions in life don’t come with a map. Think of this book as a compass to help you navigate toward success without sacrificing happiness. Drawing on her extensive experience as a coach, Megan Hellerer offers an unusually relatable and practical guide to the pursuit of excellence, meaning, and joy
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
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Extrinsic motivation screams so much louder than intrinsic motivation. Capitalism is so good at rewarding what we can measure, terrible at rewarding what we value. As a result we often work really hard to build careers that we don't really want. Directional Living will help you avoid that fate!
Author of Radical Respect and Radical Candor
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I wish I had been given this book when I was 18 years old. If you’re burned out or wondering “Is this all that there is?” Megan Hellerer’s book is brimming with practical and actionable guidance to take you from feeling without a compass to finding direction
Author of Everyday Vitality
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I’m blown away. This book only looks like a well-behaved self-help book. In fact, it’s radical—nearly anarchic. Lucid, practical, effective, and beautiful, Directional Living upends all the common wisdom about ambition, struggle, and building a good life. Try it, and transform
author of Magic and Loss
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Hellerer debunks myths that undergird a success-driven society, including that difficulty has inherent moral value (“There’s no gold star or fulfillment bonus for extra struggle”), while outlining a positive, individual-focused approach that prioritizes happiness over certainty. It’s a smart, refreshing look at what it means to build a satisfying life
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Details
- Author
- Megan Hellerer
- Narrator
- Megan Hellerer
- Duration
- 6 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 September 2024
- ISBN
- 9780241580899
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Advice on careers and achieving success, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.A GUIDE FOR CREATING A LIFE OF MAXIMUM FULFILLMENT AND PURPOSE, BY THE CAREER COACH WHOSE APPROACH HAS HELPED THOUSANDS REORIENT THEIR CAREERS AND LIVESSo many of us have done everything ‘right’ for our careers; picked a ‘career destination’, got the grades, made the 5-year plan, checked all the boxes, worked hard and climbed the ladder, and now? You're miserable. Every career milestone has made you feel emptier, and you've finally arrived at your ‘destination’ to find that you're stuck, unhappy and burned out. You’re an ‘Underfulfilled Overachiever’.In the last decade, career coach Megan Hellerer has worked with hundreds of UOs, from CEOs and bestselling authors to award-winning scientists and activists, helping them get unstuck and discover meaningful, purpose-driven work. Directional Living comes from Megan’s innovative paradigm, one based on the premise that a ful?lling, purpose-?lled career and life is built by following your inner sense of direction, not pursuing a ?xed destination.Both a philosophy and a practical guide, Directional Living is a revolutionary new blueprint that will help you find the work you are uniquely well-suited to do in the world, move from misery to meaning and transform your career on the way to transforming your life.‘The big decisions in life don’t come with a map. Think of this book as acompass to help you navigate toward success without sacrificing happiness’Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again‘We often work really hard to build careers that we don’t really want. Directional Living will help you avoid that fate’Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor©2024 Megan Hellerer (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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