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Book Review: Life Is What You Make It by Peter Buffett

By Sab on 21 May 2011 at 15:37 in Careershifters Blog

Here is a book that could help any of you who are on a quest to live life on your own terms, believing that there is more to work (and indeed life) than a big paycheque or social status. In ‘Life is What You Make It‘, Peter Buffett (son of billionaire Warren Buffett) explains his father’s decision not to give his children an inheritance and how important it is for each person to define his or her own path, regardless of their wealth or background.

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Books to inspire and guide you as you shift your career

By Anonymous

We've asked our expert career coaches to recommend their pick of inspirational books to help get your career change on track. From understanding what makes you tick, to ideas for a portfolio career, we've got a great selection to get you started. More

Careershifters featured in Your Ethical Business book

By Richard on 15 February 2007 at 08:27 in Careershifters Blog

Your Ethical Business bookA pre-publication copy of Paul Allen's Your Ethical Business book arrived in the Careershifters HQ today (thank you Paul). If you've any interest in being a social, ethical or environmental entrepreneur, this is an excellent primer on all the different aspects you'll need to consider to get your business started.

Paul kindly invited Careershifters to submit some tips on how to make the leap from your old day job into running your own ethical business and naturally, we were happy to oblige. Turn to page 42 in the book, or read the five tips here on the Careershifters site.

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Changing the world 9 to 5

By Richard on 22 November 2006 at 23:00 in Careershifters Blog

Change The World 9 to 5So, a copy of We Are What We Do's latest book, Change the World 9 to 5 arrived in the Careershifters HQ last month.

Like their previous Change The World With A Fiver, this book brilliantly balances worthwhile actions with a wonderful design and a healthy dose of humour.

Actions we particularly like include and "Try a job swap" (no. 68) and "Aspire not to have more, but to be more" (no. 82), but dare we say it, our favourites are in the submissions listed on the fold-out cover that didn't make it into the main book... "Dare to talk about your dreams with your employer"; "If what I'm doing isn't working, change what I'm doing"; and "Do a job you're passionate about!"

And if you've been delving into our ShiftStories, you'll also know that Eugenie Harvey, Director of We Are What We Do, is a career shifter herself. You can read her story here.

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What people are saying about Careershifters

"Careershifters helped me realise that there were many small steps I could take towards improving my job satisfaction. Gaining greater focus has given me a renewed enthusiasm for my work, giving me the confidence to negotiate a one year sabbatical."



Cath Rooney

"I had a career in sales and now I run my own sales training company.  The Careershifters workshop gave me the motivation to get on and do things, as well as some good direction with regards to the sort of activities I needed to put in place."

Matt Hayden

“Thanks to Careershifters I'm shifting my career! Have been thinking for a while about the direction I'm going in and after looking at your website and reading some of the advice I realised that I've got to go for it.”

Justine

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Nikki

"For 17 years I worked in the travel industry. In the period of unemployment and after attending the Careershifters workshop I retrained and am now employed as a trainer and coach. I'd recommend the workshop to anyone who may not know what they want to do."

Paul Kensett

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Liz

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Lindsey

"The Careershifters workshop started me on the path to changing from the Practice Manager of a GP Practice to Community Engagement work that meets the needs I identified at the workshop."

Diane Cassidy

"The Careershifters workshop helped me realise that it’s never too late to change your career, that these advances take time and, I am confident that if I stick with my ‘plan’ I won’t make another wrong career move."

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