Directional Living: Get Unstuck, Find Career Fulfillment and Discover a Life thats Right for You

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

A step-by-step guide to creating a life of maximum fulfilment and purpose by the "Conscious Career Coach," who has helped countless women find their career paths and answer the question, 'WTF am I doing with my life' So many of us have done everything "right" for our careers. You picked a career "destination", got the grades, made the 5-year plan, checked all the boxes, worked hard, and climbed the ladder -- and now You're miserable. Every career milestone has made you feel emptier and you've finally arrived at your "destination" to find that you're stuck, burned out and left wondering, 'WTF and I doing with my life' In DIRECTIONAL LIVING, Megan Hellerer shows us how everything we've been taught about achievement and the path to success is wrong. She presents a new way of thinking about our lives, one that turns away from the voices telling us what a good life "should" look like and instead employs a toolkit full of ideas for a step-by-step approach to activating your purpose and finding an ambition that aligns with the direction in life you really want to take. Through Hellerer's revolutionary Directional Living Method, we can get unstuck in our careers or even transform them, move from misery to meaning, and find the work we are meant to be doing in the world.

Reviews

The big decisions in life dont come with a map. Think of this book as a compass to help you navigate toward success without sacrificing happiness. Drawing on her extensive experience as a coach, Megan Hellerer offers an unusually relatable and practical guide to the pursuit of excellence, meaning, and joy -- Adam Grant * #1New York Timesbestselling author ofHidden PotentialandThink Again, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking *
Extrinsic motivation screams so much louder than intrinsic motivation. Capitalism is so good at rewarding what we can measure, terrible at rewarding what we value. As a result we often work really hard to build careers that we don't really want. Directional Living will help you avoid that fate! -- Kim Scott * Author of Radical Respect and Radical Candor *
I wish I had been given this book when I was 18 years old. If youre burned out or wondering Is this all that there is Megan Hellerers book is brimming with practical and actionable guidance to take you from feeling without a compass to finding direction -- Dr. Samantha Boardman * Author ofEveryday Vitality *
Im blown away. This book only looks like a well-behaved self-help book. In fact, its radicalnearly anarchic. Lucid, practical, effective, and beautiful, Directional Living upends all the common wisdom about ambition, struggle, and building a good life. Try it, and transform -- Virginia Heffernan * author of Magic and Loss *
Hellerer debunks myths that undergird a success-driven society, including that difficulty has inherent moral value (Theres no gold star or fulfillment bonus for extra struggle), while outlining a positive, individual-focused approach that prioritizes happiness over certainty. Its a smart, refreshing look at what it means to build a satisfying life * Publishers Weekly *

Author Bio

A graduate of Stanford University, Megan Hellerer climbed the ranks at Google in Silicon Valley and New York City for years before quitting to train as a career and life coach. Her global list of clients have included leading journalists, lawyers, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, a Fortune 30 Under 30 tech founder, the editor-in-chief of a major lifestyle magazine, and Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Directional Living is her first book.