Shifting Into Higher Gear: An Owner's Manual For Uniting Your Calling And Career

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Learn how to match your strengths and interests with a career that will fulfill you for a lifetime with this simple, three-step plan. Discover this step-by-step plan to match your strengths and interests with a career that will fulfill you for a lifetime. Shifting into Higher Gear creates a pathway to minimize the stress and confusion of seeking the right job. The book presents a comprehensive three-stage program for discovering your calling, turning that calling into a career, and sustaining your passion once you’re in the job of your dreams. Grounded in Biblical wisdom, yet highly practical, the book is packed with field-tested advice, worksheets, self-assessments, and creative questions for action and reflection. Special Feature Comprehensive 3-stage program for discovering your calling, turning that calling into a career, and sustaining your passion once you're in the job of your dreams Highly practical -- packed with field-tested advice, worksheets, self-assessments, and creative questions for action and reflection Grounded in biblical wisdom, but written for a wide audience

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Tom Siciliano is the Senior Director of Careers at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois (Tom’s home church). Tom also serves as CEO of Integrity Recruiting Team, a premier Executive Search and Sales Consulting company headquartered in Chicago. Tom is also a principal in the Cimmarron Group, which pioneers leadership training and development for major organizations. He regularly speaks to companies, teaching them how to find employees, and leads employee seminars on how to find their career mission and their ideal job. Jeff Caliguire is currently the president of Unlocking People, a coaching and consulting firm in the Chicago area, where he leads retreats that equip people to reach their potential in life and work. Prior to this, Jeff served as founding and Senior Pastor of Beacon Community Church in the Boston area, director of Boston Sports Fellowship and founder of the Boston Vision Group. He is the author of Leadership Secrets of Saint Paul (Honor Books 2003). Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Discovering Your Calling           o 1. The Four Laws of Calling           o 2. Spiritual Clues           o 3. What Am I Passionate About?           o 4. What Do I Value?           o 5. Know Your Skills           o 6. What Are Your Interests?           o 7. Reality Check Part Two: Finding the Job That Fits Your Calling           o 8. The Résumé: Market Yourself with Words           o 9. Create Your Action Room           o 10. Doing Your Homework: Using the Library and the Web           o 11. Networking: Who Do I Know Who Can Help?           o 12. Taking It to the Streets           o 13. Step Up to the Plate: The Interview           o 14. Closing the Deal Part Three: Keeping the Job That Fits Your Calling.           o 15. It’s Here-The First Day!           o 16. Foundations First: Your First Month           o 17. Staying on Track Long Term           o 18. Recall: When Change Happens           o 19. Caring for Your Soul: Staying Balanced and Sane           o 20. Giving Back           o Appendix: One Hundred Things to Remember           o Notes