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Book Review of Never Apply for a Job Again

I recently read a new book by Darrell Gurrey titled Never Apply for a Job Again. I really enjoyed the content and the pace of the book. Mr. Gurney makes very pracitical points and leads the reader down a road that is very understandable. The only challenging part of the book is it will challenge many preconceived notions that job-seekers often have.

The following are some things I think readers will find value in from the book:

  1. Mr. Gurney makes it clear how out-of-sync the process of finding a job is with the way people really get hired.
  2. The book is a full of ideas that most will find pracitcal and understandable.
  3. If you've always looked for a job via online job boards or applying at a specific company's website, you'll get an alternative approach in the book that works.
  4. There is a strong emphasis on networking-the right kind.
  5. Mr. Guernney has a backgrond that is based in experience and theory. This is a huge plus.

The book is worth reading. I would even recommend it for those not looking for an opportuntiy, it might sharpen what has become dull.

The Road After the Tipping Point

I've only read parts of Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.  The cruel reality of tipping points is they often are not seen until after the train begins its departure from the station.  Good or bad, happy or sad we've seen this many times in our collective lifetimes.

In America, we're living in a post-tipping point place.  Our government is now exposed for what it truly is, organizations are now truly competing on a global playing field and the idea of a work-life contract is no longer a theory.  I know many in the middle part of America (other areas might be similar) who seem to be waiting.  In waiting, I mean waiting for the past to make an encore appearance in their lives.  This is rooted in desiring certainty and security.  In other words, what I knew before is much better than this unknown place I find myself in today.

I've counseled before that "known" things once were unknown.  And that life is full of multiple processes of moving from known to unknown and unknown to known.  We often resist this.  I'm sure it's rooted in our childhood and what we witnessed.  No blaming and judgement here, but if you had an example of "better to conform" than to take a risk at losing something, then you probably lean toward conformity.  Risking embarrassment or the pain of failing will be like the plague to you.

There is hope.

Up until 4 years ago, exercise was like a nagging wife or mother to me.  I consequently leaned toward fitful starts and stops for way too many years.  It wasn't until I decided that life was a gift to be nourished and treated well, did I make a decision to do the rewarding and hard work of exercise.  I've applied this in virtually every key (8) area of my life.  I haven't regretted it and my life is better for it.

Regardless of your circumstances, there will always be a road after the tipping point.  Some harder (reinvention, changing habits, etc.) than others, but always a road that leads to breakthrough.  Can you see it?