Careers Books

This book is a useful tool for anyone who feels they are held back by their own habits and beliefs. It examines the self-limiting behaviours which we can succumb to - from procrastination to insecurity to alcohol abuse to a host of other habits - and provides real answers as to how we can work on turning these behaviours around to start living up to our true potential. The exercises are great, as rather than just reading the book the reader has a chance to really examine which sabotaging behaviours apply to them and how they can make changes to avoid repeating mistakes they may have made in the past. It makes it a much more relevant and useful book and would be the main reason I give this book five stars. The worksheets give the book a really practical applicable side, which other books of this nature can lack. They encourage and aid you in really examining your own situation and how Sheri's advice can be applied to help you, rather than just reading case studies of others. A real help!

From Sabotage to Success is an appropriate title for this book. It reflects my own personal journey from a place of despair and lack of information to one of empowerment and success. My journey continued as I found that the strategies I used to overcome my own self-defeating behavior were just as successful in helping others overcome theirs. This book was born out of years of personal experience as well as working with others to end self-sabotage.

I have taught workshops on overcoming self-sabotage since 1992. In the beginning, before each workshop I wrote a lesson plan but the participants always added new ideas and insights which further enhanced each proceeding workshop. Eventually, my notes turned into handouts, then book chapters, and finally a full-fledged book. Throughout the book I provide real-life examples of persons dealing with a wide range of self-defeating behavior. I outline step-by-step techniques to overcome self-sabotage and each chapter ends with a task list and action plan including worksheets, journal ideas, charts, and graphs to help readers apply the principles of the book to their daily lives.

I sabotaged my own success for many years. It wasn't until I began to change my old self-talk and stopped associating with negative, unsupportive people that true change occurred. I found that self-sabotage is often due to impatience and unrealistic expectations. I discovered that small, manageable goals followed by feasible rewards were an effective way to gain and maintain success. When you begin to focus on solutions, goals, and successes instead of problems and limitations, you can choose to recreate your life at any time, despite age or background. This book focuses on a holistic view of success. Rather than concentrating solely on material or career accomplishments, I invite the reader to define his or her own concept of success to include contentment, balance, and peace.

My hope is that this book will help you feel more alive; that you will see your own value and cease acting in self-destructive ways. I offer many time-tested techniques for you to do so. The rest is up to you. I would love to hear about the successes you encounter as a result of applying this book to your life.

From Sabotage to Success(or by another name, REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL)by Sheri Zampelli is an easy to read and very practical guide to overcoming barriors in our lives.I use the book everyday...one of the best self-help books I've ever used.I really would encourage everyone who is interesting in their personal growth to buy this book.

Ever wonder why life is not showing up for you the way you think it should? Have you considered that you could be the only obstacle standing in the way of success? And speaking of success: Do you know what your personal success looks like? If you've answered "yes" to the first and "no" to any of the following: Sheri Zampelli can help you.

As you may recall, I recently read and reviewed Zampelli's Donate Your Weight Weight Loss Program. After doing so - I rushed to collect the rest of Zampelli's parchment. Why? For starters, I like the way she leads readers from A to Z helping them overcome the most important obstacles: the intangible ones. After all, these are the challenges that keep us standing in our own way. And she uses this methodology to help readers overcome all of life's greatest challenges - including, but not limited to, weight loss.

She does it in this way.

In From Sabotage To Success, Zampelli first asks you to get to know and be honest with yourself. Through carefully crafted exercises, she asks you to step forward and review your "self" and your life - deciding your "role" as you see it. This information may surprise you as most of us define ourselves through others. Once established, this "coming clean" with regard to the past and present creates a jumping off point for charting a path to a destination of our own choosing. Next, you will create the ideal life you see for yourself. Zampelli asks you to "fast forward" and create this life by building your ideal version of it. You'll then back peddle into reality and prepare steps forward to reach this destination.

Said differently, Zampelli asks the hard questions that we are afraid to ask ourselves. For example: She challenges us to make absolutely sure that our goals for ourselves are truly our goals. Why? She explains: most often roadblocks to success come when we define ourselves by others and the groups or "tribes" to which we belong. Therefore, to identify our authentic selves is the first cut to reaching personal success. Secondly, Zampelli helps you realize the hidden ways you can Sabotage this process - ways that until now you may not have recognized. Mostly this involves letting go of the negative ideas we currently hold about ourselves - those which often stem from our childhood.


Perhaps you are overcompensating for your past by:

Controlling others?
Putting off your life?
Holding back from expressing your feelings?
Waiting for things to "work themselves out"?
Focusing on the negative?


Zampelli tells us, it's time to stop. In the second portion of the book, she leads readers by the hand to help us find our own definition of success, then offers exercises that you can use to work through these and other hurdles that could be standing between you and your vision for yourself. Here, she uses many of my favorite tools like creative journaling, mind mapping and affirmations. These will all help take you from where you are to where you'd like to be. This book then, becomes a personal roadmap to freedom.


From Sabotage To Success will be even more effective for those who:

~Have read every self-help book imaginable and still have found themselves stuck in their same old patterns.

~Are interested in changing the habits associated with self defeating behaviors that can keep them from reaching their full potential.

~Want to identify personal roadblocks, bring them to the surface to heal, then move on to claim the success they know is theirs.


The three best things about From Sabotage To Success in my opinion are:

One: Zampelli uses examples, anecdotes and stories from other real life individuals that exemplify the struggles we all face. This helps me identify with the issue at hand, realize I am not alone and that I am not "different" or "crazy" for having the feelings I do. In turn, this helps me to heal and overcome my highest hurdles.

Two: Zampelli fills the book with exercises, thought provoking ideas and tools. Soon after reading, I found myself excited about my life again. Through identifying and removing ways I stand in my own way through negative thinking - I've learned to identify when I'm "unhealthy." Free from negativity, I'm liberated to be excited about my life and the possibilities it holds for me.

Three: Zampelli, as customary, presents all of her work in a "been there done that" format. It's hard hitting as her story is a deep and painful one. Yet, this accessibility is exactly what makes Zampelli's books worth reading and applying - she speaks from her own passion to overcome obstacles, and her passion to succeed becomes contagious.

A Final Note: Just like her other work - this is not a book you will finish, close, then never look at again. It is a reference book you can consult over and over. As usual, I always choose to take the broad brush stroke first, then walk back through slowly - taking each exercise one at a time. Zampelli has penned another winner here - and she takes you right along with her.

I found From Sabotage to Success to be a delightfully fresh approach to presenting psychological theories, techniques, concepts, and jargon into an enjoyable, easy-to-read format. Ms. Zampelli offers a fresh new approach to presenting a wide array of comprehensive self-help techniques to just about any person who picks up the book!

Although I have read probably just about every self-help book on the market, I found Sabotage to Success to be among the very best of its kind. Since it is my observation that most of the women who I work with tend to sabotage their own chances for happiness and success, I will be recommending it as a "Must Read" for all of my clients. If you want to improve your life in any way, this book will help you discover what's holding you back...and what you can do to grow.

Cathy Garger
Personal Coach

George Foreman has produced an excellent book of pithy wisdom that can be helpful to almost anyone. It is not a boxing or sports book. It has far more substance. It tells how to avoid problems in life and how to deal with them when you face them. Foreman changed from being an admittedly selfish and self-centered man to one who has helped many people and made his own life better by doing so. I was very pleasantly surprised when I read this book. It has a great deal of value written in a direct style. A great gift book for anyone, particularly men and those facing challenges in life.

Read this book and benefit from George's experiences. As he tells his stories and truths you will gain insight. Although only 124 pages, the book is thick with wisdom.

THis is a very informative and insightful read. George really has some beautiful insights that should definitely be considered. Whether you are a Foreman fan or a self-help fan, I recommend you read this.

I enjoyed reading this book. Down to earth advice on being positive and believing in yourself.

GEORGE FOREMAN'S GUIDE TO LIFE by George Foreman
with Linda Kulman is a short book (124 pages) that surprised me in
all that it had to offer.

