Career Crossroads - 27 Tips that will change your life: Wisdom doesn't have to be earned!

If you have not already looked back to key points in your life with regrets that if only you had known then what you know now, the chances are that time will come. The time will also come when you will struggle to advise and connect with your children or grandchildren as they face beginning the career planning process or critical career decisions. In earlier times career information was thin on the ground and dry as dust. These days there is information overload. But, what is still rare are readily digested, practical, insightful hints and tips that can engage all ages and provide the wisdom needed to cut through the fog swirling around career decision making crossroads. That is what "Career Crossroads - 27 tips that will change your life" provides - hard won wisdom at your fingertips when you need it most - NOW! The book is ideal for parents to quietly give to a child to help them shift from the all too common; "I don't care", "don't want to know", "I can't decide" or it is "all too hard" mode into thoughtful career planning. This is because it is short, easy to read and written in thought provoking ways that fit with how young people view the world. One brief read will plant seeds of thought and action that will gradually sprout in life changing ways. Tips include: - How the concept of following your dreams is often right but just as often wrong. - The pitfalls of following popular career choices. - Why career advisers so often give poor advice. - Simple criteria for understanding "what makes a good job" that are often not what you might first think. - The dangers of taking too many detours and re-starts in your career even though experts say this is normal. - How short term pain creates long term gain.