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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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How To Find Your Genius

By Brian Cormack Carr

Brian Cormack Carr shows us how we all have a lost genius inside us, and how to bring it back to life! More

Finding Out What You Really Want: How Getting Naked Helps

By Sarah Cooper

Sarah Cooper has been through an incredible careershift journey and now coaches others as they go through theirs. Getting started is all about digging deep and here Sarah has compiled a great list of thought provokers to help you uncover what it is you'd really love to do - or perhaps fully realise what you've actually known all along. More

Working with purpose

By Sonia Lakshman

Featured in Team Faves:  Featured in Team FavesThere are only so many email backlogs, ill planned projects, ceaseless targets and endless meetings that the human soul can tolerate. Sooner or later we cry out - "I've had enough, I'm off." More

Is Your Heart In What You Do?

By Satu Kreula

"I know I'm going there not really believing in what I do, but it's part of the job." This is what a client of mine said to me today, and it really struck me personally. More

Life Purpose: What's the impact you really want to create with your life?

By Lisa Mitchell

Featured in Team Faves:  Featured in Team FavesWhat do we mean by purpose? How can you live more purposefully in your life? Lisa Mitchell gives some suggestions on where to start. More

If I am putting it off, it must be important

By Devi Clark on 4 December 2006 at 20:08 in ShiftLogs

I'm great at avoidance. All the diversions were important things that needed to be done, and that is why they were so convincing as excuses. But I think I really know why I put things off. Here I am, going back into the world, and being unsure of whether I can trust myself. More

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Head of Passenger BusinesstoSnr Leader, New Life Church

By Richard Wightman

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I spent a lot of time talking it through with my family, as the financial consequences would affect them. More

IT ConsultanttoCo-founder & Director of Alliance Against 4x4s

By Blake Ludwig

It's important to trust life much more than we do. And there are a lot of people out there who can help with advice, ideas, connections. More

Senior Manager, Structured Finance, CitytoFounder & CEO Charity start up

By Victor Edmunds

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If you decide that it is your life purpose to do something, research, plan, save up, ask loved ones for their support and commitment, and then go for it, but get ready for some incredibly hard, and at many times lonely, work. More


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