I wasn't expected much from it, given that Foreman on the surface
wouldn't seem to be the ideal role model to write a self-help book . . . he
was a bully, of sorts, when a kid . . . he didn't read his first
whole book until the age of 16 . . . and he was married and
divorced four times, only to find his fifth time to be the charm.

Furthermore, after he lost the heavyweight title for the first time,
he became a recluse of sorts . . . he also had a reputation for
being surly and mean-tempered, as unlikely as it now seems
when you see him pitching products on TV or doing boxing
commentary on HBO.

But Foreman has really turned his life around, and he shows you
how you can do the same . . . though much of the advice is basic,
and you may have heard it before, his effective use of examples
helps to drive many of his key points home . . . as he notes in
the Introduction, "Everyone in life goes through a hard time
sometime, but you can't let that define who you are. What defines
you is how you come back from those troubles and what you find
in life to smile about."

There were several other memorable passages; among them:
With life there is pain and still more pain, but even with it all,
there is always a reason to smile: a beat of music to make you
lift your feet and dance; a piece of chocolate to sweeten up
a moment. With death, as far as we know, there is no pain,
only silence.

The point is I could forgive a horse for biting me, another for
almost killing me. But it seems that people can rub us the
wrong way and we're through with them overnight. We can
forgive an animal and hold on to a grudge for years against
another person.

People only want to hear the best about their children. That's
because every mom and dad feels their child is an extension
of themselves. So pointing out their kid's shortcomings-whether
they're physical, emotional, or behavioral-hurts because it
feels like it's a reflection on them and their success as a parent.
As soon as you say something's wrong with that boy or girl, their
mother or father starts a conversation inside their head that goes
something like, "If only I were better at this or if only I had done
that, my child wouldn't have this problem." It doesn't really matter
what you say or that you meant well; what they hear is, "What's
the matter with you? Couldn't you have done a better job?"

I have recommended this book to every one of my coaching clients eager to shift positions, companies, and careers, and I have seen again and again how its strategies and techniques work. I encourage not only those wanting a job but also those working with those in career transition to keep it at their desk. There is just no other book on the market quite like it.

Job seekers, rejoice! Finally a book that offers humor, motivation and results. The format is like a diet program, complete with "recipes" to land the perfect job. This style provides a basic structure that readers can easily latch onto, without becoming gimmicky and overused.

The real strength of this program is the focus on continual focused action. Checklists, "daily scores" and specific directions keep the job hunter motivated and able to direct their energy in a productive and efficient way.

The foundation of the program is "knowing" what you want in a job. Hayden and Traditi provide many exercises to determine exactly the perfect type of job for you. Once you know what you want, your energy is focused on bringing that job to you. The book provides tons of insider tips on both knowing yourself and knowing how to present yourself to land the perfect job for you.

Armchair Interviews says: A combination of positive thinking and positive action, this success-oriented program is sure to help any job seeker find their dream job.

A Master Certified Coach and a career strategist combine their talents in Get Hired Now! A 28-Day Program for Landing the Job You Want, a practical-minded job-seeker's guide offering hands-on techniques to get noticed and get hired. Structured steps of a 28-day program focus on the keys to a successful job search: identifying the best strategies for one's personal goals, knowing precisely what to do and when to do it, and staying motivated despite frustration and rejection. Anecdotes, model cover letters and other vital documents, basic instructions in how to network, step-by-step tidbits each a page or two long and easy-to-follow combine into a unified program ideal for focusing one's energies and earning the job of one's dreams. An excellent supplementary resource for first-time job hunters and midlife career-changers alike.

Sure wish Get Hired NOW! had been available when I graduated from college and grad school. Frank Traditi and C.J. Hayden have created a simple, step-by-step process that works. It's not rocket science -- there's no magic -- only careful guidance through proven methods to assess your strengths, talk to people about what you want to do, and find success in your job search.

The average working adult will change jobs ten times over his or her lifetime. Searching for a job can be an overwhelming and often daunting task. Where do you start? How do you find that great new job? How do you stay motivated when you feel so frustrated?

