The Secret Life of Career Coaching: Find the Work You're Meant to Do By Helping Others Do the Same (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798989973019)

Why choose between doing well and doing the world good?

Most of us start with a blueprint: college, career, do all the right things. Find a house. Climb the ladder. Buy your happiness. And above all, keep your head down. Keep quiet. And keep going-until you can't.

What happens when you just can't do it for one more day? Best-selling author and career coach Cara Heilmann knows the answer. Cara writes to those of us wondering about career coaching and if our purpose just might be helping others find theirs. In this warm and practical guide to starting your own business as a career coach, she connects the world of making pragmatic choices with the magic of doing what you're meant to do. So that you can do well, and do the world-and yourself-some good.

You'll learn how to:

Find the courage to leap into entrepreneurshipUse all your gifts to build a business that helps othersDiscover your magical zone of entrepreneurial geniusFall in love with what you do

In addition to walking you through the steps to building your own business, Secret Life features the unforgettable true stories of career coaches who put everything on the line to build practices that serve others. Perfect for entrepreneurs who know they want to be in the business of doing good.

"Cara guides us on a journey of self-inquiry. That is the magic and the power of this book."

James R. Doty, MD, author of the New York Times bestseller Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart