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Your Signature Path

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Your Signature Path

Gaining New Perspectives on Life and Work

Berrett-Koehler,

15 min read
10 take-aways
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What's inside?

Asking the questions is a lot easier than coming up with answers. But it’s a start.

Editorial Rating

6

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Well Structured
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

Surprise! This self-help book offers plenty you haven’t already seen a thousand times. Geoffrey Bellman’s useful, well-written guide will set a few light bulbs popping in your head regarding your personal and professional paths. He includes thinking exercises designed to widen your perspective on everything from why the world isn’t behaving the way you thought it would, to your passion (or lack thereof) for your work. getAbstract suggests this book to those interested in expanding their perceptions about their personal and professional lives. You walk a path whether you are conscious about it or not, so why not be conscious?

Summary

Creating Your Signature Path

Just by living, every person creates a path. Everything you touch and do leaves an impression as unique and individualized as a signature. Your signature path is the mark you make. You can evaluate who you are, what you are doing, and where you want your path to lead by assessing your attributes, by understanding your roles in the organizations and communities with which you interact and by acting with purpose and clarity. You have the power to define your own path. Using practical exercises, you can:

  • See yourself and your path in a new light.
  • Understand why you do what you do.
  • Shape the many roles you play in the world and find the deeper meaning in your roles.
  • Honestly examine your passion (or lack of passion) for your work.
  • Reach for work goals that are life fulfilling.

Those who will find these exercises useful include people who:

  • Live and work, and find the two areas inseparable.
  • Are caught up in the whirl of life and work.
  • Find it difficult to balance their lives.
  • Are intent on learning more of what life is about.
  • Want to know that they...

About the Author

Geoffrey Bellman  is the author of Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge, The Consultant’s Calling, and The Quest for Staff Leadership. He was an internal consultant and manager for 14 years with three corporations.

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