That's where C.J. Hayden and Frank Traditi's best-selling book, Get Hired Now!TM (Bay Tree Publishing, 2005), gives you a complete job search system for the job seeker in any field. This book contains a twenty-eight day programme for coaching yourself to job search success. It has everything you need to strengthen your job search, make the best use of your time and energy, stay motivated in the face of rejection, and land the job you want.

I like the Book's practical and systematic approach to the process of job search, obtaining interviews, and getting hired. Its strategies, daily action items, and checklists keep the job seeker focused on reaching the objective in the shortest time and using the most effective techniques. This programme is especially effective where a coach facilitates the programme with a group of job seekers. The coach provides professional assistance in dealing with blocks and obstacles, handling challenges and brainstorming solutions, support during bad times, and celebrating with job seekers when they succeed.

Surveys estimate that seventy-four to eighty-five percent of available jobs are never ever advertised. Yet most job seekers only apply for the fifteen percent of jobs that are advertised. This creates intense competition amongst these job seekers for a limited number of advertised positions, whereas savvy job seekers are able to position themselves to choose the employers and secure the jobs they desire amongst the eighty-five percent of jobs not advertised, with no competitive pressures to worry about.

In reading through the Book, I was struck by how much the job search process resembled that of prospecting for business with potential clients. Job-hunting is approached the same as that of sales. Potential employers are treated as if they are potential clients. In one job search, a job seeker targeted six companies. He contacted all of them and called them many times until he got an interview and a job with one of them.

The Book is divided into two parts. Part One covers the Get Hired Now!TM system. This system breaks down the job search process into a series of simple steps so you will know exactly where and how to start finding a job today. It organises the steps into a proven system built around three powerful elements: effective job search approaches, an action-oriented, twenty-eight day programme, and suggestions for managing the fear, resistance, and procrastination that may hinder your job search. The programme shows you how all the pieces of the job search puzzle fit together, what to do, when to do it, and how to measure your results.

The Book goes into detail about the different job search approaches, from networking and referral building, contacting potential employers, informational interviewing, employing recruiters and agencies, searching specialises job listings, and finally using help wanted advertisements.

Part Two of the book contains instructions for preparing your chosen success ingredients, as well as job search "recipes" to help you apply the approaches specified in your action plan. This part elaborates on the job search pyramid, starting from knowing what you want, finding opportunities and contacts, applying to employers, getting interviews, and landing the job.

"To be successful at your job search you must free your fears about asking for what you want. Look at this time in your life as a window of opportunity. It could very well be the chance of a lifetime to find the ideal job. If you start your job search off on the right foot, stay organised, and sustain a positive attitude even when things appear bleak, your persistence will pay off." That's how Hayden and Traditi concluded the Get Hired Now!TM book.

In writing Get Hired Now!TM, Hayden and Traditi have done a great service in advancing job-seekers interests by sharing a wealth of secrets for getting the job you really want with the talent you already have.

I would strongly recommend this book to people of all ages and situations. Ms. McAleese uses clear, easily understood writing with good no-nonsense advice and examples. And her basic aim is quite straightforward - don't make choices about situations involving money without knowing fully how you (and the other guy) stand to benefit. It will show you how to see when a great situation is really only great for the other guy. And thus, you get rich by not giving your money away.

My wife and I have used our copy to guide us through many choices - budgeting, saving, insurance, retirement planning, homebuying - with great success. It has saved us when times were tough and has enabled us to do the things we want without sinking into debt. For a regular middle-class couple, we feel very well off just because we understand our own finances well.

In fact, I regularly give this book as a gift to friends (and their graduation-age kids) as a way to help them avoid some of the mistakes I made before I got this book. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's quite true.

This is the greatest gift you can ever give to anyone you know who is just starting out in the world of handling their own finances, as well as someone you know who is already 'in the game'. Make sure all of your young loved ones get this BEFORE the college credit card offers start swarming them in their Freshman year! I wish the author, Tama McAleese, would read this to hear my thanks and my plea for another 'Get Rich Slow' that includes what to do with all of these new things that have popped up like 529 plans, Education IRA's, new IRA contribution amounts, new tax laws, etc. Her foundations are timeless, but I would still love to hear what she has to say about the new trends.

this book is a MUST READ. I am a financial planner and still find this book to be the most useful book on the market. It contains timeless concepts not the latest get rich quick schemes. If you buy a financial book buy this one.

