Reimagine Your Creative Career Journey

Resources for Further Exploration

Is this an area that you would like to develop further?

There are lots of books to support your exploration as well.

Highly Recommended:

Core Books

• What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers, Richard N. Bolles
• Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, 2016, Bill Burnett
• Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, 2015, Jia Jiang

Other Interesting Books

• Dig This Gig, Laura Dodd (2011)
• What Should I Do with My Life? The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question, Po Bronson
  (2005)
• Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life (2014), Sir Ken Robinson
• Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life,
  by Brian McAllister, Mike Marriner, and Nathan Gebhard (2015)
• Body of Work: Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together,Pamela Slim (2013)
• Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Study of Adult
  Development, George E. Vaillant (2008)
• Louder Than Words: Harness the Power of Your Authentic Voice, Todd Henry (2015)
• Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, Herminia Ibarra (2004)
• Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, Studs Terrell (1997)
• The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin
  Zander (2002)

There are LOTS of online resources — here are a few:

Assessments

• eParachute (with $1 discount code): http://eparachute.com?ao=TZY6NICXC67QXM87
• SDS ($9.95; no discount yet, sorry): http://www.self-directed-search.com/
  • RIASEC Theory – http://www.self-directed-search.com/How-does-it-wo…
• Optional Toolset: Roadtrip Nation online (https://roadtripnation.com/roadmap for a fun journey discussion)
• Optional Toolset: Strengthfinder (Gallup Tool): http://strengths.gallup.com/110440/About-StrengthsFinder-20.aspx (purchase of book gets you the test code)

Career Lists and Websites

• O*NET (US Government Job Information Site): https://www.onetonline.org/
• Udacity (MOOC site): https://career-resource-center.udacity.com/
• California Career Zone: https://www.cacareerzone.org/
• California Career Center: http://www.calcareercenter.org/

Commercial Sites

• Careers.org – http://www.careers.org/
• Livecareer.com – https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/career-r…