Either way, happy or miserable, your feelings about your job are contagious. Don’t believe me? Ask your friends and family. They want you to be in a job you love. And so do I.

People who are living their dreams are, almost without exception, the real deal, and they don’t sacrifice their individuality for someone else’s idea of who or what they should be… instead they choose to be themselves, to go after what they want, and to follow their personal passions without regret or apology.

When you are being true to yourself, your experience of life is brighter, happier, and just plain more fun… and life’s too short to miss out on the fun.

To get the job, you’re going to have to sell yourself, but first you need to know exactly what you have to sell… who you are, what you have to offer, and what makes you stand out from the crowd.

It makes a big difference when you can be specific about…

• what makes you tick, lights you up and inspires you to feel great about your job
• the ingredients you can count on to make you happy in your job and your life, today and tomorrow
• the entirely unique set of talents and abilities that you bring to the table

When you’re clear about where you are, where you’re going, and what you have to offer, your confidence will come across when you interview, and you’ve multiplied your odds of landing the job you really want.

Interviewing thousands of job-seekers taught me that most people are far more specific about what they don’t want than about what they do want… in their job or in their life in general. We all have dreams, but they’re often hazy without detail so they don’t feel real or particularly attainable.

I know that the secret to happiness begins with knowing what you want, so I worked to help my candidates get a little more focus, and to gain new insights and tips that would benefit their job search. Whether I could place them with one of my clients or not,  I wanted everyone to walk away from a meeting with me with a new idea or fresh inspiration.

And so I developed a set of important questions I used in my interviews… questions whose answers give practical (and often amazing) insights into what someone really wants from their job and their life… questions that have helped many people envision for the very first time what it was that they really wanted, and that vision changed the direction of their job search, and so it changed the course of their future.

All from thinking about  a simple question or two.

I began speaking to trade groups and career symposiums, sharing these questions that reveal the secrets of a job and life that you love. Then, when the dotcom crash pulled the rug out from the employment marketplace, I put it all into a program for my fast-growing coaching practice offering group seminars and one-on-one guidance to frantic laid-off workers who needed to reorient their careers in the worst job market we’d seen in many years.

I know the value of these questions, because I’ve seen them change people’s lives.  

They aren’t particularly complicated, and they’re most definitely not rocket science, and I bet you’ve encountered one or two of them before somehow, because a few of them derived from exercises I did in career planning books 25 years ago, and have continued to use.  But my version is streamlined, focused, and to the point, with just the juiciest and most revealing and meaningful things to think about.

And now, because I want to share them with as many people as possible, I’ve put them into a straightforward, do-it-yourself, downloadable workbook.

Be Yourself & Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams! puts all of my questions together with instructions and guidance, just as if you were in one of my workshops, or a private client working with me one-on-one.

It includes all of the exercises I’ve drawn upon over the years, and a few new ones designed just for the book, written with the same explanations, instructions and  directions that you’d get if I were in the room with you.  (And to make it feel even more personal, I’ve created an companion audio book too.)

 These questions and exercises are eye-opening shortcuts to seeing your job and life goals in a whole new light… they’re provocative inquiries that crank up your imagination and get you thinking about who you really are and what really matters to you. 

They lead you, step-by-step, as you create a foolproof personal checklist of the job and life you really want to have, filling in the blanks with all of the important ingredients that you need to look for as you get into action toward the job and life of your dreams.

Picture yourself holding a personalized checklist in your hand… a list with all of the magic ingredients to make you feel happy, acknowledged, fulfilled and satisfied… each one boiled down to the essence and in detail, and touching every area of your life.

A list with important insights about what you value, the simple things that will guarantee that you love your job, and a specific vision of the direction you want your life to take.

That’s what I’m talking about… a blueprint for the job, and the life, that is going to fit you like a glove.

Even better, your personal checklist will outline exactly what you bring to your job, and what makes you stand out from the crowd, so you know what to include in your resume and  talk about in your interviews.

Your personal checklist is your secret weapon in planning a job search that will be faster and more focused, and you can you will blow people away with your focus, clarity and self-awareness.

I guarantee it.

Get your job search off on the right foot by finding out what is really going to make you happy in your next job, and for the rest of your life.