Best advice I ever got on Personal Finance. Glad I acted on
her solid financial education-the truth not the hype-of the financial industry.

Found her statement so very true "The right information is even more valuable than money itself..."

I read the 1993 (2nd) edition of this when I was fresh out of college. After Atlas Shrugged, was probably the most profitable book I ever read. I'm now well on my way to being well-off, and I credit much of that to the no-nonsense, straightforward advice this book provides.

Like another reviewer, I too have given copies of this book as wedding gifts, homewarming, graduation -- you name it. Some might take it as rude or presumptious perhaps; but what of it. Good advice isn't always pleasant, yet priceless all the same.

If you're under the age of 25, just starting out your career, for god's sake read this book. If you're under the age of 35, *ouch* you're gonna kick yourself on chapter after chapter, but start reading now before the night grows even longer :-)

If you are or you know someone that is not 100% happy with their career, this book is the answer. After working as a career counselor for over 10 years, Bill's book helped me achieve a position that I absolutely love. I thought I had all the answers after 10 years of advising others -- not so! After reading Bill's book, I obtained a full time position in the Media field within 6 months! No doubt; it works! Superb book for the unemployed AND employed! PS - I negotiated $3,000 more using Bill's techniques!

Bill Karlson takes you on a great journey to help you find a job that will have even MORE than top $$$$! He stresses the importance of finding a job you enjoy, and make good money doing it! As a career counselor I highly recommend this book.

Bill Karlson has developed a great map for others to plan and track their career journey. His examples stimulate your creativity and suggest ways to develop your own job search process. Bill Karlson's practical tips demonstrate his extensive experience in coaching others during their career transitions. Mile 04 -- shares a great prioritization process. The book is filled with excellent resources, including a great list of internet addresses. I will be recommending this book to many colleagues and friends who are rethinking their career directions. A great planning tool!

Until I prioritized my life goals, I was usually in conflict with myself and others. Putting "things" in order has shown me what my capabilities and limitations are.

In my job search, Bill's Mile Marker system took away the stress of making cold calls. All of a sudden, those "scary" phone calls became job openings, phone interviews, networking contacts and interviews.

It works! It really does.

The two points in Bill Karlson's book, which had the most impact for me, were: 1. The need for me to resist looking for a job that I may be good at, but don't particularly like, in favor of looking for a career doing something that I am passionate about. It is incredible how many people I've contacted who try to shove me into the same pigeonhole I've been in before. My challenge is to try to communicate better about what I'm really about, what I need to be looking for. 2. The other is the concept of the advantage-driven résumé. I liked the concept the first time I heard you, but didn't really know how to execute it. Your example gives me a better tool to use to work out my own advantage-driven résumé. Thanks.

The market is flooded with career/job-searching advice. WHY pick THIS book?

1) The author's credentials and success rate with his system & tools are impressive!

2) In the age of the sound-bite and people's attention spans ever-decreasing, Luis gives us "basic concepts to QUICKLY launch your job search" and provides a "tool kit (strategies and tactics) with easy-to-follow directions" : clear, definitive, easy to read = everything we need in Getting There.

3) This book can be used as a reference tool: scan the Table of Contents and zoom right to the chapter you need most; although with the warmth of Luis's writing style and wonderful anecdotes, success stories, you'll be wanting to read the whole thing cover to cover!

I just landed a job following the suggestions I found in Getting There. I liked the concrete, easy to understand and execute approach. I also found it helped me deal with some serious attitude problems that were holding me back. The book helped me to remember the kinds of things I used to love to do and now I know I'm headed in the right direction.


The book is a great investment.

"Getting There" by Luis Martinez offers step-by-step guidance & hints to help job-seekers -- whether you're a recent college grad or are an experienced worker looking for new directions -- achieve their professional goals.

