Climb the corporate ladder. Reach the top. Retire and sit on the couch.
Up until recently, this is the career path many people took without question. Today, it's not the only option available. If you're feeling stuck in your corporate life without fully understanding what to do next, you're in the right place. Korie Pelka, life coach, communication consultant, and self-proclaimed gelato enthusiast, takes you on her transitional journey from a successful career in the corporate world to her equally successful third act.
Pelka's relatable and humorous stories shed light on an alternative way to navigate corporate life and so-called retirement, while her prompts compel you to find the clarity you have been seeking. With 10 exercises that call for soul-searching and digging deep into your experiences, Pelka helps you chart your course to living a life of choice and change - and redefining what it means to climb the corporate ladder. By the end of this book, you'll not only have a plan of action for the next steps in your career, you'll have the confidence to execute it.
Korie Pelka, executive coach and communication consultant, offers a roadmap for career and life change. Sharing her own stories and powerful exercises, she equips readers to identify strengths, set goals, and embrace their ability to choose change and live more fully.
Korie Pelka's background in theater served her well during her 25-year career as a communication professional in Silicon Valley. In 2015, she transitioned to her "third act" as a certified career coach, where she has helped hundreds of clients make meaningful career changes. She lives in Northern California and chronicles her journey at KoriePelka.com.
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• TRENDY TOPIC: Changing careers, exiting the corporate world, and redefining what it means to retire are very hot topics in the post-COVID climate.
• INCLUDES A STRUCTURED SET OF EXERCISES: Often, we want someone to hold our hand through a tough transition. Pelka offers structured exercises where she identifies a topic, explains how she approached answering the question in her own life, then handholds the reader through how to answer the question for themselves, including asking questions such as: Are you stuck and afraid to make a change? Are you unclear about what to do next? Are you unsure how to get going on a plan? The exercises will better enable readers to define a more fulfilling future - whether that is in their working life or as they move toward retirement.
• MODULAR CHAPTERS: Editor Anam Ahmed is experienced in editing the For Dummies series from Wiley and applies that logic to this book, giving the reader plenty of cues about what to expect from the book and each chapter.
• AUTHOR SUPPORT: Korie Pelka will travel and speak extensively to promote the book and will tap into all her networks to get the word out.