“You helped me see my job change as an opportunity instead of a problem and helped me stay focused on the possibility of creating a great job instead of just finding another mediocre place to work.” Joe Meree Software Engineer “I was 32, the savings from my dotcom days were dwindling, the economy sucked, and I had no idea what to do with my life. Your approach prodded into the core of me, challenging me to face my future. Now I’m finishing graduate school with a refined sense of purpose and direction. You were instrumental in my discovery.” Peter Sandifer Filmmaker/DJ/Rapper "I was in the completely wrong job, and working with you helped me flush out my greatest strengths and passions and helped steer me back in the right direction. Thanks for being nonjudgmental and making it fun!" Kristin Slye Slye Marketing www.slyemarketing.com

In an easy and fun series of chapters, you have a chance to… take stock of your life as a whole… by looking at all eight important elements of your life, how they fit together, and how you really want them to be pinpoint what makes you tick… it always has and it always will, but you may not have known what “it” is before dig deep into your memories… and look for clues about what the can’t-fail secret ingredients are for a job, and life, you can’t help but love reveal what lights you up… and makes you feel like you’re doing what you were meant to do and living your purpose uncover what you value more than anything else… what you learn will help you make choices you’ll never regret identify who’s on your side… and learn how you can turn them into your own personal cheerleading squad look into a crystal ball… to see the picture of the life you really dream about (and it might not be quite what you think!) start thinking bigger and bigger… help the life of your dreams take specific detailed form in your mind get momentum going… small and simple actions you can take right now that can get you on track right away, today uncover your unique mix of talents and passions… even if you think you could never make a living doing what you love most fine-tune your strengths… identify what you’re good at and what you love to do and learn how to recognize the perfect job for you, even if you’ve never heard of it before discover your fives… you’ll target five must-haves, nice-to-haves and no-ways for your work and life create your customized checklist… of what you should seek out (and avoid!) in your next job, and what you want to create in your life generate a template for what you want in a job… and learn the secret that will set you free from job titles forever brainstorm job options you wouldn’t have dreamed of in a million years then put it all into a nutshell that arms you to confidently move forward into your job search… and your life!

“You deserve to have a job you love… so what are you waiting for?” One of my mantras is “tick-tock, tick-tock, life is short” because there is no time like the present to get focused on where you want to be in the future. Maybe you’re… just getting started on your job search or career changing careers or looking for a new direction bored, frustrated or burnt out in your job tired of hiding your real self in order to fit in at work determined not to make another mistake with your next job choice fired, laid off or in the job market when you weren’t planning it in a career you worked hard to get into, but now you’re hating it stuck and hitting your head against walls in your job search No matter where you are now, it’s the perfect time to get focused on who you are and what you want.

“I loved the law, but was unhappy as an employee, and was considering hanging up my legal briefs for a chef’s apron. You helped me understand what fires me up and what doesn’t, and you continued to nudge me toward the career path that inspired me most… working for myself and choosing the clients I wanted to work with and the field I wanted to focus on. I started my solo practice two years ago, so I could be the kind of lawyer I really want to be. I’m still in the kitchen every chance I get, too, and I haven’t looked back!” Michael Blacksburg, Attorney www.blacksburg-law.com

When it comes to jobs, the difference between happiness and misery lies in knowing yourself. When you have an idea of your inner mechanics, and a picture of what you want to accomplish in your life, then you can create a vision for the next step in your future.

And when you have a clear vision, new doors open.

Ever notice how miserable people usually complain of being victims of circumstance? Their confidence is gone, they make decisions out of desperation or confusion, and they end up in bad situation after bad situation. They haven’t taken the time to know what they want, so they have no chance of ever actually getting anywhere.

No doubt about it, when you know where you’re going and what you really want, then it’s easy to make choices that move you toward those goals.

No matter why you’re looking for a new job… no matter how much experience you do or don’t have… NOTHING is more important than having a clear picture of what makes you tick, what turns you on, and what you simply must—and must NOT—have in your next job.

The payoff for a little thought today is a whole new life tomorrow!

YES! I'm Ready To Start Creating My Future RIGHT Now!

By buying my eBook "Be Yourself & Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams!" you'll be automatically signed up for my mailing list and blog “Notes From The REAL Job Search Guru” with my tips, observations and ramblings on resumes, interviews, and the process of creating of a kick-ass life and career, and I’ll give you a free copy of my book "Ten Reasons Your Resume Ends Up in the Trash (and what you can do about it)" with ten easy-to-fix mistakes that can make the difference between getting ignored and getting the job.

Up front, I also want you to know what you’re NOT getting… because what is there is powerful stuff and I don’t want you to be disappointed because you expected something else.

Be Yourself and Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams!...

…is NOT your everyday career how-to book, because I am not your everyday career coach (you’ve probably figured that out already). My aim is to teach you how to have a kick-ass life, using your job search to get things rolling.

…is NOT a big reference volume of material that you have to wade through, ending up more confused than when you started.  It’s streamlined, and each and every question and exercise is chosen specifically to help you understand an important aspect of yourself, and to get you back on track toward your dreams, as quickly and easily as possible. Short and sweet.

… is NOT complicated or filled with technical language. A lot of the big career-planning books on the market use fancy diagrams and abstract concepts, and most have more chapters than I was ever able to wade through. I don’t like complicated. I like simple, so I made this book as simple and to-the-point as possible, without sacrificing any of the important content… the content about YOU.

…does NOT have psychological profiles or personality or skill tests in it. Different types of tests can be fascinating tools and useful in many ways, but I believe that you are the expert about yourself.  I’m confident that you already have all the information to understand what you want in your job and life inside of you, and my process is based on YOU thinking about YOU.

…and most important, it is NOT a book about resumes, cover letters or interviews! Oh yes, you bet resumes and interviews are absolutely critical once you crank up your job search, and I am an expert in those things as well (I’m at work on my new book about resumes right now), but… NOTHING is more important than you understanding yourself before you send out one more resume!

This is a book about YOU, a workbook where you will fill in the blanks for yourself to get a clear picture of what you want out of your next job, and where you’re going in your life.

Are you ready to check out Be Yourself and Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams! for yourself? With a money-back guarantee, you have nothing to lose… and your whole life to gain!

YES! I'm Ready To Start Creating My Future RIGHT Now!

By buying my eBook "Be Yourself & Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams!" you'll be automatically signed up for my mailing list and blog “Notes From The REAL Job Search Guru” with my tips, observations and ramblings on resumes, interviews, and the process of creating of a kick-ass life and career, and I’ll give you a free copy of my book "Ten Reasons Your Resume Ends Up in the Trash (and what you can do about it)" with ten easy-to-fix mistakes that can make the difference between getting ignored and getting the job.

Be Yourself and Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams! is a digital e-book that you can download immediately, so you can get started right away, day or night, wherever you are.

I confess that I agonized about what to charge for it. A single coaching session with me costs up to $300 (if you could even get an appointment, because I see so few clients now), and a seat in one of my workshops (when I do them) costs up to $150.

My motivation for putting this book together is to offer simple do-it-yourself access to my questions and exercises to as many people as possible, and I want my book to be affordable for everyone.

I even thought about giving it away for free, but I know from experience that if you invest money into it, you’re much more likely to invest your time into it and that is where the value lies. Doing the exercises, and thinking about the questions is the only way it can make a difference for you.

That’s why today, I’m offering the book to you at an introductory price of just $29, a fraction of what you’d pay for in-person coaching or a workshop. It’s less than you’d spend on a nice dinner out, or a new pair of pants, but what you get out of it will last you much longer – your whole life, in fact – and I’ll give you a 100% money-back guarantee.

You know if this is what you need in your life right now, and if you’re feeling inspired as you read these words. You know if you want to find out what’s on that personal checklist that’s all about you, to discover the secret ingredients that will bring you the life you really want to have.

My advice is to follow your inspiration. That’s how great things come to you. Don’t hesitate, go for it. Life really is too short to wait!

Remember, with this workbook, you will be able to walk the path of exploration that gives you the answers you need, at your own pace, and whenever you want, day or night. And you can get started right this minute. What are you waiting for?

You get all of the same instructions and exercises that you’d get if we were working together in person, along with explanations of how make use of what you learn about yourself to make your job search more likely to produce the results you want.

Your small investment of money and time will reward you with a big payoff in terms of your job search and your life!

When you answer the questions in this magical book, you will …

• draw a clear picture of where you are right now in each of the eight key elements of your life and begin to create how you want your life to be.
• have a new understanding of your own inner workings, so you can target the secret ingredients to your happiness in your future.
• learn what’s underneath what really turns you on and makes you love what you’re doing so you can start getting more out of your life right away, and in elements of your life that aren’t about your job at all.
• explore your personal value system and what really matters to you, leaving you with a tool for making the right choices in all realms of life.
• strengthen your connection with the people who are there to support you as you make your job (and life) changes.
• bring your vision of your dream life into sharper focus.
• make a major shift in how you think about jobs and go beyond titles to consider options you never even thought of before.
• put your expanded vision into action to start living the life of your dreams right now!

Do it now and you can get started right away, even if it’s 2:00 am; you’ll get immediate access to the downloadable eBook. Don’t wait one more minute!

Begin creating your vision for your next job and the life you want to create today!

YES! I'm Ready To Start Creating My Future RIGHT Now!

By buying my eBook "Be Yourself & Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams!" you'll be automatically signed up for my mailing list and blog “Notes From The REAL Job Search Guru” with my tips, observations and ramblings on resumes, interviews, and the process of creating of a kick-ass life and career, and I’ll give you a free copy of my book "Ten Reasons Your Resume Ends Up in the Trash (and what you can do about it)" with ten easy-to-fix mistakes that can make the difference between getting ignored and getting the job.

Have you made it this far and you're feeling like Be Yourself and Get the Job (and Life) of Your Dreams! is for you, but your mind is telling you to take it slow? One of the secrets to having the life of your dreams is being willing to take action when you feel the inspiration; that feeling is talking to you. And the risk is small, because of my 100% money-back guarantee, so you really have nothing to lose… and your whole life to gain!