Few people have as deep an understanding of corporate hiring as Luis Martinez. As a Human Resources Consultant at Xerox, he has advised a whole spectrum of employees for many years. Now Martinez shares powerful lessons from his long career.

Martinez's contemporary examples of job-seekers, their seaqrches, & their successes provide a simple-to-follow blueprint for current job-hunters at all professional levels.

"Getting There" really is the next best thing to having your own career coach on call to advance your career & prosper. Martinez's warm, conversational style inspires & encourages.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is either actively searching for a new career or unhappy where they are now. It is both inspirational and thought provoking while giving you the tools you need to move forward no matter where you are in your search. These days it is not just about the resume and the author gives you the tools and guidance you need to move forward.

This is a must read for anyone considering a career change or who has had a career change thrust upon them. If you have been released into the wild, now is the perfect time to discover what you love to do and reading Getting there will give you the tools to do just that. Very conversational and rooted in real world examples, Getting there will help you do just that.
Wish I had read this a year ago.

John Renesch has generously shared his tracing of the path of self-examination of thought and life that many of us long to do. He helps you begin the process yourself, seeing that the need for change that we see in the world today begins with personal change in each of us. He points out that we often stay an arms-length away from really making our personal contribution, looking outside ourselves or waiting for someone else to deliver, before we move into action. Meanwhile, we continue to blame, complain, hide behind our fears or those thrust upon us. He gives a compelling call to action for each of us to answer the call of what he terms our "ultimate responsibility". Inspiring new vision. Great stories. This book gives NEW HOPE for a promising future at a time when we need it most. Great read!

John Renesch takes a stand for the greatness of the human being. He sees a better future that is possible but needs to be worked for. He points to the possibility of a more sane and mature world through humanity's embracing its destiny for a more conscious evolution.

This book is neither a complaint about our situation nor a grandiose scheme for changing it. It calls us all to turn old habits -- like being passive and perpetuating the status quo -- into more productive ways of living and working. It gives us many realistic action items that any person, anywhere can take to help build a better future.

I found this book to be encouraging.There is a way to treat others in a more human way. John makes an excellent case for why and how it can happen. I was downsized 2 times in the last 3 years. The problem I have with corporations is HOW they do the downsizing( ouch!). John's open style of writing allowed me to see what I was holding onto from these past experiences and let go of it...move on. Someone must hold the bright light for others to follow.

Highly recommended reading for business leaders! Everybody still in possession of a certain degree of open-mindedness and hope for a better future will acknowledge that this book provides more than food for thought. It's a blueprint for action. The French writer, philosopher, and Nobel laureate (literature) Andre Gide (1869-1951) once said: "I do not know whether it will be better when it changes but I know it must be different in order to be good". John's Book helps all of us to shape the system to become good! Peter Sorg Head Group Relations Member of Senior Management Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., Basel, Switzerland

Great tools and ideas for those who feel like helping to improve our present reality and to start building one that works for all. Let's enjoy and use it!

From the first page, it's filled with wisdom and whimsy. It's a good guide to using your spiritual life to cope with and/or improve your workday, and includes practical spells and Goddess Lore. The tone is warm and friendly, and the small drawings always bring a smile. It may look like a small, trendy book, but it's a true gem.

When I first saw this book, I thought "Oh dear, Z's trying to appeal to the mass market by being cute." But I bought it anyway, if only because Z wrote it and I love her work. With trepidation, I opened the book and started to read.

It took mere seconds for that trepidation to evaporate as I realized I was holding in my hands the best practical Witchcraft book I'd ever seen. Every tiny page is packed with useful spells, color ideas, and general all-around advice for getting through the work day with your sanity and soul intact. It also doesn't waste space giving yet another long Witchcraft 101 lecture, which is something I highly appreciated.

If you're a woman and you have a dreary office job, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of this book.

I was so glad I received this book as a "Congrats on your New Job" gift. It really came in handy and really helped me get through a horrible situation at work.

I am all for empowering yourself, but every little bit helps and the ideas and rituals in this book were fantastic!

If Wicca touches your soul and visualizations are helpful in changing your inner harmony,

if you want to get in touch with your inner Wild Woman instead of your inner child,

if you seek empowerment from within and ways to achieve it,

if you are seeking spells that will help you with the problems you encounter in the modern office,

then this is the book for you.

