Courage in the Twenty-First Century

The Art of Successful Job Transition

J. Marques

• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781137383129
• eBook ISBN:
  9781137379542
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business Strategy
• Index: Business

Courage outlines the art of moving forward both in professional and personal life. Marques offers a strategy for self-renewal in order to divulge the virtues and viewpoints to successfully move from one career to another.

Courage in the Twenty-First Century

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Courage in the Twenty-First Century: The Art of Successful Job Transition

Joan Marques

Artwork: Nan Rae

COURAGE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Copyright © Joan Marques, 2013.

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137379542

Contents

From the Author: Why COURAGE?

C

1 Choice—You Create Your Own Reality. Why Color It Gray?

A story

Mulling it over

A case of shaking it off

The courage in choice

...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• C
• O
• U
• R
• A
• G
• E
• 8  One for the RoadNo Mud, No Lotus
• References
• Index