Filled with a sense of empowerment and whimsy, this book will inspire and amuse at the same time. Each chapter covers a day of the week and provides advice on the energy of the day, colors and fragrances to wear and surround yourself with, crystals, stones, and herbs to have with you, and a special Goddess for each day and its energy. Included throughout the book are spells to promote cooperation and solidarity, protect or recover property, receive raises or promotions, promote or prevent office romance, ward off sexual harrassment, and for many other common office situations. Although written for women, this will be enjoyed by any male who seeks harmony with the Goddess and her energies in his life.

"The Goddess in the Office" is the first women's spirituality book that specifically focuses on our work lives. Many Wiccan and Pagan books focus on family connections, love, and other aspects of home life. Money and careers are addressed more from the standpoint of doing rituals at home that will affect one's professional life, rather than expressing one's spirituality in the workplace. Granted, that's always a dicey proposition, especially for Wiccans.

Z. Budapest manages to pack a lot in her fun, tiny book. She starts by describing her image of the Wild Woman, a preverbal creature who howls, moans, grumbles and purrs, and who makes us fall in love at inopportune times with inappropriate persons. Wild Woman gets bored at work, and need a place where they feel grounded. Budapest encourages women to create an unobtrusive "power spot" with tiny stones, perhaps a bird's nest, or other precious tiny things where the Wild Woman will feel at home-in other words, creating a tiny bit of beauty and tranquility in one's workplace.

One aspect of "Goddess in the Office" that I particularly appreciated is the extent to which Budapest put me in tune with the energy of each day. I do find that I have a hard time focusing on work when I come in on Mondays, that I do get down to business on Tuesdays, that by Wednesday I'm looking to what I need to do next week, etc. Becoming aware of these energies helps to address the particular challenges that they pose.

The chapters in "Goddess in the Office" are organized by the seven days of the week. Budapest begins each chapter by focusing on the day's energy, contemplating on the meaning behind the day's name (for instance, Moonsday has dreamy, introspective connotations), and the goddess associated with that day. (Continuing with the moon theme, Monday's Goddess is Artemis.) After exploring the symbolic meaning of the day, Budapest then suggests scents, gems, and colors to express the day's energy. I particularly liked her suggesting various colors, depending on the energy that would be needed on a particular day. Each chapter also includes a handful of work-related spells (which don't need to be done on a particular day) and ends meditation exercise (to be done at home) for connecting with one's Wild Woman.

Budapest acknowledges the importance that weekends play in achieving balance in our work lives. While the Saturday and Sunday chapters seem lighter than the workday chapters, they do provide some good ideas for renewing one's energy and getting ready for the next week.

The spells in "Goddess in the Office" are the only one's I've found that specifically address the kinds of challenges that arise at work. Budapest includes spells for computer problems, giving a speech, blessing a project, protecting against sexual harassment, etc. You can follow her suggestions discretely with easily accessible supplies. For instance, the spell for purifying the office involves soaking lemon verbena or a pinch of sea salt in spring water, and scattering the blessed water around the office before co-workers arrive at work.

"Goddess in the Office" isn't Wicca 401, by any stretch of the imagination. You're not going to delve into deep spiritual issues. But you just might have fun! The little line drawings of the naked Wild Woman serve as a great reminder that we cannot ignore our playful selves for too long just because we also have to earn a paycheck.

I am re-reading the book and I can't tell you how much I am enjoying it all again.....Don McHugh has a wonderful gift for "telling" the story instead of writing it! I am starting to catch myself keeping score on my day's activities and making notes for business practice, just like I do on the golf course...did I stay on the fairway off the tee, did I get to the green in regulation? What a great read! And Fun too!

Roaming through the management section of a local bookstore, my
attention was caught by the title of this book. As a golfer, always in search of improvement, and as a former executive and now teacher in a university management department, this had to be mandatory reading. What I found is a gem! I heartily recommend it to everyone interested in developing and maintaining
successful relationships with others. Numerous books are available for management training, none better than Don McHugh's approach of comparing the game of golf to the qualities of leadership. Golf and the Game of Leadership is a primer for the understanding of management and leadership action. The lessons throughout the book provide the apprentice supervisor and the senior manager a core of knowledge to guide their leadership actions. If you are a "professional practicing manager" or an "enthusiastic amateur," Don McHugh's writings will provide great enjoyment along with clear understanding of the essentials for successful leadership and success in life.

I am a business executive and an avid golfer, but like us all, could use tips for betterment in both areas. While my golf game may never improve, this book effectively outlines business strategies that can help from the smallest detail all the way up to full-scale corporate ideas. I initially selected the book because of my interest in golf and desire to increase leadership and effectiveness in the workplace. Having seen McHugh's resume, I not only trust his advice, but am not at all surprised by the success he has achieved. The book is a must-read for anyone in the business world, or that just loves the game of golf!

As a professional in the business world with aspirations to obtain an MBA, I found McHugh's book on leadership highly educational. Using golf as a backdrop, McHugh successfully conveys his message on how to be an effective leader. The format of the book - a round of golf - flows nicely. McHugh's leadership lessons are complimented by interesting, attention-grabbing stories. The "Quick Tips" sections, found at the end of each hole, showcase McHugh's years of experience in the leadership field. I whole-heartedly recommend this book - not only is it apparent McHugh understands what it means to be a leader in the business world, but also in life.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the art and science of being an effective leader. Donald McHugh's ability to utilize meaningful stories about golf and its players to emphasize leadership techniques gives the reader a refreshing way to learn. I was sorry to get to the end of the book.

As it was written near 2000, a chapter or two suffer from obsolescence already, but the excellence of the rest of the content make it very forgivable.

Adamsky has produced a superb guide to the Hiring Process that is of great interest to Executives, Recruiters and Job seekers alike. The book is applicable to a wide range of industries well beyond the IT industry.

The book provides a great deal of actionable ideas that you can put into place now to improve your hiring practices, land the best candidates, and keep them as satisfied productive employees. Similarly, the book helps potential applicants better understand the hiring process and get inside the mind of hiring managers. It also contains a plethora of valuable and interesting ideas and commentary on the HR landscape. Truly an enjoyable and informative read !

As the MIS Director for a large educational institution, I have felt the impacts, first-hand, of recruiting and retaining top IT professionals in a tight job market. Yet there is clearly a methodical approach that can be followed to target the "right" employees and, once hired, ensure that they remain happy and content within your organization.

This book does an excellent job of outlining that process in a simple, easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach. The author not only covers all aspects of the hiring process but also reminds us of best practices that we too often (and too easily) forget to ensure success once we bring top players on board.

This book was pertinent and informative. I intend to pass it around to all of the managers on my staff.

I didn't actually buy this book but won it as a door prize at an industry trade show. I tossed it in my briefcase and didn't give it much thought to it until I was stuck in an airport on my return trip home. Although I don't hire a great number of "information technologists", the book was filled with excellent advice for any manager. His advice applies to the dynamics of locating, interviewing, hiring and retaining exceptional individuals. I like to underline when I read, and when I finished the book I realized I had underlined just about everything! Don't let the title throw you off because this is an excellent resource that truly cuts across all industries. He has his hand on the pulse of human nature, and an incredible insight into those people who understand how (technically) the world works.

I have already given a copy to a friend that owns a small company and has found it a challenge to find and retain good people. If my friend follows the program outlined in the book I am sure he will see the results. One thing I really liked about Adamsky's writing style is that it's light on philosophy and academic drivel and packed solid with the experiences of someone who has obviously been in the trenches.

I feel better prepared to operate in today's challenging job market after reading this book.

As an IT professional I have had occasion to be on both sides of the interview desk. This book clarified and reinforced many of the beliefs that I formed from these experiences. However, I derived an even greater benefit from those sections that challenged my preconceptions. Mr. Adamsky's use of logic, examples, and self-deprecating humor helped me to see things from a different viewpoint. I am confident that a company can only benefit from the encorporation of his strategies.